GeneInAlabama

Touch screen is great for playing solitary on my laptop.  Don't know about anything else.

Sounds like everything is going to be shifted to the high end part of the program and regular ATX is only going to be a very basic program in the future.  Guess this is how they will greatly increase the price without raising to much stink.  Glad I'm no longer with ATX.

​I liked the 20th century a whole lot better.

A couple of months ago, my wife found a deposit of over $6,000 in her account that appeared to be a tax refund but clearly was not ours.  She called the bank and they thanked her for bringing the error to their attention.  I am just now beginning to speak to her again.

During the depression, my grandfather found a job in another state and wrote back and told my grandmother to sell the house for whatever she could get and come there.  She sold the house for $75.00.

Neither did I.  What am I missing out on?

The IRS hires convicted bank robbers and heroin dealers and people stupid enough to spend money lavishly and post it on face book?

Every time I've been asked for one, I just had the client send the lender a copy of the 4868.

I've never had a question come back requesting any sort of proof of acceptance.

(I like the path of least resistance)

Ditto!

The management company has the room available per day. If full month it is about $1200 per month.

What kind of room is rented per day . . . oh, I get it.

I have had clients slip in bills from "Dr. _______" in their medical receipts that I recognized as veterinarians. 

Did the condo association insurance pay for the loss?  If so, how was there a loss?

What is a landman?

Does their state recognize common law marriage?  In Alabama, if a couple files MFJ, they ARE married whether they like it or not, and if they separate, they have to file for a divorce.

I tell my clients that an extension does not increase the chances of an audit and that I always file an extension on my own return.  After all, I don't get paid for doing my own return.  Paying clients come first.

But, if it creates an NOL you can use form NOL-85 to record it and NOL-85A to carry it back or forward.

Heads up on a scam e-mail I just got from "Casey Jordan, Speedy Tax LLC".  The subject of the email was as follows:

 

"Catherine, can you takeon a new client in zip _ _ _ _ _?"  

 

I wrote the "takeon" above as it appeared on my email.  As I live in a small rural area in Louisiana, I know for a fact that there is no "Beth Lee" in my zip code who has contacted "Casey" for some help with her tax return.....there is no "Beth Lee" that lives in my zip code period!  

 

Two quick giveways were the facts that (1) his/her email address ended in ".us" and (2) the closing in the "personal" email he wrote to me was "Cheers,".....how stupid can one be? 

 

Another fact that blew his/her cover was that he/she stated that unless I contacted him/her by return email, he/she would send an email to the "next preparer on the _ _ _ _ _ (zip code) list"......when I am the ONLY preparer on the list in my zip code!

 

I wish I could get my hands on him/her about right now.....if it is a "he", it wouldn't be a "he" much longer! 

What if it is a "she"?

The OP stated that the guns were legal in FL where he was FROM, but not legal in NJ where he lives NOW.  FL laws do not apply to NJ.  Seems to me he has the option to continue to live in NJ and abide by the law or move back to FL and restart his collection.

You've got my vote.

I don't know how other states work, but when you report Alabama wages to the labor department, you do it on their web site and you just put in the amount the employee earned for that quarter.  They already have the wages reported for earlier quarters for that employee from all places worked and they figure the tax for you and deduct the amount from the employer's bank account.  They no longer allow the employer to send in a check no matter what the amount is.  Of course FUTA could be a problem if two payroll agencies prepare a 940 for the same employer.

Edit:  Also, in Alabama if an employee works for two employers, the $8,000.00 limit starts over.  I assume that is true in all states.

Forgot to mention this, our state charges for SUI or SUTA for the first $12,500 earned, so lets say the TP earned 15K with ADP, the moved to Paychex, paychex doesn't use ADP balances and starts from zero, TP earns another 15K and is charges again for SUI/SUTA, do you still agree a payroll company should not use another payroll companies balances?

In Alabama, SUI is based on the first $8,000.00 and reporting is done on the internet on the state's computers.  It doesn't matter who reports the income, the state figures the tax on the first $8,000.00 earned by that employee.

NOL for future years?

Speaking of memory, I like what someone posted a while back.  They said that the brain does not deteriorate with age.  It's just that there is more stuff in there and it takes longer to find it.

I think I'll write a book - as soon as I can think of something to write about.

When I used to smoke (about 50 years ago), I had no idea how I affected others.  I thought my mother in law was very inconsiderate because she only had one ashtray in the house and I had to carry it around with me wherever I went.  How stupid I was.

We can suggest but we can't tell a client what he or she can or cannot do.