NECPA in NEBRASKA

Thanks, Judy. They definitely have to pay it. I did not know anything about it until they brought in the 2019 1098t with the adjustment. I have all of the detailed papers from both years and can see exactly what happened with the scholarship. No matter how many times or different ways I explain it, they still think that they should not have to recapture it. I just made added it to the extra tax line as a line item. I could not find a way to make ATX handle it.

I have a 1098T with an adjustment in box 4. I hae fought with my client for hours over it and she swears that 'everyone' says that she does not have to worry about the fact that she received a scholarship payment in 2019 for 2018 tuition that she had already paid. I am done arguing over this and know that I can't ignore it. My question is where do I enter the amount on the ATX education expense form or do I just add it to the additional tax line? I found many ways to enter it using other tax software, by Googling it. I am just tired and really done with this return. Thanks!

Medlin, I am so sorry for your loss.

Our son called tonight to check in and said that they ended up at a Korean supermarket trying to find food in Denver. They have been trying to get some food for a few days. He did say that everyhere that they went there was an abundance of corned beef. Maybe it's not a big thing out there, but we bought a ton of it and my husband is freezing a bunch to share with my mom and the kids when they finally make it back here.

Since I work at home, I am definitely more worried about having people come in now with my husband's heart problems. He is normally the one that helps them sign, but I am rethinking it.I am either going to have to do it myself and make it fast or hope that they will pick them up and email the signature forms or drop them in my dropbox.They love to talk to him and he loves to talk, but I think that things will have to change and hope that it's just for this year.

I had a lady that NEVER won at poker, but won prizes every year. She would fight me and get so mad, because the manager there told her that she could deduct her huge losses against it. I told her to ask him to prepare her return, but she stayed with me until she passed away.

My granddaughter just asked me why I do this for a living. I didn't have any good answers left. I remember it sounded like a good idea when I was explaining to my dad why I was switching career paths and colleges right before my freshman year began. (It was actually over a boy.) Very dumb!

I am having the same issue with a few people. With all of the medical issues in my family, and new ones that have cropped up, I did not get out all of my normal annual letters. I did get the organizers out late, but I haven't heard from a few people. They are mostly easy ones, so they may have prepared their own. I have been trying to decide if I should call them to let them know that I am still around. I think that asking if they want an extension is a good idea. Thanks!

I'm pretty sure that I am ok with preparing one Sch C for the same type of business. My client has been selling at parties, etc for one company that shut down and she immediately started up with another of the same type of item. Everything for the businesses are the same; office in home, vehicle, etc. I just wanted to hear other's thoughts on having one or two C's. This has been a tough year for me and I am pretty tired and shaky. My sister's brain surgery went well and she is recovering well, my dad is recovering from his broken hip, but now his macular degeneration is much worse so he is beginning shots in his eye, my step-sister has cancer that has spread to? It just kind of goes on. Thankfully, most of my clients have been wonderful about this and are dropping their stuff off, because I got super sick and when they hear my lingering cough, they don't feel the need to talk to me. Thanks so much! Bonnie

You can attach a PDF copy of the KS return to the OK efile.

Mine have not been accepted as of yet. The ones that I efiled earlier have all been accepted.

I was hoping that my HP Laserjet 4200 would last a few more years, because it is such a workhorse. It works fine with Windows 10 for one copy jobs and will still print duplex, but it refuses to print multiple copies of anything. I have tried the fixes that I've found online, but none of them have worked. I get an error message that says install an EIO hard disk. I have spent a few hours on this and don't have any more time to waste. I am looking for something that will print returns quickly and will duplex. I still have to print my organizers and annual letters after I get out the rest of my payroll returns. I am so far behind, because we found out that my younger sister has a pretty large tumor in her frontal lobe on 12/31 and I am taking her everywhere until they can finally get her surgery scheduled in a couple of weeks. She can't drive, because the tumor caused her to have a seizure and her memory and moods have been affected. She doesn't want anyone but me to help and I'm at my wits end now. Anyway, I'd appreciate any ideas so that I can just order one and plug it in. Thanks!

Merry Christmas to all of you! I got my new computer today and it's all set up and running great! I love my IT guy! ATX 2014 won't open any of my returns unless I give them money, but I will work on getting that fixed later. He made my desktop look almost like my Windows 7, except for not so cluttered.

At least I found a driver for my HP Laserjet 4200. The builder is skeptical, but I hope that it will work. Hopefully, they can find a card for it or I can scavenge one from one of my old PCs.

I have terrible cell phone service in our area and try to keep my cell phone on my office wifi. I have extenders for the home network, but even those don't help alot. I'm not concerned about using the wireless printer, because I can always use one upstairs. This one isn't even turned on unless I'm printing.

I am getting a new computer and I want a new router, also. I am deciding between a Dell XPS and having a computer built here by my IT guys. I don't really know much about routers for my office. I have a Nighthawk upstairs for the personal network and a TP Link for my office router that is really old. I use Cox Internet if that makes a difference. My computer is wired directly to the Internet. Is it OK to have a wireless secondary printer, or should I only used my connected ancient HP Laserjet 4200? Does anyone have any suggestions for an office router that is secure? I am trying to be very diligent about security. TIA!

I am so sorry to hear this. William helped me out many times when ATX was in Carabou. Thank you for letting us know.

I receive one when I print out my comparison forms for every return. I have ATX Total Office. I can't look at them on my screen, but they print out on my returns with C's and E's. Now that I'm confessing, they will probably take them away. It's probably a glitch.

I can tell you that my C, E and F comparison prints, but I can't look at them on screen. I have Total Tax Office. I am dropping to Max for next year, so I hope that I'm not sorry. I wish that I could afford Advantage.

That's exactly what happened. Trading way too often and not getting the loans paid down. I managed to get the depreciation down with 179 so that he will have a little left for 2019, but it will really hit him when he stops driving if he keeps trading so often.

I have a very ticked off client, but I don't see what I can do to fix this. He traded in a 3 yr tractor that he had purchased in 2016 with an AGI of $5,,899 -He received $110,000 trade in. He purchased a new one for $184K in Nov 2018. He has been trading every two to three years for eons. He does not get anything paid off. The only way that I can avoid him having to pay a ton of money for the recapture and capital gain is to use the 100% bonus depreciation. He is a Sch C. Section 179 will only take his profit down to 0 and he will still owe way more than he can pay. He says that none of his buddies had any income tax problems this year. Now he is worried, because he will have a good sized profit in 2019 without that additional depreciation. I told him that the 50% depreciation is gone for 2018. I have tried to explain for years that never showing a profit due to constantly trading was going to bite him eventually when he slowed down or retired. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. Thanks! Retirement sooner than 70 is starting to look really good.

Great picture! Congratulations to all!

Which line are you looking at? I checked a couple of my clients and the numbers that comes across to my worksheet are coming from the Sch C, then I deduct the half self- employment tax and the health insurance. I'm just looking at the one that says activities, then those numbers go to the net qualified business income tab.

Thanks so much! I'm not normally this dense. I did have them in yesterday and they don't really care what I do. They are elderly and this stuff makes them nuts, too. I just want to prepare the return correctly and not cheat them. It will not have any effect on this year, but it may on later years.

It was too late to edit my question. I meant that QBD is determined at the partner level, which is why I did not think that it was deductible on the 1040 originally, because they are all just various investments with no common ownership among them. The partnerships had already determined that they had QBI and passed it on.