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  1. C S I

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    Good one Elrod...

    The only thing I have to say is just think back to when going from a 5 1/4 floppy to a 3 1/2 floppy was considered an 'upgrade'.

    My first TRS-80 floppy was an 8inch and held 500K of data which was built in. There was an external drive that cost $2,350 for three disk drives. When the floppy drive was turned on...all the light in the neighborhood went dim... :rolleyes:http://oldcomputers.net/trs80ii.html

  4. Former IRS Agent?

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    It's interesting how, and why, these stories usually occur during tax time. Could there be a conspiracy to "scare" other tax preparers into compliance?

    Former IRS Official Accused Of Tax Scam

    Officials Say Company Filed 185 Fake Returns From ’99-‘03

    POSTED: 3:06 pm PST February 10, 2008

    INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- A former Internal Revenue Service officer working as a tax preparer in Inglewood has been arrested in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud the government by filing false tax returns, City News Service reported Sunday.

    Anthony Pendleton was arrested Thursday after an undercover probe by IRS investigators who posed as clients at the 58-year-old's Payless Tax Services.

    A federal court criminal complaint said that Pendleton and two employees -- who are still being sought by authorities -- prepared and submitted false documents and made fake claims on clients' tax forms to inflate refunds.

    IRS officials said the fake information included jobs, children and education credits that did not exist. It's also believed Pendleton, a former IRS officer, crafted fake W-2s to report income from nonexistent jobs.

    Payless is accused of filing 185 false returns for four tax years beginning in 1999, claiming more than $609,000 in refunds.

    Staff at Payless could not be reached for comment, as the service's phone had been disconnected.

    If convicted, related punishments carry a maximum of 10 years in federal prison.

    Copyright 2008 by KNBC.com and KNBC (NBC4 Los Angeles).

  6. A Walk Down Memory Lane

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    >>a perfect system<<

    Remember Dixon? They were a hardware manufacturer, and they had this clever little device that could imprint official IRS forms. It wasn't the most accurate system, and I could never get the fonts to look right, but it was great for "what if" tax planning because it was so easy to make changes with a flick of the wrist. I haven't seen one in years. I think the model was Ticonderoga #2/HB.

    They're still available, see:

    http://www.shoplet.com/office/db/DIX13856.html

  7. How to customize the "billing Master Form" in ATX

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    Roy, Thank you for the response.

    I know how to find the "Billing Customized Master Form".

    When I print ATX Invoices: They print:

    FROM: (me)

    x

    TO: (client)

    There is not enough space between the "FROM:" to the "TO:" to be viewed in a double windowed mailing envelope.

    I need to know how to space (what to do) to the "Billing Customized Master Form" to get the invoice to print:

    FROM:

    x

    x

    x

    x

    TO:

    Once you have the system open to "customize" the form...you should see the form as an excel spreadsheet. At the top of the spreadsheet there is a toolbar...one of the items on that tool bar is to "Insert" rows...another would be to "Insert" columns. Highlight the row below the "from" address...which is row 22 in my form. Then click the appropriate "insert" row button as many times as you want to add rows. Be sure to "save" the form when exiting.

  9. Disaster Relief

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    http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=175259,00.html

    IR-2007-178, Oct. 29, 2007

    WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is extending tax return filing and payment deadlines for victims of the severe Southern California wildfires.

    Taxpayers in the Presidential Disaster Area –– consisting of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties –– will have until Jan. 31, 2008, to file returns, pay taxes and perform other time-sensitive acts.

    The extended deadline applies to items due on or after Oct. 21, 2007, when the fires began, and on or before Jan. 31, 2008. This includes the federal withholding tax return, Form 941, normally due Oct. 31, and the estimated tax payment for the fourth quarter, normally due Jan. 15.

    In addition, the IRS is waiving the failure to deposit penalty for employment and excise deposits due on or after Oct. 21, 2007, and on or before Nov. 5, 2007, as long as the deposits are made by Nov. 5, 2007.

