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But you have a great smile.

Well, while we are confessing, I keep quoting people, sometimes myself, when I try to just "reply". I swear I used to be better at this...

Judy, you can remove this whole thread if you like.

Haha, no, I didn't reboot, I just had to adjust the screen. I forgot that every time there is an update, I can't see the tabs until I fix it back. Sorry to be an alarmist. OMG...

Thanks, Randall. My program version is 14.7.5680.17820 How about you?

Well, a client came by to get an estimated payment voucher for 2015. I pull up his 2014 return, and the vouchers are not there, and I can't add them. Opened another return, same story. Hmmmm. All I have is the 2015 Estimated Tax Worksheet. That's a little embarrassing. And a lot aggravating. Anybody else have this issue?

Nobody here thought anything contrary to this.

The lawyer may have the taxability of child support and alimony mixed up. I corrected an attorney about that one time. Also had one to tell me there would be no taxable consequence to my client if she cashed her non-retirement account to give cash to her husband in the property settlement. It was one-third profit! I told him, no, that's not correct, you just have the judge put hubby's name on the part of the account he gets.

Or, you could just explain that he needs to be sure, then if he insists it's child support, go with child support. If it's not, you'll find out, and be sure to charge for reading the five-page letter from IRS. And charge to check the IRS calculations. Maybe just do an amended return to be sure IRS considered everything. Yes, I'm being a little facetious, but if he's telling you wrong, he's sure to get caught cause she's deducting it and providing his name and SSN, so I might just take lay low on this one and let the agony of defeat run its course.

No, because 1) One of my greatest friends pays her bills. 2) It's impossible to charge an appropriate amount for tanning bed models / hairdressers. This is a well known concept. It's science.

Eh, one of my greatest friends saw her on local TV doing a spot for a tanning bed place 12 years ago. You know, getting in and out of a tanning bed so women know how they work, and men, well, they enjoy the commercial and learn why tanning beds are important. He married her, and she has since branched out into hairdressing and selling clothing (that she models of course). And making me want to poke my eyes out with a pen when she comes in here.

Friend or foe, who doesn't know not give out a person's cell number when there is a separate business number?? Tanning bed models, that's who. Two kinds of people: tanning bed models and everybody else.

Tanning bed models. Additionally, they give your cell number to TN Dept of Revenue.

My client who failed to mail something to TN Dept of Revenue gave TN Dept of Revenue my cell phone number today because she is too busy to be bothered with the consequences of her own negligence. No, I did not answer the call. Yes, I did listen to the message. But I wanted to give credit where credit is due and report that I did not kill my client. Also, I don't call Customer Support very often, but I don't recall having anything but good happen when I do.

OK, I wasn't at lunch, she was just telling me about THEIR lunch, but that would be still be a Webinar, right, if I can get them to take a selfie and send it to me? Maybe a video of key points? They'd be happy to do that. Right, am I right?

Client: I was having lunch with my girlfriends and talking about the taxes we all had to pay this year. Barb asked me if Jeff did side jobs cause they always owe till they consider the side jobs. Me: The only way side jobs reduce your taxes is if you lose money on them. They are happy about losing money? Yeah, yeah, I know what’s going on. They are reporting expenses and not income. I went over that with her, too. Sigh. I wish they wouldn't talk about taxes at lunch.

​I have seen that advice as well, and it's in the Forbes article in my post up there. Hard to spot, but it's there, near the end. I really wish I knew. The church I keep books for has five employees besides the Preach, all part time. Maybe there's an exception for that, too. But, y'all know - we all took classes about ACA that contradicted each other. It's frustrating.

​Man, I love it when somebody volunteers to be the heavy for me. Just like back in the day when Sharon Large Forward tripped the gal that busted my lip in the regional basketball tournament on an obvious charge and the ref completely missed it.

That was great information, JJ. What do you think I need to do about the church I do books for? I've told them more than once I thought they ought to pay pastor and let him get his own insurance, and gave them articles where I researched. They are STILL paying his premiums out of the church account. He's not the only employee, but he's the only one for whom they pay insurance. Should I just document that I've told them repeatedly, warn them about the penalty that could happen, and prepare the reports as if the payments for health insurance were salary payments to the pastor?

Correct. That's what I have to do, too. Mine actually gets smooshed up on 125%, too, not just past it. I hate it because it's so small and change it back when I'm not using Peachtree. Oh, well, if this is the worst thing that happens to me today, it'll be a good day.

I hope somebody will chime in on this. I read a lot about it at the end of 2014. I am still confused. I may have posted on here - I don't remember. I think you are correct that the church has to avoid even the appearance of paying the health insurance, unless perhaps there is only one employee, and the way to do that would be to increase his salary, and tell him to get his own insurance and leave the church out of it. However, I don't think the church has any responsibility for FICA. I remember reading this and bookmarking it. To quote Don Henley, "The more I know, the less I understand." http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonynitti/2015/01/18/large-penalties-await-employers-who-reimbursed-certain-employee-health-insurance-premiums-in-2014/

This would seem to be good insurance, too. Firing "that" guy. You all know what I mean...​

I do not have E & O insurance.

I have had three returns ready for a "taxpayer" to pick up and mail for three years now. He received 1099-Misc forms all three years and owes for all three years. We've all seen those un-mailed red copies of 1099-Misc forms in the issuers' paperwork, but I think IRS gets most of them. It is dumbfounding to me that so many of these go undetected or un-skeered. Don't know which it is or it's some combination of both.

We really may have too much time on our hands...