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I always do a personal eyeball review as well as checking the final numbers with my data source forms. I especially look at line 7 total and make sure it equals the individual W2 total. If differenct, I look for the reason. Most of the time, it is my error, sometimes, it's due to the correct things coming from other than a W2.

This is way past being overdue and will at least limit some of the worst fraud! Direct Deposit Limits In an effort to combat fraud and identity theft, new IRS procedures effective January 2015 will limit the number of refunds electronically deposited into a single financial account or pre-paid debit card to three. The fourth and subsequent refunds automatically will convert to a paper refund check and be mailed to the taxpayer. Taxpayers also will receive a notice informing them that the account has exceeded the direct deposit limits and that they will receive a paper refund check in approximately four weeks if there are no other issues with the return. Taxpayers can track their refunds at Where’s My Refund? The vast majority of taxpayers will not be affected by this limitation, and we would encourage taxpayers and tax preparers to continue to use direct deposit. It is the fastest, safest way for taxpayers to receive refunds. The direct deposit limit will prevent criminals from easily obtaining multiple refunds. The limit applies to financial accounts, such as bank savings or checking accounts, and to prepaid, reloadable cards or debit cards. However, the limitation may affect some taxpayers, such as families in which the parent’s and children’s refunds are deposited into a family-held bank account. Taxpayers in this situation should make other deposit arrangements or expect to receive paper refund checks. The new limitation also will protect taxpayers from preparers who obtain payment for their tax preparation services by depositing part or all of their clients’ refunds into the preparers’ own bank accounts. The new direct deposit limits will help eliminate this type of abuse. Direct deposit must only be made to accounts bearing the taxpayer’s name. Preparer fees cannot be recovered by using Form 8888 to split the refund or by preparers opening a joint bank account with taxpayers. These actions by preparers are subject to penalty under the Internal Revenue Code and to discipline under Treasury Circular 230 (also, see Circular 230 Tax Professionals page

This is very true BUT -- one of the strengths of ATX is that hop-to showing you just where the numbers feeding in to a line are coming from. This makes the hunting down oddball problems easier. And I say this as one who switched to Drake. While I am now used to that program and like many things about it that I wasn't sure about at all (at first), I must say I miss that hop-to bunny!

Well I did miss something. And the Marco advice was very helpful. That focused in on the problem. I had (2) 2106's in the return. One for the Husband and one for the Wife. Had the info switched for each with a reimbursed amount for auto expenses of $8500. This resulted in an addition to wages of $7480. Problem solved. Doing an Amended. Client getting a refund of $2,486. between Fed and NY. Now going to redo in ProSeries 2012 and see if it will pickup this error up because ATX didn't. Don't think it will but want to know as this has happen before but most don't get the reimbursed auto expenses so doesn't cause a problem. Thanks to all for the help. August

A database. LOL at the IRS lol that WORKS lol If they can get a database I would suggest that no more then two refunds be able to be sent to a single foreign address. Refunds with a China or some third world country address should be carefully scrutinized.

It's good that it did that. In fairness, tho, if ATX cost as much as ProSeries, they could add those extra diagnostic steps too. I have to question whether the extra cost is worth it, for most experienced preparers, tho.

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