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Finally, you can get your most current license key anytime without having to call or email, right from within InheriTax!  In addition to the steps outlined here, we've made a 3 minute video (below) that shows you the process from start to finish. 

We’re pleased to let everyone know that Lackner Software applications are not effected by this issue. The Spring Core Framework is not used anywhere in our software and our customers are not impacted by this issue.

Over time, your list of Estates and Trusts can become quite substantial.  If you're using the accounting module, your transactions database can become huge, which can slow things down.  To help keep your lists tidy and relevant, and to optimize performance, some users want to be able to archive inactive Estates & Trusts.  This article offers basic step-by-step guidance to archive and restore Estates & Trusts in 6-in-1.

We’re pleased to let everyone know that Lackner Software applications are not effected by this issue. The Log4j library is not used anywhere in our software and our customers are not impacted by this issue.

Updating your PA InheriTax software is quick and easy.  We hope you find these step-by-step directions and 3 minute walk-thru video helpful! 

Updating your PA InheriTax software is quick and easy.  We hope you find these step-by-step directions and 3 minute walk-thru video helpful! 

Every year we release updates to 6-in-1 to support the latest tax forms, changes in tax law, and to enhance the product.  This article includes step-by-step instructions to install these updates for Server Edition users running the FileMaker 20 (2023) version of our product on Windows Server 2019, or 2022.  Screen shots for these instructions are based on Windows Server 2019, but can easily be adapted for users running Server 2022.

6-in-1 supports single-user and multi-user installations.  Multi-user installations are supported for both Windows and macOS.  In this environment, 6-in-1 users on either platform can connect to the shared 6-in-1 database hosted on a server running Windows or macOS.  The two platforms work seamless together.  This article offers step-by-step dirctions for installing the FileMaker Server component on a server running Windows Server.  

Every year we release updates to 6-in-1 to support the latest tax forms, changes in tax law, and to enhance the product.  This article includes step-by-step instructions to install these updates for Standalone users running the FileMaker 20 (2023) version of our product on Windows 10 or 11.  Screen shots for these instructions are based on Windows 10, but can easily be adapted for users running Windows 11.

FileMaker Pro (FMP) is the engine that runs 6-in-1 on your desktop wether you are using Standalone or Server Edition.  For various reasons, you may need to apply incremental updates.  For example, when Server Edition is updated with the latest 6-in-1 database components (the usual annual update, at minimum), the client side of the equasion (FMP for 6-in-1) often also should be updated.  This guide steps through that process.  For Standalone Edition, the usual 6-in-1 updater can handle updating FMP as well as the 6-in-1 database files.  There are occasions, however, when only updating FMP is required.  This guide steps through that process.