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You can see all of your install codes here: https://support.atxinc.com/myinformation/MyProducts I had to use the Print Friendly & PDF add-on to get a usable printout with all the years. It's a wonderful add-on to have for many hard to print, or ad-laden web pages.

I'm going to be of no help but about 5 years ago a CPA from a few miles away called me up, saw I was an EA and offered to hire me to do some tax returns for him. The guy said he could go as high as $12 an hour. I laughed, he got insulted and said I didn't have a work ethic. Thing was, I wasn't looking for a job - he called me completely unsolicited.

Or, asked him to call back once he sobers up!

Je t’en prie, madame.

He offers "up to" $12 an hour for an experienced EA and then accuses you of not having a work ethic? I assume that caused you to laugh even louder.

In addition to an hourly rate, which is a little higher than minimum wage, I add a $5 per completed return bonus at the end of tax season if they stay for the entire tax season. I found it increased productivity, reduced turn over, and the more experienced preparers who can crank out the returns end up with a higher hourly rate at the end of the year than the going rate in this area.

Copied from Accounting Today: The Internal Revenue Service issued a notice Monday delaying a requirement for reporting partners’ share of partnership capital. Notice 2019-66 provides that the requirement to report partners’ shares of partnership capital on the tax basis method will not be effective for 2019 (for partnership taxable years beginning in calendar 2019) but will be effective starting in 2020 (for partnership taxable years that start on or after Jan. 1, 2020). For this year, partnerships and other persons must report partner capital accounts consistent with the reporting requirements in the 2018 forms and instructions, including the requirement to report negative tax basis capital accounts on a partner-by-partner basis. The notice also clarifies the 2019 requirement for partnerships and other persons to report a partner’s share of net unrecognized Section 704(c) gain or loss by defining this term for purposes of the reporting requirement. In addition, the notice exempts publicly traded partnerships from the requirement to report their partners’ shares of net unrecognized Section 704(c) gain or loss until further notice

My codes are there (the link you gave us) for 2014 - 2019. Is that about right? I've used ATX (or Saber) for 100 years or so. I was able to see 2013 install code by going to the Prior Year Download Center. I do have all my codes in my files, but it's nice to print this summary. Thanks, Abby!

I give a Loyal Client Discount. I list the total price and then the discount, for clients that I think were faster or easier or more organized of bring in family or...based on what I really want to charge them. During last year with the new forms and new TCJA wrinkles, I dropped a lot of Loyal Client Discounts, either lower or dropped altogether. I don't give new clients discounts. Unless they're kids (through college) of current clients. In fact, for new clients that are not referrals of good clients, I quote high.

As Gail suggested, prior experience and/or skills, and the skills the job requires would all factor in. One method you could use to see if your hourly rate is within reason: start with the amount you would be willing to pay on an annual salary basis (based on expertise, skill set, or the cap for the position) and divide by annual working hours to arrive at an hourly rate, and compare to other jobs considering your local economy. Adjust from there.

Same as the answer to every tax question. It depends. Here in rural VA, the fast food places start people at around $8 to $8.50 per hour. So if I hire an inexperienced teenager to make copies and answer the phone, file, etc. I am looking at that as my base pay. If I hire someone that I am training to do bookkeeping and tax preparation, I would probably start around $10 per hour. If it is someone who knows how to do taxes, and will require a minimum amount of supervision and training in my procedures, I would probably start at $12 to $15 per hour, depending on experience and education. And also depending on whether they were working part time because they are picky about the hours or because I am. If it is someone good, and I want to keep them, I would pay more than if they are just adequate and can be replaced easily.

FDNY - I have prepared tax in NYS since 1991. Have never seen anything easy in NYS. Now they try to force everything thru their online system. I have a personal account - because I am a NYS resident. I have a business account because I am a business in NYS and reporting payroll. And I am a professional in NYS with clients whom I would like to represent. I have never been able to get thru their online system. One way or the other it is screwed up and I am lucky if I can even find my own stuff - let alone get attached to a client like I wish. Apparently being 3 things in this state at once is too complicated. sorry - just grumbling....

The department of revenue doesn’t care who pays it, but when the end user is not tax exempt, somebody better come up with the sales tax amount.

Santa could bring me a new driver too! One that does not come with a slice Tom Modesto, CA

That is pretty much the key, I think. If there is a subsidy, you're SOL. No subsidy, you're OK. We don't have a big crowd for dinner (just for dessert) and I couldn't get a turkey breast small enough! They only had big whole birds and a couple of 10+ pound breasts; too large. So we're having a pork loin. And cornbread stuffing. Because stuffing. And for the turkey people: