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Thank you. I found it. Thank you for the quick response. You were almost as quick as ATX customer service.

Today I had a TP that didn't agree on my fees this year, without hesitation I told them I don't mind if you go somewhere else, here are your papers back, and I proud of myself I didn't back out of the price .

all my 8949's do not rollover from 2011. I always have to add form to 2012 return. Anyone else seeing this too?

Well Schedule B rolls over if I had it last year in the return and it also has "Absolutely nothing on it applies to the next year.." I was just noting with all the slowness of ATX it would be nice if D rolled over so would 8949.

A young guy from West Virginia moves to Florida and goes to a big "everything under one roof" department store looking for a job. The Manager says, "Do you have any sales experience?" The kid says "Yeah. I was a vacuum salesman back in West Virginia ." Well, the boss was unsure, but he liked the kid and figured he'd give him a shot, so he gave him the job. "You start tomorrow. I'll come down after we close and see how you did." His first day on the job was rough, but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the boss came down to the sales floor. "How many customers bought something from you today?" The kid frowns and looks at the floor and mutters, "One". The boss says "Just one?!!? Our sales people average sales to 20 to 30 customers a day. That will have to change, and soon, if you'd like to continue your employment here. We have very strict standards for our sales force here in Florida . One sale a day might have been acceptable in West Virginia , but you're not in the mines anymore, son." The kid took his beating, but continued to look at his shoes, so the boss felt kinda bad for chewing him out on his first day. He asked (semi-sarcastically), "So, how much was your one sale for?" The kid looks up at his boss and says "$101,237.65". The boss, astonished, says $101,237.65?!? What the heck did you sell?" The kid says, "Well, first, I sold him some new fish hooks. Then I sold him a new fishing rod to go with his new hooks. Then I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down the coast, so I told him he was going to need a boat, so we went down to the boat department and I sold him a twin engine Chris Craft. Then he said he didn't think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and sold him that 4x4 Expedition." The boss said "A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a boat and a TRUCK!?" The kid said "No, the guy came in here to buy tampons for his wife, and I said, 'Dude, your weekend's shot, you should go fishing...................

Not paying attention to Sch D carryforward losses will bite you everytime! That is one area i spend a lot of time before an appointment when I review the prior year. I learned it the hard way because in MA long term capital losses can not be written off partially against ordinary income so the MA sch D and Fed Sch D is always out of sync. Real pain but one has to be carefull otherwise the taxpayer loses out.

I have been having to discard a lot of unnecessary forms from nearly every return.

Because my quota was at 100% -- went and deleted a bunch of ancient stuff. Back in business now!

Bridge To Hawaii A man was walking along a California beach and stumbled across an old lamp. He picked it up and rubbed it and out popped a genie. The genie said “OK, OK. You released me from the lamp, blah blah blah. This is the fourth time this month and I’m getting a little sick of these wishes so you can forget about three. You only get one wish!” The man sat and thought about it for a while and said, “I’ve always wanted to go to Hawaii but I’m scared to fly and I get very seasick. Could you build me a bridge to Hawaii so I can drive over there to visit?” The genie laughed and said, “That’s impossible. Think of the logistics of that! How would the supports ever reach the bottom of the Pacific? Think of how much concrete…how much steel!! No-think of another wish.” The man said OK and tried to think of a really good wish. Finally, he said, “I’ve been married and divorced four times. My wives always said that I don’t care and that I’m insensitive. So, I wish that I could understand women….know how they feel inside and what they’re thinking when they give me the silent treatment….know why they’re crying, know what they really want when they say ‘nothing’….know how to make them truly happy….” The genie said, “You want that bridge two lanes or four?”

A Doctors Advice An Irish woman of advanced age visited her physician to ask his help in reviving her husband’s libido. ‘What about trying Viagra?’, asked the doctor. “Not a chance,” she said. “He won’t even take an aspirin.” “Not a problem,” replied the doctor. “Give him an ‘Irish Viagra. It’s when you drop the Viagra tablet into his coffee. He won’t even taste it. Give it a try and call me ina week to let me know how things went.” It wasn’t a week later that she called the doctor, who directly inquired as to progress. The poor dear exclaimed, “Oh, faith, bejaysus and begorrah! T’was horrid! Just terrible, doctor!” “Really? What happened?” asked the doctor. “Well, I did as you advised and slipped it in his coffee, and the effect was almost immediate. He jumped straight up, with a twinkle in his eye, and with his pants a-bulging fiercely! With one swoop of his arm, he sent the cups and tablecloth flying, ripped me clothes to tatters, and took me then and there passionately on the tabletop! It was a nightmare, I tell you, an absolute nightmare!” “Why so terrible?” asked the doctor. “Do you mean the sex your husband provided wasn’t good?” “Twas the best sex I’ve had in 25 years! But sure as I’m sittin’ here, I’ll never be able to show me face in Starbucks again!”

Mr. ATX sales rep, I have more respect for a homeless guy begging for money on a street corner than you - an ATX sales rep who has the nerve to ask me for an early renewal payment. At least a homeless guy has more integrity. You - ATX sales rep - sold me a bill of goods! Release yourself from your CCH master and be free...go, I say, go...be free and work somewhere else where you can look yourself in the mirror everyday...go...and be a better person before it's too late...before you become another CCH clone...following orders, never speaking up, never offering an opinion...as you watch your co-workers and entire company flow into the gutter and end up on a beach, bloated, only to become food for sea gulls as they eat you alive and you hear yourself screaming for mercy...and you hear in the distance the screams of hundreds of angry and frustrated ATX customers, cursing the day that CCH bought out ATX, and made the company its butt boy and its customers their play toys...go...Mr. ATX sales rep...go before its too late. You still have time...you still have time...

I understand how you feel, Marco, but it is really better that you did not say that. You are a professional, only YOU can decide what your time and knowledge is worth. If you said anything, that is all you should say. Never try to put yourself into a comparison with some product or service, or even other tax preparers. If you feel you just have to say something, limit it to "I am a professional, I spend a lot of my time and money on continuing education every year to make sure I am up to date on all the changes in the tax laws, revenue ruling, court cases, etc. My fees are based on the time involved and the complexity of the return. If you are just shopping for the cheapest return, you are in the wrong place."

I wish I would told them, I also don't agree with my utility, cellular company etc... But I have to pay them

Keep in mind, every time you gain a new client, someone is losing an old client. Sometimes people just want a fresh approach. Good chances she'll be back next year....meanwhile, don't take it personally.

40% discount is too much for this piece of $*%# software. Only if they paid me to use it for the next 10 years would I even consider it. I figure that's how much they owe me in lost productivity, revenue and extra unpaid hours I have had to work to get things done this year.

Mr. Unger, You have a lot of nerve or fear for your job. The only way I will purchase any of your software for tax year 2012 will be at 40% of the price I paid for 2012. If you cannot get this approved, then your company will get $0 from me. Save your long winded speel about apologies and "upcoming better things in store." Your 2012 softward cost my firm thousands of dollars, and even worse, it cost us dearly in "confidence in our ability to provide professional and timely service" to our clients. This will continue to cost our firm for years. I think my offer at 40% is far more than proper as you are probably scrambling to find ANYONE who will purchase your 2013 product at ANY price. Disgruntled, long time ATX user who had disliked CCH since they swallowed up ATX. Jack from Ohio.