In responding to the requests from customers, we launched the promotion of the bundle version of Ezcheckprinting and Ezcheckpersonal software. Customers can get both check writers for business and family at discount price $58 ($10 off from the regular price $68)

Both ezCheckPrinting and ezCheckPersonal are compatible with Windows 8 system, 32-bit or 64-bit. It can also run on Windows XP, Me, 2000, 2003 and Vista, 7 system. Other features included in both check printing applications are:

- Easy to use and learn, even for those who don’t have an accounting or IT background

- Prints MICR characters accepted by most banks — no need to order expensive checks pre-printed with bank information

- Add a logo and other customizable design features for a professional look to checks

- No limit to the number of accounts that can be used

- Write an unlimited number of checks

- Write checks on blank check stock or pre-printed checks

- Include signature image on checks to save time signing checks

- Customizable report features that are easy to use

- Save time by printing multiple checks in one click

- The business version ezCheckPrinting can export and import of check data for use with ezTimeSheet, Excel file, QuickBooks, Microsoft Money, and other accounting software.

To learn more about our check writer, visit our site at www.halfpricesoft.com

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IRS published the new 2013 Form 941 on March 12. We released the new edition of 2013 ezPaycheck payroll tax software last night with the updates on 2013 Form 941 (Employer’s QUARTERLY Federal Tax Return). The main changes on new Form 941 include:

- Social Security Tax: The employee tax rate for social security is 6.2%. Previously, the employee tax rate for social security was 4.2%. The employer tax rate for social security remains unchanged at 6.2%. The social security wage base limit is $113,700

- Additional Medicare Tax Withholding: In addition to withholding Medicare tax at 1.45%, employer must withhold a 0.9% Additional Medicare Tax from wages employer pays to an employee in excess of $200,000 in a calendar year.

This new version is free for current ezPaycheck 2013 users. New users can download and ezPaycheck payroll program for 30 day free at http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_download.asp with no credit carded needed and no obligation.

Our support team will stay here today until mid-night. We hope all users can distribute W-2 Forms and 1099 Forms in time.

Try your last minute solution of W2 and 1099 reporting.

EzW2 software –prepare, print and file W-2, W-3, 1099-misc and 1096

No preprinted forms are needed for the recipient copies. You can print recipeint copies on white paper to mail it. Or you can print recipients forms into digital PDF file and email them.

Ez1099 Software – 1099s, 1098s, 5498s and more forms

No preprinted forms are needed for the recipient copies. You can print recipeint copies on white paper to mail it. Or you can print recipients forms into digital PDF file and email them.

Download ezW2 software and 1099 software now and print form instantly.

ezCheckPrinting software is very flexible. Users can print checks on blank check stock and pre-printed check. Users can customize the check layout easily too.

Followings are the guides to hide the MICR line (Accounting number, bank account and check number) when you print a check

·         If you just want to hide this line, you can click the top menu "Settings->Layout setup" to open layout set up screen. Then uncheck the option "Display MICR line" at the bottom of this screen and save your change.

·         If you need to write check on the pre-printed blank check, you can click the top menu "Settings->Check setup" to open Check Setup screen. You can uncheck the option "Use Blank Check Stock" to use pre-printed check and save the change. Then ezCheckPrinting software will print data only on your check.

Learn more about ezCheckPrinting at: http://www.halfpricesoft.com/product_ezCheck.asp

We just released the new video "How to Print Quicken Blank Checks Yourself" to our youtube channel. You are welcome to watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB4Mr4VbHv4

EzCheckPrinting check writer software can import data from external .csv file and allows you print multiple checks with one click. If you are using Quicken, QuickBooks, Peachtree, Microsoft Money or other software now, you need to export your data to .csv file first.

For testing purpose, you can download the sample data file here. Then unzip them, extract and save them to your local folder.

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/ezCheckPrnting_sample_data.zip

Here are the step by step guide to import data

- Start ezCheckPrinting software and click the top menu “Import/Export->Import Checks” to open Import Checks screen.

- Follow the step by step instructions to import data. Close this screen.

·         Select the new checks from list, click the “PRINT” button to print checks.

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ezCheckPrinting is the check writing and printing software. User can use it with Quicken in the following ways.

1. Print the blank pre-printed checks for QuickBooks, Quicken or other software

You can use the Print Blank Check funtion to print the pre-printed checks. It will save time and money.

You can try this function by clicking the top menu "Print Checks->Print blank checks".

Here is step by step guide.
http://www.halfpricesoft.com/articles/how-to-print-quickbooks-micr-blank-check.asp

2 Print Quicken Checks on blank stock directly and easily with EzCheckPrinting Virtual Printer

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/quicken-checks-virtual-printer.asp#PRINT

3. Import and print Quicken Checks on the blank check stock

- User can export the check data from Quicken to .csv file

- EzCheckPrinting imports check data and print checks on the blank check stock

Here is the step by step guide

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/business-blog/post/2012/05/09/How-to-print-Quicken-checks-on-the-blank-check-paper.aspx

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This is the step by step guide on how to print Quicken pocket-size personal checks on the blank check stock. If you need to print Business checks , you can refer to this article.

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/business-blog/post/2012/05/09/How-to-print-Quicken-checks-on-the-blank-check-paper.aspx

Step 1: Export check data from Quicken to .csv file

· Start Quicken, open the checking account and click the right button “Amount Actions->More reports->register report” to open Register Report

· On the Register Report screen, click the button “Export->Copy Report to Clipboard” to copy your data to the clipboard.

· Open Microsoft Excel, then paste the report there (Ctrl+V ).

· Delete the report title, summary data and empty space. You just need to keep the headers and check data.

· Quicken always displays outflow amount in negative value. You can correct it manually or use formula to correct it.

· Click the top menu “File->Save as” to save this file as csv file (Comma delimited file). Close this file.

