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Yes, that IS a good point. But she'll take Door #2.

Yeah, if Sara's lady doesn't want to part with a 2012 1040-ES voucher, well, in the words of a country song, "You can push me in, but you cain't hold me under."

Exactly what I was doing thru the school zone.

Yesterday was just brutal. It's like a huge crash this year. I had seven sales tax returns to do and the great State of TN has revamped their site and made it far more difficult and illogical than ever. Put out a few other fires. Went to dentist, where a very pretty and annoying young lady walked in like she owned the place, wanted them to fit her in even though she was supposed to be in the office of another dentist named Darryl in another town. All I could think was: "This is our April clients. They are everywhere." Then I went home, driving thru one red light, then a school zone where the friendly cop had his hand up waving at me and even blew his whistle. So sweet.

Agree with everybody else. I would not comment one way or the other about 2013 refund being gone. I will add that I had the pleasure of telling a person who comes here from another country, makes more than I make, kids on state health coverage, whining about taxes: I bet you like roads, schools, health care, stamps, and bombs. This is the greatest country in the world. You need to help me pay for that stuff. Pay your taxes. I believe I was doing God's work there.

I am so lost right now but I love you, Edsel. LOL. Wait. wait, wait! You have been in my office, haven't you? Welcome, this family is where you belong.

So you're telling me my answer had a chance...

I love you all, too!

Well, they may or may not be useful but they are rolling around in there. The voices in my head come up with some stuff ISTG.

Um...

I really don't know what I'm talking about here. I was just having thoughts, so don't listen to me.

My first thought is he's a limited partner in some entities. My second thought is there are a lot of crappy preparers, and maybe the K-1s are incorrect.

Is it just me, or is the glue ball situation getting better on those? I hate that glue so much. And when the wheels on your chair hit a glue ball that missed the trash can as you're sliding between desks it's a *#$%@.

Thank you for not driving us off the side of the mountain in that rental car. I really needed to live through that. Love you, too.

Well, let's relax for a few days in the Cross Bar Motel before we tunnel out. It's probably more fun than what we've been doing.

Told ya.

Um. No.

Thanks, Guys. I opened another 2013 return and entered DOD 10/28/2015 (that guy was a PITA so it was sorta fun doing that) and "Deceased Blah, Blah" did NOT print at top, so it wasn't just something stupid like printing page 1 too soon. Not that we trust software. Curious if other software does the same and I know nobody's busy so... One more thing: Wait, what? How does that happen?

Tax Topics 356 says toward the bottom: "If you're a surviving spouse filing a joint return and there's no appointed personal representative, you should sign the return and write in the signature area 'Filing as surviving spouse.' A surviving spouse can file joint returns for the taxable year in which the death occurred and, if the death occurred before filing the return, for the taxable year immediately before the year of death." Makes me think the "Deceased Blah, Blah" not printing on a 2013 return when the DOD was in 2015 might be ok.

New client just picked up 2013 return. Refund in excess of $10,000. Has to be mailed. Husband died in Oct 2015. I entered his DOD, and "Filing as Surviving Spouse" printed in TP signature box. "Deceased Blah, Blah, Blah" did NOT print at top. Why not? I figured it had something to do with the death being two years in the future, if you know what I mean. Now it is worrying me to death. Should I write that in (Deceased Blah, Blah...) and have her mail a second return today? I rolled over the 2013 return and opened 2014, and the "Deceased Blah, Blah" DID show at top. This is worrying me to death that she's going to lose that refund over something stupid. Of course, it is the ultimate in stupidity for her to wait until NOW to file, but that won't matter. It will be my fault. Everything is our fault.

I got a paper cut from a manila folder Tuesday. Has nothing to do with this thread, but I'm lonely and need sympathy from my interweb friends. It hurt so bad...

Every Godzilla-woman I know talks your head off and forgets half her forms. The other half have that oily goop from the beauty shop all over them and you can't read the numbers. Probably have to explain to her why she can't claim her 30 cats. You'll be lucky if you can get her address and SSN for the extension request in five minutes. ISTG.

I had one client that insisted on not answering the question. I didn't like it, and I made it clear what could happen, and I sincerely hope she gets a letter asking for the $343 or whatever it was that she owed. But, you know, I have gotten 15 new clients this year and every single one of their 2015 returns had blatant errors on them. Every. Single. One. All professionally prepared. None were audited. I'm not holding my breath. Additionally, I've been around here long enough to know that DANRVAN is an outstanding professional, and I don't think either he or I need to lose a lot of sleep over this very weird situation. And I'll betcha there have been more screw ups over ACA than anything in the history of the world. We might not go to jail.

I've noticed that the degree of shock and surprise at owing from my clients can oftentimes be predicted by the date of drop off. Yeah, you had no idea you owed and that's why you're coming in here a month later than usual. Yeah, gotcha. And no, I'm not really sympathetic to your plight as you are emailing me while on your vacation in Honofreakinglulu.

Yep.