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My mom wants to claim my brother on her and my Dad's tax return, but is unsure if she can. He is 18, has lived with them for the full year, but he had made income during the year. It wasn't much, but it was around $4,000. Is it true that if he makes over $3,500 that he cannot be claimed as a dependent?

haha. I'm sorry Tom, but that one made me laugh. But don't worry Bob, I laughed at yours for a bit too! That's too funny!

He won't think that way though, he'll only think about the present moment and the losing of $1,221.

An excerpt of our conversation -

Me: Wow, you can tell it's a Monday, huh?

Boss: How do you know?

Me: Oh, I have a feeling.

For the life of me, I could not get out of bed. I came in a half hour early and just stared at my computer screen. Waited for the coffee to brew, filled a huge glass, sipped away at it. Still feel blah. Coffee just doesn't do what it used to anymore.

I've got to admit something -

I was just commenting to my boss about Monday mornings, how I hate them, don't want to be a part of them, wish we could skip Mondays altogether. Then I read this post and others like "Pet Peeves." I must admit, I have it easy compared to you guys and I really have no reason to complain. When I read posts like these, it makes me want to do something to make it better for you, create an easier way for you to get your returns done, a site that brings everything together. It's been on my mind for a long time, but I just don't know where to start. Hopefully, instead of complaining about today, I should start thinking for tomorrow.

coffee, donuts..

sorry, I couldn't resist.

>>yapping about the 'good old days'<<

Now that I am older I know the good old days were not a year or era, rather they were when we were innocent.

Wow, that's a great look at it Jack. I've never heard it described this way before, but that really hit home. I love it!

And you better bet that we'll have something to say about that Tom!!

HAPPY B-DAY ELI!

@cientax - Have you tried TRX Support lately? I've heard their hold times have cut down drastically.

It's because of the ATX program that it's slow. I can't remember exactly what happens in the printing process, but if my memory serves me correctly, ATX changes the forms to a .PDF type (or something like that) attachment when printing. This makes the file larger, quality becomes higher, resources become higher, etc. So in order to do that it slows the printing down. Whereas, other programs do not do that and they are normal printing speeds.

I can honestly say No, I've never heard of them in my life, but now my interest is peaked. I'll have to look them up when I get home.

I cannot find any articles on this, but I'm pretty sure she can still efile. You may still want to wait for other responses, but I don't think it matters if it's the first time or not. I've also asked a couple of people around here and they feel the same way.

Hip Hip Hooray, Hip Hip Hooray, Hip Hip VMSUS all the way!

Geez Catherine - you're right up on all the music. Last week it was Nirvana, now it's The Who.. I think it's great. Can't wait to see which band will be referenced next? Let's try and focus on Modest Mouse and our lifelong walk to the same exact spot!

..because it's easier to try and talk a tax professional into writing off than it is trying to convince an adjuster that God did it.

@Gene - I could arrange a sale of snow. I've got plenty of it in my warehouse looking for a good stomache. How much did you need and how much are you willing to pay?

Hazel.

Legislation = "We Do What We Want, Because We Can!"

Even though we question it, there's nothing as a country we can do about it. It's a big mystery and that's how it'll stay.

Now I'm going to be thinking about snow cream all day long. I haven't had it in a long time. Don't even remember how to make it. :(

They are so good that I do not want to know. I have a general idea and that is good enough for me!

I found this great article on IRS.gov. It is pretty descriptive and I think it may answer your question. Although, I would listen to others advice as well, because someone else may have experienced this type of situation already.

But here is the link [ http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc515.html ].

Well, they must, because I got my manly-self into it. I'd let you try it on, but I'm afraid it'd mess your makeup and then I'd have to listen to you whine about it all day.

As a side note: Someone needs to tell him to stop making kissy faces at me. It's becoming more frequent.

That's a good question about the privacy policy. I'm not sure if there is one in the program or not, but I'm pretty sure you can find one on the website. Your second question has already been answered by Don.

That's great news and I'm happy to hear that you're all set. I do apologize about forgetting this post though. Sometimes I get so wrapped up in the 'General Chit Chat' that I forget about the other sections of this community.

My only guess is that the forms did not update within the program.