tughilltaxlady

Jack, please send ATX 2013 beta test info email to me also. Thank you!!! [email protected]

What about reliability?! That is the major sticking point for me! I have been using ATX since 1997. The calculations have never been as unreliable as they are this year - depreciation disappearing after creating efile and printing, different bottom line each time the return is opened, entries disappearing, check boxes unchecking or checking themselves, .... among others. Not with every return, of course. It's intermittent, but I can't trust it. I am on a standalone system. Although I haven't experienced as many crashes as some poor preparers have, the system is incredible slow compared to previous years. I checked the recommended requirements before the season started and my office computer was well above the requirements. But it was totally impossible to use with the program. Its XP Pro, with 4GB ram, it should have been fine. Instead I had to change to a new computer with Win 7 and 16GB. Maybe that's why I didn't have as many problems but it certainly should not have been necessary.

I STILL have not gotten any approvals back from NY. Is anyone getting any with any software?? I'm wondering if the problem is with NY or with ATX.

Schedule F line 5a. If it's a qualified per-unit retains certificate it is taxable, if it's non-qualified it isn't taxable until it is disposed of. It also isn't taxable if the purchase it is based on was for personal use or a capital investment. It reduces the basis in the item in that case.

Has anyone received any NY Acks?

Try Restoring the field, saving and closing the return, then reopening it and entering the zip again. I had the same problem with a name the efile check didn't like and ending up fixing it this way. Good Luck!

I have all the NY forms. The current 203 form is version 15. Try using the Manual Update function within the ATX program. Good luck.

The red type above the form 8879-PE says ATX does not support the modern efile system for the current tax year '2006' (sic), I have copied and pasted it here for you..... The 8879-PE is for use in the IRS Modernized E-file System. For the current tax year, 2006, ATX only supports the Legacy System. The 8879-PE can only be used when filing an extension using Form 7004, which is modernized. ATX does support the modernized 7004. Returns that are not extensions should use the 8453-P. There is no PIN option using the Legacy System. Please see page 3 of the 1065 instructions. Page 3 of the instructions says you have to file a PDF copy of the 8453-P with the efile. ATX program instructions says ATX does support attaching the PDF to the file. I have not tried it yet. I am still waiting for this client to come sign it. Hope this helps

Has anyone been able to create an e-file with a 5695 in the return with ATX? Despite them saying we would be able to create e-files with the 5 AMT affected forms on Monday morning I have not been able to create one with the energy credit. I updated numerous times yesterday and again this morning hoping it would work. I have a number of returns waiting! Is it me or are others having this problem?

I think this is a great idea..... Count me in, too!