Jack from Ohio

I consider it un-necessary as it will open a HUGE can of worms when the IRS sends a letter to them that may disagree with the calculations. I am telling all clients to WAIT till they get the letter from the IRS because all the discussing and debating will NOT change what the IRS decides. Then the ball is in the IRS court and clients cannot acuse me (never happens, right?) of giving them bad information.

I have the same situation here. If you e-file part-year or non-resident SD100, the state system will change them to full year resident and issue a variance notice to the client. We will have about 50 to amend here this year before we caught the glitch. All of us Ohio preparers need to send a request to ATX to make an e-file error if there is anything on line 2 of the SD100. The issue is NOT ATX, it is the inability of the State of Ohio system to process it properly. All Ohio preparers need to take note of this. Part-year or non-resident SD100 CANNOT be e-filed.

:rolleyes:

Can I join this queue?

Booger is right. http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=prod....pr_tax_credits (for a change?)

Do you have a source for that information? If a taxpayer had a State of Ohio form, and moved during the year triggering 2 SD forms, then one of them could not be deposited??? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm?

QDRO only applies to 401K. Other retirement plans have to be distributed to the employee. The tax consequences should have been taken into account as part of the settlement order.

I like your answer best. Maybe we should all send this kind of message in reply to all CCH e-mails.

The IRS is saying that that type of return will not be processed in their system, thereby not accomplishing the reason for submitting them. The info said that if we put $1 in interest to make the form e-file, it will not process. So, in that vein of thought, neither would $92 of interest cause it to be processed in the system. I suppose we must assume that just because it is acknowledged, does NOT mean it will be processed. The sad truth is, there is no one at the IRS that know the true answer to the question.

I have a daughter and two computer clients (I have a small computer sales and service company) that have Vista on the new laptops that they just HAD to have. As a result of my experience with these three.... I will NOT have Vista operating system on any computer in my home or at the firm where I work, (Server and 13 workstations) until there is absolutely NO other option. I have a computer provider that will still make laptops with XP Pro on them. Contact me if you wish to have more information.

Your client will need to contact the bank to see why it was rejected. Whomever handles the ACH in the bank can tell them exactly when and why it was rejected.

I would go with the court case. This has always been my understanding that all "personal grooming expenses" were personal expenses and NOT deductible. Haircuts, manicures, hairstyling, facials, tanning, make-up, etc. I guess if we stretched the definition, we could include the cost for showering, shaving, deodorant, body lotion, cologne, etc., since that would all be seen "on camera?"

I found this... "For now, taxpayers in this group filing a tax return can only file a paper copy of the Form 1040 or Form 1040A. The IRS is working to update its systems to accept electronic versions of these limited-information returns for taxpayers who otherwise have no need to file a tax return. The IRS is also working with the software community to handle these returns electronically at a future date." This makes no sense. If a taxpayer has $16K in SS, and 12K of other income, whether it is interest, dividends, or K1, the tax is still $0. Is this a "limited information" return? So, if I e-file a return like this, the system cannot process it. If, however, a person puts the numbers (at the IRS) in from a paper return, it will process it? I guess the source of my confusion is expecting logic and common sense fromt the IRS. Seems the IRS may have made a requirement they are not ready to support.

How about a link? I cannot find any such notice??

E-file server still down at 1:40 PM.

The server has been a yo-yo all morning. I hope it is just a connection issue, and not a program problem.

No credit. I can hear an auditor laughing out loud at this one. The requirements are clear.

Get an auditor to buy that...???

About 15 years ago, I took a couple of classes for writing code. I should have pursued it. I know how specialized and tedious your work doing that is. You have my utmost respect and support in this venture.

I just checked Endicia on the web, and the have a monthly charge just like Stamps.com??? http://www.endicia.com/Products/

That has worked for us. No muss, no fuss. And only the Federal need be submitted. E-filing eliminates the need for writing at the top of the form, as the information will enter their system.

I totally agree with Tom.

I quit using the letters all together. I made a simple .doc file that I type info into. Much less time than "playing" with a form that ATX seemingly does not care to fix.

Some salesmen will say anything to make the sale. Sad but true.