Step 2: Import check data to ezCheckPrinting and print checks

· Start ezCheckPersonal software and click the top menu “Import/Export->Import Checks” to open Import Checks screen.

· Follow the step by step instructions to import data. Close this screen.

· Select the new checks from list, click the “PRINT” button to print checks.

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This is the step by step guide on how to print Quicken business checks on the blank check stock. If you need to print pocket-size personal check, you can refer to this article.

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/business-blog/post/2012/05/09/How-to-print-Quicken-pocket-size-personal-checks-on-the-blank-check-paper.aspx

Step 1: Export check data from Quicken to .csv file

·         Start Quicken, open the checking account and click the right button “Amount Actions->More reports->register report” to open Register Report

·         On the Register Report screen, click the button “Export->Copy Report to Clipboard” to copy your data to the clipboard.

·         Open Microsoft Excel, then paste the report there (Ctrl+V ).

·         Delete the report title, summary data and empty space. You just need to keep the headers and check data.

·         Quicken always displays outflow amount in negative value. You can correct it manually or use formula to correct it.

·         Click the top menu “File->Save as” to save this file as csv file (Comma delimited file).  Close this file.

Step 2: Import check data to ezCheckPrinting and print checks 

·         Start ezCheckPrinting software and click the top menu “Import/Export->Import Checks” to open Import Checks screen.

·         Follow the step by step instructions to import data. Close this screen.

·         Select the new checks from list, click the “PRINT” button to print checks.

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EzPaycheck payroll software is very flexible. It can handle the paychecks for both employees and contractors easily. Since employer does not need to withhold taxes from contractors’ paychecks, we would like to suggest you add the second account to handle the paychecks for 1099 contractors. (EzPaycheck can support multiple accounts with no extra charge) 

Step 1: Set up the first company account for W-2 employees.

• Learn more details here
  http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll-software/quick-start-guide.asp

 Step 2: Set up the second company account for 1099 contractors.

• Click the ezPaycheck top menu “Duplicate current account” to duplicate current account to handle paychecks for 1099 contractor. 
•  You can switch the current account easily by click the top menu “Company->Select Company”.         
• When you add a contractor, you need to uncheck all the tax options. Then ezPaycheck will not withhold taxes from the paychecks.

Note:

If you don't like to add the second company account to handle 1099 contractors, you can also use the MICS check function to write checks for 1099 contractors quickly. You can click the left menu "Checks->MICS Checks". Click the "Add new check" button, enter the "Payee Name" and "Amount", then save this check by clicking the "SAVE" button.

 You are welcome to download and try ezPaycheck free for 30 days with no cost and no obligation

Question: Can ezCheckPrinting display Transit code in fraction format?

Answer: Yes. EzCheckPrinting is very flexible and allow user to add additional text and line.

Followings are the steps.

1. Start ezCheckPrinting   

If you do not have ezCheckPrinting installed, you can download it for free from

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/check_printing_software_download.asp

2. Open check Setup screen by clicking the top menu "Settings->Check Setup".

Enter the bank information there. 

3. Open check layout screen by clicking the top menu "Settings->Check layout".

4. Add a text label

-- Select "Custom Text 0" from the item picker drop download list.

-- Check the visible option, add the description and drag/drop this item to your target location.

-- Click the Save button to save your change. 

5. Add new line

-- Select "Custom Text 0" from the item picker drop download list.

-- Check the visible option,

-- Move it to the new location with mouse

-- Decrease the value of "X End Position" to shorten the line

6. Save the changes by clicking the “SAVE” button

Learn more about ezCheckPrinting at: http://www.halfpricesoft.com/product_ezCheck.asp

A lof of users asked if they could start ezPaycheck in mid-year. The answer is YES. You can start to use ezPaycheck payroll software any time in a year.

If you handled your payroll jobs manually or with other software before

- you can enter the previous checks into ezPaycheck payroll system one by one manually

- or you can use the YTD manually input feature to enter the previous summary payroll data quickly. Learn more on YTD feature here..

Then ezPaycheck will have all your payroll data. So it can generate the correct reports for you.

More information about ezPaycheck payroll software can be found at product page. 

ezPaycheck payroll software is very flexible. With ezPaycheck, user can easily add a new deduction to handle SDI Tax, IRA plan, Garnishment, Donation, Dependent Care, Flexible Account or other local taxes.

Here are the steps on how to add a SDI Tax:

• Add a new deduction

1. Start ezPaycheck, click the left menu “Company Settings->Deductions” to  open Company Deduction Setup screen.

2. Check one Customized deduction item, then clicked the button behind it to open  Deduction Details sceen. 

3. Input the new name "SDI" for the Description field. 

4. If this is a deduction by percent,  you can check "Deduction in percentage of wage" option box and enter the value. Otherwise, leave it unchecked. Enter the uplimit for this deduction.

For example: The 2012 CA SDI tax rate is 1.0 percent (.010) of SDI taxable wages per employee, per year. This includes the rate for PFL. The maximum tax is $955.85 per employee, per year.

5. Check other tax options 

6. Click the "Save" button and closed Deduction details page. 

7. Click "save" button on Company Deduction Setup form to update the database.

• Update employee profile

1. Select one employee from employee list and edit his deduction option. 

2. Enter the amount or percent value.  

3. Click "next" until  the last page, then click the "Finish" button to save the change.

• Generate a new check 

More information about ezPaycheck payroll software can be found at product page. 

EzW2 software can print Form W-2, W-3, 1099-misc and 1096. When users select the pre-printed form option, ezW2 can print two forms per sheet to cut cost.

Followings are the steps:

Step 1: Start ezW2 software

If you have not installed ezW2, you can download it for free at:

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/w2-software-free-download.asp

Step 2: You can click the top menu “Current Company”, then select sub menu “Form 1099”  to open 1099-misc Form Edit Screen.

