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With a battery backup, if you install the software that comes with it, you can program it to automatically shutdown properly when battery life is at 5% or whatever you choose. You have to use the USB cable from the battery to the computer. I only buy APC because they paid a claim on a computer that got fried during a lightning storm, no questions asked.

According to the NATP update webinar I was in last week, there will be a lookup site.

Yeah, just got off chat. They show federal was transmitted to IRS awaiting acknowledgement. Then I have to submit OH. I know I could submit state now, too, but really like to have IRS acceptance first as state begins with federal AGI. I think I will wait about another hour then send state. Of course, extremely tardy client and I am not happy but still trying to do my best. She's long time and mom was diagnosed with aggressive cancer in March then chemo, radiation, etc. So grounds for possible penalty abatement but still not my fault.

Hopefully there will be a lookup site for these payments from the IRS like there was in the early 2000's.

Personally, I switched to a surface pro as my main computer. It has a setting to keep the battery at 50% for situations where it remains plugged in all the time. Gives me several hours after a power outage to get my generator running. Sleep/suspend modes works well for overnight.

I think APC is the standard. But we have so many tech-savvy posters that you'll get great advice.

Moved posts related to 2020 draft form and reconciling stimulus payments to its own topic.

Virtual currency now front page 1 and line 30 for reconciling the credit. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dft/f1040--dft.pdf

Remember when we used to get brokerage 1099s on January 15th, or no later than January 31st? Those were the days. Now, thanks to "qualified" dividends and other unnecessary complexities, we get brokerage 1099s on March 15th, AT THE EARLIEST! With these complexities, April 15th is no longer viable.

Wow, you must really crack the whip! Say, can I swap a few of my clients that don't listen to me.

I understand your reasoning, Tom. But the point of the PPP loan was to continue payments to employees so they did not wind up getting the enhanced unemployment benefit. Therefore, the tips were part of what they were getting and counted towards their earnings, and towards the loan forgiveness for their employers. At least, that would be how I would justify it. Congress may have reasoned differently.