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My ATX also states that shipments will start on Nov 28. From there on, updates can be done daily through the program.

In Wisconsin, all of the above are correct. All employers pay into UCB a percentage of their payroll. If someone collects, the percentage goes up.

Yes, bstaxes, good luck with that. My husband and I both had cataract surgery and implants two years ago during tax season. The first year was rough, but now it just keeps getting better and better. We are certainly a bunch of lurkers. However, lucky me. I spent the last two days in "tax school" completing continuing ed. and then, staying on top of the Green Bay Packers late game last night, I am wiped. Good night all.

Please, get that checked out further......and soon.

I have them all safely tucked away since 1998. Not only the archive, but the original disks. I nearly did have to replace my computer this year, but looks like the workhorse will hold out for one more. Good luck in the coming season to all. The fun begins.

I, also, got that e-mail, but have not received the disk. I believe they said they would ship in late October. You really don't need it if you keep updating your program, but is nice to have it put away in a safe place "just in case".

I regularly take my laptop to a second location and work on tax returns there. I have only e-filed from there twice. This is not my legal residence or the address of my business. Is that an issue? I do have ATX installed on three computers though I am the only person who prepares or files returns.

I renewed last night online with no problems. Just one more thing out of the way. Renewal is good until Dec 31, 2012. They sent me an e-mail acknowledgement immediately. Last year, I never got that. PTIN has stayed the same. Good luck all.

Thanks so much for the "heads up"!

I believe that it is a refundable credit. I had one last year, but she did the solar "thing" and got the credits from the US and WI beforehand. There was a lot of paperwork involved, but the client did it herself. I am away from my office and don't have the file with me. Pub 17 says very little. Am sorry that I offended Pacun with my response, but that was all that I had to work with at the time.

See the instructions for Form 5895.

Congratulations......Absolutely Lovely!

My setup sounds pretty much like a lot of the others. We removed the carpet from the hallway and put down ceramic tile a few years ago. Wonderful! I also have the runners just as Lion does. I am in a bedroom which is too small. I spent a couple of months this spring considering an addition, but decided against spending an entire year's proceeds on something that I may not use much longer. My clients don't mind me working at home, nor do they mind the clutter on the floor, desktop, etc. I have a free-standing locked drop box outside the front door. Actually a mail box that can be purchased at any building store. They can drop things into a slot or I can leave items for them inside of a door with a large clip on it. There are certainly disadvantages to working from home, but IMO the good outweighs the bad by far. I have a separate phone line in my office, primarily for the fax machine. I do not have a waiting room. If they drop in and I am with someone, they are out of luck. I work by appointment and, truthfully, after so many years, much of my business is conducted by mail, e-mail, fax and phone. Most years there are several clients that I never see scattered over many states. Even local folks would rather mail than make the trip and that works out fine. Go for it!

I know that it is not always that easy. I had a client who paid $500 per month faithfully for ten years. He actually paid $60,000 on the original $20,000 debt and still owed $17,000. At that point, the IRS forgave the debt because of his payment record. HOWEVER, it took us a couple of years to get them to release the lien from his Credit Report. We made several trips to the County Court House and wrote letters and made calls. All he wanted to do was get some credit so he could buy a couple of newer trailers and a tractor for his trucking business. It was an extremely difficult situation. I don't remember how we finally got it accomplished. He got the two trailers and the newer tractor; then died shortly thereafter of an an aneurism at age 57. He was one of the hardest working and most honest men I ever knew who got in trouble before he became my client; pretty much through no direct fault of his own. There are times when the IRS just doesn't care. Until you find that one needle in the haystack who has compassion and the power to help, good luck.

I believe that the US Master Tax Guide (which is the same manual used by our local IRS office) and the 1040 Express Answers are both excellent manuals for research and reference. They reside on my floor along with Quickfinders (3) and the Tax Insight workbook from the class that I take every year. Of course, only the Tax Insight classes count toward CPE, but I am more concerned in the quality of what I learn than in "how" I learn it. I do agree that the ATX Community is a great resource. I also agree that sometimes the answers are incomplete which indicates to me that we cannot rely on just one source of research and study.

You can claim the LTC in excess of the reimbursement. I have a client in just such a situation. She receives thousands, but she also pays thousands in excess.

I got mine also. Something semi-positive for a change. Has anyone else noticed an influx of random and unusual questions in the past few weeks. Of course, many are CP2000 related.

That is interesting, because my husband who is also self-employed would have received very minimal SS had it not been for the four years he spent in the Navy. We had to prove dates of service and honorable discharge, but was well worth the effort. It does pay to hang onto old records.

That is interesting, because my husband who is also self-employed would have received very minimal SS had it not been for the four years he spent in the Navy. We had to prove dates of service and honorable discharge, but was well worth the effort. It does pay to hang onto old records.

I am sticking around for at least one more year. Not only do my clients need me or some other professional; but I need them. I thought long and hard before renewing software, but now that I made the decision, I feel great relief. Whether you are in it for the money or in it for the good of the client; you play a very important part in their life. I hope you are all in primarily for the latter with the money being secondary.

No Kidding!! A tax return's not that complicated. I'll do it myself," he recalled thinking. It turned out to be difficult. "Every member of Congress should be required to do their own personal income tax return," he added. "I guarantee that we would have tax simplification overnight."

Well, now, I feel REALLY bad because I did not receive the survey. However, nobody needs to forward it to me.

BUT...if she only owned the home for one month of the year you are wishing to receive the credit; she couldn't have paid much property tax for one year. She cannot take the credit for tax that someone else paid. If she rented prior to the purchase; she can combine the rent and the property tax on the Sch H.

The key is not in how long you own the home. It is in the relativity of your income to the amount of property tax you pay. In fact, you don't even have to own the home. Many people get the homestead credit for paying rent. Go to Wisconsin.gov and find and read the rules for Schedule H, Wisconsin Homestead credit. You will find them quite involved and particular. It is pretty much strictly a relief for very low-income people.

They absolutely ARE employees as opposed to the stylist or cosmotologist who rents a chair in a salon and runs her business herself; including hours of work, appointments, sale of product. I have a client who started out as an employee such as you cite. She left and rented a chair in a salon. She now needs not only an operators license but also an establishment license. Of course, these are WI laws and I imagine other states have other rules. However, as far as the IRS is concerned, she is a schedule C Sole Proprietor, pays quarterly estimates and makes a lot more money than she did under the percentage setup that your friend runs. She also buys and sells her own product.