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8.3330 + 0.6666 + 8.9996 T Where did the .0004 go?

I frequently have to remind my bookkeepers to think of each transaction separately and don't relate them to other transactions. Here we have a $100 theft. Any transactions that happen after than, other than simply returning the stolen $100, has no effect on the initial transaction.

I did sound for a play called "Other People's Money" and this was one of the songs I used for pre-show music:

The new automatic six-month extension affects taxpayers filing the following returns for tax years beginning after December 31, 2015. Form 990 Form 990-EZ Form 990-PF Form 990-T Form 990-BL Form 4720 Form 1041-A Form 5227 Form 6069 Form 8870

Yes but we mostly use them to clip envelopes to payment vouchers. Gotta get those clients into using Direct Pay.

I know. All accountant types are/were addicted to office supplies. Just think how excited you get with a free highlighter! You know it's true. But... I'd rather have that 3 grand at the end of the year. Oh, and I love you too! <mwah>

It's not just paper and toner, it's also file folders, manila folders, sharpies, labels, sticky notes, etc. Our office supplies dropped about 75% or $3k per year by going paperless. Obviously, we're bigger than a 'mom and pop' organization.

What if they steal your paper copies? What if you have a fire or flood that ruins your paper copies. What if you can't find your paper copy because it was lost, tossed or misfiled? Sorry but the new ways are better. Plus you save a ton on toner, paper and labor.

The only way would be to uninstall the program, delete the data folders and do a fresh install.

The real estate taxes paid by the estate by reimbursing the heir should be deducted on the final return.

If you're running out of space, get a bigger drive or install a second drive. You really shouldn't delete your data files.

Correct, Thunderbird's an independent product now, but I think that's a good thing because it's getting more attention now than before.

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.