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Here's your chocolate moose. Now you just need to get him in a pie crust and then into the oven.

I have a policy where I don't answer any number I don't recognize, or open any emails I don't know sender, and never open a link that I am not sure of its source. They are just relentless. I have so much anti spyware and malware, and anti virus, plus CCleaner on my computers, but I still wonder what else I could do to protect everything.

They just never stop, do they?!

I googled that phone number and got many hits where people have reported receiving the same robocall. Another scam.

If you cant beat them, join them. How about having a disclaimer for your clients like most audit representation engagement letter have: NO PREDICTION OF RESULTS ALTHOUGH WE WILL USE OUR BEST EFFORTS AS CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE CLIENT TO REPRESENT THE CLIENT IN ACHIEVING THE MOST FAVORABLE POSSIBLE RESULT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR PREDICTION THAT ANY GIVEN RESULT WILL OCCUR AS A RESULT OF SUCH EFFORTS. One can add, I am not responsible for the time it takes to resolve/close the case due how the IRS/Taxpayer Adovcate works..... Client signs the engagement letter and the wait game begins.

Happy Thanksgiving to all and may you & yours be Blessed all year.

I have a lot to be thankful for this year. Will enjoy not going to class or the office for 4 days. Just enjoy my family. Now if I could just find where they hid the chocolate moose pie?

MalWareBytes - it's free (upgrades to paid licenses also available and pretty cheap too). Different from anti-virus software and CCleaner. Searches for deep rootkit issues. Belt, suspenders, duct tape, and staples... one would hope that would be enough!

MalWareBytes - it's free (upgrades to paid licenses also available and pretty cheap too). Different from anti-virus software and CCleaner. Searches for deep rootkit issues.

I found the answer - it is a form of research, for 1040 forms only, included in the Max package. There was a similar thread on this very question (I think) in 2014, started by Naveen Mohan.

Judy, I agree with the policy of banning political posts from this board, but I agree with Edsel, I think you pulled the trigger a bit too soon.

If the client is waiting for their refund and you have no reason for the delay and the next tax return is due - I think you are 100% in the right to declare it an estimated tax payment as long as the client realizes that they should quickly make a payment in case the payment comes into them. My current problem is I am waiting on a refund for a deceased client. It's literally the only thing left to be distributed.

Edsel: Sure, why not try that strategy? Posting it as a refund carried forward to the next year, maybe, just maybe, something gets resolved. Not much else works. And yes, the IRS and other taxing authorities are clearly processing paperwork for balance dues instead of for refunds. And if those refunds are applied to later years, the problems start to snowball. I have started to NOT apply refunds forward for many clients that make estimated payments, because of IRS's and others ability to process a refund correctly, because once there is a problem, it takes 2 years to fix and blows up other years. Rich

Did your number match to what they have on file?

SVS asked about penalty abatement. Use Form 843, write "FIRST TIME ABATE" across the top. As long client has a clean record going back 3 years, it should work. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f843.pdf

If there are other moderators, I invite them to read my post and agree or disagree whether it was politically motivated. There was certainly no "guise" to hide political comments. The IRS and congressional oversight are a part of what we have to deal with and statements I made about IRS and congress are statements of fact, and I would challenge anyone to impart any partisan politics from them. Being politically neutral myself, I have tried to respect the policy of invoking politics into discussion. Judy, I can appreciate the desire to keep the board from fomenting politics, but I believe you have over-reacted. I seem to be the target for removing language thought to be political, and was clearly guilty once. If this is what I'm dealing with, I don't need to be here.

We would make a fine pair at the table because I always want the liver. Allie (the dog) is on a special diet so there's no fighting. Enjoy the parade, dog show, and then football, I'm thankful for TV.

Thankful here as well for everyone on this forum. Happy Thanksgiving, and remember to set you scales back 10 lbs tonight at 2 am..

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

If there is any giblets Bill, ... Dibs on the gizzard and heart...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.....I know I could do this.

MD was sending out letters 3 days after October filings. The one time the government should be less efficient and wait two weeks.