Granny Coral

:bday: May your days be long in number--as we used to say...but for now just enjoy life and stay healthy and don't work too hard.

Granny Coral

I know how you feel. I used to enjoy the tax business what with the rules changing every year and the interesting scenarios we run into but it is becoming more like a real job. It's harder with all the legalese to solve problems and I get more and more annoyed with clients who receive an IRS letter and start their conversation with "you made a mistake on my return" when 9 out of ten times the mistake is either theirs or the IRS had bad info or the ever popular IRS incompetence which I find to be more and more prevelant.. I'm ready to chuck it all and head for the golf course!

taxbilly

No golf course for me...just want to get better acquainted with those 16 greatGrandkids scattered all over the USA.

As for this year, I will just be happy if ATX ever releases the 1040 eFile infomation form and gets that dratted DRAFT off the EIC form. Anybody know how we can give them a boost?????

Granny Coral

Sorry to inform you but ...

You are beginning your 81st year of life. :~)

Of course I hope to make it to 80. If I knew I would live as long as I have I would have taken better care of myself! :~)

taxbilly

Point well taken, Taxbilly. I completely disremembered that first year. After all I was not even talking too much or getting around too much, so I just guess it was of 'no account' in my book. I'll try to do a better accounting for my tax clients in the future although this may be my last year in business. My kids wanted me to retire 5 yrs ago but I just kept plugging away year after year. Boy do those years fly by the older you get.

Granny Coral

Thanks to every one of you for the greetings. I have just now gotten on the site to start this new tax year and found your welcomed messages. I am beginning my 80th year of life and 24the year of doing taxes for nice folks. And I can honestly say I have some clients who have been with me from the beginning. So I must be doing something right.

Now I will scroll through and see if I can find answers to my pressing questions like when the heck is ATX doing to release the 1040 efile information form so we can get ready to efile.

Granny Coral

Thank you KC, that is just the info I needed. Also, thanks to Gene and gailtaxed for answering me too.

Hope you are improving KC and Don, too.

Granny Coral

I have a client whose 14 yr old son was awarded $11,627 for the sale of a Show first place winner. How do I report this income? Do I use Sched. F with expenses for original purchase and feed and other expenses in raising it? Or do I just use a 1040 and report it as Other Income (no SE required) but makes him have to pay 1400 in taxes for his income.

I think I am missing something in my thinking here.

I have lost my contact with our 'resident farm expert'. I know she posted a message a couple of years ago but I have lost my copy of her messages.

Granny Coral

Well, we are back in the hospital, gall bladder this time. Looks like we will be there through at least Tuesday. Please keep both Don and me in your prayers.

KC, you and Don are definitely in my prayers. You have been such a great help to me with your expert knowledge and we need to have you back here well and ready to keep us straight.

Much love and caring, Granny Coral

I, too, wish everyone a very Merry Christmas today and pray the New Year brings all the joy and prosperity they can accept. I, for one, plan to do a bit of cutting back on all that work and learn to say "No, I can't take another new customer." That is of course if it anything other than a 1040EZ or 1040A which should take about 15 minutes out of this old gal's hustle bustle life...see I am already backing down from my promise to my kids to just give in and RETIRE....

Oh well,my addiction to work has outlasted my 65 yr smoking addiction that I gave up four yrs ago. Wish me luck on my cutting back.....

Granny Coral, 79 next week

He was born in 1946 according to his profile. I'm guessing we're the elders on here Gene, which may or may not be a good thing.

Now, children, just be nice and don't try to take too much credit about being elders when the real ones are looking over your shoulder like Granny Coral, the real elder at 78.

Thanks for the 'heads up' reminder before I start working on those three dozen extensions, includng mine, after I get those six or seven quarterlies finished.

Granny Coral

I agree wholeheartedly with Marilyn's comments. Many, many thanks. Now back to work. Granny Coral

Received rejection from e-file, neither ATX or state of NJ can help. Error message "The record terminus is missing or incorrect". Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Have you tried calling the IRS eFile Help desk?

That number is 866-255-0654

Granny Coral

Central TX