My past experience with these audits is:
1. Reconcile payroll records with quarterly reports
2. Review any subcontractors with Form 1099s to see if their classification is appropriate
3. Review Cash Disbursement and GL Records for payments to individuals with no 1099s.
All of mine have been audits in my office.
Of the preparers on this board, most of the ones that have switched (including myself) have changed from ATX to Drake.
I am curious, why did you decide to switch from Drake to ATX?
As a practical matter a new small business could do all of these things correctly and still fail to make a profit.
They still have to sell a product or service to a customer willing to pay.
If you are a practicing CPA, you are correct. However, if you are an EA like myself or an LTC then this doesn't apply,
even though there are lots of quasi professionals out there giving very bad advice.
The % in 5 b depends on what kind of business you are in.
5 b thru 5 d is confusing. I would take $ 20 / .60 = $ 33.33, however it again depends on the kind of work you are doing.
As a practical matter most self employed aren't able to bill out 100 % of their time worked.
My past experience with self employed clients is that it's difficult to make significant profits unless you are billing at least $ 80 per hour.
The publication date is August 14th, so hopefully it's up to date.
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Are they in the business of lending money? If not, I would treat this as a joint venture and report this interest income on Schedule B without the filing of a 1065.
If they are not in the business of lending money which is an investment activity, then the filing fees and accounting fees are not deductible.