ajuroff

I took your advise from yesterday and did just that earlier this morning. It is telling me the first dependent on the return can not be used for the child tax credit. It's not saying the child was claimed on another return. And I have double and triple checked the SS number, spelling of the name and birthdate. I'm just not getting it.

Dependent child's date of birth is 12/24/1991. (Makes her 16 at end of 2007 tax year) Efile will not go through, with the rejection saying that tax payers can not take the child tax credit for this child. Am I missing something?

Darn it! I wish I would have read your response first! I ended up deleting the return AGAIN, then NOT rolling it over from last year and completing the return AGAIN. This time it went through. It must have had to do with something that rolled over from last year??? (although I efiled the return last year) I don't know but it's now accepted. Thanks for your tip though!!! That could come in handy!

Doesn't that have to do with how you have your settings? (under the e-file tab) Under Options, Prefrences, then E-File Manager. There is where you choose State efile options. "ask to hold and release", "always hold and release" or "never hold and release" You might want to check your settings there.

Thanks Ray.I just decided to redo the return AGAIN. (I checked out everything but couldn't find anything) This time I DIDN'T roll over from last year. Maybe it was there and rolled over and I'm just not finding it. I resent it thru...we'll see if that works. If not....I'll take those s'more frikken bananas...with a drink on the side!

Return keeps getting rejected when efiling (after checking everything AND actually deleting the return and doing a complete redo) - I keep getting the following error: 1040US10 Record Layout (then upside down question mark) The record layout is invalid. Then goes on to list 5 different things - 1. Dollar amount fields cannot contain alpha characters. 2. Dollar amount fields must contain whole dollars. (no cents) 3. When a field is defined as 'N (positive only)' the field cannot be blank and must contain an amount that is greater than or equal to zero. 4. Date fields must be formatted as follows: (then lists how to put a date in) 5. The taxpayer's daytime phone number cannot be blank and cannot consist exclusively of zeros. These errors are not so that you can click on them and they will take you to the part of the return that has an error. I have double checked EVERYTHING (as well as deleting and redoing the return all over again) Has anyone had a problem like this yet? I'm at a loss and dread calling support and being on hold forever. (Cause we all have all the time in the world to wait on hold, right?)

Client had to have stem cell transplant. The hospital which was doing the transplant is 2 hours away. (no closer hospital which could do the procedure) Client had to sign a waiver with the hospital that, when he was not in the hospital, he would be no more than 10-15 minutes from the hospital incase of fever, etc. (rejection) for up to 100 days after the transplant. He and his wife stayed in a hotel that was 5 minutes from the hospital for a total of 96 days. (Both of them for 63 days, just wife for 33 days) This is what I'm finding on deducting medical lodging expenses, but it's not what I'm looking for. You may include in medical expenses the incidental cost of meals and lodging charged by the hospital or similar institution if your main reason for being there is to receive medical care. Does anyone have any ideas where I could search and get a difinitive answer on this? Thank you!

I had pretty much the same thing happen two days ago. Client wasn't all that thrilled with his refund. Same situation...young person, 3 different jobs, not much withheld. I e-filed the return through, then 30 minutes later the kid calls and wanted to know if I had sent it through yet because he wanted to go get a second opinion. I told him I had already sent it through, but he was more than welcome to take the copies I gave him to someone to have them check them over. (like Ray said, simple return, I double checked my figures) I told him to call me after he had done that. I haven't heard from him. I did not offer to refund his money. I had one last Saturday too. I had them sign but I didn't efile their return through until they told me to. They called back Sunday and left a message and said they had someone else figure the return (???) and I was right so go ahead and send it. If I made an error, I'd do the amendment for free. But just because someone is not happy with their refund, I will not refund them their money.

I received two marketing kits in the mail. Don't know why. But if you turn them over and cut them up just right, they make great book covers for the kids for school.

