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But only marginally. It's not dramatic. All the software scored between 4.0 and 4.5, which means most users like their software.

I could have renewed/upgraded to Advantage for 2,500 which was only 800 more than I paid for Max + 2 licenses. I thought about it.

ATX users are a self-sufficent bunch. Only 74% needed tech support, one of the lowest in the industry. And the rating of support was, surprisingly, on par with the industry. http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2017/aug/2017-tax-software-survey.html

Glad to hear it! I'm such a fan of Mozilla I never went to Chrome. I think it was the right choice.

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2017/08/04/encrypted-file-sharing/ https://send.firefox.com/ Mozilla has launched an online service for private sharing of encrypted files between two users. It’s called Send, and it’s meant to ensure users’ shared files do not remain online forever. Encrypted file sharing: How does it work? Send allows users to upload a file (up to 1GB), it encrypts it, and provides a link that can be sent to the person for whom the file is intended. The link will “expire” after 1 download or 24 hours – whichever comes first – and Mozilla says that all the sent files will be automatically deleted from the Send server. “When you use Send, Mozilla receives an encrypted copy of the file you upload, and basic information about the file, such as filename and file size. Mozilla does not have the ability to access the content of your encrypted file, and only keeps it for the time or number of downloads indicated,” the company claims. John Gruen, Mozilla Product Manager explained to Help Net Security that Send uses the Web Cryptography JavaScript API with the AES-GCM algorithm for client side encryption and decryption, and that the service works in all browsers that support the latest Web Cryptography JavaScript API. I’ve tested the service on Safari, Firefox and Chrome, and it works like a charm on the latter two. Naturally, both the sender and the recipient have to use a browser that supports the API in question. If you’re going to use the service, know that anyone you provide with the unique link to your encrypted file will be able to download and access that file, so be careful to whom you actually provide the link. Send has been released as part of the company’s Test Pilot, a site where the Mozilla team publishes experimental features that may or may not end up in Firefox or some of its other software offerings, or even continue their life as standalone solution.

Can you link to the article? I found the one from last year but not this year. Unless it's this one.

There is a preference to not have autosave turned on. I understand that it's not working anyway, but just to be safe I turn it off.

This is the first product I've used where I could turn off autosave and I'm thrilled! I hate autosave.

They probably wish they could move all us low end users up to a 12k a year product. Drake might be the only thing stopping them from doing just that. If they ever buy Drake, it's all but over.

Here they are along with brief reviews/comments by me in parentheses. There are a multitude of small enhancements to many of the forms based on customer feedback. Larger items that are "planned" for the 2018 tax season are as follows: -1099-K worksheet has been added and flows through the return much like the 1099-MISC worksheet (meh) - State K1 Input worksheets have been linked to many of the state business forms (meh) - Redesign of the statements that print for the federal K-1 input worksheets to combine the information for each K-1 record (Yay! I suggested this. You're welcome.) -Additional calculations added to the NOL worksheet for Adjustments such as taxable SS income (Nice) -Sec 179 recapture is now allocated to partners and shareholders for federal Sch K-1 (1065) and Sch K-1 (1120S) (what evs) -AMT calcualtions added to the MFJ vs MFS comparison (Nice!) -Zip Code lookup functionality added to many more forms (Good) -Masking of pass-through owners SSNs on state K-1s (Cool) -Enhanced state depreciation and disposition calculations for state returns (Sweet!) -1099-Q calculations for ATX Advantage customers (Nice for Advantage folks.)

Once the election is made to forgo the carryback, it is generally irrevocable.

I've already seen a list of some enhancements that are slated for next year over on the main board. But I do agree that ATX is trying to get us to buy the Advantage version (which I've considered) and to cut loose some of the low margin/high PITA clients. But that's just good business.

If you end up keeping the S corp and there are passive loss carryovers for that property, just move those losses to the K1 input of the 1040. With an S corp, the losses will have to clear the stock basis hurdle before they even get to the passive test. And he should open a separate bank account in the name of the s corp for all the transactions to be run through.

I prefer Vidalia onions to octonions.

Saves time and travel costs. I'd be happy to try it. https://www.irs.gov/uac/newsroom/irs-office-of-appeals-pilots-virtual-service

M-1 is a reconciliation so I don't know what use another reconciliation is. AAA to RE is the reconciliation you need... although I've never had any need to use the AAA balance, so I have no clue why we even track it.

You should never have AAA or OAA in your books, just retained earnings. That's why ATX has a reconciliation schedule between retained earnings and AAA. Can't speak for Drake.

I'm sorry but 'balls' is 'vulgar' under the new user agreement. You can't say that shit.

Maryland lets married couples who filed joint federal returns but were domiciled in different states on the last day of the tax year file a MFS return, but it will have to be paper filed. NY has the same thing. Splitting the refund to multiple accounts is the best option. You don't want a check made out in both of their names.

But Catherine seems to like spanking.

I was reading between the lines.

It was originally purchased for pleasure, but it wasn't seaworthy, so the owner decided to use part of it for his office. If I bought a 100,000 square foot office building but only used 800 square feet for my office, the IRS would say (and I would agree) that I could not depreciate the whole building because it doesn't meet the 'necessary' test of 'ordinary and necessary'.

But the unused part is not used for business, so it is personal use, even if it's not used for wild parties.

Schmucker.