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Side order of smoke in your eyes?

I've attached them as a PDF in the past without issue, but mine were peanuts compared to yours.

Sorry. I feel for you. We had so much snow this winter that my kids even got tired of going out to play in it. They were begging to go back to school! We were planning our vacation last week and I told them we had decided to go to Alsaka. I thought there was going to be mutiny. Hope things warm up for you soon!

I love spring, too. We will probably have to start mowing within the next week or so. I don't think I will even mind that after this past winter.

I have utilized the Lifetime Learning Credit in the past for high school students enrolled in college classes. Shouldn't be a problem as long as the expenses are paid to an eligible institution.

We have sent out W-9 forms to these folks not once, but twice, along with stern letters stating that the 1099 forms would be filed showing that they refused to provide their SSN and that penalties could be imposed. Most of these recipients are Amish so that may be part of the problem. In any event, this was a one time thing so no reason to worry about backup withholding. This was the first partition sale that the Master Commissioner had dealt with in a very long time which is why she didn't think of getting the info until it was too late, but I'm betting she won't forget in the future. Thanks for all your help and suggestions, Gina

Nope. They were dandelions. My daffodils haven't bloomed yet.

I needed one of those today. My first clue was when I momentarily forgot how to operate my adding machine. But I'm afraid 10 minutes would not have been nearly enough!

Apparently "(b)" translates into a cool smiley face when copied.

Here is the excerpt from the Form 8949 instructions: 　 E-file. If you e-file your return but choose not to report each transaction on a separate row on the electronic return, you must either (a) include Form 8949 as a PDF attachment to your return or (b ) attach Form 8949 to Form 8453 (or the appropriate form in the Form 8453 series) and mail the forms to the IRS. You can attach one or more statements containing all the same information as Form 8949, instead of attaching Form 8949, if the statements are in a format similar to Form 8949

Master Commissioner of local Circuit Court handled a partition sale of real estate which requires that Forms 1099-S be issued. There are 28 individual recipients. Of those 28, fifteen have refused to provide their social security numbers (of course, it never occurred to the MC to get their SSN's prior to disbursing the funds!). Since more than 25% of the SSN's are missing the 1099's can't be e-filed. Does anyone have any of the pretty pink original 1099-S forms and a 1096 they would be willing to share with me? I'll be happy to reimburse the cost of postage.

My 9 year old just delivered a handful of the first dandelions of the season to my office door!

Not much April Fools pranking went on here. My 9 year old did come in from school and said, "Mom, when did you get braces?" When I looked at him and said, "What are you talking about?," he yelled, "April Fools! I got you!" I don't think he really understands how April Fools works.

First to answer the question....YES! I absolutely procrastinate on difficult returns. Every year I swear I'm not going to do it because I usually find that they aren't as bad as I make them out to be in my mind once I actually get around to working on them. This absolutely drives me crazy. Just because I work from home does not give people the right to call me all hours of the night and on Sunday. My husband gets upset because sometimes I screen calls if they come in at what I consider to be inappropriate times, but I don't feel bad about it. That's what answering machines are for, right?

I have a farm partnership with four individual partners. Two lots were sold off the front of the farm in 2013. The land itself is titled in the names of the four individual partners and not in the name of the partnership. The buyers made out four checks to each individual seller for their respective share of the sale so none of the sale proceeds were deposited into the partnership account. I know I'm probably overthinking this but just wanted some feedback. What do you guys think?

My practice is about 1/2 face to face and 1/2 drop off. I try to schedule 2 days a week for face to face clients and I try to book them as close together as I can (most I have done for 25+ years and know exactly how much time to allow). On those days I don't work anything else until my last client is gone. I spend any time in between clients catching up on filing and other menial, mind-numbing administrative tasks. I don't work on any of my drop offs in between clients unless I absolutely know it is going to be simple and I will be able to complete it before the next client shows up.

This has been a recurring problem for a lot of us this year intermittently. Just click retry (sometimes maybe more than once) and this usually makes everything right with the world. No biggie.

Seriously, lamb fries for Kentucky? I've had them twice in my entire life. The first time was in high school and they were fixed by my best friends mother. I thought they were yummy till I found out what they were. The second time I attempted to fix them for my husband shortly after we married. After chasing them around the counter trying to slice them so I could fry them up, I was unable to eat them. I rarely see them on a menu so I'm kind of scratching my head on this one. Maybe I've just led a sheltered life here in the sticks with my barefoot and toothless friends, relatives and neighbors.

I e-filed one with a 2013 death with no issues and then the second one I had with a 2013 death bounced. Seems to be no rhyme or reason.

Their parents must be so proud.

I had the same situation last year except in reverse. I filed the daughter's return first showing that she could be claimed as a dependent on her parents' return and e-flied it. Then when I attempted to e-file the parents' return a few days later I got the exact same reject message. Later in the year the parents received the standard letter from the IRS stating that the same dependent had been claimed on 2 returns yada yada yada. I opened the daughter's return again after her parents received the letter and the checkbox is still unmarked and there is no amount entered on line 42 for her personal exemption. Never did figure it out.

I was almost 100% positive that I was correct about this but just wanted to be sure I wasn't missing anything. It is so nice to be able to run things past this group. It's been said many times before, but I appreciate each one of you and your willingness to share your knowledge and thoughts during what is such a busy time for all of us. Thanks again! Gina

I have a cash basis taxpayer who is a speech therapist. She performed services to clients in their homes as an independent contractor through a local agency. The agency went belly up and never paid her (or several other independent contractors) for services rendered in the amount of $3,550.00. When she brought her information to me she asked if there was any way she could deduct anything for the funds she never received. I told her that as a cash basis taxpayer since the amounts had never been included in her income she did not have any bad debt deduction. She insists that some of the other independent contractors were able to take a deduction. Am I missing something? Thanks, Gina

Yes, Rich. That is the question. I've had instances in the past as mentioned in the previous thread where the payee refused to provide the SSN and I've filed the 1099s showing that the information was refused. But in this case, I have access to the SSN needed for this filing from a different client's file. Can I use it or does it have to be provided by the payee directly to this taxpayer?

I have a farmer who paid someone to install field drainage tile to the tune of $2,800. I advised my client that he would need to issue a 1099-MISC to the contractor. The contractor is giving him the run around and so far has not provided his SSN. I happen to have the contractor's SSN in another client's file since they had to issue him a 1099 a couple of years ago. Am I allowed to use the information I have on file to prepare the 1099 for my client this year or do I have to have the W-9?