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Well, it sure ain't MY fault, either! And, I'm taking hours and hours of CE on topics like ACA and Repair vs. Cap Regs and expect to do a lot of re-reading of my texts over the next two months and have already been having conversations with select clients and will be pouring over biz returns over the next two months before clients are bringing in their 2014 info. They WILL pay for my knowledge and thoroughness. When needed, Form 3115 will cost a lot. Even my examination to determine that 3115 is NOT needed will cost something. And, all the ACA forms will have a fee, even the box to be checked that no further forms are needed. It's not the time it will take me to check the box that I'll charge for, it's my knowledge to know what to do if I check the box or don't check the box.

Exactly, you have to determine all the facts for all the family members to know if you check the box or go to one of the forms. You have to ask a few questions and then repeat them for each family member. It's not Yes or No. I'm glad I'm on Medicare.

I went to a tax update yesterday and according to the speakers and their texts, there is more to it than just checking the box. You need to know if the insurance met the ACA standards, how many people were covered, how many months of the year, etc. They even suggest keeping some verification of the insurance in your records for future problems, such as with the IRS or if the client gets any letters from them down the road. All in all it was another depressing day. I have to call a few more clients about the ramifications of the DOL 11/6 notification, it's not just S corps. The penalties would bankrupt most small businesses. If they don't change these technical rules, no one should provide health insurance for their employees. My policy is grandfathered in for one more year. I went to the exchange and to get a policy close to what I have, it will be about $400 more per month. I thought that it was supposed to be more affordable. I am too old to want to drop to a policy with fewer benefits.

Surgeons call that the KWTC fee! (Know Where to Cut)

Just finished my second install. One more to go. Why does this junk make me so nervous? It all comes out in the wash. Have to go over preferences about four times before I have them the way I want them.. (Well, at least we have the options!) And, yes Rita, I have page 2.

Hey, Buddy, yeah I had to maximize the screen. You can sound like Mr. Obvious, I ain't skeered. I love you.

I always roll over my appointments in the morning before I start my day. I fill in all the crap like e-file signature dates, preparer, ERO, etc so I don't have to do it while the client is waiting. But I don't roll over any return early but my own. That is the one I test the software on. Tom Newark, CA