Eli

I have a nephew in Carrollton. That's where we stay when we go to the Cowboys' games. Well I hope your stay gets better :-) They should have had the seminar on South Padre Island instead :-) Eli

I wouldn't assume that Rosa is a girl's name. It could be a last name as well. The name Maria is also used in mens' names as well. Eli

Did the 1040 Office package come with unlimited efiling for 2010? Eli

What are you doing in Dallas? The weather has been nasty there too.

Same here! 2006-2010 no issues at all. Using Windows 7 Ultimate with Service Pack 1 Eli

$3.63 in South Texas for regular unleaded. Eli

But you already did :-) Eli

Good luck, Jack! Eli

Thank you, JRS! I read the form just to make sure, but always feel better to get a 2nd opinion :-) Eli

Taxpayer is self employed. His girlfriend is raising the question if Form 8300 is needed if he earns more than $10000 in a year. He does not get anywhere near that amount from one single person or company. He does have way more than 10000 in self-employment income but from many different clients. I have never used this form & from what I read it doesn't appear that he would need it. What do you think? Thanks! Eli

Hang in there, Terry! Offer her a free retun for next year. Maybe she'll forget & go somewhere else :-) Eli

New client...well actually didn't become a client lol..walks in & hands me her paperwork. 2 w2's totalling about $3800. Says she does massage therapy for several beauty salons in the area. She also has two kids & provided SSN & birth certificates for both. So I ask how much she earned & if she has any proof of the income. She asks me for a tax book. I look at her & ask what she means & she responds that she needs a tax book that shows the amounts of the credits she gets compared to her income (EIC Table). I ask why & she responds that thats what she did with the previous preparer. Oh well one less new client :-) Eli

Maybe just a glitch. Try updating and/or rebooting. Eli

Taxpayers filed their return 2 weeks ago. At the time the spouse said she had paid tuition for college classes in Mexico. She asked if she could take one of the tuition credits & I asked if she had a tuition statement from the college & if it participated in the DOE FSA program (which I highly doubt). She stated she did not have a statement & didn't know if it participated in the program. I declined to give her the credit, but told her I would amend the return for free if she provided the required info. Tonight she called & said that another preparer had given several of her friends credit for the same school & that I should amend her return. Again I asked for the info I had requested & she could not provide either. I politely declined, but told her to bring one of her friends along with the return to look it over. She said she would, but we'll see. Looking over Pub 970 I feel pretty safe I did the right thing. I guess I'm just looking for confirmation. Thanks! Eli

Mine have all been sent to agency, but still no acks as of last night. Eli

Thank you so much for that. I was hoping someone would help out :-) Thanks again!! Eli

Yup Acks are definitely slower, but not panicking lol :-) Eli

Thats funny! I was wondering where you got the marriage advice thingy lol Have a great season!! Eli

Updated one more time & it finally worked. Thanks, Deb!! Eli

Were you able to create the efile including the 5405?

Still not ready to efile? Anyone else having issues with it? Thanks! Eli

Getting ready to send a few, Tom. I will let you know :-). By the way I am having trouble with Form 5405 on a return. It says: Error: when filing form 1040, the following supporting forms are not allowed: 5405 Think maybe ATX has not updated their filing system to allow this form? Thanks! Eli

It would probably be taken care of with a letter later on down the road if it was questioned. Eli

Marriage advice? I only mentioned Form 8888 :-) Eli

Not at home, but check out form 8888 & see if this is what you need. Eli