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Take Credit for More Profit (Limited Offer)
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Tax preparers can improve collecting for their tax work if they take credit cards, according to Intuit Payment Solutions. The Intuit group wants to help tax preparers make the 2009 tax season their most profitable yet, so they are announcing a special limited discount: Lacerte® and ProSeries® users can save $125. [Note 1]
Intuit® Payment Solutions Offerings for Tax Software
In a bipartisan way, Intuit has offers for both brands of its professional tax software.
1. Intuit QuickBooks® Online Terminal for Lacerte
2. Intuit QuickBooks Online Terminal for ProSeries
Limited Offer
Act by March 31 and rack up $125 in savings. Under the offer, there is no setup fee, monthly fees of $12.95 are waived the first three months (saving $38.85), and users receive a credit card reader at no charge (saving $89). [Note 1]
Check the websites above to review our discount rates for identified major credit cards.
QuickBooks Not Required
Don’t let QuickBooks in the product name give you pause. You don’t need QuickBooks financial software [Note 2] to get the full benefits of this internet-based service. The benefits include the ability to
- Accept credit cards anywhere you access the internet
- Reduce accounts receivable
- Get paid right away [Note Pay]
- Help guarantee payments
- Create a competitive advantage
Work Anywhere
In the office, at home, or on the road, you can accept credit card payments for your services at any time by logging in to the password-protected website to enter the credit card information.
Protected Processing
To ensure the safety of your data and your clients’ data over the Internet, all cardholder information is transmitted, stored, protected and accessed in compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS). The website access is password-protected. Cardholder and transaction data is stored at Intuit’s data center on firewall-protected servers. Transaction information is backed up daily.
Other Reasons to Like
- Free card reader
- Low rates [Note 5]
- Trust Intuit
- Clients like convenience
- Live merchant support specialists answer every call 24/7/365 [Note 4]
Next Step
You can take advantage of this offer today.
- ProSeries: Call 877-309-8261 and mention offer code ProSeriesOT.
- Lacerte: Call 877-309-8263 and mention offer code LacerteOT.
Or learn more here:
Notes
General: Requires a merchant account through Intuit Payment Solutions, provided by Innovative Merchant Solutions, LLC, an Intuit Company. Innovative Merchant Solutions, an Intuit Company is a registered agent of JPMorgan Chase, Columbus Ohio, and Westamerica, Santa Rosa, Calif. Application approval, an Internet connection, and at least Internet Explorer 6.0 or Safari 3.0 or higher required. Transaction fees apply. Additional fees apply when accepting cards other than Visa, MasterCard and Discover® Network, including American Express and Diner's Club Cards. Rates are determined by the financial institution and are subject to change without notice. Transactions are subject to Association guidelines.
- Offer expires 03/31/09. Over $125 Savings calculated as compared to our Standard pricing of $12.95 monthly fee and $89 card reader. Special pricing is available for a limited time only and is valid for ProSeries customers. Monthly fees are waived for the first three months which begins at first billing cycle. After the first three months, your account will be automatically billed at the then current rates for the monthly fee. Transaction fees apply. Free card reader will be mailed via U.S. mail within 6-8 weeks from the date of application approval. Card reader will be mailed to the address listed on the credit card processing application.
- The online service operates independently of QuickBooks financial software.
- Funds generally are deposited into your account within 2-3 business days depending on your financial institution and your Demand Deposit Account. Clearance time for funds may vary depending on your Demand Deposit Account.
- Support is subject to occasional downtime due to systems and server maintenance and events beyond our control.
- See Lacerte or ProSeries sites for actual rates. Qualified Rate (card-swiped) requires optional card reader (free with this offer). Qualified Rate will be charged on all qualified Visa/MC/Discover® Network transactions that are electronically authorized. Manually keyed Visa/MC/Discover Network transactions that have AVS will be charged a Mid-Qualified Rate. All Visa/MC/Discover Network transactions that do not meet the requirements stated above, business cards, foreign cards and transactions that do not meet Visa/MC/Discover Network requirements for the best interchange program will be charged a Non-Qualified Rate. Different discount rates may apply for American Express and JCB cards.
Terms, conditions, features, pricing, service and support options are subject to change without notice.
Last Updated: 02/03/2009
