Catherine

Thanks. They seem to be mainly ticked off about the refund policy. One mentioned a waste of time - but if so, why did he sign up for more (which were the ones that ticked him off about the refund policy)? And frankly, no refund less than 10 days before seminar is still a lot better than the CCH/ATX "no refund, not ever, no matter what, nyah-nyah" policy. Catherine

Has anyone taken any of the seminars given by this group? I keep getting email solicitations and some of them look good and/or intriguing. Just got one on managing multiple priorities with special features for folks (like me) who work by themselves. But before I bite, it occurred to me that someone here may have personal experience with these folks. Thanks! Catherine

Congratulations, Booger!! Catherine

I was talking to someone at one of our local professional group meetings, who had been on the fence about ATX for several years. Really liked some aspects, kept hesitating over the price. Told him about the TRX deal, he signed up next day, and sent me an email thanking me _and_ telling me that TRX had told him to pass along to me that I mention the referral to get an additional $40 off. That was a sale CCH/ATX would _never_ have made -- this guy wasn't biting because of the cost. If he likes the program, he'll be back the next year probably regardless of who he has to buy from. So it gains them sales from new folks, as well. It's not "loss of revenue" to them if it builds a customer base at _no_ additional support cost. And I highly doubt they sold all 500 licenses in this one forum. But you're right, KC, there are two sides to this story. And it must hurt to lose full-price customers to a reseller. OTOH, I had been thinking _very_ seriously of going over to Drake because of the total cost for my small practice. This TRX deal kept me as a customer, so for CCH it's still better than losing me completely. Catherine

Good luck, Booger!! Catherine

Oh, dear. My deepest sympathies. I hope you have years of good memories, no un-said words, and that she had a peaceful passing. Catherine

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Glad to hear you had a good day!

I am so very glad that it all turned out OK for you. Keep that epi-pen close at hand! That was a nasty close call. Catherine

yes -- everyone have a lovely weekend.

I got a good price from Target Insurance Services (a division of The Hartford) through their professional program.

It could also be presumed that the person made a donation to a restricted fund of the church, put the name of the restricted fund on the check, and the church used the money for the restricted purpose. Churches have many restricted funds -- flowers, Sunday school, music -- this could be another one.

Enjoy your day!

So far as materials go, jainen, you are correct. However, I found the ability to take computer-generated sample tests and have them graded extremely useful. They taught me that going back and second-guessing myself almost always gave me the _wrong_ answer, and also gave me confidence as I started to recognize when there was a problem with a _question_ or the choice of _answers_. Made the actual test much smoother -- I didn't agonize over second-guesses, and didn't get confused, upset, or freaked out when the answers didn't match the question or the question was too poorly worded to be clear. And that would push our original poster to a set of materials that does have test access. Unless MAS learns best in a classroom, or by reading, etc. YMMV.

Sometimes annuity payments end up being partially taxable, as well. But the beneficiary should get a 1099-R from the annuity company next year on that.

Thank you for letting us all know!!

I second that -- they gave me that guarantee right away once I asked for it. And remember that CCH won't give any guarantee at all -- once they have your money, it's gone, whether they have a product or not.

More prayers coming your way, Kea. And good wishes for getting the insurance conundrum straightened out to your satisfaction. Catherine

:bday: and have a terrific day!!

Thanks for this idea, KC -- I can add a flag column to my spreadsheet. That'll work better than my post-it note! Catherine

There was some mention on another forum that CCH only authorized X number of licenses to be sold through TRX. So perhaps they have indeed sold them all and you are SOL for this year. However, you still have time to sign up for CCH's amazing 10% discount with no money back guarantee! Not what you wanted to hear, I know. But it's the best I can do for now. Catherine

Always the best place to hide, if you can manage it. I've found that lots of tax rules hide there.... :lol:

I think the red one is the "plug something in here and we fry ALL your data!!!!" slot. :P

Have a terrific day!