Lee B

Yes, I would send a letter confirming the termination of your services. If you have not already done so in writing, I would advise your former client to file the 2023 Form 1120 S and the amended tax returns that you prepared. In addition I would make sure that all original documents have been returned. Yes situations like this are depressing. I am currently in the midst of ending my relationship with my third largest business client which started in July 1993.

It's because these cases have to be referred to the U S Attorney in their district for prosecution and then grind through our legal system. It's the same reason it takes so long to stop fraudulent tax preparers. The FBI is not going to arrest someone for violations like these.

"Barry Lee White, a former business owner, has been sentenced to one year and 10 months in federal prison for willfully failing to pay more than $2.4 million in payroll taxes. White, who operated I-Bar Construction, Inc. and T-Line Construction, LLC., withheld over $1.8 million in payroll taxes from his employees between 2015 and 2018 but failed to remit the funds to the IRS. As the sole operator of the companies, White was responsible for collecting, accounting for, and paying payroll taxes, which included Social Security, Medicare, and federal income taxes. In addition to the employee taxes, he failed to pay more than $600,000 for the employer’s portion of Social Security and federal unemployment taxes. White pled guilty to the charges on May 7 and was ordered to pay $2,499,473 in restitution. Following his prison term, he will serve three years of supervised release."

Hmm, I would doublecheck the way that you set up your partners K 1 information

Doesn't sound like SE income (loss) due to lack of services.

Marie you post is too condensed and short on information for anyone to answer.

Assisted living may or may not be deductible based on the facts and circumstances.

Certainly the NYS DOS has a 1 800 complaint line

Oregon standard deductions are very low, so unless the taxpayers are renters, most taxpayers itemize.

Be sure to file your Beneficial Ownership Information with FINCEN

It also applies to Bed & Breakfasts and potentially could apply to STRs depending on the additional services provided.

I finally got it set up so that I can call directly using my computer's microphone and speaker. Took me awhile to figure it out. Pretty neat

Tom, this happened when you replied to the address in the FTB Notice received by your client? You could call the Tax Practitioner Hotline or have your client set up a MyFTB account and reply via your client's MyFTB account.

When did your clients find out?

Yes per mile is a loser, but I have never had a client who could do a decent job of keeping track of actual expenses

Sounds like she did have employees previously, so the bill may in fact be legitimate? Time to ask questions. Ask for copies of payroll quarterlies and W 2s?

That solution assumes the first SSN was legitimate. What if the second SSN was the only legitimate number?

That scenario would end in out of control inflation like in Argentina! Unfortunately, our representatives are more concerned about getting reelected than doing what's best for the country

I did some years ago and I just reported the employee's w-2 wages for the year with the new SSN. In the back of my mind, I wondered whether the first number was legitimate?

The TCJA increased our National Debt by over $7 Trillion Dollars. I think dealing with QBI and PTET is more complicated than itemizing. I do agree that the 2106 was abused. Tax rates are going to have to go back up or our National Debt will go completely out of control!

Abby, do you use Google Business Voice or the free Google Personal Voice or both?

I would appreciate some feedback from anyone who uses Google Voice - Pros and Cons. Please be specific Thanks in Advance Lee

I do live payroll and handle Workers Compensation Audits for my clients but I am in Oregon and coverage rules vary from state to state. Link to the New York Workers Compensation Board: https://www.wcb.ny.gov/content/main/coverage-requirements-wc/for-profit-business.jsp These bills could be related to earlier years when she did have other employees? The bills also could be related to work related injuries to employees when she did not have the WC coverage required by New York law? If you don't have experience in this area, you may want to tell your client that you don't have the expertise to deal with Workers Compensation.

See Section C - Instructions for Form 8853 https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i8853#en_US_2023_publink24188ld0e1652

Neither site requires your SSN The first site ask for First and Last Name plus your zip code. The second site asks for you First and Last Name plus your State and the year you were born. I did check 2 of of my 3 kids. One pops up and one did not.