Eli

Client recieved stock thru his job. He says they were Granted to him. He states there were a total of 100 shares of Barnes & Noble stock. He says the company sold 43 of the shares to cover his taxes. The 1099B shows a sale of 57 shares for a total of $2281.00. The 1099B shows date of sale, name of stock, per share price & total sale, but does not show cost basis. Being that this was a grant, would he need to pay taxes on the full amount (2281) or do we need to contact the company to get cost basis? Thank you!! Eli P.S. there is nothing listed in Box 12 on his W2

At the bottom of the 1040EF form there is a tab "EFiled Forms" that will show which forms were efiled. Eli

Dennis, Thank you so much for the reply. Eli

Her name is Cyndi. She went by Alpha. I think her site was something like Alpha Omega or something similar. Speaking of Colorado, Can someone tell me which forms are necessary for a Co return? Client worked there for about 5 months. He is a resident of Tx (no state return). Would we need to do a 104PNR? Thanks! Eli

Father claimed 20 year old non-student daughter. Father earned 13000+. Daughter earned 14000+. Daughter is a bank teller. A coworker told her to file her return and claim a nephew for EIC. She told the coworker that her father had already claimed her. Coworker says that as long as she files single with the nephew there won't be a problem. Don't you love this?? Eli

I would try calling the IRS E-File help desk at 866-255-0654. See if they can shed some light on this for you. Eli

Dennis, Can you tell me which forms are necessary for a Co return? Clien worked there for about 5 months. He is a resident of Tx (no state return). Would we need to do a 104PNR? Thanks! Eli

Thank you both. I think that might be it! Eli

Is the plan voluntary under her part? If it's not then it would not qualify. Eli

Monkeyman, send a shoveful or two my way. We can use some of that white stuff around here. Eli

Every one of my clients who filed a return on the 31st has had their refund pushed to Feb. 15. Anyone know why this happened? I thought the cutoff was late Wed (31st). Eli

ERC, maybe you should try it see how it works out. Eli

http://www.taxlinks.com/rulings/1956/revrul56-49.htm Found it! Just in case anyone else needs it. Eli

llbwest, as always I appreciate your input. You are right about the time. Sometimes it just irks me to see or hear all this stuff. Thanks again!! Eli

Does anyone have a cite on firefighter meals while on duty? I remember last year someone providedone, bu I can't seem to find it. It seems the local JH has given several FF's a per diem allowance and now some of my FF clients are wanting to know why I don't allow it and they do. It seems that on one they also included home improvements to the tune of $1500. If any cites available it would be much appreciated. Eli

My boo boo..I didn't actually try to log in. I thought you were talking about the log in page. It didn't bring anythng up when I tried to log in. Sorry!! Eli

Just tried and it connected right away. Eli

What would be the worse that can happen? Get rejected? I would try it. In fact I have a couple of them pending. I will be in he office soon to try them. Thanks, Sue!! Eli

The mystery is solved! When the client brought me the additional w2's there was a different last name on one of them. That was the last name I was searching under. When I couldn't find that name in my files I really began to worry. Luckily he called me to see how the amendment was comng along and I told him i couldn't find his file. He said he would come over with his copy of the paperwork. When he arrived and showed me the paperwork, I immediately noticed the last name was different. Apparently the company only used his mother's maiden name on his W2. Many hispanics use both parents last names and they accidently only used hers. So after all that, I do have the return in my program!! Eli

Thanks for all the replies. I've done everything suggested and can not find anything. I'm going home to check the files. Maybe old age is setting in quick :-) Eli

Nope, not anywhere on the program. Eli

Yes I definitely do. I just took that batch home to the filing cabinets on Wed night. I am going to have to go get it. Eli

Nope not checked. I can see all my other completed returns. I'll have to double check with the client to make sure I actually efiled it. I clearly remember him signing the paperwork. Thanks for trying! Eli

Thanks for the humor, I sure can use it right about now Eli

I can not find a return that I have already efiled. The client came in because he had 2 more W2's that he 'forgot' about. When I tried to go in to amend the return I couldn't find it. I tried restarting the program and the computer, but no luck. Any idea what could have happend here?? Thanks! Eli