Don in Upstate NY

Oops. Sorry. Don

They are on the IRS web site http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040es.pdf and available in at least one competitor's (TaxAct) software.

And just what household is she HoH of? Is she paying the expenses for the place she lives in, 150 miles from "home"? Is there a qualifying child living with her?

Just for the record, there are occasions when you fill out a 2441 even if is not required or beneficial. Here in New York we have a state Child Care Credit that is refundable. And of course the data for that form flows from the federal 2441. So you fill out the 2441 knowing that is will not reduce your federal tax (which is already zero), but will give you money back from the state. And, as the ATX warning says, the 2441 form will not be e-filed, but the state version will.

Even better than deducting it, they won't tax it when it doesn't show up in your paycheck in the first place. And you don't have to pay Social Security on it either!

I don't understand why ATX still exists. If you recall, CCH bought out ATX and TaxWise the same season, maybe five years ago. Both programs are targeted at the same market - as in "Small Firm Services". It would seem that having two similarly priced products targeting the same market requires a duplication of development and support efforts. One of the two should have been discontinued by now and its customers persuaded to switch to the remaining product. If I were going to pick a winner between ATX and TaxWise, I would note that TaxWise has a huge installed base and long-term commitments in the IRS/VITA/TCE market.

TaxWorks had a lot of great features that I miss with my current software.

The wording of this error message comes from the IRS. See http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/xml_error-troubleshooting_guide.pdf Agree that the software could detect these formatting errors before transmitting to the IRS.

"but at least the IRS has their fingerprints on file and can more easily track the preparer." I didn't know that the fingerprints were included in the e-file!

Agree that this is last year's news. I know that at least TaxWise and RedGear were (Federal) MeF for the TY 2011 season. Most of the states were not MeF.

You are correct. This is one of the simple things that TaxWise just doesn't support.

Strange. We've also had 34 out of 34 NY acceptances at our AARP/TCE site (TaxWise On-line).

Rev 29 - 1040 NR can NOT be selected.

I iz using that Internat Xplorur. Is Chrome really as good as everyone says?

I like the sub-forum for early ATX problems because it should lighten the load on the general sub-forum which is of interest to all. But I liked your old avatar logo better than the tiger. Classier. Next wish - spell checker.

I've only filed three to date, and have acceptances on two of them. Looks like 3-5 days after federal acceptance. (TaxAct)

I got caught in the TRX fiasco, so I'm using TaxAct this year (1040 only). Pros - it works, it always has worked, no worry in that area. Cons - not much in the way of custom letters or user-defined print packages, and I find the e-file process cumbersom (must take a dozen clicks or so). But again, it's software you can trust.

Answer is ... NONE OF THE ABOVE. Gambling winnings are reported on 1040 line 21 while gambling losses (to the extent of winnings) are reported on Schedule A line 28, NOT SUBJECT to the 2% haircut. [Although the concept of a "haircut" somewhat eludes me.]

My point is that the DOB that you enter into your software is NOT transmitted to the IRS (at least it wasn't under the legacy e-file system.) There was simply no record defined for it. It's like the child tax credit - the software calculates the age of the kid based on the DOB you input, and puts a checkmark on page one of the 1040. The fact that the box is checked (not the DOB you entered) is then transmitted to the IRS. The IRS computer sees that the box is checked, verifies that the kid is of the correct age according to the SSA database, and everyone is happy.

The date of birth is not required on a 1040, except in the rare case where the ERO does not use the Practitioner Pin method. Note that there is no place for DOB on a paper return.

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Provides-Penalty-Relief-to-Farmers-and-Fishermen

I withdraw my comment - it is screwed up. It's bringing the standard mileage expense to Schedule C line 9 AND twice the depreciation to line 13. Setting the basis to $1 works, but is an obvious kludge. (Up with which I shall not put.)

I believe the program is functioning correctly in this instance. The instructions for Schedule C clearly say that if a 4562 is required for some reason, then any mileage information (including mileage using the standard rate) must be entered on that 4562 and not on Part IV of the Schedule C. The instructions for the 4562 in turn mandate that the full description of the vehicle (date of purchase, basis, convention, etc.) be entered as is required for all listed property. So yes, your 2005 Mazda SUV shows up on the second page of the 4562 even if you are using the standard mileage rate.

Pricing on today's website for their 1040 product: Preparer's Federal $ 119.95 Preparer's One State $ 24.95 Preparer's All States $ 99.95 E-file (per return) 8.95 (includes state) Bundle - Preparer's Federal plus All States plus unlimited E-file $ 579

I've done the software development gig. Our strength was marketing. They promised everyone what they wanted to hear, and engineering turned out a product that had all those features (on the menu.) Our failure was with QA - they couldn't make the software work. Can you spell "corporate liquidation"?