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To all the GREAT folks here !

I resolve to do all I do for the glory of God. I resolve

I started thinking about resolving to eat healthier, exercise more, gain more fitness, lose weight... ... and then I smelled the cookies my husband baked, fresh out of the oven. Let's just say I didn't turn them down. Le sigh ~

Happy New Year to all......and good luck with your upcoming season!

That's good advice from a good "girl" (I know that term's not PC nowadays but I still like it for people I like - seems flattering to me). And thanks to you, Rita, and several others for "liking" some of my posts. I'd do the same for y'all if I could, but every time I punch that "Like this" button it switches to "unlike" and I don't wanna do that. Can you tell me the cure for that? It's awful inconvenient to be stuck in the previous non-computing century. Thanx for any assistance. I plan to start floggin' that church door myself some bright, sunny Sunday (but let's don't rush it - lapsed Baptist here). So far, the only progress I've made is to be kind to dogs and "err on the side of the angels" when my customers allow/deserve it. They say that "good works" argument is a thin reed to hang your religious hat on, but as Elvis told his last girlfriend when he gave her a big diamond ring but no matrimony - "We can only give what we have to give, Linda."

I pretty much manage that one.

To be more understanding of clients that are difficult. Oh hell, I make that one every year and break it in February. I like Elrod's last one, that should be easy.

I have one client for whom I prepare the S-corp return, but they have their own bookkeeper and use Paychex. Paychex has a code for >2% shareholder HI. Each December, the bookkeeper runs a QB report for the HI and checks with the owner re any open HI invoices he will pay that month and then gives the amount to their Paychex rep. I don't prepare his personal taxes, but do communicate with his personal CPA, so have heard that all is well using the Paychex procedure.

Happy New Year! to EVERYONE here. I could NOT run my business without y'all.

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/50-new-years-resolution-ideas-and-how-achieve-each-them.html Although most of mine come to naught; hope, like spring, springs eternal. So....I surfed part-way through the above list before becoming overwhelmed by the enormity of these tasks (this positive stuff is tough). I consulted a friend who said he's resolved to make no more resolutions in order to avoid disappointment in himself, but that seemed to be....hmmm...not quite fair (or something). Well, to get to it, let's see - what's possible in that list? EXERCISE! That's got to be a good one -- two months ago the doc told me to: (a) stop using my treadmill for a coat-hanger and (b) walk on it 30 minutes a day. I told him that's impossible and he cut his recommendation to 15 minutes (reminds me of that "Goodfellas" movie joke: doc gives a guy six months to live; guy says he can't pay the bill; doc gives him another six months). But I digress - what about 5 minutes? Yeah I know that's pitiful, but it's doable. I'll place the walker in front of the TV, enable closed captions (the treadmill motor's loud), and tune in an action movie with lots of swordfighting and stuff (a treadmill is extremely boring). Next doctor's visit I'll tell him I'm phasing the program in um...uh...well...gradually. Okay, let's formulate plan B (just in case). I noticed "BE POLITE" in the list. That doesn't sound too daunting and I'm mostly polite anyway (could probably pull that one off 99%). Still, being in the tax prep business; shouldn't we be allowed a little leeway? "Cut us some slack" as they say, since we must resist the occasional urge to lunge across the desk and strangle that (pick one: crazy/stupid/arrogant) ignoramus. Enough about my lofty goals. What's YOUR resolution?

Another interesting addition to this tax season is Credit Karma's offer of free federal and state tax returns with support. I'm sure to lose a few this year to them but they will surely be the ones I would be happy to sacrifice.

Ours sounds a bit like a sports car running through all its gears, but not loudly. I don't think any neighbors could hear it, even during the summer, with the two-acre zoning here. And, it doesn't test until noon!

Happy New Year! ............

Happy New Year to everyone, and hope you all have a healthy and prosperous 2017! I'm looking forward to it. I've learned a lot from this forum over the years and continue to do so. This year went by really fast. It's hard to believe tomorrow is the last day!

Right back atcha, Catherine!