Kimberly K

I remember getting cookies and flowers every year from a few clients, which had no affect on their refund ever.........it must of been my sweet personality.

ummmm.....well ahhhh....how about "NO" Its easy just do it! Just say you can not do it, your policy is to show all income within your program.

No, I checked. Do a search on their website "desktop". I wanted it too.

Actually I have the square and was looking up other options a week or two ago, here is a very good article on Quickbooks VS. Paypal VS. Square Credit card readers. http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/square-vs-intuit-gopayment-vs-paypal-here-mobile-credit-card-processors/

When I worked at Block, if the client did not want to figure the square footage for home and room used for home office, we would use the entire number of rooms in the home and for the business use: the room(s) used exclusively for business. With the safe harbor method this will not work, when I used the safe harbor method on a return vs what was used last year, the safe harbor method was a larger deduction. Thanks for the reminder on the carryovers, I quess I will need to take it by each individual clients return.

I know that there are many different variables to the calculation, and I have read the same specifics and taken cpe credits on the ACA. He asked a basic question, so I gave a basic answer, it is up to each individual Tax Pro to get educated. But I am not going to get my panties in an uproar over something that is going to take a bit to smooth the edges of the ACA.

AGI

This was good, my thoughts exactly. Just ask questions, document and you have done your part. Ta-da. Put me on the government payroll and I will make every client take a lie detector test!

It has been a long time since I posted on here, hope everyone's tax season is a smooth breeze. (Joke, we all know that is but a dream) As for discussing price increases to clients( I would have to agree with JohnH's posts) , it is best not to have a fee discussion or letter unless the taxpayer brings it up. If you call attention to it, they will become defensive and might not return. The big tax prep corps do not discuss their 6% yearly increase, so why should you discuss your increase. I think your letter is great, but I would wait for the clients that balk at the price. Your education and due diligence is enough, to stress to the clients that begin with the shock of your fee, then if they continue, I would pull out the letter.

ok, CCH....I am urked on a Sunday, which I rarely am. Earlier today, I needed to resolve a problem that Customer Service NEEDS to fix, so I call. No customer support today on the phone, and the message said to go to the webite. I deleted cookies, updated my security, ect ect...and still the site is down. What kind of tax software company is not open in February and NO website support? hmmmm, Drake is looking prettier everyday!

You are not the only one having this problem. I am off to delete cookies, thanks rfassett! It worked! Thanks again.

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Lion, I think it is great that you give the depreciation schedule, that is one thing I leave out. In my area, nobody gives them out! When I started on my own, I followed suit and have not included it. I guess everyone just wants a phone call from the clients "new preparer" to send the schedule(and they all do, when asked). hmmm I might have to consider this, maybe start a trend, or if one of my clients roam elsewhere, I just made it easier on the new preparer...either/ or :)

no my mistake......thanks

Ok from what I read the articles of corporation is filed and then the state sends back "Certificate of Organization". She sent me one page of the cert. of org with it stamped at the bottom of August 11th. So the dividing factor is .616 and next year 1.616, then 2.616 and so on........correct?