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The parents advise the funds were paid for fees, books, and supplies so it's a moot point although I see Kiplinger a tax publication I subscribe to advises room and board do not qualify.

I did some further reading and with what was provided by members here am pretty well satisfied I understand the matter. However, on one of my queries room and board was treated as an expense which qualify as a tax free use of scholarship funds.

A client's dependent who is in college has received his 1098-T which shows his scholarship and grant payments handily exceed his tuition. Since the tuition is fully covered my question here is as follows. Is the amount exceeding the tuition reported as income on his parents return ? Clearly the college got him some extra funds for something.

I go back quite aways myself as I like many moved from the Maine produced software (Saber?) to ATX. I miss hearing from Rita and a number of others I no longer see post. I got ready to renew my software this AM and got a threatening email from WK that I appeared to be attempting to access my account from different locations! I had to replace my older computer about a month ago and suspect that is the problem. I have had no small difficulty in connecting with anyone at ATX. Unable to get my rep. What a hassle ! Finally got a call back from tech support which hopefully will resolve the problem. She advised that they had sent out a number of these emails so I am evidently not the only one. This after over twenty years as a client.

They have substantial losses which will shield them from federal and state income tax for years. The tax due was SE tax for which they have no protection. After deducting 2024 expenses along with depreciation they owed that. She came in today and had reconsidered her objections.

On rereading my post I can affirm what others have said. Cattle are bringing more money. A local farmer's wife brought me their 2024 figures which had doubled and even tripled their sales figures from prior years. On calling to advise their returns were complete she asked if I was getting them back a lot of money! I have prepared that return for about ten years with perhaps one in profit. On being told they owed money I was abruptly informed I would not be paid !! I had her review her figures only to find she had failed to bring a $50,000 plus feed bill. This cut the bill but they will still owe some tax. I would not be surprised if I don't see them next year.

I used the word tuition for lack of a better descriptor. This is a private company sitting in with an individual working towards a job which here is a county or state position. I sent her back to inquire if anyone there knew of any tax benefit applicable to these payments. As noted I have never seen anything quite like this. I will wait to see if she comes back with anything.

A client has come in and is working to become a clinical social worker. She has to be supervised while on the job for a number of hours and has paid a company some $2,000 plus at $75.00 dollars an hour at this point. There is no statement of tuition for this leaving me at a loss to determine if these expenses are in any way deductible. I have never encountered this before so appreciate any input if available. I would think the state would handle this.

It was reported on Schedule F. It's been a loooong season.

I think I bought it around then. I kept receiving a notice once in awhile the hard drive was approaching being full so I deleted ATX 2018 but was taken aback when on shutting it down was advised it had shut down incorrectly. HD advised they would attempt a remote repair which they did but after a time advised they were unable to repair it. I ordered a new computer the next day but plan on having a tech check it hoping to keep it as a stand by.

A client finally succumbed to my warnings about encouraging an audit and will drop his Schedule C hobby farm from the return. He still has a few items on which the depreciation has not run out. Can these be deducted on the Schedule C or is the remaining depreciation simply lost ?

My computer crashed what a nightmare ! Never happened before. Only just now was able to access this forum.

This may be the answer. You can't claim your spouse as a dependent if you file jointly. The question above should have included "as a dependent".There remains a question in my mind as to whether the Service will pay this credit. Time will tell.

A married mother of one child who lives with her is filing a 2021 tax return. She and her husband is a non citizen with a social security or Tin who has been living here since childhood apparently. They have never since being married some years back filed a federal or Virginia tax return likely fearing he risked deportation. They have separated and she is filing back tax returns for years 2020 through 2024. A question has arisen about the Recovery Rebate Credit in that a question is asked"Can you be claimed on another person's return". Yes she could be claimed on his return if they had filed in 2021 filing as married filing jointly but no return was filed. This is a disqualifying question and frankly I am stumped as how to answer. I am of the opinion to simply leave nothing on line 30 and let the Service decide. What do you think. I would like to help her but am not going to file an incorrect return.

Thanks for your response. I could not see why an individual could not claim their own state tax payments and individual contributions etc. I rarely if ever encounter a MFS request and this clarifies the issues I had. They are married but the wife is a guarantor of payments on a son's college education loan which he cannot pay and is on the hook for principal and interest payments. Imagine her surprise to find she will be unable to deduct her interest payments using MFS.

The wife of a married client wants to file separately beginning this year. My understanding is their itemized deductions are split down the middle for both of them no matter that he has paid much more state income tax than she has. Also she wants to deduct interest expense on a son's college education loan but here my understanding is this deduction is NOT allowed to the MFS election. Is this correct ? The son is from a previous marriage and not her current husband.

I have used this form sometime in the past but her benefits are not per diem. Her insurer simply directly pays the charges directly to the health care provider. She does not receive any payments at all. These benefits are clearly not taxable. She is ,of course, chronically ill and has been so certified.

A client has come in with a Form 1099-LTC which shows gross long term care benefits paid in block 1. In block 3 they are all shown as Reimbursed amounts. According to the instructions on the back of the form these benefits which are paid directly to the company who sends health aids to her home are not included in the client's income. I am just wondering if there is a federal form I need to fill out even though I am not including the amount in her income.

When filing a separate Schedule A for a couple filing separate returns. Do you split all the deductions in half. I can see doing this for real estate taxes on a home. But what about individual property tax on each of their cars, state income tax paid by each, and individual charitable contributions. No one I serve does this and it has been ages since I prepared one of these. Any input is appreciated.

A few clients still file on paper. The Taxpayer Choice Statement. Is it signed and retained in my office or a copy sent with the Form 8948. Or both ?

The ATX program sorted all this out.

In reading the instructions I see the -$40,821 in box 14 is carried to Form 8960 which may resolve any issues there. With respect to the ZZ entry in box 14 I still don't find an answer although I suspect it has no relevance for my client. He has never paid any AMT.

Schedule K-1 Form 1041 are forms I see from time to time. This one is from a decedent's estate and contains three entries I have questions about. Any assistance would be appreciated. Box 5 -Other portfolio and nonbusiness income is a figure of $40,821 which is added to the beneficiary's income. In Box 14 There is an H code and an amount of -$40,821. Is this amount deducted from the identical amount in Box 5 ? Also in Box 14 there is a ZZ code and an amount of $2,851 which is identified as Amt Long Term Loss Carryover. Is this to be carried to his 1040 and if so where reported ? The Schedule K-1 Form 1041 is not a form I am unfamiliar with but this one has the two items which I do not fully understand.

It's been years since I have had one of these. The insurance will cover about 60 percent of what was spent to repair the home. The appliances replaced were all depreciated out. This leaves the other 40 percent the client paid out of pocket for. This will be expensed for 2024. Does the depreciated value of the house remain the same? I am making the assumption it will.

It's been a hectic day and I failed to inquire about insurance but planned a follow up. Yes they had insurance which will cover a substantial part of this which makes my job much easier. If it covers most of this I can simply credit it to repair expense. I am running into an unusual number of sticky wickets this year. They did buy a number of new appliances which will take five year schedules. The insurance payment may eliminate a huge chunk of my problem.