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It's for 2014. Just had my first one where the parent was too smart to pay me to do Junior's return ($35), and Junior claimed his own exemption. It's a little aggravating that I still don't understand the letter. At least 2012 and 2013, the client letter gave the mailing address on an amended return. This letter still says I'm e-filing Junior's amended return. I know, it's something easy, but you don't know what you don't know. Junior is just not getting a letter, and of course the address is on the far right tab of Form 1040. It's all good, just irritating to be wasting time.

Sort of unrelated, but this thread made me think of my guy, who came in the day after dropping off his return to ask me: Oh, yeah, I'm retiring early. What am I going to do about health insurance? Beg pardon? I was calm on the outside, but on the inside I killed three people. Insurance salespeople, Nancy, and POTUS make a lot more than me, and you are asking me this question????? I pretty much told him (in my sweet way): I don't have any insurance to sell, affordable or otherwise, so if you're looking for me to solve this problem, I guess you better keep working, Buddy.

What's up that when I amend a return the client letter does not include the IRS mailing address? I haven't been good at the client letter since 2012 program, just saying.

Oh, don't get me started! (Too late!) I had a guy in here bragging about how they finally got out of debt. I look in his crap, and there's two 1099Cs. He can't believe he owes tax on that. Hello??? You got $15,000 of shoes and make up at your house that you never paid for.

Yes, and I believe it is absolutely NOT the REAL American way, and it is depressing as $#&&.

Yes. Yes, I did. Or just be self-employed, no kids, and make $42,035.

Client who gets back about 8,000 in refundable credits said his neighbor had to pay in about $10,000. He then says to me, "How does anybody have to pay 10,000?!" I am convinced that there are a lot of people out there who have no clue that a tax return is not an application to determine how much money they print up for you. Well, ok, on the other hand...

Good one, John. She actually left a message. I had someone in here, and I never answer the phone when a client is here. I called her back, she didn't answer, and I told her that I'd call when I got the return done, but if she needed to pick up her forms and take them elsewhere, that would not be a problem for me, no hard feelings. I will be sending her a Dear John (no relation) letter later.

I am curious. What is your typical turn around time on returns at this moment? I'm at the blown away stage, and when I get done with this payroll, I'll be working on people who dropped off 2/06. Most of my clients are just fine with that, and later some will be waiting 10 - 14 days or so. This one #$%^& gives me grief every year, and I'm about to fire her @$$. She dropped off Monday and is calling me today to see what the status is. Uh, the status is you are about to be hunting a new tax preparer. Yes, I know. I'm not charging enough, cut her loose, all that. Peace and blessings. Carry on.

I don't really try that hard not to judge, I admit. I would NEVER go to pick up my professionally prepared tax return without a check or cash for the diligent, overworked, preparer like two of mine have done today. These are not new clients, either. There is just an abundance of thoughtlessness these days. And, I'm being generous. On a happier note, another one picking up was delighted that the refund was only $3. He's a smart cookie and plans well.

Similar to April 15.

So, forgive my ignorance but I have problems with educating clients about refusing bad checks from Omar Shariff with two Fs, and I just have not studied this. And I really cannot muster up much concern over it, despite the intense anxiety of some on other boards. The "Election to Apply De Minimis Safe Harbor to Expense Cost of Acquired Property" means if I goof and call an asset "supplies" instead of listing it as an asset (and using Section 179, which is what I always do, hello); I will not be taken out and shot if the item costs less than $200. Or $500. And that one election covers both amounts? So how do I know which one I elected? Ron: We were posting at the same time - I'm not ignoring you.

Well, I've not read millions of pages, but I have heard enough chatter about it that I believe that three people on four boards understand it, and two of them are lying. I'm not even sure I'm doing the election correctly, but don't say anything, I think it'll be ok.

That's right. Omar Sharif would handle it that way.

Probably. Again, that is my completely unfounded opinion. But my two did have depreciation.

No warning, but it does add the elections statement automatically.

I'm printing the Wikipedia article on Omar and attaching it to the return. And she's fifteen years older than me, so if I know Omar...

Ok, this check cashing business I'm working on now took a bunch of bad checks on one "OMAR SHARIFF." I can't even tell you people how normal and brilliant and superb you all are. OMG. I guess they thought they could trust him because of the extra "F" there. Crying.

You are actually way above average, but I'm not trying to make you a bigger target. Yes. Yes, they will.

I'm moving at quite a clip AND ACCOMPLISHING ZERO. Thank you all for helping me feel a little better about that.

My completely unfounded opinion is that about 95% of us will be doing that multiple times this year, so you are completely normal. Can you just amend the return and see that he mails the amended return before 4/15/15, or is this a mistake worthy of death and you will be taken out and shot? Cause, they really should rethink that if they have to shoot 95% of us. There is a shortage of ammo, you know.

Welcome to the site. Hope you learn how to type. JK - she's my buddy!

Well, I'm not really at liberty to discuss my other problems. Gag orders, you know.

I just want that last "R" in "ROLLOVER" to print. Here's to another year of "ROLLOVE". You know I gotta write it in. Sigh.