DRAKE Users Question

[verbanik]

OK, that is it with ATX.

 

Software worked decent until a couple weeks ago when it would drop the ATX server and had to wait a few minutes to get back in. It would do it many times a day.

Now today at noon no go with the ATX server, would not even work on the FIle Server. Spent 4 hours and rep could not get ATX server to run on my server. He finally reloaded and said I have a network problem and it can only run as a stand alone program now. WTF.

 

So does Drake run on a network that is peer-peer and not require network software? I will not deal with this another year.

 

Thanks for the help.

 

Rob

 

[Jack from Ohio]

OK, that is it with ATX.

 

Software worked decent until a couple weeks ago when it would drop the ATX server and had to wait a few minutes to get back in. It would do it many times a day.

Now today at noon no go with the ATX server, would not even work on the FIle Server. Spent 4 hours and rep could not get ATX server to run on my server. He finally reloaded and said I have a network problem and it can only run as a stand alone program now. WTF.

 

So does Drake run on a network that is peer-peer and not require network software? I will not deal with this another year.

 

Thanks for the help.

 

Rob

You needed a different tech.  Drake runs peer to peer.  Check for malware on your computer.  Use Malwarebytes to find it.  I will bet you a banana split you have a bug.

[jklcpa]

 

So does Drake run on a network that is peer-peer and not require network software? I will not deal with this another year.

 

Thanks for the help.

 

Rob

 

 

http://drakesoftware.com/site/Products/TechnicalSpecs.aspx

[JohnH]

If you switch to Drake, start planning what you're going to do with all your free time and excess computing power. It's fast as lightning and you don't need a computer capable of launching the space shuttle. Actually, you could plan on taking on more business and therefore making more money with the time you free up, but only if that seems like a desirable business plan for you.

[verbanik]

Sorry been off for a few days.

Jack trust me there are no virus or mailware on my machines. I have been running and administrating networks for 20. Years. Plus during the 10 hours over three days they also checked.

The problem is real simple when you have multiple people logging into your system and making changes there can't help but be problems and I am done with the idiots at this company.

I will be calling Drake this week to load their 14 software to check it out.

For those that use Drake, what do you use for your writup clients? I really don't mind ATX Writeup.

Thanks

[taxxcpa]

I used an older version of  Peachtree  (Sage software) and used Drake's Client Write-up for Payroll (941s, W-2s,1099-MISC).

Edited April 22, 2015 by taxxcpa

[jklcpa]

I use QuickBooks.

 

I use Drake's CWU only for the payroll filings and 1099s, and then only as "on the fly", meaning that I enter amounts directly on the forms.

[Catherine]

Ditto for me; CWU for W-2's and 1099's.  QuickBooks for accounting/bookkeeping unless the client wants Peachtree/Sage50/whatever they're calling it this week.

[verbanik]

I usually just use a write-up program to post checks if a client is manual or transfer their QB info into to generate a T/B.

 

I don't use a clients QB for a final product if I am doing a compilation or something, plus ATX write up can produce a pretty good Financial Statement. I would also not want to use QB if a client is manual, that would be too time consuming to enter detail that is not needed for my records. i don't need vendor or client info that is what they have the checks for.

 

Does Drake write-up have the ability to produce Financial Statements?

 

On another note I loaded the Drake 2014 software today. The server and workstation seem to work pretty good, basically all you want is to have all the files in one place, and this seems to do it. The tax entry and views seem kind of strange but it is quick. So the steps to view the return don't really matter. It will just take some time to get used to, but hey its half the price right. 

 

Drake is $1,095 for everything, Tax, Write-up, depreciation and payroll. ATX cost me around 2K for the same stuff. 

 

I think this is a no brainer.Just waiting for the rep to call me.