Step 3: Then click the “Print 1099” button to open 1099 Print Option screen.

Step 4: On print option screen, select “Data Only on preprinted red-ink Laser Form” option.  Then check “TWO W2s per form” option.

Please make sure you select at least TWO contractors from contractor list to print two forms at the same time.

ezW2 can also print the SSA-Approved laser substitute forms of w-2 copy A and w-3 on plain paper (Vender ID: 1335). So if you have a laser printer, you can print all W-2 forms (Copy A, B, C, D, 1 and 2) and W-3 on plain white paper.

ezW2 print W2, W3, 1099-misc and 1096 forms. EzW2 also support PDF and E-file features.

To learn more about ezW2, 1099 W2 Printing software, please visit

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/w2_software.asp

Can you afford to lose your ezCheckPrinting data?

Nobody can afford to lose the check data, especial during this tax season. Yet, too many of our customers were telling us they’d been victim to a virus or computer crash that wiped out their data. Do you know you can back up your data easily by a just a few clicks?

You can start ezCheckPrinting software and click the top menu Accounts to back up your data to flash disk or other machine easily.

EzW2 software can print all W-2 forms and W-3 form on the white paper. The laser substitute forms of W-2 Copy A and W-3 are SSA approved.

For users who prefer the red-ink forms, it continues to support the feature to print data on the traditional pre-printed forms.

When users select the pre-printed form option, ezW2 can print two forms per sheet to cut cost.

Followings are the steps:

Step 1: Start ezW2 software

If you have not installed ezW2, you can download it for free at: http://www.halfpricesoft.com/w2-software-free-download.asp

Step 2: You can click the top menu “Current Company”, then select sub menu “Form W2”  to open W-2 Form Edit Screen. 

Step 3: Then click the “Print W2” button to open W-2 Print Option screen.

Step 4: On print option screen, select “Data Only on preprinted red-ink Laser Form” option.  Then check “TWO W2s per form” option.

Please make sure you select at least TWO employees from employee list to print two forms at the same time. 

ezW2 can print the SSA-Approved laser substitute forms of w-2 copy A and w-3 on plain paper (Vender ID: 1335). So if you have a laser printer, you can print all W-2 forms (Copy A, B, C, D, 1 and 2) and W-3 on plain white paper.

ezW2 print W2, W3, 1099-misc and 1096 forms. EzW2 also support PDF and E-file features.

To learn more about ezW2, 1099 W2 Printing software, please visit

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/w2_software.asp

Nearly 160 million workers will benefit from the extension of the reduced payroll tax rate that has been in effect for 2011. IRS required that employers should implement the new payroll tax rate as soon as possible in 2012 but not later than Jan. 31, 2012.

Following are the instructions from Notice 1036

The employee tax rate for social security is 4.2% on wages paid and tips received before March 1, 2012. The employee tax rate for social security increases to 6.2% on wages paid and tips received after February 29, 2012. The employer tax rate for social security remains unchanged at 6.2%. The social security wage base limit is $110,100. The Medicare tax rate is 1.45% each for the employee and employer, unchanged from 2011. There is no wage base limit for Medicare tax.

Employers should implement the 4.2% employee social security tax rate as soon as possible, but not later than January 31, 2012. After implementing the 4.2% rate, employers should make an offsetting adjustment in a subsequent pay period to correct any overwithholding of social security tax as soon as possible, but not later than March 31, 2012.

EzPayCheck payroll software already included this change in its 2012 version.

We just released the new YouTube Video "How to Print a W-2 Form". You can view it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ovH2ug5XkM 

The new edition of ezW2 software is available with the updated forms and new features. EzW2 help user prepare, print and eFile W2 and 1099-misc forms for Year 2012 tax season.

YTD means Year-to-date. It is a period from the beginning of the current year, and continues up to the present day. The YTD information on the check stubs will update automatically each time you add a new paycheck.

This YTD entry feature is for users who start ezPaycheck in mid-year. (If you start ezPaycheck from Jan 1, you do not need to enter YTD manually.)

For example, company ABC handles paychecks for employee Ryan Smith manually from 1/1/2011 to 6/30/2011. They plan to use ezPaycheck from 7/1/2011-7/15/2011 pay period. So instead of entering the old checks one by one, they can enter the YTD summary data here.

Here are the steps.

If you have not installed ezPaycheck payroll software, you can download it from

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_download.asp

Step 1: Set up company information

Step 2: Add a new employee Ryan Smith

Step 3: Select Ryan from Employee list and open YTD manually input screen.  Then enter the summary information for 1/1/2011 to 6/30/2011.

Step 4: When you generate a new check, you will see the YTD data is updated.

To learn more about ezPaycheck, visit http://www.halfpricesoft.com/index.asp

ezCheckPrinting software can support unlimited accounts. You can add the new account in two ways

For single user version

1. Click the top menu "Accounts->New Account" to add new bank account.
2. Click the top menu "Accounts->Duplicate current account" to duplicate current account.

You can switch the current account by clicking the top menu "Accounts->Select account".

For Network version

Click the top menu "Accounts->Manage Account"

Holiday sales are expected to rise 2.8 percent during November and December to $465.6 billion, according to the National Retail Federation. Halfpricesoft.com (http://www.halfpricesoft.com) released the new version of the popular check writing software, ezCheckPrinting, which will help retailers write checks and receive payment easily. Halfpricesoft.com also announces that ezCheckPrinting users can get the popular check writing software or blank check stock for free through online special offer during this holiday season.

How to print professional check with logo yourself

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/articles/sb-check-printing-software-add-logo.asp

How to print pre-approved check draft

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/business-blog/post/2011/09/17/How-to-print-pre-proved-draft-checks.aspx

Learn more about ezCheckPrinting at: http://www.halfpricesoft.com/product_ezCheck.asp

The economy is barely growing right now, however owning a business is still a dream shared by a lot of people. Is a recession actually a good time to launch a company? From General Electric to Microsoft, some of the biggest names in business were started during tough times. 

