Chrisbry

TaxB -- I had the same problem back the first of the month. You need to fax a copy of your Acceptance Letter to ATX I faxed it to: 1-800-285-5076 I had a PID # and an Incident # to reference to. I got a copy of my E-FIN status from E-Services. If you call E-Services the recorded message says you can use a copy of last year's letter but the IRS is not sending the approval letters any longer. ATX Website says this:

http://www.irs.gov/taxpros/providers/artic...=174533,00.html This where 8453's are to be mailed if you need to submit them. Still looking for the processing centers. Nebraska USED to go to Andover, but who knows any more. Edited to add: Found it. http://www.irs.gov/efile/article/0,,id=174960,00.html

The number of missing returns.......Philadelphia--2559, Andover--4388 Since I did the screen shot, Austin--2470 and Kansas City--7826 Guess we know where our 1099's are. MIA.

Use Preparer Pin and Form 8879

Did anyone else get this email from ATX?

According to BRENDA @ ATX Customer Service (1-800-638-8291) at 2:05 on 1/29/08 -- {after being on hold for 45 minutes} She assured me that the 940's and 941's *HAD* been submitted to the IRS and they were waiting on acknowledgements. I told her: I certainly hope so, because now I'm taking names and numbers and there will be no survivors! BTW -- I checked a couple of my clients E-services transcripts -- no record of a return filed as of today. Not sure if E-services is "real time" or if there is a lag in updating what they receive.

That was BC {before computers} Heaven help you if you needed a copy of the federal for the state {then it was 4 carbons!} ICK!n {oh and white out on all copies if you made a mistake!} When I was just a "young thang", the Accountant I worked for used overlays -- returns were imput on a GREEN CRT screen and then printed to blank, continuous paper and we had clear overlays which we put over the printed sheet and ran photo copies. :blink:

Not I said the mouse.

Oh my -- haven't heard of Computax in many, many moons. :blink:

And those make the BEST banana bread!

The 1120/1120S EF has been approved. Another one that did not come up on my "updated forms" list after updating. They are ahead of last year's on that one. Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!

This on MyATX now:

Could be! The IRS lost it between Nov 29 and Jan 29. Maybe it's in the same place as all our ACKS.

Complete Form 8655, have the client sign and fax the form to IRS. Then efile the returns. Then there are no forms to sign. Just keep the signed 8655 in your office. The authorization remains in force until revoked in writing by you or the client. { and it also covers any electronic forms you file for your states} That is -- unless the IRS LOOSES the friggin form (as opposed to loosing a friggin banana ) ! That phone call was just the corker for today. :angry:

A funny story about an HRB in Florida last year. A Partnership/LLC -- one partner in Nebraska, one in Florida. Partners both had UPE. HRB Preparer from Florida had to call me to find out HOW to take the deduction on Sch E. Here's the FUNNY part. She says "Oh, I understand, but our software won't allow us to do that. I will have to find out how." Maybe I should have asked her "Don't you have PEOPLE?"

I e-filed my first 1099 on Jan 9. It's still sitting there as validated. I have gotten these explanations/excuses: #1 -- yes it has been sent we just haven't gotten the acceptance back (Jan 14) #2 -- It will be sent the 28th (Jan 18) #3 -- Duplicate and resend it because there was a problem with them (Jan 22) #4 -- Don't duplicate them (after I already had done one) we'll check into it and get back to you {still waiting on a call} (Jan 23) #5 -- This morning I spent 40 minutes on hold and no one answered. I'd like to see this option: Press 1 for music Press 2 for SILENCE until we feel you've been on hold long enough for us to answer your call because it is important to us. Ok, so I'm being sarcastic - but 3 weeks waiting for something other than validated is not acceptable.

Glad I could help. Chris

reissue a 1099-misc in the ss# with a ZERO amount and mark CORRECTED. No need to issue a 1099 to corp.

I got automatic updates, but then went on again and used manual. There were some other updates that it didn't download (Corporate). {I do have everything checked on the preferences} The other thing I have noticed is Updated Forms list. It's always the same forms -- I never see any forms change.

Still no acceptances this morning AND the 940/941/944 ATX E-File Bulletin is no longer appearing on the E-file Center front page. My confidence level is steadily going downhill. We are approaching the 31st for 940's and 941's. I do not need my clients to all be receiving NON-FILING notices from the IRS. Back to the Customer "Service" line.

Interesting -- after checking on an e-file, in the lower right hand corner there is a HELP link. This is what you get: TAXWISE -- somehow it doesn't surprise me.

"The qualifying child must meet the requirements under the uniform definition of qualifying child" #4 -- Income -- child has not provided more than one-half of his or herown support during the year This is directly from the instructions and Express Answers.

I don't think he qualifies. The 17 year old is the qualifying child of the mother and that disqualifies him from getting EIC. It makes no difference if the mother files a return or not. He is still her qualifying child. Edited to add: If he was 19, he would qualify because he would not be her qualifying child then.