Jim Oh Bkkr

Had a client get one of these a few years ago in late October, after early October filing. Two days later, I got one. We both owed, him a lot, me - not so much, as I paid the bulk with 4868. The verification process was so DAMNED intrusive, that the client said forget it. I did the same. Neither of of ever heard anything afterwards.

I filed my last one at 11:00am EDT on 4/15. Duel state, OH & Ky, and Ohio Ack was back by 5:00pm. This is typical! Kentucky took until 1:30pm on 4/16. I've had the final state be two or three days later in years past. I don't know if this is a Drake issue or a state issue. I do know that it's a PITA!

The rounding issue reminds me of the spreadsheet days of ATX. Most ALL calculations did NOT round, but "display" was globally set to zero decimal places. I had a client get a "nastygram"(TM Catherine, IIRC) over EIC when AGI was shown as yadda 50, but was actually yadda 49.70. Took forever to track down. I never entered cents after that, and any calculations that could produce decimals, were edited to include =round(x,n)!

I started to accuse her of "post counting"

"The bank said I don't have to report it because it's under $10.00."

I can! Epson Action Laser. I STILL wish I had it. Absolute workhorse. Replaced the "fuser", (or whatever it was called), about 5 times, but probably printed 200K+ pages.

Now I'm hungry!

Which may be an "easy to miss" item included with the closing docs. For mine, it was a "certificate of withholding". See a recent post called (IIRC) "Two states"

It's bad enough when they don't tell you, but I really get pissed when the idiot between the keyboard and the chair opens 18 pieces of mail - all with the yellow "postal" change of address stuck to them - and STILL doesn't make the change!

Do you have closing documents? I had one of these several years ago where the closing statement also listed WV state tax withheld (easy to miss and there was some kind of make-shift W/H "certificate" included with the closing docs.). This was inherited property, so there was no gain, and the WV return was needed to get the withholding back. At the time, I seem to remember that WV law was that W/H was required for "out of state" seller as they were entitled to the tax on the sale. I assume VA would give credit.

Isn't SS taxable under MFS unless they lived apart for the last 6 months of the year? That used to be the rule. It probably still would not result in a tax liability.

I felt the same way, until you had to go and make me feel OLD again! (68 is coming fast )

Back when we did returns by hand, I used/didn't use "rounding" to always benefit clients! $0.30 is $0.30!

Ditto all the above! Don't always agree with you (but that's OK), and your use of abbreviations, (most times), leave me confused. But your insight, and especially your "view" from the other side of the table on employment issues, have been invaluable! This is 1 vote against you having "outlasted my welcome". Please reconsider.

I'd rather that, than the ones who open the docs with a chainsaw - half the docs are ripped to shreds!