kcjenkins

You are correct, Gail.

Rather not open that up, let's just say he's one major reason we shut down political discussions here. He got mad and decided to leave, a decision much regretted by me.

I hope so. Still hope he will get over it and rejoin us, I miss his valuable input.

I'd vote for this treatment, but it's your call, Rita.

He still lurks.

My guess is that the state decided they wanted more detail before allowing the credit, In which case, the software is not the problem, the real problem is probably too many cheaters found it easy to give themselves an extra credit without much more than an entry on a line.

Repair, even under the new reg. It did not restore the vehicle to it's original operating state, just into operational state. The repair did extend it's useful life, since without it the useful life was zero. And finally, it did not add significant additional worth. It won't sell for much more because the rear diff was replaced, it's still an old truck.

Not aware of the problem, been several years since I did any GA returns, but is the credit amount significant? If so, then adding the other forms still makes sense.

When ever someone came in talking about how lovely the late March or early April weather was, how much they were enjoying the flowers, etc, their bill always went up $10.

I think that sounds real good to me! Clearly it's 'reasonable and necessary' to have your perimeter patrolled.

I've had clients want to deduct dog food, vet bills etc, but HOH, now that is really reaching there. How did she get a SSN for the dog?

Seriously, from the sounds of it, a Dome book might be a workable solution. They are cheap, but the simple structure works for someone with no accounting background, and unlike QB, they can't really mess them up. At least it gives you a better 'starting place' than just her lists.

Apparently, it did not cover much. Hope he learns from this and gets his own policy now. I'd say whatever the insurance did not cover should be reported as a casualty loss.

Maybe he did. sure was cute, don't you think?

????? Why not?

Please, for the benefit of others, tell us what the problem was, and what the fix was.

(3) Qualified amended return defined—(i) General rule. A qualified amended return is an amended return, or a timely request for an administrative adjustment under section 6227, filed after the due date of the return for the taxable year (determined with regard to extensions of time to file) and before the earliest of— (A) The date the taxpayer is first contacted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) concerning any examination (including a criminal investigation) with respect to the return; (B ) The date any person is first contacted by the IRS concerning an examination of that person under section 6700 (relating to the penalty for promoting abusive tax shelters) for an activity with respect to which the taxpayer claimed any tax benefit on the return directly or indirectly through the entity, plan or arrangement described in section 6700(a)(1)(A); (C ) In the case of a pass-through item (as defined in §1.6662-4(f)(5)), the date the pass-through entity (as defined in §1.6662-4(f) (5)) is first contacted by the IRS in connection with an examination of the return to which the pass-through item relates; (D)(1) The date on which the IRS serves a summons described in section 7609(f) relating to the tax liability of a person, group, or class that includes the taxpayer (or pass-through entity of which the taxpayer is a partner, shareholder, beneficiary, or holder of a residual interest in a REMIC) with respect to an activity for which the taxpayer claimed any tax benefit on the return directly or indirectly. (2) The rule in paragraph ©(3)(i)(D)(1) of this section applies to any return on which the taxpayer claimed a direct or indirect tax benefit from the type of activity that is the subject of the summons, regardless of whether the summons seeks the production of information for the taxable period covered by such return; and (E) The date on which the Commissioner announces by revenue ruling, revenue procedure, notice, or announcement, to be published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin (see §601.601(d)(2) of this chapter), a settlement initiative to compromise or waive penalties, in whole or in part, with respect to a listed transaction. This rule applies only to a taxpayer who participated in the listed transaction and for the taxable year(s) in which the taxpayer claimed any direct or indirect tax benefits from the listed transaction. The Commissioner may waive the requirements of this paragraph or identify a later date by which a taxpayer who participated in the listed transaction must file a qualified amended return in the published guidance announcing the listed transaction settlement initiative.

Form 1040NR is for U.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return. Your client is not an alien, hew's a US citizen, so the 1040 is the correct form.

But, of course, they hardly ever listen. My favorite gripe was the couples who never had enough withheld, but always blamed it on the other one. "Well, I thought he was going to change his." "Well, I told her to change hers." For the THIRD YEAR IN A ROW? Grrrrrrrr

My sympathy to you on the loss of your friend, Jack. One of the worst things about aging is losing those who mean so much to us. Praying for you and for him.

Yes, I thought that too. Started to edit the title, but heck, it's funny.

Line 7 worksheet has a section for entering "non-W2 wages".

I think that what changed was COMPUTERS. When we did returns on paper, by hand, we had to know what we were doing, what went on which form, etc. And Block did teach a pretty good course, and their students had to pass a tough test to get hired. Even when we started using computer software, the early programs were basically just 'tools', you had to know what forms to call up, where to put things, the program was mostly a calculator. Today, though, the programs call up many of the forms automatically, they 'prompt' the user, so it's possible for someone with minimum tax knowledge to think they are competent preparers.