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Awwwww man.... It's my sister's 74th birthday and I was really going to celebrate this year. I had the vodka ready for the slurpee. dang.

I think we need a do-over for 2020.

Darlene, I am just seeing this now. I second EVERYTHING Donna/Donnarae/Possi said earlier. Be with mom; spend time with her. You will NEVER regret time spent; you may regret time not spent, for years and year and years. To heck with the tax returns and extensions. If you get to them, fine. If not - and any client screams - you do NOT need clients who waited until the last minute themselves and then got mad at you for spending time with your mom. You just don't. Those people are spiritual poison and you don't need them in your life. Prayers for your mom and your whole family; may the Lord hold you in His hands and give you His peace that passeth all understanding.

Vodka Slurpee, hold the Slurpee

I hope your sister has a happy birthday anyway!

This is the route I'd take. It doesn't matter that she's living off the money, many kids get money every year from their parents and essentially live off of it. I do the taxes of a few of them. (If the siblings have spouses you can give $30k per year easily)

I think NY is the most aggressive, along with CA maybe! That settles it. NY resident. No DC-sourced income. Wow, the only one in the family with only one state this year. 2018 he moved from NJ to NY and then entered law school; the rest of his family has CT, NY, UT, and CO. Dad's still missing a W-2 and one of the trusts is missing a consolidated 1099, but now I'm one step closer to completing returns for this family. Anyone disagree with NY resident with no DC-sourced income? Love you all. Stay well.

I have never seen a return for students just because they study here or students from many DC universities trying to file DC taxes just because they lived in the district more than 183 days if they didn't work. I am pretty sure that NY is well more (much more) aggressive than DC.

This is what I would set up. I would ask one of my siblings to gift some money to my father by paying the rent or part of it. I would ask my other sibling to gift money to my father for food. I would ask the other to pay for medical expenses. I doubt there will be much more money left for me and I would also welcome a gift from my siblings. My siblings can gift me money because they are not receiving anything in return... I am doing whatever I am doing for my father and he is enjoying the benefits of my care.

New York Form IT-2104 enables one to customize NY State and City (and Yonkers, etc.) withholdings so as, for instance, to declare oneself subject to the NYC tax on resident employees. ATX supports it.

OK, information continues to dribble in for this whole family (two trusts, two grown sons, and parents, with everyone of them spending time in two or more states). Son remembered he has a W-2 from working in NY during the summer. He was in law school at Georgetown in the spring and fall. In 2018, he was a NY resident, and in 2020, he's a CT resident. NY considers you a resident until you establish residency in another state, and college is their very definition of temporary absence. Son let his NY apartment go, but his only earned income in 2019 was in NY (maybe commuted in from CT with his father or stayed with girlfriend/fiance in NY). He has a lot of investment income (old trust from his grandparents) so DC would tax about 9/12 of that if he's a PY or FY DC resident. But, I'm thinking he's really still a NY resident with a temporary absence for law school. Agree or disagree? It's a good thing these folks are really nice, because this year they're a mess!

I am so "by the book" the boss sometimes asks me for my IRS badge. In this case, however, I'm with Max and "family helping family." Why does everything have to have a tax consequence, and how would the IRS ever know? Gee, when our son took a semester off from school, we charged him room and board. I did not file a Sch E! (I put the money in a savings account and gave it to him when he got married a few years later. We just didn't want him to think he could live for free while he was working and not in school.) The whole multiple support thing could be a reason when people could take dependents, but now that a parent is worth a whole $500 there's not much for the siblings to lose just by giving the money and calling it a day. They could give some to dad and the rest to sis to come in under the gift tax limits.

prayers and peace be with you. Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and in the hour of our death.

I’ve had 2 with missing refunds and Where’s my refund keeps showing processing for months. I called practitioner line and agent found the problem, was on their end due to virus. I think your situation warrants a call. I get right through with my secret strategy. OK, I’ll tell you. Call at 7:59am EST and get the recording. Keep hangIng up and hit redial, keep it up for a minute and you will be right up there in the queue.

Hoping for a speedy recover for your mother.

I'm sorry Darlene, I'll hold you and your family in my prayers.

