Jack from Ohio

Factorial to infinity?? :unsure:

I am still telling clients to wait for the letter, and do NOT spend the money till it is in their hands or checking account. Then if it is not what they think it should be... 1-800-829-1040 I did NOT create this disaster, and refuse to be caught up in it's webs of lunacy...

I think your instincts are correct. Depriciate - 27 1/2 years. Most hardwood will last many times that long.

Enter all the correct information and E-file.

I never received any of my printed support materials, I nor the firm I work for. My confidence in what CCH may do in the future as compared to what they say is less than solid. I too will wait till the last minute to renew. The discount is not large enough to entice me to take the chance. I am still reviewing other software after May 1. Like to hear everyone else's experience with other vendors products.

Line 1: Adjusted gross income was changed due to corrected W-2c statement in box 1. Lines 2, 3, 5, 13 & 14 Changed due to above listed correction. Keep it simple for the folks at the IRS. Chances are the person who processes it will not understand your complete and detailed explanation.

I agree with Janitor Bob.

I believe those expenses, although very honorable work, are not deductible as charitable giving. If the plane tickets, lodging, etc., had been paid for by the church, and the monies were donated to the church in support of the trip, then yes. Maybe I am on the wrong foot here? The IRS really tightened up on requirements for charitable contributions.

I want to hear input from another firm that does nearly 3,000 returns each year, like the firm I work for. If you do more than 200-250 returns, there are MANY reasons to complain than have not even been considered for change. ATX uses an Access 97, that's right, 97 databse to store the information. Every time you open a return, it has to sort through the entire database before allowing you to open it. Using 11 year old technology as the base for a 2007 or 2008 tax program is nothing to blow your horn about. Also, try networking the program with 12 workstations. I really would love to hear from someone else that uses ATX with more than 500 clients. Are you out there??

Maybe I am getting old, or it is so obscure I cannot find it... Military man in Iraq will be discharged Dec. 10, 2008. I know he has 180 days after returning to file his return, but is there any process needed to notify the IRS? I am certain someone else on this board has the answer...

I like lydia33's Idea!!! Boycott till May 1, then all sign in on the same day, flood the board with posts, and crash their server... :bday:

Count me in!!

We had several of these. There were several updates to Schedule D last year, and information did NOT get transmitted to the IRS. Save yourself the heartburn and anxiety! I have had success with two different types of response. 1) Reply to the notice and include a completed Schedule D. 2) Create a 1040X using the IRS numbers as original. I find choice number one to be the easiest and fastest. The IRS is just looking for the basis in most cases. Make sure you respond to the address on the notice.

1-800-MIRACLE ??

The additional for the parents is only for Qualifying Children <<Additional Payments for Parents and Others with Qualifying Children Parents and anyone else eligible for a stimulus payment will also receive an additional $300 for each qualifying child. To qualify, a child must be eligible under the Child Tax Credit and have a valid Social Security number.>> Additionally, anyone who is claimed as a dependent will not receive the stimulus rebate. <<Exclusions Individuals who file Form 1040NR, 1040PR or 1040SS are not eligible for the stimulus payments. These returns are normally filed by Nonresident Aliens, residents of Puerto Rico and residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Residents of U.S. possessions will be receiving their rebates directly from the possessions. Also ineligible are individuals who can be claimed as dependents on someone else’s return.>>

Use pdfactory instead of the PDF in the ATX program. The file will be one third the size. Very important if any of your clients use dial-up.

I gave up and mailed them all.

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4868.pdf

Tom's method is quite correct, and the fact of single user install on the laptop, and not accessing the program from the server is very important. The DCN is the issue. I transmit returns for another ATX user, and have experienced the very same issues.

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Q. I'm eligible for a payment but I still owe federal income tax from a prior year. Will my payment be reduced? A. Yes. For this purpose, the stimulus payment is treated like any other tax refund. This means that part or all of your payment can be used to pay past-due federal or state income taxes or non-tax federal debt such as student loans and child support. If this occurs, you will receive a letter explaining how the stimulus payment was applied. http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=179181,00.html

Open the form 7004, click on the multiple tab at the bottom, then entering the information for each of your companies. You can then batch print them. You will love it, once you do it a time or two.

Add the form 4868 Multiple to a blank return. Very easy to use.

Remove the DD information from the 1040EF information and uncheck the "Use on State" box. Then, manually enter the RTN and ACT on the State EF information page. It should work just fine.

That sounds like an internet provider traffic or bandwith problem. I have e-filed many during the timeframe you mentioned. Never any problems of any pattern. On any given day, at any given time, the internet highway may be having a traffic problem.