Elrod Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Goodbye All........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby Normal Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Goodbye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazzled Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Goodbye and good luck.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Why? Even if you are retiring or something, you can hang around and make snarky comments. We'll miss you! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILLMAS Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Sometimes this is good, I personally waste so much time checking my facebook tax related profile responding to people tax question and don't focus 100% on my work. I've been thinking the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medlin Software, Dennis Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 This place is good to balance out the crazy in life. I check it to break away from crazy and be normal, with other normal folks. KC is not gone... This morning's crazy is someone asking how to deal with an employee where they issues about 15% of their checks as negative. Low pay, plus commission, with a \large employee selected health plan contribution. My answer is there is no such thing as a negative paycheck, they need to clean up the mess they created. If they do not want to fix the old "payments", then they have caused even more "pain" as the negative amount becomes taxable "pay" to the employee, magnifying their issue. Cannot be a loan, since there is no loan documents, repayment terms, or interest... Or the one where someone has been playing charge card roulette, failing each time, and is complaining that I will not keep playing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janitor Bob Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 I am not active on here as much as others...usually because I'm busy doing taxes. I understand if some very active users need to be less so...but I will miss their presence. I also think this board is a good way to unwind and escape during tax season. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDNY Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Say it ain't so Elrod...but if it is, you have all the best of wishes. Or are you giving us a metaphor...whatever that means. You do have a reputation for tricks or treats. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gail in Virginia Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 If you have to go, please come back and visit occasionally! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANRVAN Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 5 hours ago, Elrod said: Goodbye All........... Comes as a surprise Elrod. I have enjoyed your wit and humor on this board, including the hilarious pictures of your "Family Reunion" a couple of years ago you posted for us as we were going into the countdown to April 15. I hope your departure is not due to any serous health or other issues. Wish you well and may God Bless you! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraEA Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Illmas, are you giving out free advice on Facebook? No wonder it's taking up so much of your time. We are starting to set limits. A client came in 5 or 6 times recently. He was getting divorced and the attorney wanted this and that or said this or that and what did we think. Recept finally sent him to me and told him there would be a charge and that he already owed us $X for his previous visits. He walked out in a huff and said he wouldn't be back. Bye. All he was looking for was free advice. We had a client actually tell us once that he was asking us because the lawyer charges everytime he calls. So why are you giving away your knowledge for free? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Social media, email, and texting are valuable resources for maintaining client communication, but only if used efficiently. The intent is to keep the client out of your office and off your telephone so you can get some work done. But if the time expended in answering client questions isn't already built into their fees, then anything beyond short, simple answers to basic questions needs to be handled appropriately. It is easy enough to reply that the question is too complex, additional info is needed, or the matter requires a phone conference or sit-down meeting to tease out all the variables. Otherwise you will find yourself in a quagmire. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 2 hours ago, JohnH said: requires a phone conference or sit-down meeting to tease out all the variables AND that there will be a fee for that conference. I've found it amazing (not!) how many "problems" go poof! when I tell the client there will be a fee for researching the answer. Of course, if it sounds like tax planning, I push for the conference - but toomany times yeah, they're looking for someone else to ggogle it for them and then interpret the results. For free. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Thanks for clarifying my comment. Yes, the point of suggesting a phone conference or a sit-down is to establish that it will be billable time. And, as you said, the "need" for further answers generally goes away once that idea gets on the table. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraEA Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 We started using a Client Contact Sheet last year and so far it's working okay. If a client calls with a simple question--what should I put on my W4--I don't bother filling it out (standard answer: Single, Zero). For questions that take more time--what will my tax be if I sell this building, if I sell that business, if I gift the building--we fill out the sheet and file it in the current year electronic file cabinet. In addition to recording the query and response, there's a place on the sheet for how long it took and what the charge should be. We add it to the tax prep fee. Interestingly, about half of my clients who take up 15 minutes of my time on the phone or come in for a brief meeting tell ME to charge them. Do I have great clients or what? (At least half of them.) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 I hate it when old and respected members leave the board. You will be missed Elrod. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAG Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Elrod, I've been a member on this site going back to the original site and I remember when you first started doing taxes. I've enjoyed you humor & your wit, I am truly saddened on your leaving. I sincerely wish you the best. May God bless you. Terry 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDNY Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Dear Elrod, As you can see, you're breaking our hearts. Hope you reconsider, but if it is your decision, you know you have our support 100%. The gang will miss you. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elrod Posted January 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 You all write such kind words.... I simply thought that since I retired, I was more of a nuisance to ya all. This time of year, as I well remember, is a very stressful time for income tax preparers, and I am with you all in spirit. After 38 years...I do not miss it. I will bop in from time to time and and hopefully leave a... Or two.... Bless you all... Elrod Thank you....FNDY, TAG, CATHERINE, CHRISTIAN, DANRVAN, GAIL, J.B., FRAZZLED, SFA, NECPA, MARGARET, SARAEA, and anyone else I have missed. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDNY Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 You're one of the best Elrod....will be looking forward to seeing the wide eyed chimp bopping in on us again. Good luck in retirement, stay busy, healthy, and enjoy life my friend. Bill 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elrod Posted January 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 54 minutes ago, FDNY said: You're one of the best Elrod....will be looking forward to seeing the wide eyed chimp bopping in on us again. Good luck in retirement, stay busy, healthy, and enjoy life my friend. Bill Thank You Bill...You knock those 1040's outta the park this year....Live long and prosper 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 3 hours ago, Elrod said: I simply thought that since I retired, I was more of a nuisance to ya all. Not at all! Sometimes we can really use some cute graphics to lift our spirits, and you always find terrific ones. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 We need you during tax season more than ever. Drop by each day to cheer us up, relieve our stress, make us smile and laugh with you. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gail in Virginia Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 I can get tax advice anywhere - the hairdressers, the grocery store, you name it. People who make me laugh during tax season are MUCH harder to come by. So if you have the time and inclination, please don't go. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 I simply cannot imagine becoming frustrated at tax time. Oh ! /s Just for you Gail. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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