Margaret CPA in OH

This year it is called 'other country'. Sorry to see various disappear.

Update-accepted ack finally came in 3 days after transmission with the date of acceptance the same day as I transmitted it. Hmmm, some conspiracy out there messing with me, I guess. At least it is finally done and gone!

MsTabbyCats is a great help. Listen to her. It may be completely exempt so check the code.

Yep, that's it, for sure! And I can't even resend because, well, it's been transmitted you see and, well, it's up to IRS. I did find out that the phone tree voice that said it was accepted (Option1) meant that it was accepted at ATX. Sigh...maybe by Monday. I just really want it off my list and outta here!

I did that, Jack. That's what I meant when I said web says waiting for IRS ack. I can't ask to rehang something they say on the website they don't have. (I have had to do that in the past on rare occasion so knew that.) But when I called and followed the prompts, the voice said the status was accepted. So what to believe? The truth is out there somewhere, I just want to find it. Oh, IRS Where's my refund doesn't have it, either. My first GRRRRR this year.

So how do I get the truth? I efiled this on Tuesday and have had others accepted in the meantime. I want to finish this with 9325 and letters accepted but no acks are coming down and I can't file the state until I get federal ack. Clues?

Thanks for the heads up. I must be under a lucky star, though. I had zero issues on a stand alone. Zero, as in none. I did follow your advice and had no other apps open and did monitor usage but it was, for me a nonevent. Nothing near max happened. I think a lottery ticket is in my future today!

JJStephens, what an amazing story of, well, hubris at the least. Was he still a co-worker after moving out? I hope not for long! Just know you and family are good people and they are maybe not so much.

I would love to help but don't know this. My clients were both citizens living in AU and both German living here. This board has certainly had the gamut of combinations this year. What an education! I do hope someone can help you as I've been helped.

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Curses! But thanks - see self kick in the butt here... I recalled $50 but not in the right place.

I sort of recall that if the tax change on the federal return is less than $50, no change is needed. I hope that is correct. In reviewing a return for a 92 year old client, really pretty sharp still!, I realized that I had a transposition error on the Qualified Dividends. When I got back from the nursing home and changed it, the tax difference is $46. I really don't want to take the 2 hours+ to go back, explain and have him sign again. Someone please confirm my memory or smack me upside the head (gently) for making such a stupid error.

I always include that summary as well as the comparison with prior year whether generated from prior year software or, if new client, I have entered myself. Folks seem to genuinely appreciate both. I add the letters and Form 9325 so they don't call me about the refund status. Works for me.

Okay, it seems a fair amount of interest but no replies yet. I thought there were some folks here with more experience than I have with foreign issues. Still think so. Feel free to chime in! A related issue is the cost to move the spouse's belongings from Germany. I'm thinking no from the perspective of moving for a new job but maybe a deduction on his Schedule C as he relocated his entire work place and equipment. Any thoughts?

Speaking of vertical monitors - I bought one last month and successfully installed it but it was a Dell and my other one is HP. For some reason they don't play well with the mouse going from one to the other. After a couple of hours, if that long, of frustration trying to find the mouse, I gave up until after the season. Any suggestions so we can all get along?

New client from Germany is professor at local university, third year in US. She is paid in part from German grant, in part from local school so received W-2 and 1042-S plus money from German government. She provided monthly payment vouchers from Germany and I have partial translation. Germany is not on calendar year for tax. She married German in 2013, bought a house in neighboring state but is also traveling back to Germany to seek other employment and spend summers there while not teaching. Spouse is self-employed artist with no income in US in 2013 but bought lots of equipment to work and uses one room as home office. This is her third year here so she qualifies as resident alien. First 2 years school filed 1040 NR. Any particulars to look out for here? I am aware of much but don't want gotchas popping up. Thanks

Remember Form 8938, too. I provide the links to clients but that's it. Finally, a 'not my job' form. If 8938 applies, I want a completed form which I then input from their data.

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Pub. 590, page 8 When Can a Traditional IRA Be Opened? You can open a traditional IRA at any time. However, the time for making contributions for any year is limited

I think only employer plans have a deadline the prior year. http://www.irs.gov/publications/p590/ch01.html#en_US_2013_publink1000230424

So even though only one property is an installment sale, the gain is prorated for both? Wonder why.

Is he a partner with someone or is this a smllc? Were these rental properties? What is the relationship between the living trust and the llc? Any besides his involvement in both?

I have MAX with all entities and all states and have never, outside the initial update after installation, had anywhere near 859 forms downloaded. I do downloads daily, if any are available by the red indicator or on opening the program. I don't recall even a number approaching 100 after that first update. It's usually been in the 10-30 range. YMMV

I have version 92 and my calculations seem to be okay but I had only 1250 property on part III and tracing back all the calculations for that section, line 31 was zero. On mine, lines 30 and 32 are the same with line 31 as zero. Wouldn't it be great to see the formulas for some of these things?

Once again I am missing something. I create returns; get 8879 signed; efile; once accepted, print 9325 and client letters to mail or email. Client letters, for me anyway, always say efiled if they were efiled. I also edited the letter to say something about retaining for their records the second electronic copy (that folks have received to review their returns before signing the 8879). I only have to change the efile part for the local returns which cannot be efiled. Am I just lucky that my letters change and reflect what took place? Time to play the lottery?