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- Tax Forms
- MICR Ribbon
- Compatible Toner
- Check Fraud

Why Use SR Direct's IRS Compliant Tax Forms?

Most importantly the IRS only accepts tax forms that comply with published IRS guidelines.

The IRS publishes and maintains strict guidelines and procedures that must be complied with for tax forms. These guidelines and requirements are defined in a number of IRS publications including Publication 1167 General Rules and Specification for Substitute Forms and Schedules ( http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1167.pdf ), Publication 1141, Publication, 1223, Publication 4436, and Publication 1179.

These IRS Publications state:

“The purpose of this revenue procedure is to provide guidelines and general requirements for the development, printing, and approval of substitute tax forms.”

“...a substitute form or statement is one that is not printed by the IRS. For a substitute form or statement to be acceptable the IRS, it must conform to the official for or the specification outlined in this revenue procedure. ”

“Only those substitute forms that comply fully with these requirements are acceptable.”

Additionally they stipulate numerous form attributes such as:

Ink reflectivity, and

Paper smoothness (in Sheffield equivalents units) among other requirements.

If that’s not enough these publications include paper tolerances as little as 4/10000 of an inch and document design measurements specified to as little as 1/1000 of an inch.

Why should you buy your IRS compliant tax forms from Standard Register?

Standard Register is the recognized leader in document management. Our company uses nearly a century of industry expertise, Lean Six Sigma methodologies and leading technologies to help our customers manage the critical documents they need to effectively run their business. We have applied our document expertise to interpret the complexity of these IRS publications. We use this knowledge and expertise to ensure that our tax forms are IRS compliant and have obtained the appropriate approvals from the IRS. Best of all, because of the volume of tax forms we sell and the low cost to serve model of SR Direct, we bring you all this value to you at great prices.

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You Can Take Our MICR Ribbons to the Bank (Pun Intended)

As a result of extensive and successful customer testing, we are re-introducing an improved version of the E-z Load MICR ribbon. These Standard Register brand MICR ribbons are available only from Standard Register, SR Direct and our authorized resellers.

Both E-z Load MICR ribbons now use 65 gauge film. We made this change because our testing found that 55 gauge film was the cause of high reject rates. And, we have implemented the most stringent quality assurance process in the industry to insure continuous quality product.

The benefits of our E-z Load MICR ribbons include:

Easier loading in the encoder, results in no twisted ribbon that can jam or mis-encode checks, and no startup waste. It’s also easier to remove from the encoder.

Eliminates ribbon coating debris that can build up from the ribbon material rubbing against the print head components during loading and removal that can cause mis-encoded checks.

Character yield on the high-yield E-z Load MICR ribbon is 15% higher, which offers a lower cost per character! Also fewer ribbon changes required to encode the same number of checks.

Fully guaranteed on Standard Register encoders, the leader in the industry.

With our single source system responsibility, we guarantee compatibility and maximum performance of our Standard Register encoding systems. No finger-pointing between different service, supplies and equipment providers.

We’ve also made several additional changes including:

Increased testing at the point of manufacture to insure acceptable components enter production and acceptable product reaches our warehouse.
An expiration date is now printed on the outside of each 6-pack box, which can easily be read by our customers.
Loading instruction sheets in each box of MICR ribbons, reminding the user to replace the print hammer (provided) with every ribbon change.

Take our MICR ribbons to your bank and see the difference.

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Compatible Toner – A Smart Buy!

In today’s difficult economic climate, everyone is looking for ways to improve their efficiency, retain their customers, and ultimately to lower costs. Here at Standard Register we make it our business to help you achieve those goals. One way we help is to evaluate the amount of money our customers spend on laser printer toner supplies. A simple, low risk, cost saver that Standard Register routinely recommends is for customers to move to compatible toner. We think it is the easiest “Smart Buy” any company can make to immediately impact their bottom line.

Standard Register has been supplying compatible toner cartridges to customers since 1993. Our high-quality products and services have positioned us as one of the leading toner cartridge suppliers in the United States. A key reason for our success has been superior quality. Because the quality of our cartridges has proven to be as good as OEM products, along with our unique manufacturing process, we refer to them as compatible rather than remanufactured cartridges. This helps to differentiate us from other vendors who simply refill empty toner cartridges and use the same print drum multiple times to lower costs.

Smart Buy! - Standard Register product advantages:

A new long-life drum is installed in every compatible cartridge every time. Drums are never used more than once. This ensures the highest quality print results and prevents unwanted smudges and ghosting.

We use only virgin OEM empty cartridges in our manufacturing. We never use a cartridge more than once!

We use custom-engineered toner in every cartridge. Many of the toner formulations we use are proprietary and custom made for Standard Register. Significant testing is done to ensure the best possible toner and drum combinations are matched together for each cartridge. This guarantees print quality and page yields equal to or better than the OEM.

Each cartridge is guaranteed to be free of defects in both materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. If a cartridge is found to be defective, we will send out a replacement cartridge – no questions asked.

