Catherine

My sympathies! Procedurally, I think Lynn is right.

A nice piece of twine makes a good emergency substitute. But be careful not to tie too good of a knot in it!

one two the number after two.... four five

Me, too! I may just pack it in, go home, and take a nap before tonight's pistol match. Poor head is pounding worse as the hours go on. And the spreadsheet I was working with is now completely done and I have ALL those rental expenses categorized properly. All that's missing is the annual property insurance.... *always* something!

Form 3520 to report; taxes are dealt with in gift-giver's country. Just had to look this up a week or so ago myself. https://www.irs.gov/businesses/gifts-from-foreign-person

I still have a guy from whom I am waiting to get info for the 1099-MISC's for January 2016 (for the 2015 tax year). He gave me the 2014 info this past May.

Glad to be the source of so many ship thrills for you all!

Or just give him a Rita hug and prepare the estate return, instead.

For our amusement today; try the caption three times fast!

I got an email about that and have not even had a chance to read it. I'll add the article to my list of things to read, hopefully before any pertinent deadline!

I set a deadline of September 15th, years ago, and that deadline goes out by email to everyone still uncompleted as of June 1st, and again on August 1st. STILL we get people missing it. Heck, I have a couple of folks who still owe me 2014 information - and one lady who owes me every year starting with 2012! She has lost a couple of refunds for sure, yet she did send her 2015 info (got the last bits Friday) and as has not been the case before - she owes. Oh, well. I was in here over the weekend - but working on slides for a CPE presentation on stock options I'm giving in January as part of the MaSEA annual tax update. I did, while I was here *anyway*, send out a couple of signature forms to folks who got me the last tidbits. One case was the ssn for a new dependent, another was bank info for direct debit for payments. Gee, funny - I don't have any of those signature pages back yet today. I am *not* going to sweat it, and I am going to leave at 5PM today no matter what.

How deliciously vicious AND appropriate! I love it!

At least this SET of thugs. It's enough to make quite a dent.

I am doing my best but my brain reset itself some time early this week and told me, "THEY haven't cared all year - why should YOU bust your butt to finish? They still won't get here to SIGN the 8879's on time; you KNOW that." So I am plugging away and not letting myself (a) stay too late, (b) stress out, or (c) worry about them. I'm actually not real sure how I feel about this new laissez-faire attitude; it's VERY strange and not my usual. Over time, I may get to like it.

Oh, Rita -- prayers for a full and speedy recovery for your sister! IGNORE the clients; they'll still be there next week. If you do any return, finish up your own. Heck, send it as complete as it currently is and amend later if you need to.

Rules are on the market as available, or actually rented, the whole year, not that it has to be rented out a minimum of X days.

My Florida clients (six miles inland) were fine but their in-laws in NC are out of power. And the wife's dad (in NC) passed away just a day or two before the storm hit. So they are heading north to the no-power area to the ONE room in the ONE hotel that still had space, to help the family and try to arrange a funeral. At least the f-i-l did not die due to the storm. But good grief, NOT an easy time for them. They still owe me some tax docs and called while packing the car for NC to say they'll overnight them. I told them "family first!" and we'll just file the return late if need be. They typically get a refund anyway.

The ways of God and computers are strange and not for mortal mankind to understand. Plus we can't "hug" computers. Unfortunately.

Oh, *I* have seen penalties assessed. Big fat hairy ones with fangs. Non-filing, late-filing, plus interest. One client is a contractor (who really NEEDS to bring his records here so we can do accounting for him but he doesn't) is late- very, very late - EVERY year. I charge him triple my usual price as my own penalty (so in all, FOUR times normal fee). I am STILL waiting for info for the 2015 1099's. But the IRS sends him penalty bills, every year. He hasn't wised up yet.

I have friends, clients, and client-interests in the area and am praying for them all. Plus everyone else, of course!

Absolutely NOT! Their shoes are clueless (and probably have Athlete's Foot). What we have to do is understand what it's like to stand in those shoes. But I ain't puttin' 'em on. No way, no how!

If you want wacky, offbeat, and FUN, have you watched Undercover Blues with Dennis Quaid and Kathleen Turner? Or Real Genius with Val Kilmer?

What a little cuteness she is!!

Already?!?! wow! Congratulations Grandma, Mama, Dada, and babykins!