AFAIK the main topic was extending application for the PPP program to 8/8/2020

That's why I like to file a 'final' return for trusts and estates who have an EIN even if they aren't required to file a return.

It's a tough thing to go through. It's been over 6 years for me. There's no easy way.

ps - I do not answer too much as some of you so smart and much more articulate than I am.. ha! I just now discovered the emojis

I thank you all for your prayers and thoughts and wonderful words - I sort of did not want to post as it is sympathy.. but it was a dilemma - and we all are family in taxes and we all go through this My prayers are with all of you that will also be in this position now , will or have been. Be Safe, Best, D

So sorry Darlene, do your best to be with your mom. Your presence will be a comfort to her, hold her hand and speak to her, she will hear you. You are a good daughter. My thoughts and prayers are for you and mom and family. Bill

I just saw this, Darlene. I am so sorry that you are going through this. I agree with everyone on here - be with your mom as much as you possibly can. I will pray for you, your family, the doctors and nurses, and especially your mom.

That sucks, I'm sorry. My mom is in the late stages of Parkinson's with dementia getting progressively worse. Death would be appealing at this point but she could last another 9 months.

I feel ya.... two hours we will never get back... we could have been sipping Starbucks laced with Bailey's while eyeballing airline pilots in the lobby... Oh, for second chances.

I pray that goodness and love will follow your family through these times. Be strong and trust that peace will be delivered to your heart. Compassion, Elrod

I am so sorry, Darlene. I agree with everyone here. Your family comes first and everything else can wait. Spend as much time with her as you can, get extensions and take care of them when you are able. Hugs and prayers to you and your family. Bonnie

I'm sorry, Darlene. Your mom, you, and your family will be in my prayers. Get extensions for your clients and go be with mom for as long as she is here.

Darlene - we've followed you on the forum from time to time and perceive you to be an excellent lady, and that has an enormous passdown from your mother. Take whatever time you need to help her through this portal. This will not be the same as losing friends and acquaintances - you will not get up after the friends have gone and get back to business-as-normal living. You never get over losing someone this close - the only ease comes with learning to live with it. One thing that makes this easier to accept is it follows the natural order of life - the way God intended it. Members here really care for each other. I'll think of you this fall when I travel to Superior WI.

Prayers for your mom and you and her whole medical team and your whole family. The next time someone else is with her, file all 80 extensions in one big batch to take 15 July off the table. If you complete 1 or 8 or 80, that's great. But, you don't have to complete any this month. Go talk to your mother &/or hold her hand.

So Sorry, My prayers are with you. I agree put your mom first. Your business can wait you won't regret being with your mom.

Darlene, I echo everything Donna/Possi has said. If there is the smallest chance that she is still there when you arrive, go. Don't be circling the airport as I was. Work? Family is always, always first. You have just one mother. She needs you - you need her. Grace and peace, Margaret

Oh Darlene, I am so sorry to hear this. As far as “should I go?” You will never regret going. You might regret not going, though. Her heart rate might go up before it slows down, yes. Just know that she can hear you. She can sense your presence. Tell her what a great job she’s done here and that you will be OK. Just keep reassuring her that God is waiting for her on the other side and that one day you will be together again. know that I am praying for you and for your mom, and of course the rest of your Tax family on this board. And may the peace that passes all understanding shower over you and your mother, and may she have a peaceful transition to Eternity. blessings, donna aka Possi

so I said the other day 6/24 - as I took my 90 year old mom in for a uti and ER visit that took 6 hours I did not have and they said she was not sick enough to admit- After a week - took her into ER at another hospital and the Dr said she is sepsis and needs dialysis, kidneys failing I said don't die on me mom - I do not have time for this... I am planning her funeral- Took her off the blood pressure meds which were keeping it above 60 - it was at 69, 4 hours later - it went to 81? supposed to just keep going lower. So I guess it will not be hours but maybe days.- how long can you live without eating... I am home- some other family is there now - but after 8 pm - do I go back? Do I let her be alone overnight? My hubby said he would stay with her. I wanted to get about 80 done in 10 days yet.. At least I have a really good excuse.. Prayers please for her gentle passing and family. Darlene

No free slurpys, say it isn't so