Here's a look at some of the more well-known survival stories from past recessions: 

·         General Electric: 1890

·         IBM: 1896

·         General Motors: 1908

·         Disney: 1923

·         Tollhouse Cookies: 1933

·         Burger King: 1953

·         Microsoft: 1975

·         CNN: 1980

·         Apple: 2001

source: http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/10/top-companies-started-during-a-recession/ 

The Georgia district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration announced On Sep 19, 2011 that it has approved more than $1 billion in guaranty lending for the 2011 fiscal year which ends this month, a record annual total - the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

The amount of loans jumped to $1.1 billion from $647 million last year, and exceeded the previous high in Georgia of $671 million in 2008.

SBA district director Terri Denison called the increase "an encouraging sign, compared to where we were  in the fall of 2008 when SBA lending and lending activity in general had come to a complete standstill."

Source: http://www.ajc.com/business/sba-guaranty-lending-in-1184234.html

ezCheckPrinting is easy-to-use and affordable check writing software for any size business. You can write check on pre-printed checks or you can print the check on blank check stock.

Here is the guide on how to write check on pre-printed check paper.

1. Click the top menu "settings->check setup" to open check setup page.

2. Uncheck "Use blank check stock" to use pre-printed check paper

3. You can also change the check position field to "3-per-page", "Top", "Middle" or "bottom". (the last item in check information group).

4. Click the Update Button to save your changes.

Question: Instead of printing a signature graphic can we print the words "Pre Approved Draft - No Signature Required"? 

Answers: Yes. EzCheckPrinting is very flexible and allow user to create a check draft.

Any business can create a check draft. A regular check is created by the account holder, and signed (authorized) by the account holder. A check draft is created by the merchant, and the signature is not required. The account holder must authorize the merchant to create a check draft.

Followings are the steps to create a check draft if you receive a check by phone, fax or online.

1.  Start ezCheckPrinting

If you do not have ezCheckPrinting installed, you can download it for free from

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/check_printing_software_download.asp

2. Add a new draft check account for this customer XYZ by clicking the top menu "Accounts->New Account". Then select it as the current database by clicking the top menu "Account->Select Account".

3. Enter the customer's bank information. 

- You can delete signature image path if it is there. 

4. Add the new text label 

-- You can access the check layout page by clicking the top menu "settings->check layout".

-- Select "Custom Text 0" from the item picker drop download list.

-- Check the visible option, add the description and drag/drop this item to your target location.

-- Click the Save button to save your change.   

5. Add the new check by clicking the "NEW" button from the main screen. 

Tips:

1) You can follow the above steps to create a template. Then you can use backup function to duplicate this template easily. You can duplicate this template account by clicking the top menu "Account->Backup current account".

2) To save your time, you can download the draft check template database from

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/draft_check_template.zip 

Unzip it and save this file (draft_check_template.mdb) to your local folder. Then you can use the restore function to copy it your local folder.

How to restore data

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/business-blog/post/2012/05/21/How-to-restore-ezCheckPrinting-database-file.aspx 

3) If you need to add multiple lines there for signature, you can create a signature image for check draft. 

Sigature image (You can right click the signature image and save it to your local folder.)

Sample check draft 

Learn more about ezCheckPrinting at: http://www.halfpricesoft.com/product_ezCheck.asp

For some companies, employees are paid by hourly rate and piece-rate at the same time. EzPaycheck payroll software is very flexible and allows user to add the customized wages as “Pay_by_piece” easily.

Step 1: Setup employee profile and enter the default pay rate. (If your employee is paid by piece only, you can enter the dummy hourly rate here.)

Step 2: Add the customized wages on wage setup screen. You can access this screen by clicking the left menu "Company Settings->Wage Setup".

Step 3: Generate a new check. You can enter more information in MEMO field. If employee is paid by piece-rate only, you can leave the hours as “0”. 

EzPaycheck payroll software is designed to automate paycheck processes to reduce the time spent on running payroll. The software’s graphic interface leads users step-by-step through setting up employee information, calculating payroll—including calculation of federal, state and local taxes; deductions for Medicare, insurance and 401(k) plans; and printing paychecks.

Priced at just $89 per installation, ezPaycheck’s graphical interface and functions are so intuitive that even users without much computer or accounting experience can start automating payroll processes within minutes of installation. Additionally, customers can try ezPaycheck payroll software without cost or obligation for 30 days. 

For some companies, the pay rate for the same employee is not fixed. The employee may be paid at different pay rates for different pay periods.

EzPaycheck payroll software is very flexible. User can enter the default pay rate when he sets up the employee information. However, user can modify the rate when he generates a new check each time.

Step 1: Setup employee profile and enter the default pay rate.

Step 2: Modify the pay rate when generating a new check 

EzPaycheck payroll software is designed to automate paycheck processes to reduce the time spent on running payroll. The software’s graphic interface leads users step-by-step through setting up employee information, calculating payroll—including calculation of federal, state and local taxes; deductions for Medicare, insurance and 401(k) plans; and printing paychecks.

Priced at just $89 per installation, ezPaycheck’s graphical interface and functions are so intuitive that even users without much computer or accounting experience can start automating payroll processes within minutes of installation. Additionally, customers can try ezPaycheck payroll software without cost or obligation for 30 days.

ezPaycheck payroll software can print check on blank check paper or pre-printed checks. It also supports check-on-top, check-in-middle or check-at-bottom formats. User can select this option from check setup form.

• Clicking the left menu "check->check setup" to open check setup form
• Change the check position to check-on-top, check-in-middle or check-at-bottom.
• Save changes. 

