Amy (biznester)

Hey hey, good morning ya'll. I am so glad I am not alone. I encountered a really awful return this weekend. It looked completely different from the prior years' returns of this client. Like he decided in 2006 to invest in one of everything and then pulled out at years end. I really hate that when they are so cowardly as to not tell me and then drop the dang thing off the Friday afternoon before deadline. I feel a 100% increase in his bill coming over me, LOL. Well, back to work for me, have a great day everyone!

Hi 'guys', I edited my first post to include the ACKS notice that downloaded from ATX, says 10/12 date but I did not get it til late last night. I believe it answers our question and gives us a bit more time, so re-read my first post to this thread. THANKS! Amy aka biznester

I'm confused! And I am hesitant to call ATX support, because they told me 2 different things the last time I called, and I barely had time to react (long story, don't wanna get my blood pressure up talking about it again, but I did communicate my feelings to William in the questionaire...and never got a rely, I was nice about it too). You guys and gals always know the real deal anyway, so I decided to ask here. I look at the IRS drain schedule and it says the last drain on 10/15 is 11 a.m. (local time). I look at ATX's drain schedule and it says they tranmit to the IRS at 3 am, noon and 7pm EST (for Austin 1040s which is where mine go). So, for the first transmittal of a return, in order to be timely filed (not rejected ones), do mine need to be accepted by ATX by 11 a.m. on Monday? Or do mine need to be accepted by ATX by 7 pm? ETA: Late last night I transmitted a return and received this notice from ATX: *************************** October 12, 2007 Returns transmitted to ATX by midnight October 15, 2007 (your local time) will be considered timely filed by the IRS. Here are three important facts to remember when you transmit those last-minute returns. · If a return is Rejected by ATX rather than Validated by ATX, you must correct the errors and retransmit the return by midnight on October 15. The most common reason for returns being Rejected by ATX is that forms are not up to date. Please be sure to download the latest form and program updates before you transmit. Returns that are Rejected by ATX and then retransmitted after midnight will miss the October 15 postmark. · If you transmit a return to ATX by midnight October 15 your local time and the return is Rejected by Agency (the IRS), the return will retain the October 15 postmark and will be considered timely filed if you retransmit the corrected return by 11:00 AM (EST) Saturday, October 20, 2007. · Transmit only those corrected returns which were previously Rejected by Agency (the IRS) after midnight, October 15. Do not transmit new returns after midnight, October 15. ************************* So, I suppose that means we have until our local midnight to have new returns transmitted AND validated by ATX. That, my friends, doesn't s*ck so much (as my teenage daughter would say). Just thought I'd pass it on in case anyone wondered. Note to self: keep checking the ACKS in the E-Service Manager....lol. Since I finally decided to be around here one more year, perhaps I can remember that a year from now! Anyway, thanks again for all the help (including you, KC, got your last reply and yes, it's an incredibly small world, and you'd love the suspension bridge that replaced the B-LP tunnel, it's amazing, in fact, I think I might use a photo of it as my avatar here). Amy aka biznester

Hi, everyone. I just joined here today and wanted to thank you, erc, for creating this. Also big thanks to Marge for posting the invite over on the Kleinrocks board -- that is what led me here. And (as always) thanks to KC for explaining to me via email what the heck happened to our beloved (now-defunct) ATX forum. Most of you probably don't know me, as I only really logged onto the old ATX forum occasionally. I'm semi-retired now and have been using the PRS package for 3 years. I'm an old ATX-er from 1994, which was my first tax year with Saber, and before that a Parsons alumni. I'm like the rest of you, though, in that I was shocked to see the abrupt closing of the forum, and felt, well, rudderless. I did find the Kleinrock board, thankfully. Even though I don't usually have questions now due to my ultra-low return volume, it is very valuable to me to be able to have tax peeps to network with...ya know? LOL Even if I only lurk, I usually pick up good info and focus. So, anyway, if you never see me in the middle of the post action, I'm here reading and appreciating the rest of you! Most of my clients are extension-addicted, so I will continue to need this forum throughout the year. I'm going to go check out the donate button right now, it won't be much but I can handle some. Thanks again for inviting me, Amy Winans aka biznester [email protected]