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Antivirus exclusions are based on exe filenames, so if you excluded atx.exe for every year you have installed, it should work. But there are other exe files involved in ATX so you might want to exclude those, too. C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Wolters Kluwer\ATX 2023 Server\Sfs.ServerHost.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Wolters Kluwer\ATX2023\Sfs.Max.RolloverService.exe

Supposedly, if you mark a return complete in ATX, it will not update, but, like you, I always keep a PDF. It's so much more handy than a paper copy, which can be lost or misplaced, and must be stored somewhere, not to mention printing and paper costs.

The one I saw had the ability to upload a screen grab of the QR code.

There are desktop authenticators or he could an old cellphone that someone has lying around.

I also used the fax numbers to send, but not receive, faxes over my modem.

Never used Outlook. Just needed an electronic Rolodex.

21 would be filed in 22, and 3 years from 22 is 25, no?

I've used Windows Contacts since the beginning of time, but Windows 11 doesn't have a Contacts shortcut. So I found my contacts (*.contact). I had made of copy of them to my Documents folder for safekeeping. Then I opened a contact to determine the program name that opened them, and it was wab.exe. (Windows Address Book). So I created a shortcut to wab.exe on my desktop, and copied all of my contacts to username\Contacts folder and now I have access to all my contacts. If you search online, the advice is to use the Mail or Calendar app, but I don't use either of those.

Can you share what you learned and what needs to be done so others can learn from what you did, and it will be documented here?

Well that's going to suck for people in larger offices that might use different computers.

My understanding is that the phone is paired with the user name and that it will work on any computer.

I don't use ATX Payroll but since it's built into ATX, I don't see how you'd need another authenticator linked, but if you do, you could use the same authenticator, but as a separate sync up.

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2024/dec/nationwide-injunction-halts-boi-reporting-for-now.html "The AICPA understands the confusion and anxiety that business owners have struggled with regarding the BOI reporting requirement. We believe that the injunction … is applicable nationwide to all small businesses. While we are still awaiting formal guidance from FinCEN, if this injunction is applicable as we believe, many small businesses would receive the much-needed BOI reporting relief. The AICPA will continue an open dialogue with FinCEN in the hopes that our questions and concerns will be addressed, and we will continue to advocate on behalf of small businesses for clarity and relief."

On December 3, 2024, in deciding the case Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas found the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) to be unconstitutional. The Court granted a nationwide preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), at least temporarily blocking it from enforcing the provisions of the CTA, which requires certain businesses to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) to FinCEN. This is potentially good news for many businesses, as the January 1, 2025, deadline to file initial BOI reports with FinCEN was quickly approaching. However, on December 4, 2024, FinCEN issued the following statement: The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) plays a vital role in protecting the U.S. financial system, as well as people across the country, from illicit finance threats like terrorist financing, drug trafficking, and money laundering. We continue to believe—consistent with the conclusions of other federal courts—that the CTA is constitutional. Yesterday’s ruling is one of several cases pending before courts around the country, including ones in which district courts have denied requests to enjoin the CTA and that are now before courts of appeals. We are reviewing the ruling to determine our next steps. We would refer you to DOJ for any further information about the case. We believe that in light of the preliminary injunction, filing a BOI report now is technically not required, but we expect that the injunction will eventually be lifted and that filing will, at some point, be required. As FinCEN determines whether it will appeal the Court’s ruling in this case (and we wait to see if an appellate court will review the Court’s decision prior to the January 1, 2025 initial reporting deadline), we are advising our clients that are not eligible for an exemption under the CTA to delay submitting their BOI to FinCEN at this time but to continue to gather their BOI in order to be in a position to submit their BOI by January 1, 2025, in the event the ruling is overturned or stayed. We will keep a close eye on this decision as it works its way through the judicial system and update you immediately if our guidance changes. https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/important-update-temporary-halt-on-7521695/

You can't because they are stored on ATX's servers and I highly doubt they would delete them if you asked.

That is not a sufficient backup of your entire database. I highly recommend backing the entire 2018 Server folder, just in case you ever need to restore it. Backups of returns are useless unless you can download all of the forms from ATX. They don't keep those forms servers available forever. Also you'll want all your other set up info as well, like preparers, firm info, etc. etc.

It will still run perfectly well long past October 14, 2025, you just won't get any security updates to Windows 10. Unless you choose to pay for them.

I highly recommend keeping a backup of the data files, just in case. The default location of the complete ATX database is: C:\ProgramData\Wolters Kluwer Unless you changed the default locations. The folder is called ATX 2018 Server. If you have client folders with PDFs of tax returns and records, those will be wherever you chose to put them.

That's going to be REAL popular. Asking the whole board for all their personal details.

But condo associations, in my state at least, have no owners.

I would give him a high price that must be paid in advance and let him decide.

SMLLCs are assigned two EINs, one for the owner and one for the entity. But if a single-member LLC is a disregarded entity that does not have employees and does not have an excise tax liability, then it does not need an EIN. It should use the name and TIN of the single member owner for federal tax purposes. https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/single-member-limited-liability-companies

It's a tax return, not an essay. No punctuation either. Same reason.

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You should immediately reimburse the first client and then collect the money from the other client. It was your mistake.