EzPaycheck payroll software is designed to automate paycheck processes to reduce the time spent on running payroll. The software’s graphic interface leads users step-by-step through setting up employee information, calculating payroll—including calculation of federal, state and local taxes; deductions for Medicare, insurance and 401(k) plans; and printing paychecks.

Priced at just $89 per installation, ezPaycheck’s graphical interface and functions are so intuitive that even users without much computer or accounting experience can start automating payroll processes within minutes of installation. Additionally, customers can try ezPaycheck payroll software without cost or obligation for 30 days.

Question: I Have QuickBooks envelopes. How come when I put a QuickBooks check printed on a blank check i printed on ezCheckPrinting program I can’t see the person's name i want to mail it to. It seems as though the payee address is too high. I see the street and city but I can’t see the person's name in the window of the envelope. 

Answer: With ezCheckPrinting software, you can customize the check format easily. Followings are the steps to customize payee address. 

1. Start ezCheckPrinting

2. Click the top menu "Settings->Layout setup" to open Layout setup screen.

3. Select Payee Address from Item picker list. Select payee address on check with your mouse and move it to your target location.

4. Click the Save button to save your changes. 

The most common reason for font display problem is the MICR font was not installed correctly. Usually re-install check writer software on your machine can solve this problem. 

Followings are the steps: 

1. Log in your machine as administrator.

You must have administrator permission to install the MICR font. 

2. Backup your data first.

Although your data should be safe during this process, we always suggest you backup it first.

You can click the top menu "Accounts->Back up current account" to backup your data. If you have more than one account, please backup all of them.

3. Uninstall ezCheckprinting from your machine

You can open control panel, then select "Add or remove programs" to see program list. Then remove ezCheckPrinting from there.

4. Download ezCheckPrinting and install it again.

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/check_printing_software_download.asp

ezCheckPrinting software is the easy-to-use and affordable check writing & printing software for any business. The network version check writer software can allow users to share the same database file.

Followings are the steps to share the database.

1. Download and install ezCheckPrinting check writer on your server and client machines with administrator permission (You need the administor permission to install ezCheckPrinting, otherwise the font will not display correctly.)

2. Start ezCheckPrinting on client machine, then click the "Account->Manage Account" to change the database path to the database file on your server.

3. Test the connection. If it works, click the SAVE button.

Learn more about ezCheckPrinting at: http://www.halfpricesoft.com/product_ezCheck.asp

ezCheckPrinting is easy-to-use and affordable check writing software for any size business. With ezCheckPrinting software, customers can print on standard size checks or on 8 ½ x 11-inch pages with check-on-top, check-in-middle, check-at-bottom and 3-per-page formats. The year 2011 version is more user-friendly and allows users customize check layouts, set-up and print checks quickly, and eliminates need for expensive pre-printed checks. And the new blank check printing and importing feature make it even easier to work with ezPaycheck Payroll Software, Quicken, QuickBooks, Peachtree or other software.

User can change the check format to "3-per-page", "Top", "Middle" or "bottom" from the check setup page. 

1. Click the top menu "settings->check setup" to open check setup page.

2. change the value of the check position field to "3-per-page", "Top", "Middle" or "bottom". (the last item in check information group).

3  Click the Update Button to save your changes.

Learn more about ezCheckPrinting at: http://www.halfpricesoft.com/product_ezCheck.asp

We published a new video on youtube

How to Handle Tips in Restaurant with ezPaycheck Payroll Software 

U.S. restaurants declined by -1 percent, or a loss of 5,551 restaurants, from a year ago based on the data from NPD Group. And the independent restaurants drove the decline, with their number of units dropping by 2 percent during the period. Only companies that use the recession as an opportunity to innovate will come out of the downturn stronger.

“In tough economic times, how to increase business productivity is critical for any company, “said Dr. Ge, founder of Halfpricesoft.com.  "We hope the new improved ezPaycheck payroll software can help restaurant owners spend less time understanding what tax rate they should pay and more time ensuring their business succeeds."

Priced at just $89 per installation, the new in-house ezPaycheck payroll software helps restaurants grow during downturn by automating payroll processing and eliminating errors in tax calculations. Free trial is available.

More information about ezPaycheck payroll software can be found at product page.

A lot of small businesses are running out of home, garage, and basement even an abandoned warehouse. However with low-cost technology, even a business of one can looks big and act big.  From saving time and money, to increasing security and convenience, the new edition of ezCheckprinting check writing software allows user to print professional checks with logo in house easily and get the brand out in the market place.

If you have Not installed ezCheckPrinting on your machine, you can download it directly from

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/check_printing_software_download.asp

If you already installed ezCheckPrinting on your machine, you can update it by the following steps:

1. Log in your machine as administrator.

You must have administrator permission to install the MICR font.

2. Backup your data first.

Although your data should be safe during this process, we always suggest you backup it first.

You can click the top menu "Accounts->Back up current account" to back up your data. If you have more than one account, please backup all of them.

3. Uninstall ezCheckprinting from your machine

You can open control panel, then select "Add or remove programs" to see program list. Then remove ezCheckPrinting from there.

4. Download ezCheckPrinting and install it again. 

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/check_printing_software_download.asp

Note:

1. If you are user of the previous version 3.0.6 or older, please review the Check Setup (by clicking the top menu "settings->check setup") after you update to this new version. You may need to add the MICR code after the Account Number.

ezCheckPrinting updated database to support more features since version 4.0.1.

2. If you cannot find your database file, you can click the top menu "Accounts->Restore Account" to copy the back up database to your application folder. Then click the top menu "Accounts->select account" to select it as the current account. ezCheckPrinting 5.0.1 changed default database folder.

Small businesses and entrepreneurs are driving innovation and job creation in today's recovering economy. In
the U.S., there are over 23 million small businesses that employ nearly 81 million workers and produce
annual sales in excess of $6 trillion.

