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I'm very pleased with ATX and all that it offers. Anytime I've contacted their support, they provided me with good service and rectified my issues. Sorry to hear others have not had the same results. I tried Drake and prefer ATX over what it offers.

Another reason I am glad I left ATX. That's ridiculous to charge if the OP paid for unlimited e-filing when they bought the software.

I called support (Advantage Support) the other day and they answered within 30 seconds and solved my issue quickly, with knowledge and competence. I rarely resort to calling support but I've usually had an excellent experience with ATX phone support.

If you do you a side by comparison with and without SEHI included in Box 1 W-2 Wages, you will see why the SEHID needs to reduce QBI, otherwise as minkcpa says it ends up creating a double dipping deduction.

>>>>>>In looking over the mess, what they actually have is a sole prop with a consultant (the buddy). I now have a POA for the whole mess. My thought is to re-file (amend) the p'ship return as calendar year, all zeros, marked "initial" and "final" and amend the personal return to include the Sch C. Explanatory statements for both to be attached. <<<<<< Catherine, this was my initial take that this should have been a disregarded entity and I see you caught that. It sounds like your method will work and hope the explanations are actually read and understood by someone in the IRS. As Margaret said, I hope you get paid well on this one especially at this time of year.

Just-wow! Don't you wonder why so many folks think they know how to do these things because, well, because? I have no great insight but admire you for this untangling and immediately don't see the traps. Likely others will. Does the original p'ship return actually have zeroes? Or are you thinking it should because it really is a sole prop? What I don't quite get is why the friend becomes a consultant and what happened to the 'small group' created? And if this is really expected to be a non-profit at some time, you might want to educate those involved on the costs to apply and education needed to comply. And you need this in late February, don't you? Hope you get paid appropriately!

So the 1099's were sent using the 'partner's' SSN? And, if so, that gets negated? I'm glad you are handling this but agree it's on the right, and probably only, track to correct, then for the clients to 'go and sin no more.' Just be sure to be compensated. I kinda harp on this having been really burned several years ago. The client was just arrested last week for fraud and other charges. I coulda shoulda taken her to small claims court back then but it's unlikely I would have realized real money. I moved on but it didn't and will never happen again.

The original partnership fiscal-year return was NOT all zeros; it had fiscal-year figures. I propose to amend that return TO all zeros and calendar year (as the IRS demanded of them) and mark it both initial and final. Plus the explanatory letter - copies of the IRS letters telling them this wasn't allowed and to fix it should help. Then amend 2018 personal to include Sch C. The "consultant" is cuz instead of doing K-1s to partners they skipped that and sent 1099-MISCs to both individuals. The Sch C "partner" 1099-MISC does a circle: out as expense and back in as income; no net change. The other "partner" gets her 1099-MISC and reports on her own return. Amended 1040 also gets explanatory letters. 2019 we do it all right, from the start. Oh good; I was hoping this sounded reasonable to more than just me and my business partner.

I wondered the same, because Amazon owns Ring (doorbell) now. But Ring Central seems to be totally different.

Don't think so but not 100% sure. Ring (door bell camera) has now gone to the two factor authentication which is supposed to eliminate any hackers. I do have just the ring door bell which no one can look in my home only the front sidewalk and yard.

Yes, you are fine with the same schedule C. Hope you get to feeling better, sounds like you are having hard year and wish you the best.