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And that's why I combed my hair......Do I look OK?

Multitasking!​ ​Hey, if whatever's written on the back of the shampoo bottle is interesting enough, then who am I to judge.   Alright, I'm sorry, no more toilet talk outa me.

​ ​I will pass on the large number of tacky comments that could be expressed here in response...

I have been looking for the form that my client needs to sign in order to efile their taxes with WI. I checked everywhere in ATX and added and removed forms to no avail. Out of 40+ states, it had to be Wisconsin. I am glad I found this info on line before going bananas. Which states still require a signature form besides the Federal Form 8879 when efiling an Individual Tax Return?The following states require a separate signature form for electronically filing an Individual Tax return: States Signature forms AL Alabama AL Form 8453 AZ Arizona AZ Form 8879 AR Arkansas AR Form 8453 CA California CA Form 8453 CA Form 8879 CO Colorado CO Form DR 8453 CO Form DR 1778 - eFiler Attachment DE Delaware DE Form 8453 GA Georgia GA Form 8453 HI Hawaii HI Form EF AUTH - HI eFile authorization form IL Illinois IL Form 8453 IN Indiana IN Form IT-8879 IA Iowa IA Form 8453 KY Kentucky KY Form 8879-K LA Louisiana LA Form 8453 MD Maryland MD Form EL101 MA Massachusetts MA Form M-8453 MI Michigan MI Form 8453 - Used if state-only submission MS Mississippi MS Form 8453 MO Missouri MO Form 8453 - Required only if PIN method is not used NJ New Jersey NJ Form 8879 - Not required, prints if requested NM New Mexico NM Form PIT 8453 NY New York NY Form TR-579-IT (Return) NY Form TR-579.1 (Extension) NY Form TR-579-PT (204-LL) OK Oklahoma OK Form 511EF OR Oregon OR Form OR-EF - If not using PINs, State-Only PA Pennsylvania PA Form 8453 PA Form 8879 SC South Carolina SC Form 8453 VT Vermont VT Form 8879 VA Virginia VA Form 8453 - If not using PINs VA Form 8879 - If using PINs WV West Virginia WV Form 8453 - If State-Only submission WI Wisconsin No signature form, WI Form WRA for mail in attachments NYC New York City UBT NYC Form 579 (Return) NYC Form 579 EXT (Extension) Which states/cities do not require their own signature form when efiling an Individual Tax Return?The following states/cities have automatic acceptance into state program if accepted by the IRS and do not require a separate signature form: State Code State CT Connecticut FL Florida KS Kansas ME Maine MN Minnesota MT Montana NH New Hampshire NC North Carolina OH Ohio TN Tennessee TX Texas KC Kansas City KYC Kentucky Cities MIC Michigan Cities MBT Michigan Business Tax Mul/Trimet (OR) Multnomah/Portland, Tri-County, Lane Transit District OHC Ohio Cities PAC Pennsylvania Cities PHI Philadelphia PGH Pittsburgh STL (MO) St. Louis

No reporting on the individual's 1040. But, depending on the levels of UBTI on all the K-1's owned by an IRA, there may need to be reporting by the IRA. Tell your client to take them to his plan administrator to combine with the other IRA investments.

David, Since the K-1's are within an IRA, no reporting is required. I get a lot of these each year.

I have both AVG and Malwarebytes on my Android tablet. I have no security issues. In fact, I feel more comfortable using my tablet for private conversations, etc. because it does not have any of my tax info or any of my client info on it. I also lock my tablet (just in case) and have to open it with a password.

​Eric, I know you don't do taxes but you should realize that going to the toilet is a very rare luxury during tax season.

I just picked up the ix500 a week ago and it is amazing....first scanner that I actually think is worth the money...love it!!

Would also second the ix500. Have been using the scan snaps for as long as been going digital

You're right that congress enables refund fraud by mandating speedy refunds. By law the IRS has to pay interest on refunds they don't pay within 60 days of receiving the return, and on their tight budget they can't afford it. I'm sure the agency would rather wait until its computers can match tax reporting information to the return. Then they wouldn't have to pay the 3,000 agents working in the identity theft unit, all the back and forth postage, not to mention trying to catch the crooks and reclaim all the refund money that was stolen. I disagree that this is going to be a problem for clients for the next 20 years. It has simply gotten too big both in terms of the monetary loss and the number of taxpayers victimized. This year for the first time large numbers of state returns were affected. The states are NOT going to take it. They will apply pressure on the feds to do something to verify the identities of those filing returns. If that fails, they'll do it themselves and thus become a proving ground for a model the IRS can emulate.

One HUGE problem with tablets is privacy/security. Look at the settings (and some of them are pretty deeply hidden): all the apps want access to EVERYTHING (Denninger at market-ticker dot org has had some*excellent* reports on tablet security; he used to run an ISP so I give his opinions much credence). So I will not use a tablet for anything that needs to be secure. It's great for the handouts for my CPE meetings; instead of big floppy bunches of paper just my tablet. It's great for pdf's of my talks. It's great for games. Won't use it for much else, though.

Sad but true, many government employees do seem to think it is OK to lie to those who call with questions, if that saves them some work, and especially if it helps them avoid having their mistake exposed.

Thank you jmdaviscpa.

I feel your pain. A while back I had a client/personal friend who dropped his stuff off at 7pm on April 15. Said he & his wife were on their way out to have dinner; said he'd be back before 10 to pick it up. Stupid me. I raged under my breath ... but did it. Here's the kicker. The next year he decided to try another preparer closer to his home. I haven't seen him since! Works for me.

I have a couple of clients I'd like to send their way. I think I'll pass along the phone number to them.

I've 'pinned' this because it may be useful to all