However being a small business owners is not an easy job. Are you trying to run your accounting, finance, administrative, marketing, operations, and customer service departments during a 24 hour period each day? Are you feel tired of this One-man-show?

So you may like the following article I just read this morning.

Hard to grow your client base as a single-person operation?

http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/docs/DOC-1502

A lot of small businesses are running out from home, garage, and basement even an abandoned warehouse. However with low-cost technology, even a business of one can looks big and act big. Here are the Top 5 Reasons Why Home Business Should Use Check Writing Software.

#1 Increase Efficiency.

How many times have you had to write a check quickly but of course it just so happens you are out and your new order has not arrived yet. With the right software a new one is simply a matter of going to your computer and filing out the necessary spaces. This allows you to no longer have to worry about having checks around since all you need is your computer no matter if that computer is a desktop or a laptop. Instead of dealing with each check individually and taking valuable time out of your day you have the program write individual or multiple checks quickly.

#2 Save money

Using blank check stock is much less expensive than having checks pre-printed. Plus, if you ever have to change banks or change your address or other information on your checks, you don’t have to have new checks printed—you just change the information in your check printing software and it prints the new information on the checks.

#3 Control over Design.

Home business owners always seem to worry about how their logo will look as well as proper placement. Using software that writes checks on your computer will allow you to import whatever logo you want as well as allow you to customize color and logo placement easily and quickly. Your specific signature can easily be modified and placed exactly how and where you want it. This level of control over all aspects of your check give you total control that you would not be able to get without using software.

#4 Security.

We are all conscience of security these days. Keeping your old checks in a folder in an office someplace is often not the best place for them. When you implement a software solution for your business you no longer have to worry about security. All back checks can be saved and password protected from prying eyes. You can also easily backup all that information to an external hard drive which for an extra layer of security. Some checks will need to have an MICR or Magnetic Ink Character Recognition line printed on the front of the check. The right program will have that capability to add MICR line when you need it.

#5 Management.

Switching to the right program allows you to centralize all your important financial information in one place. Design, security, and writing can happen all at one workstation without the need to have multiple folders in order to sort and manage your checks. Looking for past checks is a snap using a computer with the right program. A quick search will yield any check written to a specific client with all relevant information. Software is the best way to manage all of your needs and centralize your work easily and quickly. Registering checks as well as having multiple bank accounts tied to the program give a level of bookkeeping that can be a great benefit to many small businesses. 

A program designed to write checks is a real benefit to the small business owner. Saving time and increasing your efficiency will easily make moving to a check writing software program the right move. Choose a program that has the right features that fit your businesses needs but also allows for future needs that may arise as your business grows. One MICR-capable check printing software title that is popular with small businesses is ezCheckPrinting from halfpricesoft.com. Buy from a reputable company as they will off you the best level of help and support should issues arise.

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Realizing a prolonged recession means small businesses need more access to powerful tools to streamline management processes, Halfpricesoft.com(http://www.halfpricesoft.com) announces that customers can get the blank computer check stock for free through online special offer from halfpricesoft.com site. They hope this free laser computer check paper offer will make it easier for users to try Check Writing software and payroll software, which will boost small business productivity in a down economy.

The available check paper formats include business check-on-top and 3-per-page with sheet size 8.5 X 11 and check size 8.5 X 3.5, which can be used with most payroll accounting software on market.

"It's a win-win-win-win situation: the customer gets free product, we make sales, the TrialPay advertiser makes sales, and TrialPay gets commissions. " said Dr Ge, the founder of halfpricesoft.com. “In a down economy, companies need to streamline and increase efficiency, so they can be more productive with every minute and every dollar. We hope this free offer will open payroll software and check writing software to more customers. And they can start a test drive easily."

Currently, Halfpricesoft.com offers several products for free through TrialPay, including:

- ezCheckPrinting, business version check writing and printing software

- ezCheckPersonal personal check writing software

- ezTimeSheet, computer-based employee attendance tracking software

- Blank check stock for use with ezCheckPrinting, ezPaycheck and ezCheckPersonal software

- Stock for printing W2, W3, 1099 and 1096 forms

To learn more about free check stock offer and how to try ezCheckPrinting or ezPaycheck for free, user can visit http://www.halfpricesoft.com/business-free-special-offer.asp

More controls and options are available in the new edition (version 3.0.6) of ezCheckPrinting software, the check writing software trusted by thousands of users. This new update is based on the feedbacks from customers.

New form-level Help buttons - provide more information about functions that customers frequently have questions.

User-defined payment categories - Users can now classify payments using categories they define and assign themselves. This feature lets customers assign payment categories that make more organizational sense to them or that align with their tax reporting needs. Users spend less time searching for the right category for a payment and less time going through reports for tax-deductible payments at tax time.

Designed with user’s needs in mind, ezCheckPrinting lets small business customize check layouts, set-up and print checks quickly, and eliminates need for expensive pre-printed checks. The latest release of check writing software is available for free download at http://www.halfpricesoft.com/check_printing_software_download.asp

And customers can even get it for FREE though TrialPay offer.

Halfpricesoft.com recently released a new version of ezPaycheck payroll software with new features that make paying by the piece simpler and faster.  

“Meeting the specific needs of our customers is an important part of our business model,” said Halfpricesoft.com founder Dr. Ge. “We had several customers who told us they pay some workers by the piece-rate, but ezPaycheck didn’t facilitate that easily, so we added some features that simplify that process.”

Released in May, version 3.1.7 of ezPaycheck payroll software includes an expanded MEMO field, which can be combined with the custom payment field to easily notate pay-by-piece or pay-by-stops payroll calculations. Users simply rename a custom payment field to something like, “pay-by-piece” or “pay-by-stops” and enter the value of the paycheck. Details of the payment, such as “100 pieces * $5 per piece,” can be entered into the MEMO field.

