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Anything paid to/or on behalf of the landlord should be considered rent. Landlord should pay the taxes and insurance themselves and rebill the tenant. This makes it easier to create the 1099 to give to the landlord, because all the checks are in the landlord's name.

Try posting in https://www.facebook.com/groups/USTaxPros/

I called support and reported the following two issues: Ln 14 of the 502LC is not flowing to 502 line 32. The code boxes at the bottom of 502 page 2 do not have the new code 524 and you can't override that field. I doubt we will be able to efile 2014 MD returns that have the 502LC and the instructions for 502LC seem to indicate that the returns should be mailed in to a specific PO box, anyway.

I thought there was a file or a folder you delete to reset form updates. Maybe I imagined it. It did work finally after restarting ATX twice.

What is the procedure when a forms update fails? I think I've seen this discussed here before. Thanks!

Sounds right to me.

Update on Nuance I bought the Standard version for 69.99 and it does make the pdf fillable and it can number the pages. However, the fields that are boxes like First Name, have too small of a font and since that's most fields on the organizer, it's not acceptable. I've emailed support asking about this. Also, it doesn't have the batch mode where you can apply page numbers to all your organizers at once, but since you have to open each organizer to make it fillable, I'm not sure that's a big deal. I may end up buying one copy of the Advanced version and several copies of the standard version to save $$.

It doesn't give you an option to make it editable? I don't use Adobe because I hate it. I've used Foxit PDF reader for awhile but I'm always looking for a new reader. I just downloaded the file I linked to above and Adobe does say it opened it as read-only but there is an Enable Editing button top right. This is why I warned about saving it as a PDF/A. Apparently, I did a Save instead of a Save As.

Yeah, I've had this happen with MD a couple of times and MD wouldn't even refund the excess since we didn't claim it on the tax return. I had some heated letters back and forth with the Comptroller of MD's office and I think they might be playing nice now, but I encourage all my clients to make online payments now.

I'm so glad I have very few of these types of clients.

Pigs get fat. Hogs get slaughtered.

I've heard the IRS wants to focus on improving their monitoring of RMDs as more and more Baby Boomers are hitting 70½. They have all the info they need to do it, they just need the resources.

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Taxpayer-Guide-to-Identity-Theft

It will also export a pdf to excel. I just did it for an Assets by classification report and it worked perfectly.

The videos that David Attenborough and the BBC have provided us are as amazing in their content as they are in the quantity. I've been watching them for at least 40 years. I was watching one Sunday morning and they showed a timelapse of the Resurrection plant that covered two weeks of growth and resulted in 10 seconds of film. The dedication that it takes to do that in the middle of the Sahara desert boggles the mind. I have no idea how they get so up close and personal with some of these scenes and I wonder at how long they must search and wait to be able to capture them on film. And the dangers they must face to do all this makes it even more amazing. We owe them a huge debt of gratitude.

I don't know the answer but this article might get your research started. Good luck and keep us posted!

Are you sure they're not looking for Gross Receipts Tax?

So if a vacation rental belongs on Sch C and shows losses every year, does it become a hobby?

Just realized I've been evaluating the Advanced version. I will have to buy the standard version to evaluate it. They have a 30 day money back guarantee. The standard version is only 69.99. Advanced is twice that. They have a comparison chart but I can't figure out if it has the features I need.

We've been down this path before. I still can't relate.

Whoa! You can batch add page numbers to ALL your organizers! It's a little technical to get it set up, but once you save your settings, you're set.

When you save the file after converting it to fillable, do a 'Save as' so it will be a PDF and not a PDF/A.

If this folder is so unimportant that you can delete it and ATX will recreate it, why don't they just delete it every time the program closes and recreate it every time the program starts?

If ATX Server will not start, delete this folder: C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\CCH_Small_Firm_Services I watch tech support do this once and saved it to a text file.

Always happy to share. Cheers!