Right now I use CalcTape for my quick compilations.
It is possible to add the GIFI line and to create a total in most (possibly all) TaxCycle tape calculatons. However it takes a bit of finessing to accomplish this. I start my first tape line with the name of the form or schedule in which I have used this tape. If I need a second line for description then I enter the box or field number. Within the tape I use the left hand column for description and hit the total at the end. Then when the many tapes are included in a single print-out I can reconcile the tapes to the field totals.
I have not tested how this works in the latest version of TaxCycle. However I have had challenges with both ProFile and TaxCycle’s tape implementation. Sometimes it takes two or three tries before I get the tape to behave as I expected it to behave. So I first create a tape using CalcTape which works much better for me.
Some others use Judy’s TenKey.
SafeSend offers an Adobe Add-on called TicTieCalculate. This requires a valid Adobe Acrobat Professional license.
Others use DoxCycle functionality.
Here is the base tape functionality in TaxCycle
I support your request to have the TaxCycle tape functions enhanced.
Here is the link to an earlier conversation re CalcTape.