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You could put this in a bat file and put a shortcut to it on your desktop. Or even this more complete version that clears the cache too: You can clear the print queue using commands like this. Select Start. Type Command. Right-click “Command Prompt” and select “Run as administrator“. Type net stop spooler then press “Enter“. Type del %systemroot%\System32\spool\printers\* /Q then press “Enter“. Type net start spooler then press “Enter“. I found a batch file you can download: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/90615-reset-clear-print-spooler-windows-10-a.html

Here's the 2019 Pub 463 section for depreciation component of standard mileage. The IRS hasn't gotten around to releasing the 2020 version, yet. https://www.irs.gov/publications/p463#en_US_2019_publink100034059

How else will you keep track of the depreciation component of standard mileage, which you will need at disposition of the vehicle? IRS knows that most people don't report the gain or loss on sch c vehicles, especially the split use personal/business vehicles.

In my experience it seems to be 6 days. As for reasoning, the only thing I can think of is that is cuts down on the EFC having to do a reject on a return that has an outdated form in it. In practice, for the way we do things, almost every single efile will need to be recreated, and that will add up to a lot of hours over the year. And I'm always worried that when I reopen the return, that the tax return will change, due to a form update. I've been opening the PDF of the return and checking to see that the refunds or balances due match what I'm seeing on the screen.

Correct.

I'm wondering about the classic situation of an ex-spouse claiming a dependent they're not entitled to. We used to just paper file, but that's not practical with the IRS backlog. So I was thinking, efile without the dependent, then efile an amendment with the dependent, and was wondering if anyone here has tried that.

If the tax is right on the return, regardless of how I got there, I almost never amend the return.

NEVER SURRENDER!!!

I got that message a couple times earlier this year but not recently. I just ignore it and keep working.

Alternately, you enter 1 for wages on the W2 screen and IRS is cool with the efile. Then you just have to handle the state withholding.

Just override that line. I never use the 1099SA form. I've actually linked line 15 to 14c so I only have to override total distributions on 14a and I'm done!

Way too complicated. Just use a blank line on the line 25 federal withholding worksheet (it will show on line 25c). And do something similar for the state. If itemizing, also add state withholding to Sch A worksheet.

Enter it as an other payment in the taxes paid section. IRS might still send a notice but total payments won't change. I've gotten these notices before.

I already did.

Our software won't even allow us to efile without the 8867.

There were other additions that were not taxable wages that were allowed to be put to withholdings. But the 403B contribution is higher than Social Security wages, which can happen but seems unlikely here.

Amen!

You mean you're not deducting it already! Those are standard office supplies.

You could enter the withholding elsewhere as some kind of payment or you'll have to paper file. The W2 doesn't need to be entered unless the retirement savers credit is applicable. Is this the only W2?

Could it be classified as repairs and maintenance?

If you do MD 510 for pass through entities and line 5c has 1.00000 on it, delete that field or MD will reject it. The law changed for 2020 where you can pay tax for members/shareholders/partners but they didn't program their computers to accept 1.00000 on that line. It was never possible for that line to add up to 1.00000 before. MD called me after I emailed them about it and said they would make sure the instructions for 2021 would make it clear that you should make that line blank if the math makes it 1.00000 so the tax software companies would know to make it blank. I'll open a case with ATX, for all the good it will do.

Is this any entity return or a 1040?

I donate every year around this time, but it's probably not enough.

Uncheck the overrides box and they disappear! I did this in preferences. I don't need to see my overrides.

Guaranteed payments are taxed to the partner, in this case, the S corp. I've never had a 1065 K1 input in an S corp so I can't say where the guaranteed payments would end up, but it doesn't really matter which line as long as it's part of taxable income. The management expense sounds a bit bogus. If it's being paid to the shareholder, it should be 1099'd in the shareholders name, but if it was just left in taxable income in box 1 of the K1, the income would flow to the shareholder that way. And the money coming out would just be distributions.