Chrisbry

I got this QuickAlert this morning. I know NONE of you would do that. But please pass it along to anyone you think "might". ;)

Thanks Ann. Usually I direct my "non client" friends to the IRS forms & website for answers -- especially when I'm at home and all my research material is at the office. I've never had to deal with an adoption credit and it's not likely I ever will.

Husband adopts children from wife's previous marriage. The wife has asked me if that qualifies as adoption credit. I told her I didn't think so since the 2 kids were already his dependents and he's been claiming them. Of course, she's NOT my client. One HRB place told her she couldn't. She went to another HRB and they told her she could. Imagine that!

I found this on Intuit's Online Resource page: http://www.intuitaccountants.com/webx?14@@.ef72a7a/5 Remember the email I got from QuickAlerts IRS which was encouraging TESTING starting 2/6.....If you have an accepted return, you'd better double check to make sure it wasn't accepted as a TEST RETURN.

Shoot. Maybe I shouldn't say anything {might jinx myself}. I've never reset my password.

Pat on the Back Single Dad! Chalk another one up for our "PEOPLE". :D

I got this email this morning from the IRS:

Booger, we have one here in Lincoln, Nebraska, but he wears an Uncle Sam costume with a placard stating "LIBERTY TAX SERVICE WANTS YOU!" The city got on them last year about standing out there "distracting traffic". They aren't allowed to do that (city ordinance). They can stand in front of the store, but not in the public area next to traffic. But ya know what? It's 20 degrees with 6-8" of snow on the ground. If the idiot wants to stand out there, I say let him!

I checked with a friend of mine who's firm uses Creative Solutions UT. They are still waiting on pretty much the same forms that we are waiting on with ATX. AND .... they have had bugs in their software with just about every update. It doesn't make it any easier but if it's any consolation -- we aren't alone.

As far as I know, the only way to claim the gambling losses is on Schedule A.

I have all my 941's back and 7 outstanding 940's yet. I told the Customer "service" person I talked to yesterday, that I would be calling every day to see where my missing ACK's were until I had them all. He took all the ID number's and said they would get it taken care of. Well partial is better than nothing. :huh:

I am not imagining things. Of course, Customer "service" was no help on this issue. They didn't seem to concerned with the numbers changing. Do you all remember last year and what we had to do to eliminate the "Form Version Wrong" rejection? Scenario was that you created the efile, waited for the client to come in and sign the 8879 (could be a few days), then you transmit. I finally started deleting the created efile so as not to accidently transmit. Then recreated it again after the client signed the form. THIS YEAR -- if you delete the efile -- when you recreate, the program will assign a NEW DCN number to the return and then the DCN # won't agree with the Form 8879 that the client has signed. No wonder they are having problems with the Duplicate DCN reject code. ATX is telling us to delete the file, recreate and retransmit. Uh -- no, then it will have a new DCN and not agree with what the client has in their file.

Correct. We never issued this guy a 1099 as he never worked for us. My client is one of those that thinks the IRS is out to get them around every corner! It took me 15 minutes to convince her she did nothing wrong! LOL

Did I forgot to mention that I called E-help Desk last week? They weren't much help. They said unless I have the transmitter ID of ATX, they couldn't help me -- that it was between me and ATX. {that was after a 30 minute hold time} Loverly. I'm beginning to think that all these companies went to the same customer service school. Patience? Me? HA HA HA HA I think my hubby would disagree with that! :D

I did too -- and I've got a little FYI for anyone that tries to uninstall prior years. DON'T. I had 1999-2007 on my computer. I finally got everyone using at least 2006 or 2007 so I decided I was going to remove 1999-2005. I spent an hour on the phone with Intuit Tech Support Fixing the issue. I was locked out of 2006 and 2007 for nearly a week before Intuit got back to me and admitted there was a problem with QB and removing prior years!

Do you want answers? Or do you just want someone to answer the phone? Sorry -- Didn't mean to be flip. But if you want answers, save your time. If you want a live person -- put your phone on speaker and carry on for about 30-45 minutes.

Senario: Client gets W-9's on subcontractors, I file 1099-misc every year for them. Friday, Client gets a call from someone. This person got a letter from IRS that there was income unreported under his EIN. Ok -- I tell my client to contact their sub, and YES it is his ID (he got out his letter). So we issued the 1099's correcty (and I triple checked the EIN number on the 1099 -- which were efiled BTW) This other person wants US to issue a zero 1099 so the IRS will take it off his account. I told my client that we issued the 1099 correctly and unless the IRS tells us otherwise, the issue is between this person and the IRS. We can't issue a 1099 with ZERO as corrected unless the subcontractor comes back with a different number. Has anyone ever had a problem such as this? Is it possible that TWO people have the same EIN? I just don't understand unless the IRS screwed up {imagine that}

Thanks Bob -- I've been saying for 2 weeks that I'm absolutely terrified to start e-filing any other returns considering the problems that ATX has had with something as simple as the 941/940's & 1099s. I'm afraid if I don't e-file returns, clients that want their refunds FAST are going to go elsewhere (I have 3 of them sitting on my desk ready to efile and 2 more that came in today -- baby returns with just W2's). I've already got some cleints that are a tad irate because they can't efile until 2/11 (5695's and Ed Credits). I know I can close out the program and change the DCN number between each return, but that is just not TIME efficient nor what I paid for. But I guess I'll do what I have to do to "get 'er done". The information on the ATX Efile webpage had to do with reassigning DCN for rejection of Duplicate DCN's. I have a real problem with that because when I have the client sign the 8879, efile and it is rejected, if I go back in and reassign a DCN, it will not agree with what the client has signed. Hello ATX! What is wrong with that picture??? It's called "not giving the client a COMPLETE copy of what they signed". ARRRRRGGGGH! The week is NOT starting off any better than the last two. I guess I'll call them in the morning, sit on hold for 45 minutes and TRY to get an answer.

Has anyone had a problem with the software assigning duplicate DCN's to tax returns? I'm sitting here looking at 3 tax returns (Form 8879) all with the same identical DCN. If I close the program, then come back, recreate the E-files, all three have the same number again -- just one digit up. {ie -- XXXXXXXXXX1558, close the program, restart the program and recreate efiles xxxxxxxxxx1568 is the number after I recreate each efile.} I hope this is making sense and there is just something wrong in the way I have ATX set up.

According to my phone call this morning, ALL the 940/941's have been efiled and accepted. They are having problems getting the ACK's to us. I told her -- Well, I guess I'll have to take your word for it. Of course, the standard -- We hope to have it corrected today -- was the answer I got.

I'm still waiting on Form 2220 to be approved.

The 1099 issue -- yes. I started transmitting 1/9 -- supposedly ATX is going to start transmitting them the 3rd (?) Actually, the W-2 transmitting has been the only thing that has worked right for me this year so far! I have had no problems logging in or transmitting.

I've been e-filing them for 2 years and this is the FIRST quarter that I've had a problem with. Silly me to think that things would continue to operate status quo.

Yes Booger. Atx assured me they had already been e-filed. I don't want to risk DUPLICATE filings. We can't confuddle the IRS any more than they already are. It's hard enough getting my clients deposits straightened out when they put them in the wrong quarter!

OH MY GOODNESS! It's like CHRISTMAS MORNING all over again! I got ONE 940 acceptance! WHOO HOO!!!