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Danrvan The other items listed are on supplemental documents from the broker and are not reported to the IRS. The computations only affect the state return as any muni interest not specifically excluded by the state is taxable on the state return.

What adjustments (if any) do I need to amount shown in line 8 ? These always confuse me. Broker reported the following on 1099-INT Line 8 32,492.16 Tax-exempt accrued interest paid 577.78 Tax-exempt OID 58.97 Tax-exempt OID (lots not reported) 1793.03 Acquisition premium (lots not covered) 103.51

That was my gut feeling as well, but always open to other' opinion. Thanks

Taxpayer wants to install solar at his residence. Roof mount is not feasible on his house due to limited southern roof exposer and ground mount is not feasible due to municipal code restrictions His only solution is to build a storge shed and do a roof mount installation. Question: Can he include the cost of constructing the shed as part of the qualifying cost for the 30% solar credit?

Thanks for the quick confirmation.

TP mother has 2 children from previous marriage, divorced in April 2022, has full custody, ex does not provide any support. Mother lived with new boyfriend all year. Mother's AGI $75,000, boyfriend $60,000. My understanding is if mother can prove she provided more the 1/2 cost of home and the chldren's support, she should be able to file as HOH and claim CTC. Correct?

Thanks for the replies and suggestions.

Taxpayer, cattle rancher, sold all of his cattle in 2022 and got out of the business. He has sheds and out buildings that were used in his business and still have undepreciated cost that he wants to write-off in 2022. My understanding is the fact that the taxpayer decided to cease business does not effect the useful life of the asset and he can not simply write-off the remaining cost. I am correct? or am I missing something? Comments

Thanks for all of the replies and advice. Client finally did get Clickworker to reply and they closed the account. Client is following up with credit agencies with credit report and freeze, IRS fraud hot line, getting a transcript from the IRS, and identity theft pin, ect. We will attach 8275 to the return to disclose the fraudulent 1099-NEC.

Taxpayer received 1099-NEC from Clickworker.com for 2022 in the amount of $1979 showing masked SSN with her last 4 social security numbers and her correct name and address. She has a very common first and last name so a clerical error by the company? She is absolutely positive she did not perform any services or receive any goods from that company or any other company. She has contacted the company to get the matter resolved, but they are uncooperative. She suspects identity theft and wants to file a 14039 immediately. Is this the best action to take? Call IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit at 800-908-4490? Suggestions??

Thanks for the quick replies.

Mother and 13 year old son each received $6250 of social security in 2022 based on the father's (age 61) social security payments. The son has no other income so his payments are not an issue, but are the payments the mother receives taxable income that must be included in their joint 2022 return? These payments are not SSDI. The son is not disabled.

Thanks for all of the replies. In response to Sara's point, the parents received a total of $5600 in EIP (husband, wife and both children-son and daughter). Daughter got separate $1400 check. If we tried to e-file the parent's return and not claim the daughter we would lose the $500 other dependent credit and possibly $1400 of EIP?? Lion's suggestion-paper filing and claiming the daughter seems to be the "cleanest" way to go and let the IRS deal with the daughter. NO guarantee this will be processed without IRS inquiry on the parent's return, but seems to be the best option.

I finally got a 2021 IRS transcript for the daughter which showed filing status of single, 1 exemption and no income, just the $1400 refundable credit. As stated earlier she received the check and cashed it. Again both the mother and daughter insist that a tax return was NOT filed and she did NOT go to the IRS website and request the EIP3 rebate. However this happened, my concern is that if the IRS has the daughter claiming herself on their records and if we now file the parent's return and try to claim the daughter (which is correct since she qualifies as their dependent) and claim the $500 credit for other dependents the IRS will reject the return. Is this not a legitimate concern? If so, should we first file an amended return for the daughter showing her as being claimed by her parents and then file the parents return? Suggestions??

