Frequently Asked Questions
Business License Software

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  1. Where can I get instructions to send to businesses to help them fill out their business tax returns?
  2. My License Renewal Notices are printing to fit a window envelope and I need to fold them in half.  How do I change this?
  3. Where can I find the total percentage of taxable gross codes in the Business License Software?
  4. How can I add a business for a temporary license so that it will show a certain expiration date (for example: 14 days after issue)?
  5. How can I make a change to a business license that I keyed in wrong?
  6. I used to be able to reprint business licenses by pulling them up under license tax maintenance, but now there is no option to reprint. 

 

 




Where can I get instructions to send to businesses to help them fill out their business tax returns?

You can get instructions for the business tax returns at the MTAS web site. The instructions also have some additional information that the businesses might need to be aware of in order to properly fill out the tax returns. To get this information, click on the MTAS website link:  http://www.mtas.utk.edu/ and from the MTAS page you will need to click on the link that says "Changes In The Rate and Distribution of the Business Tax Effective September 1, 2002".  Under this link, there will be several forms including "Business Tax Instructions".  Other information on this website might be useful as well.

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My License Renewal Notices are printing to fit a window envelope and I need to fold them in half.  How do I change this?

In the Business License Menu, go to 6. System, A. System, H. License Parameter, and change envelope type to 1.

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Where can I find the total percentage of taxable gross codes in the Business License Software?

In the Business License Menu, go to Special, Control, License Reports, Class Code..

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How can I add a business for a temporary license so that it will show a certain expiration date?

Add the business under 2. Data, L. Load, F5 for next number and key in the business info. Use Class Code 5 and License use should be 7 - Special Event (do not use 01 Business). A date defaults in for expiration, but when you go to Receipt the tax under 1. Tax, F. Special Tax Payment, it will let you key in an expiration date and this is the date that will show as the expiration date for the license.

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How can I make a change to a business license that I keyed in the payment amount wrong on?

Go to License Maint. and select the business number. On the license number you need to F2 to select the license for maintenance and then go to F8 for the other screen and go to "total tax" to correct the amount paid.

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I used to be able to reprint business licenses by pulling them up under license tax maintenance, but now there is no option to reprint.

This was changed so that you have to save each screen before you reprint the license because changes were being made on the first screen and then the license was being printed.  This caused problems because the changes weren't being carried over to the total screen.  You can still reprint the license, but you will need to do an F8 for Other Screen and choose option C for Total and then do F3 Data OK.  After you answer "Yes", it will ask if you want to print the license.

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