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From the NJ1040 instructions (search for word 'reciprocal'): PA has reciprocal agreement with NJ. NJ resident would file PA nonresident individual return, show wages as nontaxable in PA, request refund of all PA withholding. Do not claim credit for taxes paid to other states (for the PA w/h) on the NJ resident return, since ultimately no tax liability exists in PA. NJ resident should also complete REV-420 (PA Employee's Statement of Nonresidence in Penns and Authorization to Withhold Other State's Income Tax) and give to their PA employers to stop the PA withholding. Sorry I don't know about Phila local issue. Hope this helps, Judy

3 returns on extension, and 2 of the 3 are complete. So really only 1 that needs work. My tax season was over last week. Got the final ack on extension on Sun. My 'extras' that go with the new laptop are starting to arrive. Nothing like a new toy to reward myself.

I was done last Tues with only 3 on extension. Thank goodness, 'cause that's when the major computer problem started. Today I was transported to the stone age again. No electricity, no heat, no coffee from early morning until 4:30 pm thanks to the Nor'eastern winds. I spent a cold day listening to the generator run the sump pump & squeegy-ing water from basement floor into french drain. Tomorrow is trying to start a fix on the computer problem, and Wednesday is some not-so-pleasant dental work. The fun never ends, but at least it's a break from tax returns.

Yes, I thought it was strange. However, on my own S corp I was due a whopping $9.00 using 8913. Filled in the 41 months actual tax paid, and each period was so small (some -0-, others $1) that no interest was calc'd on the form as filed. I asked for direct deposit, and finally after about 5 weeks received a check in the mail for the $9.00. Again the exact amount of refund requested was received, but the face of my refund check stated that the refund included $1.26 saying an explanation notice would follow. Of course no explanation has ever been received. I can just see the headache if each person received interest that is reportable on 2007 returns. So the one-time PITA this credit has caused for 2006 will now continue for next year. <_<

Client filed joint return showing the standard $40 telephone excise tax refund. Total refund expected was $1300 (including the $40). Client called today saying refund was exactly the $1300 as shown on return, but refund check also indicated that $5.85 of interest was included in the check. So is IRS refunding interest on the $40 telephone tax refund, or is a portion of the $40 std amount considered interest, or does this mean that the other part of their taxes refunded were reduced by the $5.85 of interest??? Also, the $5.85 of interest refunded will be taxable interest income in 2007. And how many clients really look at the check that close, or would bother to notate the interest portion received? Anyone else have a call on this yet?

Dell is again building machines with Win XP on many desktops & laptops. I ordered a new laptop as a backup system. If anyone's interested, go to Dell's website, point to icon of type of machine you want & select 'small business' from the drop-down. From there seemed many choices to build with XP again. Luckily I was mostly done. I have 3 returns on extension, 2 of those ready to finalize. I did some brain surgery on my computer Tuesday evening. I was uninstalling a program when it locked up, and some main operating/boot files were deleted/damaged. Wouldn't boot up, and Dell's last-resort restore to original configuration is not accessible. So they are sending me new operating disks. A friend got me partially running again so I can access ATX, MS office, the internet, but definitely have some major problems. ATX and some apps now think the machine is on a network (it's a stand-alone); other apps just won't reinstall. Anyway, I am happy to find this forum. After being lost in the wilderness thanks to ATX's blunder and having my right arm amputated (computer), finding all my friends here was the best gift after a very long & frustrating week. I wish everyone a happy ending to tax season on Tuesday.