Terry D My concern is that the daughter must have done something to get the $1400 check. She insisted that she di NOT a tax return and did not go online to request the EIP. I have requested a transcript just to see what (if anything) is in her record and whether she claimed herself before I file the parent's return and claim her as a dependent to get the $500 tax credit.

Working on parent's 2021 return on extension and 18 year old daughter received $1400 check from IRS, but no 1444-C or any other documentation. Daughter did not file 2021 tax return, has always been claimed by her parents in prior years and will be claimed again in 2021. She had a summer job and got a W-2 for $425 and no taxes were withheld. Parents got total of EIP3 for $5600 for husband, wife and the 2 children. Do not know why the daughter got the $1400. Is the daughter required to return the money to IRS?

Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. I agree that this is a very weird situation. I have never run across this set of circumstances before. Client is taking additional steps as suggested by responders to this post. Client does not have a computer, does not use any online financial apps on her cell phone, but I was informed that their granddaughter works as a medial transcriptionist working from home and does have all of their personal information on her computer. Thus, a probable source for a data breech. I use MFA and have checked my computer for data security. The written notice she received appears legit with valid iRS phone numbers and address, but I am waiting for a reply to my request for a transcript to verify what the IRS has on file. The tax shown on the notice was calculated based on filing as single.

Taxpayer’s spouse received a notice from the IRS showing a balance due of $4796 on a 2021 tax return erroneously filed under her name. They have filed a joint return for the last 30 years. The 2021 return has NOT been filed. This was obviously a fraudulent filing. We have requested a transcript and copy of the fraudulent return. I have a power of attorney on file and have attempted to contact the IRS to get this straightened out, but of course cannot get through on the phone. Meanwhile, the clients are reporting the security breach and are applying for identity protection pins. I am in the process of preparing the 2021 return. When they get the protection pins, I will file the return. Are there any other steps that we should take to get this matter resolved?

Thanks for the suggestion. I will contact them with the question.

Client is wanting to become a qualified home inspector and has enrolled in an 120 hour live certification inspector training course with InspectionGO Academy out of Pennsylvania. Would this qualify as a "trade school" and allow the client to use 529 plan funds to pay for it without triggering tax?

Thanks for all the replies. Sorry I did not acknowledge them earlier, been down with the flu bug.

Grandmother has had guardianship of granddaughter since 2015 but has never claimed the exemption. In 2020 granddaughter claimed her own exemption and had W-2 earnings and claimed AOTC. Granddaughter now age 20 is full time college student with no wages and no income for 2021. Neither parent is claiming the exemption. She lives most of the time with her grandmother when not in school—over 50% excluding time at school. Grandmother has highest AGI vs parents. Parents support is minimal per grandmother but having difficulty getting documentation on how much everyone is contributing. My understanding is she still needs to meet the support test (tie breaker rules apply here?) in order to claim the granddaughter. Does guardianship vs custody have a bearing on this issue? If she gets the dependency exemption then she should also get AOTC?

The property is held in the trust so the trust received the 1099PATR. Sorry for the confustion.

DANRVAN Thanks for the quick reply, much appreciated. Just to clarify, client is reporting this activity thru a trust so there is no Form 4835 available and everything is reported on SCH E. The net crop sales per his listing is $9602.76. The difference of $411.94 is discounts and check off charges.

New client is farm landlord (not active in farming operations) who receives a share of the crop sales as rent for his farm land. He received a 1099-PATR from the cooperative showing $298.81 in box 1 (patronage dividends), $10,014.70 in box 3 (per unit retain allocations), $10,313.51 in box 7 (qualified payments Sec 199A) and $10,313.51 in box 8 ( Sec 199A items). In the past he only reported his share of the crop sales as income and the patronage dividends in box 1 on Form 4835 with the amounts shown on that form carrying over to Sch E. Since he is not active farmer does he have to report any of the amounts in boxes 3, 7,8 ? HIs net income on Form 4835 has either been very small or even a loss so he has never tried to claim QBI in profit years. I would appreciate help from those who have experience with farm rentals where client is getting a 1099-PATR like this,