kcjenkins

Dan, your statement is a good start, I think. While the court order does not control, as you clearly understand, testimony in court does help in establishing what did in fact happen, and clearly that is how you are using it. Good luck, just warn the client not to expect a rapid response.

I'd say yes, it's not your responsibility to be a PI, after al.

That's a good point, Judy. I had one a couple of years ago where Mom brings in son's W-2, but when I filled it I got a reject of both his and Mom's. He'd gone on-line the day he got his W-2, and filed and yes, he claimed himself because he got $45 more that way. Of course, we had to file an amendment for him, and paper file for her, which delayed Mom's refund significantly. He was worth over 2K to Mom, the ungrateful little twerp knew that because he'd done the same thing the year before! Dumb Mom gave him the $45, by the way.

Terry, I totally agree with Cathy. Don't 'train' him that he can make unreasonable requests and get away with it scot free. Either charge him A LARGE "RUSH" FEE, PAYABLE UP FRONT, or don't do it on a rush basis.

Does not have to be, that's only one of the possible qualifiers. 7204 MEM has it right in full detail.

First, please edit your post, as it is showing a nice profit, not a loss?

Occasional profits from hobby activities are not subject to SE tax, but 7K in income, given normal teaching fees, means he's not doing this "Occasionally".

A call to the Help line?

Remind him that INCOME from hobbies is taxed, so since he's charging for his services, he's got to report it as SE taxable either way.

Yes, you can't just continue with erroneous lives, etc. Form 3115 lets you fix them all at once, you end up with one net adjustment and you are good going forward.

Requirements to Claim the Deduction Regardless of the method chosen, there are two basic requirements for your home to qualify as a deduction: 1. Regular and Exclusive Use. You must regularly use part of your home exclusively for conducting business. For example, if you use an extra room to run your business, you can take a home office deduction for that extra room. 2. Principal Place of Your Business. You must show that you use your home as your principal place of business. If you conduct business at a location outside of your home, but also use your home substantially and regularly to conduct business, you may qualify for a home office deduction. For example, if you have in-person meetings with patients, clients, or customers in your home in the normal course of your business, even though you also carry on business at another location, you can deduct your expenses for the part of your home used exclusively and regularly for business. You can deduct expenses for a separate free-standing structure, such as a studio, garage, or barn, if you use it exclusively and regularly for your business. The structure does not have to be your principal place of business or the only place where you meet patients, clients, or customers. Generally, deductions for a home office are based on the percentage of your home devoted to business use. So, if you use a whole room or part of a room for conducting your business, you need to figure out the percentage of your home devoted to your business activities. So basically, a self employed trucker, if he meets the first test, can take the OIH deduction, because scheduling of truck runs and paying bills are both critical parts of running a successful business.

If the trucks belong to the S Corp, then that is where they would be depreciated. I'm a bit confused as to what the question is?

Tell her she can keep them, as long as she makes you copies. Or brings them by your office and you will scan them and give them right back. Or she can scan them and email you the scan.

Of course you should charge extra for any rush job. It was not your fault that it has to be rushed.

Sorry, Terry, it's in ATX, but since I don't know what program you use, have no idea if you have it. You can still do it on a worksheet, then use the totals on the 4797,

Here's what I think of ALL the tax prep ads I've seen so far this year.

Jack, do you think I should have waited?

27 is old enough to be more sensible than that!

I know many do not bother with the Political Forum, and thats fine. But I hope you will consider an exception for my new thread It's entitled "Political, but very much TAX and I bet most have not heard much of this" and I think it contains new information all should be aware of.

WORKING FINE.

I agree with Gerald, have done the same numerous times. I used the 'bulk sale' option in the program, which works well to spped things up.