kcjenkins

Wonderful news, CONGRATULATIONS. Grandkids are a true joy.

She's trying so hard to roar, I just had to share it.

A great letter Tom. It should carry a lot of weight. Better get planning, he's going to get that acceptance!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ltKjuP0Yn-I

Don't feel like the Lone Stranger, we've all done something like that before.

I think the one time I did that I just typed in on Sch A, [Line 16 this yr, click on the arrow and go to the last line] XYZ Stock, x # of shares, at Cost.

Lets keep it that way from now on. Direct answers to what is asked, without any personal asides, please, on this forum.

http://eba.benefitnews.com/health-insurance-exchange/news/Exchange-Conflicts-Come-Into-Sharper-focus-albertson-2736681-1.html?gpt_units=/HIX&utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=utm_hix_100313&hix http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/2536640

you know I want it too, Jack

Yes. it's important to include in each fee not only the complexity of the return, but also the timing. And always charge extra for being late, without any embarrassment over that. Your time, even your peace of mind and the stress of being given the data too near a deadline should go into your fee.

No, it was directed at Taxed and Jack. I think it's going to stop now. They both have strong opinions, but just got too personal. I respect them both as tax professionals, it's just not good to turn different POV into a personal issue.

I agree, Michael. I just warned them on another thread. I hope it stops now.

Knock it off, children. Please. I don't want to ban either of you, so lets go back to behaving professionally.

Yes, he used his name, and he and I developed a friendship based on two things, our office dogs and our late-night hours. Louis was very knowledgeable on tax matters and a really nice person. He retired a few years ago due to medical problems.

30 day and 90 day letter deadlines will be extended, if they went out earlier. New ones shouldl not be going out until they are back at work.

For those of you who remember our old friend Louis Sheffield, I just read this from his wife Lanny. Well tomorrow is Cardiac Surgeon for Louis.....please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.......He has all ready been thru so much......God is good. Please keep him in your prayers.

http://www.wimp.com/pickingon/

michael, there is a huge difference between losing money in a business, or filing bankruptcy due to things outside your control, such as losing a business due to illness, etc, and using YOUR EMPLOYEE'S money as your own. Please don't treat them as the same thing.

Get your retainer up front.

thanks for the smile

Not surprised, since those gov employees, once the furlong is ended, almost always get the 'missed' pay anyway. Amounts then to a paid vacation.

washington, D.C. (September 27, 2013) By Daniel Hood The Internal Revenue Service continues to have problems with its Collections Due Process Program, according to a recent government report. The program is supposed to help taxpayers exercise their right to appeal with the IRS files a lien or notice of intent to levy against them, but the report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration indicates that the service is still plagued by many of the problems that characterized the program last year. Specifically, the IRS Office of Appeals did not always classify taxpayer requests properly and, as a result, some taxpayers received the wrong type of hearing; errors continued relating to the determination of the collection statute expiration date on taxpayer accounts; and Appeals personnel did not always document their impartiality statement in hearing notification letters issued to taxpayers. TIGTA also identified delays in the initial processing of requests for hearings prior to receipt by Appeals personnel. Some taxpayer requests for a hearing took over 90 days to reach Appeals personnel, which could have affected the taxpayer’s due process rights. The inspector general recommended that the chief of appeals correct the taxpayer accounts that were identified with collection statute expiration date errors. In response, IRS management stated that all errors on the taxpayers’ accounts had been corrected. The full report is available here .

15 hrs is certainly a reasonable MINIMUM.

The once again viral video of a guy giving play-by-play commentary of a car accident is under scrutiny by naysayers and we have the truth! Do you think it’s real? Yer darn tootin’ it’s real! The guy who left the voicemail was an operation manager at Jack in the Box. He in fact was running late for work and phoned his boss just before the bible-beating fenderbender happened. The voicemail was shared among Jack in the Box employees, where it was accidentally leaked to the Interwebs.