Gail in Virginia

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I am always interested in seeing what other people are charging for tax prep, but I don't usually change my fees as a result of it. I live in a rural area, which has lost most of the manufacturing jobs that were once available and where construction jobs seem to be stalling out about now. It is not a good time to raise rates. But I don't try to be the cheapest place in town - I will leave that for the shops that are making their money from the RALs. I do try, however, to be the best in town and I think this board helps a lot with that. :)

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If it were me, since I sign those 941's that I prepare them, I would prepare them for the quarters they were due for, tell the client that they screwed up, and write the IRS a letter begging them to waive the penalties this time since the client was new to this and thought that taxes were only due once a year (assuming that is true.) I would not knowingly falsify a 941 by saying the wages were paid in the fourth quarter if they were actually paid throughout the year. But maybe I misunderstood your question.

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I agree with KC; I would only work with them if they agree to amend the prior years and come clean. If they are honest, they will - if not, I don't need the hassle of trying to keep dishonest clients from dragging me down with them.

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This really is a sad commentary on our news media today. It is getting to the point where you can't believe anything that you hear on television or read in the paper because everyone has their own agenda and is slanting what they report to best support their point of view. What happened to saving the commentary for the editorial page and reporting only the facts as clearly and fairly as possible? Did that ever happen or was it always just a pipe dream that reporters paid lip service to? :(

And I think one reason that this was not caught earlier might be that in actual practice you don't usually change a check box until you know which way you want it, so changing and then changing it back for something like this on depreciation is probably not that common. At least in our office, it is not.