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I use it on vacations so I can have a pdf of my clients returns incase they have an "emergency" need for info. surfing the web and handling emails is great. the best though is that it fits in a hotel safe which a lap top can't. and with a laptop handy I might be tempted to get some work done. Going to a seminar? you can download the info so you don't have to use paper. many of the seminars lately send you a pdf of the material and don't give paper copies. if you do a lot of internet work the battery on the tablet way outlasts a kindle.

Jack, I really believe him when he says he doesn't know where the money went. I am not saying that excuses him from not paying closer attention as to what was happening with his retirement money. Do brokers really have that much control over investors' money? I have never trusted them and do my own financial planning. I have seen too many widowed ladies come in with pages and pages of buys and sales; often resulting in a large capital loss; until they get their money invested into a safe interest bearing account. I am not against the buying and selling of stock, I just don't think anyone should blindly allow another person to make trades that they absolutely do not understand. That includes the client that I am working with now. He may be a man, but he doesn't have a clue about selling anything other than Industrial Tools.

My ipad increases my business & personal productivity. I don't prepare tax returns on it, but it serves extra duty as my 3rd monitor,. It is handy for such tasks as checking and replying to email, looking up pubs or other research, checking forums, etc. (Matter of fact, I'm on it now even though I''m at my desk with my computer on) I don't have any games on it (other than the ones my grandkids installed for their use). When I'm shutting down the office at night, I just toss the ipad in my backpack and off we go, so I can pull it out at home or anywhere while watching tv, waiting on appointments, etc. I do have a data plan for it, so I'm not tethered to wifi, but it's quick and easy to sign onto wifi when available. Since it's an Apple product, I don't worry about viruses & malware very much. When I travel, it's convenient for using in-flight wifi in the confined space of the airplane. It works equally well here in the US and overseas (for the most part). It's also my library, Bible, music player, photo & video editor, note pad, Kindle, GPS, online banking resource, check register, and appointment book. It's also synched up to my iPhone, so there's lots of redundancy across both devices. I could do my work without it, but I could also do my work with a pencil & carbon paper. For me, the tablet provides some flexibility and seamlessness between various tasks, and even though I paid about $800 for it, I don't think it cost me a penny because of the increase productivity. Going without it would cost me real dollars. A few suggestions for anyone getting a tablet. Don't pinch pennies - get the maximum memory and don't waste money on a "wifi only" version. (Without a data plan, much of the efficiency evaporates). Buy a good case with an integral bluetooth keyboard. Typing on the screen is usually tedious, but a high-quality Zagg keyboard/case makes that problem go away while protecting the device.

We're thinking he was using it for "something"!

Your nook is equivalent to a tablet.

I love my tablet and use it daily. However, I DO call it my toy because of the freedom it gives me to get information anytime and almost anywhere. I do have one that also has cell connection to data when WiFi is not available. If I am sitting on the porch or the couch; I still have access to any info on the web. I can read and write e-mail; can take and save pictures to a memory card at a moments notice; such as recently when a big black bear came into our bird feeders in the early evening and we were sitting on the porch. Mine also has hdmi and USB connections. I use if for a lot more daring things than I would ever think of on my work computer; such as occasionally checking Facebook. I also have AVG running as well as Malwarebytes. I don't play games, but could. I can check the weather; pretty much a 10" smart phone. My cell phone is and probably always will be a simple flip phone. I use it for making and receiving calls. I use my tablet for everything else. Is it necessary; No. Am I glad I have it; Absolutely Yes! I doubt that I have even begun to tap the surface of all that it can do and I have had it for two years. BTY, mine is an Android, rather than an Apple. I can use it while riding in the car as long as cell service is available.

I won't put any tax returns or bookkeeping on a tablet. Might travel with one for email access or reading if not taking my laptop. But, I have my iPhone and Nook.

No need to track down the returns. The rule is ..."allowed or allowable." Just calculate what should have been taken = allowable.

Just call ATX and ask, unless following rules and regs is not part of your business model. Richpaman is NOT correct. You need a separate license for each business location.

I agree, but since the main reason for his setup is to have one unified database, I believe he could both have the setup and meet the license requirement by buying a second license.

I believe that you are in violation of the software licensing agreement. Read carefully. The license is address specific. Your workaround may allow you to do what you want, in this case, but it IS in violation. The software licensing is address specific, just like your EFIN.

I would have thought she would be thrilled they thought about this and practiced as much as they did just to celebrate her special day.

I danced with a blow up guitar at my Granddaughter's wedding. Not that it is anything you would want to take a video of.

KC and Jack. Yes, it does all that. And it does that because CONGRESS Set it up that way. Tasked it with running the largest social welfare program in the country. Tasked it with monitoring the next worst system going forward. And then says it can't have any money... When the IRS budget is cut, it doesn't effect things except those that effect the job I am trying to do on behalf of MY clients. I can't get anyone to read a letter detailing the IRS mistake, but my client still keeps getting the automated notices.... Is the Agency perfect? No. And there are some bad apples. But on a day to day basis, they have a pretty daunting task to perform, and in many respects, they do a pretty good job. When it gets out of alignment, which we as preparers, we get to see a lot of, we CAN'T get the problem fixed in a reasonable amount of time anymore.... And that is because when they suck the money out of the budget, what is left is spent on the priorities set by Congress, and one of those that is NOT a priority is customer service. And that makes me angry. Rich

The IRS has cut its own throat by pursuing corrupt and illegal practices and then trying the childish method of hiding. The IRS has been "soaking" the taxpayers of this country for years. Inefficiencies, wasteful spending, stupid and arcane process for choosing audits, etc.. The only thing that officials in a government agency pay attention to is cuts in the budget that reduces the amount of money they can waste. I agree that it makes the job of the IRS more difficult, but if the IRS had been doing an adequate and ethical job, this would not be happening. Bottom line, all of us suffer for the poor way the IRS has been directed and worked for decades that have brought around these cuts. The frauds and tax cheats get away and the rest of us have to pay. FIRE KAREN HAWKINS!!

Stupid. Really, Really Stupid. Rich