JimTaxes

Ohio announced they are honoring 04.18.18.

I know about exclusions on debt forgiveness, including insolvency, bankruptcy, etc.. what  about this exception:. has anyone used this exception? seems vague.. cannot find specifics on who qualifies

Currently, the U.S. tax code provides that discharges of loans can be excluded from income if the discharge was subject to a requirement that the borrower work in a certain field for a certain amount of time. 

everyone has their own business model.. with me, almost no chit chatting. client asks me how I am, I say welcome.. please have a seat.... lets' see what you have this year.. monitor facing them.. they can see return being built.. clients love it.. works for me... typical family return or set of returns.. 45 minute time slot. single person.. 20 - 30 minutes.. scheduled that way all day. almost every day. .if i return is more complex.. 1.5 hours.. can do rental property, self employment income, multiple states, all of those items in 1.5 hours or less. high volume.. clients must like me.. keep coming back and getting referrals. 

all returns double checked for accuracy, responding to a thread which is of interest is not bragging, simply stating facts. 

Other day. did 30.. from about 7:45 am to about 11 pm.. maybe two hours off for dinner and breaks

would the $ 500 new tax credit come into play if all other tests are met?

can you have it as an option... new method vs existing method and let users make the decision how to handle it

This scammer's email is very lame.. like he did not even put any effort in his scam writing skills

Hi,
I have attached copy of my previous return that I believe will help you determine what you need and make your work easier.
Please let me know if you need any other supporting document.

Regards,
William Adams

thank you for your comments.. I try and be on top of things.. i never understood that site.. i had to log in last year to verify my EFIN.

the very layout of site is so clumsy and poorly written I can see why i don't use it.

only reason i ever logged into the dumb site is verify my EFIN.. the whole site is a train wreck

what's the point.. i thought this was instant access

i prepared the return.. i was just testing how it works. looks like it was written in the says of cobalt and fortran

I am surprised i was not asked to input punch cards

if a client comes in. asks me if i can get a transcript. i thought that meant can just log in to eservices right there

is that correct or do i have to submit a 2848 first

The site is so clumsy and poorly written.. I finally can get in .. tried to get a transcript..

some worthless error message come up.. CAF check failure

I did it four times, making sure my CAF was entered correctly.

even choosing the transcript/info requested is written it looks like to be confusing

has anyone navigated this site and can talk me through maybe. thank you.

well since I was commenting on how terribly written it was I meant to say terribly written, not terrible written..

can posts be edited here?  I did not see an edit button.. thank you.

I think they are getting my email from PTIN sources..

this one came in this morning.. terrible written as far as scam emails go

I like this board even though I no longer use ATX.. I never trusted the software.. I know as a tax prep we have to know the laws and how the numbers flow but even basic things like carrying figures over properly with ATX I did not trust.. I have been using ProSeries for many years and like the program.  I don't like some of the commentators at their board who can be rude who treat people asking questions nastily sometimes so I am more apt to post here. 

I have about maybe 20 business returns done, subject to my software allowing printing and efiling.

Every year I go through this and every year I tell myself it is too early.

Meaning. here it is January 13 and  I am wondering where my returning clients are, calling me, emailing me... 

Every year I start to get concerned but every year it gets busy and busy fast.. I did about 1040s last year, in addition to my business and payroll accounts.. But every year I wonder what is wrong.. 

Now for tax year 2018 it may indeed be different

cannot efile as of today.. i prepared four years 1040s for a client.

are these ok to mail in one big envelope or should they be mailed separate? thank you

is the information instant on these transcripts.. i mean can you see them right at that time when you are using the site?

what do you use that site for. I file about 800 returns a year and never use that site, except to verify my EFIN.

To make it worse, when calling, call gets cut off.. too busy to take call.. classic