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In all fairness, I have to say that I have never called ATX Support for anything since the early days with William Tasker. However, I have been unable to open the 2013 program on my main computer. Of course, now is the time when all of those who "failed to file" for a few years are coming in. I took a chance today and called Support. I was answered on the first call. I was not put on hold; and a very sweet gal used Team Viewer to fix the issue with a series of almost mechanical clicks. I just wanted to say that she was courteous, more than competent, answered my questions and my issue is fixed. I believe in giving credit where credit is due and I believe that if they do something right, they should be recognized for it. I have one less thing to worry about tonight.

I have never hid my personal feelings about my personal experiences with ATX support. The few times I have had to use them, they have gone way beyond the call of duty and never made me feel stupid when they had the perfect opportunity to do so. I give them a 10+ on a scale of ten. Thanks for sharing!

Very few kids that work a part time job earn over $6,100. I always advise part time kids to claim exempt. Only a handful in 18 years ended up owing, and then it was less than $50. If the kids does not file, he cannot mess it up. The problems arise from the kid with $4,000 in wages and $400 in withholdings and wants to file immediately to get that refund and claims him/herself. I fix approx. 35-50 of those every season.

It amazes me how often employers who hire high school and college students advise them to claim Single and 0 for the w-4 instead of exempt, or instead of suggesting that they take the form to their parent(s). I hate having to file a tax return for a kid that only has to file to get back $10 or $15 that was withheld from his or her first job. It was a big enough shock to them to lose all that money to social security withholding.