silmarg

IRS will tell you that u should impute those cookies into your income!

I don't mind putting my name down as a preparer - I take exception to signing as the PAID preparer. What if the IRS audited you (the tax preparer) after signing all these returns you did pro bono? What if in the audit they think you underreported your self employment income so they ask for what you charged for each return you signed? You gonna tell them "oh these returns I charged nothing for".... good luck defending that position.

I've used ATX for years. I e-file several family members returns for no compensation. Since NYS is a mandatory efile state, I use my ERO to efile, but I don't enter anything in the Paid Preparer section - since I am not being paid. This year (for the first time) I am getting an error. It says: "NY will reject any return that does not have a Preparer Name and SSN/PTIN. If the Paid Preparer is also the ERO, enter the SSN or PTIN on the 'Preparer Manager' on 'Preparers' tab." Is there anyway around this?