SUE A.

:D THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT. I FEEL BETTER KNOWING ITS NOT JUST ME. I TRIED TO HOLD IL UNTILL FEDERAL WAS ACCEPTED BUT FOUND THAT TO BE CLUMSY. I AM GOING BACK TO THE PIGGYBACK METHOD AND I WONDER IF IL WONT ACKNOWLEGE AFTER IT STARTS PAYING OUT. THANKS AGAIN. SUE

HAVE I MISSED SOMETHING? ALL OF MY ILL RETURNS ARE IRS CLEARED. EVEN AFTER A WEEK HAS GONE BY. IS THIS NORMAL OR IS SOMETHING WRONG? THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. SUE

I AM POSTING THIS ON BOTH FORUMS BECAUSE IM STUMPED ABOUT WHAT TO DO. I GET AN ERROR WHEN I CREATE THE EFILE STOPPING THE IL STATE TO CREATE. THE ERROR TELLS ME TO CLOSE THE RETURN AND REBOOT MY COMPUTOR AND TRY AGAIN. THIS HAS NOT WORKED. ANY IDEAS WHAT IS WRONG? THANKS, SUE IN ILLINOIS

I GET AN ERROR TELLING ME TO REBOOT MY COMPUTOR WHEN I TRY TO EFILE AN ILLINOIS RETURN. THE FEDERAL STILL GOES THROUGH. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING I CAN THINK OF. ANY IDEAS OR HELP ? THANKS, SUE IN STERLING, IL.

I HATE WHEN THAT HAPPENS!

THE LETTER KEEPS CHANGING. IT WILL NOT HAVE STATE ON AT ALL OR THE STATE WILL SAY ITS BEING MAILED WHEN IT WAS EFILED. ALSO THE I/ME OPTION CHANGES BACK TO WE/US. AND I HAVE TO ADD THE PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL OF MY SETTINGS FOR THE CLIENT LETTER REVERT BACK. YESTERDAY I RESET AND IT WORKED ALL DAY BUT TODAY WHEN I STARTED IT WAS ALL MESSED UP AGAIN. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR INPUT. SUE

I am having to reset my client letter after each return. I am using the wizard, am I missing something else? Never had this problem in past years. Thank you from Sue in IL.

I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP 8879 FOR THREE YEARS.

I have several years of the 8879 Forms. How long are you saving these forms? I am ready to begin getting rid of lots of paperwork that is older..... Also, how many years back are you saving the hard copies of the tax returns and working papers? Can you tell I am really out of space here???

Thanks for your ideas on elimination and retention.....

NO, CHILD HAS TO BE A DEPENDANT ON THE PARENTS RETURN TO QUALIFY FOR HOH. SUE

I DONT THINK AN EXPLANATION WOULD EVEN BE NOTICED ON THE RETURN. SUE :scratch_head:

THATS CORRECT. ALSO EXPECT THE WIFES REFUND TO COME MUCH SLOWER THAN NORMAL. SUE

IT WOULD BE NEW TO ME, I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WOULD NEED TO BE MAILED. SUE :

RIGHT AFTER I POSTED THIS YESTERDAY I HAD ABOUT 20 IL ACKS COME THRU, BUT I STILL HAVE ABOUT THAT MANY WAITING AGAIN. MY OWN RETURN STILL SAYS TRANSMITTED TO AGENCY AFTER A WEEK. IT MAY BE NOTHING BUT IT MAKES ME FEEL UNSETTLED TO NOT KNOW FOR SURE THAT ALL IS WELL. SUE IN IL

WELL I GUESS IT COULD BE WORSE SINCE I HAVE 12 ACCEPTED BUT ABOUT 50 WAITING. I SEE WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT. THANKS, SUE

I am glad to see the slow update is a problem on ATX end and not mine, however I still have not received acks for Ill since 01/28/09. I saw on Monday that there was an explanation for this but I understood that it should be resolved by now. I just wonder if something is wrong or if IL and ATX are still working out their problems. Is any one else in IL having this problem? thanks, Sue

HI THERE, I ALSO QUITE SMOKING THIS PAST SUMMER AND SO THIS IS THE FIRST TAX SEASON WITHOUT AND I ALSO GOT A MESSAGE LIKE YOURS. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I DIDNT HAVE TO WAIT WHEN I CALLED. POPCICLES HELP WITH THE FRUSTRATION FOR ME. I EAT TWO FROZEN JUICE POPCICLES AND THE URGE TO SMOKE IS USUALLY GONE WHEN IM DONE. GOOD LUCK, SUE

Apparently the returns I had open already would not get the new forms automatically but new returns I open now have the new forms, so that I can deal with. The governor reference was funny but I have to say that Il reputation has become quite embarrassing to us living here. Anyway Im done for today and hope for a better day tomorrow. Thanks to all who replied.

DIDNT MEAN TO SHOUT. ALL CAPS IS JUST EASIER. I NEED IL 1040 AND EFILE, ETC. I WENT TO MY ATX AND REALIZED I CANT REMEMBER MY ID AND PASSWORD AND I CANT SEEM TO FIND WHERE I WROTE THEM DOWN. MAYBE IM JUST TOO STRESSED TODAY. THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY.

I AM WAITING FOR ILL TO HAVE THEIR FORMS READY. AM I ALONE OR ARE WE ALL WAITING HERE IN ILLINOIS? I AM ALSO WAITING FOR THE GEEK SQUAD TO ARRIVE TODAY TO HELP ME WITH SOME TECH PROBLEMS WITH MY EQUIPMENT. JUST TOOK 2 ASPRIN AND HOPE ALL WILL BE WELL BY DAYS END. THANKS, SUE

WHEN I HAVE DONE THIS, I WAITE FOR THE AMENDED TO GO THROUGH AND THEN SEND IN THE PARENTS OR WAITE USUALLY 4 WEEKS SO THE RETURNS DONT OVER LAP IN THE SYSTEM. SUE

THE DECEASED CLIENT I HAD THIS YEAR, I PUT THE INFO ON THE FILER INFO SHEET WHERE YOU PUT BIRTH, PHONE INFO ETC. THE PROGRAM THEN ENTERED THE INFORMATION ON THE TAX RETURN AND THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MAILED THIS IN WITH A COPY OF HER PAPER SHOWING HER AS REPRESENTATOR.

I HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO MAIL THESE IN THE PAST, UNLESS THIS HAS BEEN CHANGED BUT I DOUBT IT. SUE

I HAVE ONLY ONE RETURN THAT REQUIRES THAT FORM ALSO AND I USED THE IRS FILL IN FORMS AND THEN MAILED THAT IN. IT WAS PRETTY SIMPLE ONCE I HAD MY FIGURES READY. SUE

THANKS SO MUCH, THAT WORKED! I HOPE I CAN REMEMBER HOW I DID THAT THE NEXT TIME. SUE