Smart Buy! – Competitive Pricing right here on our website

Standard Register’s Compatible Toner Cartridge Program can save you money. If you are buying OEM toner Standard Register may be able to save you up to 40% off of your current spend!

Smart Buy! – Free Shipping

On any toner order over $50.00 there is no shipping charge. Standard Register has a large inventory of compatible toner cartridges on hand at all times. All orders received by 4:00 p.m. EST are shipped the same day to arrive within two business days. (A common carrier may be retained if quantities justify it.)

Smart Buy! – Worry Free Packaging

Standard Register offers high-quality printed boxes that clearly display product information and also are stronger than OEM boxes. We were one of the first to introduce user-friendly packaging. The “easy-to-open” pull strip allows the box to be opened without the use of a box knife or other sharp device. The cartridge is placed in our easy-to-open, zip-lock, moisture- and light-proof bag. Custom-molded end caps are manufactured while cartridges are being built. They are custom to each cartridge type and are designed to provide damage-free shipping. Before sealing cartons, a new fuser wand (when applicable) and installation and return instructions are put in the box, along with a Standard Register warranty sheet.

Smart Buy! – Cartridge Page Yields

Standard Register uses a custom-engineered toner along with the best-engineered, new long-life drums to provide consistently high page yields. In essence, these features allow you to get as many pages out of our compatible toner cartridge as you would normally get with more expensive OEM products. Standard Register works with a number of drum and toner manufacturers and tests many combinations to find the best match for each cartridge type. Standard Register never creates specifications for one of our compatible cartridges that gets less yield than the OEM product it replaces.

Smart Buy! - Jumbo Yield Cartridges

This is an extended-life cartridge with a special larger hopper designed by Standard Register and is the largest hopper possible for the applicable model. The hopper is designed to hold more toner than the original and may contain special devices to help evenly distribute the toner throughout the extended life. In addition to more toner, the cartridge has been reconfigured with our heavy-duty matched components to insure the highest possible page yield and the same impeccable quality from the first to the last page. To ensure that the waste hopper does not back fill, Standard Register uses a high-transfer efficiency toner that creates less waste. Jumbo cartridges have a lower cost per page and are a better value for the dollar.

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Laser Printer - Compatible Toner (Black)

Color Laser Printer - Compatible Toner

Copier - Compatible Toner

MICR - Compatible Toner

How Can You Avoid Check Fraud?

Knowing how criminals work gives you an advantage when defending yourself from crime. Just as burglars are always looking for a dark, empty home with unlocked doors or windows, fraud criminals are always on the lookout for vulnerable documents and careless people. There are four basic forms of attack: counterfeits or copies that mimic documents, alterations, document theft and false issuance. Criminals, with their relentless “efficiency” will gravitate to the least protected option you present.

Four Critical Questions to Ask:

How easy is it to fake your important documents?
How would an acceptor know if your document was altered?
How easy is it to find your most sensitive documents?
How well do you know the people who handle your critical and sensitive documents?

Counterfeiting

There are two important facets to recognizing a fake: training and authentication aids. No amount of document security can prevent an untrained person from accepting a bad bill. To protect your important documents, it is critical the item looks important and unique. The document should be printed on quality paper, integrating your logo and high quality graphics in addition to warning bands and special authentication features.

Once your critical documents are produced, train the people who accept these documents how to authenticate them. Warning bands or special instruction boxes on the document, itself, can remind them what to look for. Security technologies, such as various specialty inks, are easily recognizable by the acceptor and can’t readily be duplicated using a copier or computer printer.

Document Alteration

Criminals have been changing the information on documents for decades. Techniques like check washing and cutting/pasting numbers in different sequences are well known and easy to combat. Chemical stains reveal attempts at washing, and erasable backgrounds reveal attempts at removing data. Secure inks are immune to the chemicals commonly used to wash.

Document Theft

There are hundreds or thousands of checks in a single carton. How would you know if one was missing? Control numbers uniquely identify each individual item. Monitoring those numbers alert you when one turns up missing, and process controls will help prevent unscrupulous individuals from gaining access to a blank document. Tamper-evident seals can also alert you when a box is opened in storage or shipment. Even box labels can tip off a criminal! How easy are you making it to locate and take your valued documents?

Falsely Issued Documents

Embezzlement is responsible for almost one-third of all fraud crime. Theft by a trusted insider occurs when no internal controls are in place.

Knowing your customer is also a critical deterrent to issuing a document to an identity thief. When you deliver anything of value without validating both the individual and his or her authority to possess the document in question, you’re just inviting fakes.

Maintain a Comprehensive Defense Against Fraud

Many people understand the need for fraud protection, but few recognize the need for a comprehensive defense. Think of it in terms of a four-door car. If you’ve locked two (or three) doors, but left one unlocked, where will the criminal enter? The same is true with your document defenses. Standard Register secure check stock can help you keep the doors locked against check fraud.

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