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I'm with Abby. I never upgrade an OS on an existing machine. As long as all of the software supports the OS, why upgrade and risk something not working properly or being unstable afterward? In other words, I don't fix something that isn't broken, and I'll get whatever the latest OS is the next time I purchase a new computer.

I've been on 8.1 since 2013 and will wait until support is dropped to move to 11. I just need an OS to work and not cause any problems. It's my software that makes me money. An OS is just an expense, especially if it's problematic and wastes your time.

We had two Thanksgivings - one by ourselves and one with younger daughter & her family (older daughter was working on Friday and could not join us). First one featured ribeye steaks and homemade sweet potato fries, with blueberry cake for dessert. Second was smoked shoulder and green beans slow-cooked together, with cormbread and herbed baby potatoes, apple crisp for dessert. Yum. Hope all my friends here had a wonderful day (or days)!

We had Thanksgiving dinner at my stepdaughter's with SIL and 2-year-old grandson Everett who requested I sit next to him and gobbled up his dinner. We then returned to the little inn where we stayed for a few days. We had no refrigerator there, so couldn't take any leftovers. But hubby planned ahead and ordered the Stew Leonard's Thanksgiving dinner for pick-up today, so we can eat turkey and stuffing and all the sides all this week. My son and his wife live at her mother's inn in PA; DIL is the executive chef. She's been on her feet for over a week now. Usually she starts with "Bah Humbug" about the Thursday before Thanksgiving. This year she's been wishing everyone a "Thanksgiving" and if questioned, tells them she did NOT forget the "Happy." We don't visit them until the week between Christmas and New Year's when the inn empties out. We'll try to get the granddaughters on FaceTime.

I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday. We had ribeyes on the grill and saved our bigger meal of a small turkey breast for today b/c my husband had just finished the latest of his most recent medical treatments on Wed, and we wanted to make sure he was feeling well enough to enjoy the turkey.

We are still eating the leftovers: turkey breast, stuffing, spuds, etc. the turkey turned out great. It’s only the two of us, so we don’t get the full bird anymore.

Yes, I remember doing that when studying for the SEE, and when taking the *&^ tests, too. Passed all four sections first try, too. (Down to 3 sections now; could make snarky comments about tax preparers these days having it easy - but I won't because the IRS is crazier now than it was then.)

Talk about prehistory, @Abby Normal!

Turkey lurkey doo and Turkey lurkey dap I eat that turkey Then I take a nap Turkey and sweet potato pie Sammy Davis Jr. Only had one eye Turkey for the girls and Turkey for the boys My favorite kind of pants Are corduroys (except on Thanksgiving when it's sweat pants!) Gobble gobble goo and Gobble gobble gickel I wish turkey Only cost a nickel

Finally got on the PP Line and got to an agent. The issue is the 8396 credit. The IRS computers read Sch 3 of the 1040 and did not pick up that it was an 8396 credit so they messed up the ordering rules. IRS agent is trying to fix it now. ATX is correct, but it took us about an hour to get through the CTC worksheet. He kept getting hung up on the line 14 calculation on that worksheet because the computer did not "see" the form in the return. FYI if any of you have a client who got a CP12 and they lost some refund and had a 8396 in the return. This has been bugging the snot out of me since it came up. I am so glad I can tell the client that it was not us or our software that made the mis-calculation. It is not a lot of money, but my reputation is worth all the effort. No charge to the client for my time on this one. Tom Longview TX

Things like the Start button are a little different (pinned software has a different look) but I stopped thinking about it after a week.

Why would anyone risk using an OS that your software provider won't support? You risk mid tax season being up the crick without a paddle?

That's my understanding. I won't update until ATX gives it the green light. And even if they do for 2021, I doubt if I'll update that first year.

You are right the explanations are limited or non existent. I have also had the same thing happen with a few state notices. So far I have figured out the changes, but a few times I was down to my 3rd possible scenario before it made any sense.