    If any affected taxpayer receives a penalty notice from the IRS, the taxpayer should call the number on the notice to have the IRS abate any interest and any late filing or late payment penalties that would otherwise apply during the period from Oct. 21, 2007, to Jan. 31, 2008, or Oct. 21, 2007, through Nov. 5, 2007, for failure to deposit penalties. No penalty or interest will be abated for taxpayers that do not have a filing, payment or deposit due date, including an extended filing or payment due date, during this period.

    “As California taxpayers start the recovery process, the last thing they should worry about is meeting a tax deadline,” said IRS Acting Commissioner Linda Stiff. “The IRS offers many resources for disaster victims online at IRS.gov, over the phone and in person.”

    IRS computer systems automatically identify taxpayers located in the covered disaster area and apply automatic filing and payment relief. Taxpayers within the covered disaster area do not need to identify themselves as affected by the wildfires by writing on their returns or using the disaster designation in their tax software.

    Affected taxpayers who reside or have a business located outside the covered disaster area are required to call the IRS disaster hotline at 1-866-562-5227 to identify themselves as eligible for disaster relief.

    Casualty Losses

    Affected taxpayers in a presidentially declared disaster area also have the option of claiming disaster-related casualty losses on their federal income tax return for either this year or last year. For details on figuring a casualty loss deduction, see IRS Publication 547, “Casualties, Disasters and Thefts.”

    Affected taxpayers claiming the disaster loss on last year’s return should put the Disaster Designation “California Wildfires” at the top of the form so that the IRS can expedite the processing of the refund.

  11. Curious about Program Inconsistencies

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    I'm wondering if the problem could have been that you rolled over the original return, rather than the amended one? I did that one time, then wondered where the asset that I remembered adding was. Then I realized that I'd rolled over the original, and that asset was only on the amended return. Thankfully it was significant enough that I remembered it, so noticed that it was missing.

    Where's Monkeyman when you need him? That is why he's here isn't it? Wasn't that his stated purpose for becoming a member here ie "so he could help with program problems."

    Maybe he simply doesn't have enough time to help with program problems because he's too busy posting advetisements for the company as in http://www.atxcommunity.com/index.php?showtopic=537

  17. Domiciliary resident

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    I have a taxpayer who has lived out of the country for the last three years as a temporary resident of United Kingdom. She has now moved to Australia and has applied for permanent resident status for that country. While she was a resident of UK, VA considered her a domiciliary resident of Virginia and she paid Virginia taxes because she had not changed her state residence before moving. At what point, if ever, will she cease to be a domiciliary resident of Virginia? Are there any steps she can take to expedite that, or will she always be a domiciliary resident of Virginia as long as she pays US tax and does not establish residence in any other state? Is there anyplace I can learn more about state requirements for foreign income? Any help is appreciated.

    From: http://www.tax.virginia.gov/site.cfm?alias=residencystatus

    Domiciliary Residents: -- Individuals whose state of legal residence in the technical sense is Virginia are domiciliary residents. Most domiciliary residents actually live in Virginia. Examples of individuals who are domiciliary residents but who do not live in Virginia are shown below:

    An individual who enters the military from Virginia (i.e., claims Virginia as his/her home of record) will remain a domiciliary resident of Virginia, unless appropriate steps are taken to abandon Virginia as the state of domicile.

    A student who attends school in another state, but maintains Virginia as his/her legal state of residence, is a domiciliary resident.

    A resident of Virginia who accepts employment in another country is a domiciliary resident, unless appropriate steps are taken to abandon Virginia as the state of domicile.

    So it appears as though your client needs to take positive steps to NOT be a resident of VA. However, on the link I posted notice that if a client who receives income from VA is still a resident...no matter where they live. That, of course, might apply to a retirement account....I guess.