30-day free trial is available at http://www.halfpricesoft.com

The new data back-up/restore feature in ezPaycheck payroll software securely protects payroll data against loss in event of virus or hard-disk crash. Followings are the steps to restore your data from USB disk, CD or other folder.

1. Start ezPaycheck, then click the top menu "Company->Restore company" to open the Database Restore screen.
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2. On the Database Restore screen, click Select backup database to be restored button to select your database file.

3. Select your file and click the open button. Then ezPaycheck will copy the backup database file to the application folder.

4. If you want to use this database file as your current database, you can click the top menu "Company->Select Company" to select this database from list and set it the current database file.

<note:> This restore version feature is available with ezPaycheck 2011 version 3.1.7. If you are using an old version, you can download the lastest ezPaycheck update package. The ezPaycheck update package is free for the current users.

Related article: How to Backup Payroll Data http://www.halfpricesoft.com/articles/sb-payroll-backup.asp

Business owners are constantly searching for new and innovative ways to decrease their costs and increase their efficiency. If you own a small business, there are many great strategies you can implement into your plans to decrease your costs and increase your productivity, but one valuable solution in particular is certainly small business payroll software. The following article will review how this software can improve your operations today.

Cost
The cost savings alone can be a very attractive benefit of using payroll software. By managing your accounts on your own rather than hiring a professional to do it for you, you can save your company thousands of dollars every single month. You can then invest the money you save into more important aspects of your company that will ultimately result in further growth and productivity in the future.

Since you will be completing the employee payment tasks on your own if you choose to use software, you will also be in a position to guarantee the accuracy of the information you record. This additional benefit can help you keep track of your operations and help you make the right decisions going into the future.

Security
Security is another important benefit of using a secure computer program. Payroll information is generally of a very sensitive nature, but it is very important for companies to keep clear, accurate, and secure employee records. By utilizing an in-house program, you can avoid exposing this important information to hackers on the Internet and you can also protect the computer that houses the information to secure it even further.

Many small business owners love to use specially designed computer programs to manage their employees and payments, because this type of software can help them keep their records organized and accurate. Owners who keep important employee and company records on paper files often have trouble finding the documents they need when they need them. Also, owners who keep important information about their operations in a single location are at risk of losing the valuable information due to fires and other hazards.

Convenience
Along with helping you keep your records organized, this type of program can also simplify all of your operations that are related to your payroll. Once you are using one of these programs, you will be able to manage employee payments in only a few short and easy steps.

You can also handle all of your tax documents using a program that offers tax filing solutions. With these programs, you can automatically calculate your taxes, create reminders to file, and you can even file your taxes online. Once you start using one of these programs, you will likely find your finances to be greatly simplified overall.

Basically, if you are looking for a great way to manage your payroll without spending a large amount of money, you should review the various small business payroll software products you can buy today. Once you have integrated payroll software into your operations, you will be able to better track your employees and your finances, but you will also be able to handle your entire operation with greater ease as well.

Viruses, spyware and hard-drive crashes - Almost weekly, Halfpricesoft.com support team received help requests from ezPaycheck payroll software users desperate to recover payroll data lost to these villains. Though the malware and data losses were not related to the company’s popular payroll software, Halfpricesoft.com’s management team realized customers needed a new way to back up and restore their payroll data securely, safely and quickly.

The new version 3.1.7 is released to speed up secure back-up and restoration of payroll data to prevent loss to viruses, spyware and computer crashes.

Other updates include:

- New MEMO field

- Updates on YTD Entry Screen

- Form level help buttons

This new version is available for free download:

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_download.asp

Current ezPaycheck 2011 user can download the free update package at:

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_update_2011.asp

IRS Marks Small Business Week by Showcasing Tools, Resources; Spotlights Tax Benefits Available in 2011

During Small Business Week, May 16-20, the Internal Revenue Service encourages those who are self-employed or own a small business to take advantage of certain tax benefits and learn about IRS resources that can help them meet their federal tax obligations.

The Small Business Tax Center (www.irs.gov/smallbiz) has links to some of the most useful tools the IRS offers, including the Virtual Small Business Tax Workshop, a downloadable tax calendar, common forms and their instructions and help on everything from how to get an Employer Identification Number (EIN) online to how to engage with the IRS in the event of an audit.

The IRS is offering a free, 30-minute webinar called “Small Business Advantage” to show small business owners what’s available to them. The webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, May 18 at 2 p.m. ET. To register and watch, visit IRS.gov and type “webinars” into the search box.

Source: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=239507,00.html

Hoping to keep ezPaycheck small business payroll software affordable for every size company in the continuing recession, managers at Halfpricesoft.com have decided to reject a proposed price hike for ezPaycheck. ezPaycheck 2012 will be the 7th year in a row without a price increase for the popular software.

“In a down economy, companies need to streamline and increase efficiency, so they can be more productive with every minute and every dollar,” said Halfpricesoft.com founder Dr. Ge. “ezPaycheck lets managers and business owners spend as little time as possible on running payroll, so they can focus on the income-earning aspects of their business. We don’t feel it’s appropriate to potentially put that efficiency out of the reach of some customers by raising the price at this time.”

Available for just $89 per installation, ezPaycheck has remained at that affordable price since its initial release in 2005. Equipped with an intuitive graphical user interface, the payroll software is designed to be easy to use even for people without an accounting background or with little computer experience. Very little setup or learning curve is necessary, and most users can begin running payroll within minutes of installing ezPaycheck.

American Express OPEN has launched a national contest called Facebook Big Break for Small Business, which is designed to help transform the way small businesses use Facebook to connect and engage with customers.

