Catherine

@Lion EA the one that made me laugh out loud was "High capacity magazine"/"Standard capacity magazine".

Do you say that with an Inigo Montoya accent?

Unless it's egregious enough to make headlines. Then we can break out the popcorn!

April 29th here in MA. The sales tax holiday is what I think others were talking about. That tends to be set for the weekend we are off on vacation in VT, no matter WHAT week we pick.

Rhode Island drivers are FAR worse.

I can get any accent within a day, good enough to fool natives in anything but a protracted conversation. Except Italian. I grew up hearing that ALL the time and it just does not register in my brain. Somehow I grew up speaking English with no accent (Italian or Bostonian) and was made fun of in school for "talking funny" I kid you not. And for @FDNY we could use Massatuckians, or the more-common-around-here "Massholes" although that usually refers to drivers (not me!).

And KC, and my pal Wendy.... those who prove the case by the exceptions!

EXACTLY. Well worth losing half the fee to get rid of the bozo before he tried causing more trouble down the road. Funny, every time I think my opinion of lawyers can't sink any lower, something like this incident proves me wrong.

Ah, the buzz words: "artisanal" "authentic" and "hand-whatevered". I bet your bum would be pretty raw!

This was adorable and surprisingly plausible. Guinea Pig solar farm lawnmowers

But NOT the back yard kind of hug!

I tried that exactly once. It was a lawyer -- who bills as much per HOUR as my entire fee was -- and he paid half. I did not invite him back the next year and frankly if he offered $1,000 per return going forward I wouldn't take him back. The level of disrespect shown to another professional was astounding.

One of our good friends said the key to a happy marriage comes down to a few phrases: "Yes, dear," "You're right," "I'm wrong," and - when all else fails - "Huh?" lol

I agree with your rant. It should be trivial - and mandatory - to hold a return for investigation when the name and ssn do NOT match last year's data. Even if name and ssn match but address has changed - might be worth a peek. But to do NOTHING about egregious differences and then hold a refund for folks with the same demographic info for years running is just a bone-STUPID waste of resources. And the time taken investigating this means dozens of frauds WILL go through because the investigators are busy doing things that should not be done.

Our anniversary is April Fool's Day. Doug wanted a date he would absolutely never forget. It has worked! Hard to celebrate, though, so we usually do cards and then celebrate in May.

I do my best with extensions -- but I also figure that if they bring me info late, it's NOT my problem if they should make a payment and don't. I'm not going to delay someone who brought their paperwork in earlier, in order to calculate extension payments for latecomers. If they generally owe, I give them a payment coupon to mail in. Especially this year, I won't bother chasing people down for signed 8878's just to send a direct debit extension payment. I'm going to have more extensions than ever and it's just too much. At this point they should be glad I'm here and not on a beach in Belize.

Two suggestions: arnica rub or BioFreeze. Both are fabulous.

My original plan was to groom my assistant to take over more and more. he is going to be a great EA (studying for the SEE this summer) but as time goes on I am more convinced he doesn't have the stamina to be a sole practitioner. He'd do better as a #2 or #3 at an existing firm. So that brings me to selling. I may keep my hand in as an instructor (the state EA society keeps asking me to teach but I have no time to prepare those classes) and drastically scale back my personal practice. But this year,between the town trying to evict us (which looks like it is going to fail), and this eight-days-dead computer issue, I've had it. I refuse to go through this again. Don't worry, I'll stick around here; you can't get rid of me that fast! Hey, I might be able to travel and visit people.

My main computer has been DEAD for a week. In that week I have managed to complete a whopping total of SIX returns on my assistant's machine, while playing EMT/nursemaid/assistant to the slew of IT professionals who always say this next attempt will fix everything. Today I set that machine aside and brought in and hooked up my home computer. I need to access my network storage (another call to an IT center but this one has a hope of getting me good info), then bring over my data files and a couple of other must-haves, and then be back in business. EVERYONE is going on extension, my assistant will be starting to process those tomorrow. No guesses of tax due or anything. I have well over a hundred UN-touched returns in house and more arriving daily. I can put everyone on extension, collapse in my office, or be in Belize or New Zealand before anyone realizes I have left. I pick the first one. I'm done. My practice is going up for sale on 4/20. I'll do pay-per-return for family, a couple of nearly-pro-bono's I do, and my very elderly clients (because change is so hard on them).

Hallelujah Chorus this morning and I spent some time last night brushing up on the alto line thanks to YouTube (note-perfect, for those interested). They asked me to join the choir so I guess I acquitted myself well. Cupcake reception after service. The church was packed; wish it was so *every* Sunday! Here is a lovely little video (less than two minutes) on Easter: Because He rose

Grammar saves lives!

Thanks to all!

Thank you both!

Client has office in home and takes OIH expenses and documents everything. This year, had the exterior painted. Obviously not a one-year write off but neither is it 39 years 'cuz paint just don't last that long. What do I do. Again; brain is NOT working today. TIA!

Sorry guys; brain-dead. Between a nasty headache and computer problems ALL week I can't think. Client inherited her dad's house. Had to hold on to it for a while - clear it out, transfer title, fix the problems that made it impossible to sell, etc. Finally sold it. Form 4797? Sch D/F8949? Other? It was not held for investment. It was not rented out. She didn't live in it. She just had to wait to sell it (and while waiting paid mortgage, property taxes, minimal utility bills, and had much-needed repairs done including lead paint abatement).