Suport had me email them the return. They couldn't figure it out last night. (after almost 2 hours) He called me back this morning and said that he was getting a different error than I was. (I don't know how that could be) Then I suggested I delete the return and re-do it. He said yes, do that. Then he called back again and said that, even though we could in the past, I couldn't e-file a return with zero AGI on Federal. (even though it was state only) I decided to try what you said and it worked. It didn't change the credit forms one bit. Probably not the perfect thing to do, but it worked just fine. Thank you.

Sorry to keep posting about this. I've been on with Support now for almost an hour and this guy just doesn't get what I'm trying to do here. He keeps putting me on hold, then asking me the same questions, then on hold...etc. I'm getting a Federal error when I'm trying to send a State only. (client only has SS which is not taxable on his Federal.) Error says if Federal 1040 total income is zero, you can not efile the Federal. I don't want to efile the Federal....just State. Does anyone know if we can still e-file a State only Michigan return? I always have in the past. MI E-file Info sheet says we can. Has anyone been able to?

That's why I love this board. I was just trying to send a return thru and my program froze. I went right to this board and found out why. Thanks!

If I remember right, it seems like last year there was discussion on this...something about putting $1.00 interest on the Federal so it would go through? Does anyone remember something like this? I still can't get two of these to go through.

I'm trying to send off my Michigans that I have been waiting on because of the MI-1040CR. I have an older couple who only receive SS and only file the credit forms for Michigan. When I try to creat the state only efile, I get the error that the FEDERAL form can not be efiled because "total income, tax credits and tax payments are all zero and this form can not be efiled." I have always been able to efile State only in this situation. Is this something new???

You and me both!!! Guess the "update" the support lady was getting that said it wouldn't be available until the 26th was wrong. One time I'm glad they're wrong!

I found out about the 1040CR today after waiting on hold forever with Support. The girl told me..."hold on, it says today" (I told her that is what I was seeing also but so far nothing) Then she says.."hold on, I'm just getting an update myself. Now it says the 26th". How lucky was I that she was "just getting an update" when I was calling questioning the release date for that particular form?

I sent the clients Federal return through already, waiting for this form to become available. Now that it is, I am trying to efile a "state only" return but I'm having problems. I'm reading the Handbook, but for some reason am not understanding. Can you send an Indiana state only return after you have already e-filed the Federal?

I didn't realize that was the trick. Don't complain and you won't have any problems. How silly of me.

It's still in Draft form. I called Tech support...now they say it won't be available for e-filing until the 26th. (ignore that the website was previously saying today, the 22nd)

Ok...I just decided to check again today, and , there it is. The form is available.

I'm on hold with ATX right now, waiting to find out when this form will be added. Has anyone else requested this form yet or heard when it will be available? Thanks.

Client uses Semco for heat, but also has electric heat in the house, which she uses. How do I figure out how much of the total electric the client can use for the Home Heating Credit? Obviously not all...how would you separate? Thanks for your input! ps. MI Property Tax Cr. should be available today for efiling! I hope so...I have many waiting.

I never use 1040A or 1040EZ...I agree when someone said "we are a creature of habit".

Thank you for correcting me on that. I agree with you. Thanks. :)

I also fixed the problem myself...the point is...there shouldn't BE a problem when Nelco (who now sells the folders for ATX, CCH, whatever) sent me a flyer, which stated that the folders were compatable with ATX. To me, that means, not having to spend time customizing master forms. They should work, period. Call me picky, anal, whatever. If you process a RAL, does a box pop up that states "process your Instant IRAL now"? That shouldn't happen either. Haven't received a fix for that yet. Customer Service is "wonderful" when you have to wait an hour with a client sitting in front of you. And as far as the Quick Answers Library I ordered, it would just be nice to receive what I ordered. Is that too much to ask on my part? You stated in your post "I got this problem, then I fix by myself" - Why should there be problems in the first place? I don't have the time or patience for that. Again, call me picky, anal, whatever. That's just me. We have different opinions on this, which is ok.