Gail in Virginia

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Do you know the difference between bird flu and swine flu? Bird flu requires tweet-ment, and swine flu only needs oinkment!

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I am sorry that I missed your birthday, Catherine. Glad to hear it was a good day!

IMO, limiting the losses should require passage of a new law by Congress. That is not to say they can't arrange for that, but it should take some time. I found the idea that they are going to use the information they have to identify more hobby losses more interesting. If they just automatically send letters requiring anyone who hasn't shown a profit in at least two of the last five years requiring them to prove they are not a hobby, they may increase revenue from this area. It would be interesting to see the results of such a program.

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I also wonder what version of quickbooks they were using. Part of the planned obsolescence of QB is that after 3 years it quits figuring the payroll taxes and you have to upgrade to a newer version to be able to continue doing payroll unless you are willing (and able) to calculate the taxes manually. Was someone trying to save some money on QB by doing taxes themselves and just messed up the SS and medicare calculation one month?

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Is it possible that the Employer's Payroll tax includes SUTA and FUTA, and maybe even workers comp?

A lot of people really like Drake, and for customer service I don't think that they can be beat. However, I never could get used to filling out a bunch of worksheets and then pulling up a separate window to see how everything had gone to the form. I like to prepare tax returns directly onto the form so I can see how everything is flowing as I do the return. This is probably because when I first learned to do returns, I learned with pencil and paper. That being said, I really like the ATX software. I like the way I begin with the 1040, and bunny hop to the supporting forms and schedules. I like the number of forms provided with ATX. We have always used software that had 1040, 1065, 1120, 990, etc. but ATX was the first software we found that had payroll forms such as 941 and W-2's included. I really like being able to enter the data onto those forms and print them out instead of trying to either type them or use a separate program just for payroll forms. I also really like the enhancement this past year that let me do a partnership or 1102S return and have the K-1 information flow directly to the individual tax return. The software is not perfect (whose is?) but for the most part I find it to be very intuitive for me, and so far it has the features that I need the most. Until they get rid of the software, change it dramatically, or jack the price up to intolerable levels, I will probably put up with CCH's ownership of ATX.

Can't they sign the same 8879, just at different times?

Being too busy might also be the previous accountants way of firing this client for putting words in his/her mouth.

And I think the IRS does sell email addresses if you attend the forum - otherwise, the vendors would not be satisfied to just scan your badge, they would want you to fill out some type of form to give them that information. I could be wrong...

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I believe that VMS, which was started by some former ATX employees after CCH abolished their jobs, offers that service. They used to monitor this board regularly but since Kyle has left them I don't believe that they do.