ILLMAS

Has anyone concluded that all the problems we are having are due to the new design? Payroll compliance looks the same as ATX 2011 and before, but this isn't uncommon, think of windows 98, vista and now windows 8.

Just out of curiosity, have you tried installing it on another computer?

Form 8867 has been updated, take a look at page 4 and raise your right hand and pledge you will now be doing an IRS agent job. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8867.pdf

Just found out this today, our city wants curb some shady tax preparer. http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/bacp/supp_info/tax_preparation_servicesbillofrightsforconsumers.html

As far as I know, they are working on revising 1120, 1120S and 1065 (some changes to k-1's too) to remove line 1 Merchant card and third party payments, but you should be okay when the forms are finally updated, all your info should be there. MAS

Maybe this has been posted here before, but worth taking another ok. http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/tax-court-no-mercy-for-donors-with-inad-35146/&sa=U&ei=n8voUMDZMeSE2gXu-IHADQ&ved=0CBoQFjAC&usg=AFQjCNEmuGhUP8uRyAiVeeJJ88wV2LL0Dg

Anyone heard of this story before? http://www.ssa.gov/history/ssn/misused.html

Felice Anno Nuovo

I need to fax or scan and email a tax return to a client that is in another state ASAP, I sign all tax returns I prepare, so I am wondering if there would be a problem if my signature appears a photocopy?

This past tax season, the refund process was a disaster, after so many clients were calling me, "my refund is not here on the day you told me", now I cannot tell them something I don't know :)

Howdy, this forum is mostly for tax preparer/professionals I doubt you will find a solution here, you might want to check on ATX website under My ATX for an answer. Another suggestion, there are some video's on youtube on how to remove Admins rights for a program. MAS

http://money.cnn.com/2012/12/19/pf/taxes/fiscal-cliff-amt/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Reminds me of this connection: http://www.qsl.net/w5www/presidential.html

Does anyone know if there is a way to sort clients by forms? For example, if I want to see a list of all my clients with form Sch. E or EIC or Education Credit. I would hate opening one by one to find out who has what forms, so if someone knows how, please share it. Thanks MAS

I have a PC and a laptop, both have ATX 2011 on it, on my PC I am able to see the 2012 organizer, but on my laptop I cannot see find, it only shows 2011 organizer? I did a manual update on the laptop, restarted it and no luck. They are not network, I use the laptop to enter client info when on the field, then import to the PC, but I want to use my laptop to start printing organizer.

https://support.atxinc.com/help/userguide/2011%20ATX%20Accounting%20Import%20Tutorial.pdf

Lol I have an understanding that the IRS has a tight handling of people using the Internet for personal use, from what I heard they don't have Internet access like you and I have and barely use email??? Has anyone heard different? Jack you are a nice person, don't pay attention.

And I bet most people could not find the Any Key http://youtu.be/gugbMw4LigY

Thanks to both, just one more question, how should the church be reporting the housing allowance at the end of the year 1099?

I am trying to reconcile 941's for a church/school against wages reported on the P&L, I am coming up with a difference that seems to be coming up from housing allowance, should the housing allowance be reported on as a separate expense "Housing Allowance", because I don't see it reflected as taxable or exempt wages on the 941's? Thanks MAS

"By the way, you might ask the church what exactly they need, because SSN is a perfectly good tax ID number for the W-9.. " Here is the scope, TP is using a assumed name and using her SS#, the church recieved a "no-match" letter informing them the assumed name and SS# don't match, since the church has been paying under the assumed name, now the church wants a W-9 with the assumed name and a FEIN. I know the church can just issue the 1099 under her name and SS# and this will solve everything, but the church simply wants to cover themselves.

Just wondering if this would cause a mess with self-employment tax? I've been doing TP return for about 3 years, she is self-employed, one of the church she does work for requested for her to get FEIN if she wants to continue working with them, as a result of notice the IRS sent the church. TP called to let me know she had applied for a FEIN about 20+ years ago, I called the IRS and they found no record of a FEIN issued to her. It turns out the FEIN was issued under the husband name, now here is the issue, if the FEIN is tied to the husband SS#, but the wife is the one who runs the business, how can I report SE income/expenses under the wife SS# when the 1099 will be issued to the husband? Would it be best just to apply for a new FEIN under the wife SS# and avoid all this mess?

Here is a presentation from the 2012 IRS Nationwide Tax Forum, good information to review for the 2013 season Don't forget to check out these videos http://www.eitc.irs.gov/rptoolkit/ddvideos/ 20 - Meeting Your EITC Due Diligence (embedded video) - REV 1.pdf

If someone is able to get the discount, let me know how you did it. MAS

Hope everyone on the east coast are doing okay.