American Express OPEN is giving five small business owners the ultimate Big Break. You could win a trip to Facebook headquarters for a two-day, one-on-one business makeover and $20K to help grow your business with social media. 

More information can be found at 

http://www.facebook.com/Open?sk=app_189080004462922

Giving products away for free may seem like a strange way to grow a business, but for Louisville, Ky.-based Halfpricesoft.com, it has been the key to success.

Having sold fewer than a hundred copies of their payroll and check printing software titles in the first years of business, software developer Halfpricesoft.com now sells thousands of copies each year now by giving away their full-feature versions through partnerships.

Halfpricesoft.com launched in 2003 with a focus on creating payroll tax software solutions that is easy to learn and affordable for small businesses yet full-featured. The company found it difficult to market software as a start-up, since customers were unfamiliar with the company, and sold only a handful of copies in its first year.

With the knowledge that their software offered features and capability comparable to high-end business software, Halfpricesoft offered a 30-day free trial period for its products believing that when users tried the payroll and check printing software, they would realize the value offered by Halfpricesoft.com and purchase the full-use license. While the free trial period did increase sales, they remained far below expectations.

In 2008, the company produced a "Lite" version of its check writing software, with limited capabilities on some features, such as custom check designing. The company offered the new product for free on software download sites and supported it with an intense press release campaign.

"Everyone likes free stuff," said Halfpricesoft.com founder Dr. Ge. "When we launched ezCheckPrinting Lite for free, we suddenly started getting hundreds of downloads each month."

But while downloads of the free software were plentiful, conversions to the full-featured paid version were minimal. The search for an effective marketing solution continued.

Seeing that free software was popular with small-business customers, Dr. Ge and his team looked for a way to utilize this powerful marketing tool that would result in sales for their premium products. The answer came in late 2008 when they discovered TrialPay.

With TrialPay, Halfpricesoft.com is able to offer the full-featured single-user version of ezCheckPrinting, ezCheckPersonal and its other software titles for free when customers purchase a product from another company. In 2009, the company ceased to offer the "lite" version of ezCheckPrinting and used TrialPay to offer the product for free. TrialPay advertisers pay for the software when customers purchase their products or services.

"We sell thousands of copies each year now," said Dr. Ge. "It's a win-win-win-win situation: the customer gets free product, we make sales, the TrialPay advertiser makes sales, and TrialPay gets commissions."

Halfpricesoft.com took full advantage of its partnership with TrialPay by launching a public relations campaign featuring the TrialPay offer in press releases and newsletters. The company also highlights the TrialPay offer on its website, encouraging customers to get Halfpricesoft.com products for free.

Currently, several products are offered for free through TrialPay at www.halfpricesoft.com, including:

- ezCheckPersonal personal check writing software

- ezTimeSheet, computer-based time clock software for tracking employee hours

- blank check stock for use with ezCheckPrinting, ezPaycheck and ezCheckPersonal software

- Stock for printing W2, W3, 1099 and 1096 forms

Did you know that you can save a lot of time, money and hassle using check printing software capable of printing MICR numbers compared to either pre-printed checkbook checks or pre-printed computer checks?

Federal regulations require checks to have routing transit number and account numbers printed in MICR to reduce check fraud. If you checks don’t have MICR numbers, banks will reject them. MICR stands for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition, which is a system for printing and reading numbers on a check. It uses a unique number font and prints them with a magnetic ink. This specialized printing speeds up bank processing and makes counterfeiting and forgeries more difficult.

There are two ways to get your checks encoded with MICR numbers. You can have your checks pre-printed with the required information printed in MICR, either in checkbook format or in page format for printing from your computer. Or you can print MICR numbers on blank check stock using MICR-capable check printing software.

There are several advantages to printing on blank check stock over using pre-printed checks:

Security
Printing checks when you need them, rather than having pre-printed checks lying around, minimizes opportunities for someone to steal your checks. Plus, password-protected computerized data is safer from prying eyes than ledger books. It’s also easy to create back-ups of the data should something happen to your computer or premises.

Convenience
Running out of checks is a pain. But when you use software to print on blank check stock, you never run out of checks and have to wait for new checks to arrive. A new supply of checks is as close as your local business supply store.

Save time
You can import your check data and print hundreds of check with just a few clicks. If you’ve ever written out payroll checks or paid bills by hand, you know how time consuming this is. Not only do you have to write each check individually, but then you have to log the payroll data into your accounting software. With check printing software, you input the data into your accounting software and a few more click exports it for printing.

Save money
Using blank check stock is much less expensive than having checks pre-printed. Plus, if you ever have to change banks or change your address or other information on your checks, you don’t have to have new checks printed—you just change the information in your check printing software and it prints the new information on the checks.

Report for tax time
Tax time is simplified with check printing software. Just a few clicks of the mouse generate a full report of all the checks you’ve written in the past year.

Customize your check with logo to get your brand in the market place.
Pre-printed checks cost more than blank check stock, but getting those pre-printed checks customized with your logo and slogan runs up a really hefty price tag. Check software allows you to personalize your checks easily. Just upload your logo image to the software and it prints automatically. Customized checks are an easy way to promote your brand in the marketplace as you pay for goods and services.

One MICR-capable check printing software title that is popular with small businesses is ezCheckPrinting from www.halfpricesoft.com/product_ezCheck.asp. EzCheckPrinting has all the features that high-end check printing software titles offer for small businesses without the high-end price tag. Starting at just $29 per installation or FREE through online special offer, ezCheckPrinting is affordable for any size business and is compatible with all popular brands of laser printers (most of which can print bank-accepted MICR numbers) and specialized MICR printers.

Prweb is good. However, it is expensive. Followings are some inexpensive press release sites we used and worked for us.

http://www.i-newswire.com
http://express-press-release.net
http://www.1888pressrelease.com/login.html
http://www.prurgent.com/login.php
http://express-press-release.net
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