Margaret CPA in OH

Just catching up with this topic after vacation but very interested. I would, in fact, like to keep my phone line - it's only $10 per month, on my letterhead, business cards, website, etc - but would really like it to go to my computer/email. I can't figure out how to do that, though, and didn't see or understand that here. I can connect that line to my computer and/or to a mfc that is connected but the directions are beyound my brain capacity now. Any guidance here?

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A belated, after vacation, :bday:

A belated, after vacation, :bday:

A belated, after vacation, :bday:

A belated, after vacation, :bday:

A belated, after vacation :bday:

A belated, after vacation :bday:

:bday: belatedly. I hope you have many more! (I was on vacation)

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Well, Kerry, I had leftovers for dinner last night. I drive a 2001 Villager. My house is 50 years old in a subdivision with starter homes. And I make less than $50,000 a year as a sole practioner with an MBA in Taxation in a home office in my living room. I did not complain about $20 a month and told Troy that I was going to let others know of the offer which, in business, is only fair, in my opinion. Troy was the representative of a company that did wrong by many of us then tried to rectify the situation in part when they didn't have to. I honestly and genuinely appreciated that and told him so. It did seem a bit arbitrary to not offer the same or similar discount to those who did not go through TRX but it was a business decision on the part of CCH just as our purchasing decisions were our own. Those who did not benefit, in my opinion, could complain but simply lost out. It was wrong, in my opinion, to 'take it out on Troy' but $200-$400 IS a significant expense for many of us. And, yes, I do know what it is like to take complaints from people to make 5 times what I do over $200-$400 on a bill for tax preparation and then lose that client because they want to pay less for what they get. We all should be acting in a business like manner, true. But please don't paint all of us practitioners with the same broad brush. Not all tax preparers make hundreds of thousands of dollars, drive expensive cars and live in McMansions. Many of us also have to watch our $20 per month expenses. After all, that is $20 per month that we do not have to pay personal expenses.

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That is very strange. I updated this form on July 6 quite easily by clicking Updates/Manual. That day I efiled 3, they were accepted same day, too. Gremlins?

My issues are pretty much the same as those mentioned but here is one I forgot about until now. Why is the screen to enter K-1 information so dominated by the input at the top (name, address, etc.) leaving just a couple of lines to scroll through the line numbers? I would much rather scroll through the upper part and have the line or window fixed just under the name of the partnership or entity. I know that I can change to side tabs but really dislike that look and feel. I also am aware that part of the problem with limited real estate for K-1 entry is because of so many form tabs at the top. But my clients with lots of K-1 entries have lots of forms in their returns.

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Thanks, as usual, for chiming in, Jainen, with your keen observations and for setting us straight. I honestly did not (bad!) think through this carefully to determine whether there are such distinctions between home office and rental situations. It's so good that you did and shared that with us. I'll know better should this again arise.

Oooh, yes! I forgot about the changes in the market. That could make a difference, sadly.

Good question! My inclination would be to treat it as I do my home office with the appropriate percentages or one of x number of rooms. Don't forget the current appraisal minus the land.

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