  19. New Rule requires registeration of web sites...

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    <<<<However, if you fell for one of those traps where you can backup your computer on some web site...then this will apply to you. >>>

    Ny reading of the two url's in this posting do not bring me to this conclusion. The two specifically refer to only your own or your company's web site. I don't see a mention of a third party web site that is a backup site. I can see where you could reach that far, but, I think it would have to be a reach. I don't have a copy of the original document that this info is off of. Does anybody have a copy?

    Mike

    This rule applies to:

    • All Authorized IRS e-file Providers (Providers), including Online Providers,

    • Intermediate Service Providers, and

    • Electronic Return Originators (EROs)

    that obtain taxpayer information via the Internet directly or through third parties in order to e-file federal returns. This includes practitioners who store taxpayer data on a website for the purpose of e-filing federal returns.

    Therefore if you use a third party web site to store your returns that you are going to e-file you need to register(if you have already efiled the return it is unclear if this registration applies)...

    Also, you can ask questions at [email protected].

  20. New Rule requires registeration of web sites...

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    I am curious if I have to send this information, or if ATX is the one that needs to comply.

    New IRS e-file Rule July 30, 2007

    New Rule for Registration of Web Sites with the IRS

    The IRS has established new e-file rules to enable it to more quickly identify fraud schemes including phishing. These new IRS e-file rules apply to all Authorized IRS e-file Providers, including Online Providers, Intermediate Service Providers, and Electronic Return Originators (EROs) that obtain taxpayer information via the Internet directly or through third parties in order to e-file federal returns.

    Providers must submit to the IRS by August 9, 2007 an Excel spreadsheet...

    If you haven't already, read the Q&As at http://www.irs.gov/efile/article/0,,id=172650,00.html I think that'll clear up the confusion. My sense it applies to those who have a web site upon which they store taxpayer information before or during efiling. In most cases we do not fit the criteria. ATX does, or any other web site that stores the taxpayer information ON THEIR WEB SITE...generally we don't do that. We only store the data in our personal or business computer.

    However, if you fell for one of those traps where you can backup your computer on some web site...then this will apply to you.

  21. Computer Problem - Help!

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    I have my main computer on a UPS and it has been a life saver for me. Lightning ran in on my office about 4 weeks ago and damaged several pieces of equipment but my main computer was on a UPS and it is OK. The other equipment were on surge protectors, but it didn't help. My network is still not operating. A technician was out yesterday, and it was operating when he left, but is out again. I'm going to have to get him back out here.

    With a UPS, you don't have to worry about losing what you are working on when the power blinks. If I am away from my desk when the power goes off, after a short time, it will automatically save what is open and then shut down before the battery goes down. I couldn't get along without it.

    Gene

    My experience has been that most inexpensive surge "protectors" simply SLOW down the cremation of the devices connected to them. No one should ever operate a computer that contains sensitive information without a UPS.

    If your simply gaming or doing some other non-critical thing with your computer then it probably makes no difference if it crashes due to a power outage, however it would not be a thing to make your day wonderful if your gaming computer got fried due to power surges, no matter what the source.

    Most UPS' have surge protection as well as battery backup. Some UPS manufacturers offer free insurance for the equipment plugged into the UPS, up to $25,000 in some cases. APC is one such company.

  22. ATX Friends

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    Hey, there is a great Basque restaurant there, that serves meals family style. Excellent lamb and delicious veggies.

    Wish I could think of the name of it.

    Star Hotel

    246 Silver St, Elko, NV

    Tel: (775) 753-8696

    Review

    Jul 4, 2006 by Stephen from Carlisle

    Overall Rating: 9

    Food:[9] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[8]

    “The Star is classic Basque food. Place is busy and usually a wait but worth the wait. Try a Pican cocktail at the bar. I had the lamb it was perfect. My friend had rib eye the best I have had. Even a friend's shrimp was good. All food is home made except for canned green beans. This is a place to visit again and again. ”

    http://www.mytravelguide.com/restaurants/p...Star_Hotel.html

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