JohnH

Taxed - you do know it is possible to delete/modify your posts don't you? On several occasions I've decided in retrospect that I stepped over a line with something I posted, and I found it easy to either delete or modify the offending info. It's right there in the lower-right corner of the post.

Try this one: http://www.irs.gov/Filing/Individuals/Amended-Returns-(Form-1040-X)/Wheres-My-Amended-Return-1

I checked the most likely of the available choices as my reason for using Drake, but if "speed" had been available, I would have clicked that one instead. And of course, Drake's integrity would have been at the top of my list as well.

As a matter of fact, Iraq was a good idea - still is. The problem is that Iraq's value is more strategic that tactical, and it depends upon future administrations (even beyond this one) to implement the strategy properly. So far, Obama has done OK even though he has tried to blow it several times. But maybe he really does understand and he's just posturing for those gullible enough to focus only on the politics - one can hope.

Good thing we had Dubya. Looks like he had some pretty good ideas such as Gitmo, Afghanistan, Iraq, National Security, Drone Warfare. After all, most of the successful Obama counterterrorism policies are a continuation of the Bush policies - in some cases he's actually expanded them.

History is already judging various administrations.

Well, speaking of old losers, wouldn't you know Jimmy Carter hit the news again. Trying to clarify his wimpy position on marijuana, I think. And this just when the comparisons were starting to shift from the Carter administration to the Nixon years. Carter just continues to show his impeccable timing. I'll bet every time he gets news coverage, somebody in the Obama administration groans. Nothing like a past failure to focus people's attention on the management shortcomings and amateurish workings of the current administration.

Is Jay Carney beginning to act like someone who doesn't care whether or not he keeps his job? If he's smart, he will resign and claim it's a matter of principle. If not smart, he will stick around until the administration throws him under the bus, along with a bunch of people from IRS, CIA, and the State dept. http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2013/05/21/carney-sweats/ Will somebody please ask this man about Myanmar and make his day? This stuff is custom-made for SNL. If they don't do a Jay Carney skit soon, their writers are just out of touch. (Or they could just run once of his recent press conferences verbatim - no editing needed.)

The smartphone deposit really isn't any different than the scanner. The only problem I have experienced is getting the image just right - one check I had to process 3 tims before getting an image it would accept. Once it's accepted, they tell you to hold onto the original check for 5 days and then destroy it. I imagine the rules are the same for the desktop scanner.

Wells Fargo has a nice feature with their ATM machines around here - you can make deposits without a deposit slip. I carry a "For Deposit Only" stamp in my car, so when checks arrive at my Post Office Box, I just stamp them, drive directly to the ATM, and make the deposit. The bank emails me a deposit receipt with an image of the checks, and that's what I use to post the payments to my A/R. I had previously been thinking about getting a desktop device, but this method is much simpler. Several banks also offer a way to make deposits using the iPhone, thus obviating the need for the desktop scanning device in your office. I've tested it once or twice with Wells Fargo and Fifth Third Bank - I found it to be OK

Well, the Barack O'Carter administration was humming along pretty well with Joe Biden channeling a very good Billy Carter. Now that it's morphing into the Richard Mihouse Obama administration, it remains to be seen who will play the role of John Dean.

There are a host of people on the left desperately HOPING this was limited to the officials at the Cincinnati office. Or that maybe a few of them will fall on their swords in the interest of the "greater good". I think the underside of the bus is going to get pretty crowded.

But we have people in this country stupid enough to suggest we should emulate the French.

Looks like they are afraid of their own program.

For most workers comp audits, I get the auditor's email address and email them the relevant info. Then I ask what else they might need. About 80% of the time that closes out the audit. I think the other 20% are either inexperienced or else the W/C provider mandates a site visit. Don't know if that would fly with a NY provider but it's worth a try. Most of the time, after they get the job description and verification of the payroll amounts through payroll reports, the only other issue is whether the employer is using any independent contractors.

Some of my clients deliver documents to me looking like they were left in that drain line just before a huge storm.

Don't expect that to be the end of it. I've seen many corrected 1099 forms wind up duplicated, primarily because the issuer doesn't handle it properly. They issue a second one rather than a corrected one, then they compound the problem by just sending the IRS copy on in. This doesn't delete the first one in the system, so he will now show two in the system with identical amounts in different boxes. Or else they issue a corrected, properly marked 1099 to the taxpayer with the info in the right box but they don't file the corrected one with IRS at all. This will also cause problems and probably an AUR notice a couple of years down the road.

I don't know the technical aspects of how it does what it does. But whenever you are working in Drake, there is a "Notifications..." window in the lower-left corner. It shows "Update status:" and to the right it will say "Up to Date" in green. When you first sign on, the status will show "Update Needed" in red if you aren't up to date. It will also flash the red warning while you're working in Drake, which enables you to quickly exit, get the updates, and return to what you're doing. With all updates, you must close Drake to get them, but they rarely take more than 30 seconds. Then you simply sign back on and go back to work.

This sure made me laugh out loud, so maybe it belongs under "Joke" rather than "Tax" Rangel: ‘This Is Wrong to Abuse the Tax System’ http://freebeacon.com/rangel-this-is-wrong-to-abuse-the-tax-system/

Drake probably doesn't think they need one. Or else they can tell you how to do it within 2-3 minutes if you call them... (I'm just guessing here...)

Everything the rep said had been borne out by my experience. I switched from ATX to Drake in early February of this year and have had nothing but positive experiences with the program and with their customer support. I doubt the person in the audience was a plant - Drake doesn't do business like that because they're an honest, highly-principled company. Switching between forms view and data input is a simple Contol-key toggle back & forth. Takes about 2 seconds each direction. As I've said repeatedly, forms-based entry is vastly overrated and it consumes lots of time. Program updates are lightning-fast. Drake is all about speed and service. Speed when using the software and excellent customer service on the phone. So far the company and product have equaled or exceeded all my expectations. And I'm definitely not a plant :)

Throughout the past 5 years, I've been fascinated by the parallels between the Obama presidency and the Carter presidency. Similar failures of style; similar failures of leadership. And unfortunately for all of us in the long term, similar projections of weakness on the world scene. But I never contemplated that there might be parallels between the Obama presidency and the Nixon presidency. I'll bet Jimmy Carter is the one most pleased to see these latest developments since they somewhat take the spotlight off his miserable tenure in office.

Just a clarification or two here. Moveon Civic Action is hardly new - it was formed in 2001. I think the Statute of Limitations on the word "new" has long ago expired after 12 years. The organization has always blurred the line between its two arms, projecting an illusion of a single organization to those who don't know (or don't want to know) the difference. To me it's just another example of the cynical way Left-leaning organizations manipulate well-meaning but clueless Liberals with their particular brand of "openness and honesty." I agree this happens on both sides, but it really fascinates me to observe the reaction when Liberals tie themselves in knots trying to defend this nonsense if it fits their political leanings.

Tom: You're right. I should have been more careful with my wording and I agree about Joan being a stand up person.

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