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My cell started flaking out on me - screen decided when it wanted to open rather than opening when I pushed the button, so I got a new one today. I put the authenticator app on it, but now how to pair it with ATX? I hope someone here has a better suggestion than calling support. I am getting new computers this year like a lot of you. I saw the thread on older versions of QB running on W11. I am hoping my 2003 desktop Pro version will still work on W11. It cannot hurt to try and load it. I think I am going to have to re-pair my phone authenticator when I re-install ATX 2024 on my new machines? Again, any suggestions for how to do that without calling support? Thanks in advance. Tom Longview, TX

I'm using QB Premier Accountant 2017. I bought a new computer with Windows 11 in May and sent it and the old one to my IT guy to transfer everything. He struggled with my "real" software a LOT and I ended up on a call with Sage support last week because I couldn't access the payroll tax forms. There were quite a few questions when IT moved QB but he was able to make it happen and I've been using it daily for over a month with no issues.

But who knows - I may take this as impetus to update my probably 10 year old W10 laptop with the flaky "n" key and nearly-unusable space key! Hey, it works fine on vacation with the plug-in keyboard...

I just bought a new computer to run W11 and had the old hard drive cloned over. Quickbooks Desktop 2019 still works fine on it. But like Catherine, I kept my old W10 machine just in case any issues arise with any software in the future. I plan to run it about every week to keep it updated until Oct 2025 (and beyond if I decide to take advantage of the 1-year extension I keep hearing about) Then I will just run it offline if necessary.

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I've got personal stuff on QB 2021 on a W10 machine. If it won't work on W11, then that machine will get kept on W10 and I just won't use it online.

I have not seen it, but then again I've been away for a bit and have not opened my work email except on my phone just to dump spam. Anything that looked real has been ignored. I really oughtta go look at the real stuff, I guess. Got all the mail opened & dealt with, so I'm running out of good excuses.

I received it just now. I came here hoping to see it was spam... I guess not...

i have QB Pro 2019 on Win 11 with no problems. I use it only for my personal business accounting so cannot speak to any potential issues with payroll or other updates. In fact, I don't think it even updates any longer but it serves my purpose.

I use Quicken 10 for all of my personal bookkeeping.

I got mine on Saturday.

I have QB 2019 desktop Accountant Edition. I'm seeing conflicting info online if it will continue to work with Windows 11. Anyone with first hand experience? Before people start going on about security, I only use it for my personal information, not clients.

Maybe the emails are being sent in batches. Here it is for anyone that hasn't seen it yet.

Although I have never done it, last year you could renew by mail by filing Form W-12.

I just got it. Sent an email to my Congressman telling him if the rule goes into effect on July 1, I will not vote for him again. Tom Longview, TX

I haven't received an email. However the PTIN site is down until July 7th due to updates?

Posting in case anyone here hasn't read the email saying that ID.me will be required to log in to the PTIN and other IRS services.

Thank you all

G2R Thanks for sharing this disaster with us. It certainly puts a different perspective on whether or not to use IP Pins

I am one of the cases. We originally filed the return September 2022 -- In January 2023 after still not receiving the refund, we learned there was ID theft. Elderly client who unfortunately passed away during all this. The fraudulant return was flagged, and luckily, not paid out. When the legitimate return was filed, the process of ID verification begin. We had to go through ID verification 7 times before it finally stuck. (well hopefully, the refund has still not produced) Originally in June 2023 we were told it could take up to 430 days. In August 2024, we were then told maybe 640 days. Called last week (you know, 2 years and 9 months after filing the original return we filed) and were told ID verification is confirmed, but it has yet to be assigned to a case worker. So, about 1,000 days later ... we are hoping the National TP Assistance will help us.

Here's Joe's letter to us in the NY/CT-ATP: Dear Tom and Rita, Due to significant staffing reductions at the IRS in general and in Stakeholder Liaison in particular, I have decided to leave the IRS under a deferred resignation program. You might have heard this program referred to in the press as “the fork in the road”. This means that while I will still technically be an IRS employee until the end of September I will soon be placed on administrative leave and be unable to perform any of my official job duties. Before I leave the IRS, I just wanted to let you know that it has been my absolute pleasure to work with you over the years. As I always say … working with tax practitioners is (and always has been) the very best part of my job! I am looking forward to the next phase of my life and I wish you all the best in the future. Also, due to the significant staffing reductions, I am not sure who if anyone will be taking my place. If you wish to contact Stakeholder Liaison in the future I suggest you use the contact information in the following link: https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/stakeholder-liaison-local-contacts Feel free to share this information with your members. Most sincerely, Joe McCarthy CPA IRS Senior Stakeholder Liaison 150 Court Street, 5th Floor New Haven, CT 06510 203.415.1015

It was Joe McCarthy. He was indeed great. I think he said his wife took the deferred resignation, also, but I'm not sure I remember. She prosecuted the Son of Boss or one of those schemes. They're both wicked smart and probably saved well for retirement or have already found consulting jobs. I hope they go into tax teaching.

And the burden of TAS failures and IRS administrative bungling falls upon the taxpayer.

Umm, I thought the purpose of all this was to eliminate waste. Isn't paying people not to work somewhat wasteful? Just a short time ago we were elated that IRS finally got funding to increase staff so phone wait and processing times would decrease and audits would increase in areas we knew needed auditing. TAS was the place we went to when all else failed. Taxpayers are really going to feel this. They won't be able to get questions answered or problems solved, all the while knowing that others are cheating and getting away with it.

Was that still Joe McCarthy? He was indeed great, very helpful and so funny that no one fell asleep during his portion of a seminar. He once told those "who have never been in an IRS return processing" campus, they really do take all the staples out and have papers scattered over the floor, which is why they request the same docs three or four times. His wife was an IRS agent. If she still was, maybe she's been downsized too. Tough to have both breadwinners in a family unemployed. And it's the IRS's and our loss to have so much expertise dismissed.