Randall

Me too joanmcq. I've been efiling the extensions the past few years. But those needing to send a payment, I have them come in or talk to them about the amount and send them the form thru email and they are responsible for mailing the check and form. I ask them to copy both check and form.

Rough up the paper forms so they don't get stuck together. Kind of like new dollar bills.

Hypocrisy doesn't have political boundaries.

Yes, KC, the letter of the law. That's the problem, everyone looking for a way around the rules, not realizing what they're doing as joanmcq pointed out.

I have my 'to do' things too, getting back to my normal life routine. But there's more extension back log this year so I'm still going to have to work longer than normal hours, but not too much. I'll just get to them as I can and try to get the anxious clients done first.

I've got the extensions done and I think I've contacted those who will send in a payment or those who have the money to send in a payment. The biggest hassle is the business local extensions. They want their own extension and they want a payment. After I get the extensions done, I usually run out of gas and can't get much done even while working. I'll try to get as much done today as I can and work a half day Monday, take off Tuesday.

I have a client who receives SS disability and makes $200k+ (net) thru his business. They cut him off, he hired a lawyer, got reinstated with back pay. And he's a big Obama hater and tax hater.

There could be local filing requirements, rental licensing, property tax. I have a client with property in SC. Pain in the neck.

grandmabee, that happened to me too one time. I duplicated the return so I could play around with it without losing everything. I discarded the 4562 bu lost the FA. when I added back the 4562, the FA with the assets came back (luckily). This return had several activities with depreciation. In FA, I reassigned each asset to another activity (not before used), then reassigned each asset back to it's correct activity. This worked but took some time. So far, this has only happened once. Closing and reopening the return has worked on all the other times.

I've posted my problem. It happens when I go into the print menu. When I leave the print menu, the 4562 info is gone including the 4562 statements. The fixed assets are still there under the FA tab. I close the return and re-open and everything is back. Very annoying.

I won't renew early. I'll continue with ATX for my extensions, as well as doing some on other software. I won't try to re-do my returns on another software. I think they'll get the bugs out by Oct 15. Ha! But I don't think they can fix the slowness. And the nature of the program (I'm guessing) allows for too many quirks to pop up. Drake is my leading contender. I like the comments on speed. It sounds like you can toggle back and forth between the form and the input so that doesn't sound much different than ATX.

I'll be polite but honest. I'm not renewing early. I want to continue with my extensions and see how ATX progresses. Even if I've made my decision to switch, I won't tell them that.

Still using an old Trac II. I don't remember when they came out but I've had it since then. My new printer seems to need a new cartridge more frequently. I don't want to do what Jack does. I do order from Quill and usually get a $20 off coupon. It helps a little. And after the busy season, I won't need to replace as often.

Eric, another Tom Cruise quote from Top Gun: Talk to me Goose.

You won't be able to efile the extension. But I'd put a paper one in the mail. Get the return done asap as others said. I had an LLC who elected S Corp treatment last year. Because he was an LLC the year before, I didn't have him on my March 15 radar and didn't get the extension in on time. I put a paper one in the mail. Got the return filed in May. He didn't hear anything back. I'm not sure if the paper extension got thru or IRS just didn't bother with it.

I'll seriously consider changing. Now is not the time. May is not the time. I'll definitely NOT renew early (ATX). I'll continue with my extensions and check out some other programs to compare. The Drake price is consistent with ATX Total Tax.

Thanks for the comments. Right now with ATX, all I can think about is what Tom Cruise said in Top Gun, 'I feel the need for some speed'''.

I typed that too fast. Too tired. Pardon the typos.

The pauses between input boxes is tough to take. It as if typing this post and having to waiting between each keystroke.

Update Forms is not on my menu. Is 'Re-download Forms on Marked Returns' the same thing? The option says all the forms will be re-downloaded. Will the info be re-populated?

I haven't had that problem but the inputting so slow, it's maddening.

I think we all got bug number 1.

We can no longer set a smaller font size so descriptions are automatically truncated.

I thought it was the 8 year Bachelors degree program. Just a joke.

Besides being unbearably slow in loading, the printing menu is doing funky things to the 4562. When leaving the print menu, I find the info gone on the 4562 and the related schedules. I have to close return and reopen and its back. One time, the info didn't come back. The asset info was there but no info on 4562. This return had 3 activites with depreciation. I closed and reopened several times. I closed the app. I rebooted. Still didn't come back. I duplicated the return so I could experiment without losing the whole return. I descarded the 4562. But I lost the fixed assets. I added back the 4562 and the fixed assets did come back. But nothing on the 4562. Then I went into the fixed assets and reassigned each asset to another activity and the 4562 for that activity had the info. Then I reassigned the assets back to the correct activity and hooray, the info was back in the 4562. A very time consuming work around. Luckily that has only happened once. But the 4562 info disappearing after going into the print menu happens a lot. Usually closing the return and reopening brings it back without the long work around. I don't like the print menu even if it were faster. I never liked it in the past. Too many options. I don't know why we need filing copy, client copy, preparer copy. It's the same return. Sheesh. I just want to be able to select the forms and worksheets that I want printed for the client and then select the extra things I want for my files. Not sure how other programs do this, but I will be finding out in the next few months.