Catherine

My very deepest sympathies, @RitaB, and much love to you and your whole family at this time.

Stick with your strengths, @Abby Normal !

I'll see what I can do, probably tomorrow. Need the daylight coming in the window to get a good picture.

And yes this is possible to do. I was out on my own, working full time while going to school full time, starting senior year of high school. Graduated, and got through MIT - and used up my lifetime supply of all-nighters in so doing. NOT recommended. But definitely possible. Doing that with a wee one too... ugh. She has my sympathy!

I'm split between Lion and Possi. I'd give them a bill with their original documents, and not sweat it if they don't pay. But, if they don't pay it, I won't take them back. If they come crawling back, they have to pay the unpaid bill, and pre-pay my guess for the current year, before I'll accept new documents.

Same problems as the ones I ran from in early February 2013.

Rita, my deepest sympathies about your mom. Many, maybe most, of the hospice people are really superb and hope that is the case for your mom as well. I heard nothing but wonderful things from the wife of a client who just passed from cancer, about the hospice people. Went to the wake just last week. At least with hospice at home, there's no restriction on visiting, either. Don't know what the TN rules are at the moment but around here folks are way better off going home to pass, where their loved ones can come without strict limitations.

Everything Lion said. He needs to file FinCen 114 (formerly FBAR) and possibly 8938. Always file, in these cases, to get the SOL going. That said, as long as the IRS has a routing number and account number, they'll take it. It's one reason WE have to be so frimping careful putting those numbers in; if we put in the wrong account, the funds WILL go to the wrong account. Without a US account, with US routing (ABA) and account numbers, the US person will be mailed a check. That's a problem with mail outside the US and also a problem with many banks in Europe now REFUSING to take checks! I have two clients who live in the Czech Republic (dual citizens) who had to open accounts at the ONE bank left in Prague that will still accept physical checks. And since all the banks over there don't have US number, they are not eligible for direct deposit from the US. They have relatives here who may be able to help if something crops up in the future - but frankly, would any of us be sanguine about sending *our* over-$1,000 to a distant relative's account in the hopes they send it to us?

I've seen plenty of Bursar's Offices do things that, if done by a for-profit business, would be malfeasance at least and fraud very likely. Don't trust any of 'em as far as I can spit.

It's all basically the fault of the laser printer (and maybe inkjets). Those made it possible to print in 6 point or 4 point fonts without a total blur. So of course they are used for exactly that. One really excellent side-effect of being as nearsighted as I am is that, if I take my glasses *off*, it's like having built-in magnifying glasses. Hold the paper four inches from my face and I can decipher anything. Or put my nose near the monitor surface. As long as it's reasonably non-blurry, I can read it. And yes, I look like a total ninny sticking my face up to the monitor.

There's an app called CamScanner that turns a phone picture into a clear pdf. I recommend it highly, to all those clients who simply *must* use their &^%$# phone on documents. Heck, I've used it myself on occasion, and have been very pleased with the quality.

To go back to the original question. IF you have signed e-file authorizations, you can't hold them longer than three days. END of story; it's stockpiling. However, if you don't have signed auths, you cannot e-file. Problem solved; don't get the signed forms until the client wants them sent in. When I get auths by mail (or file portal) that are dated days earlier than I get them, I always write "rec'd x/x/xx" in ink across the top. I can't stop a client from signing a form and not bother to return it for a week or two, but I don't want any question of me stockpiling.

Try during working hours. If that still doesn't work, the problem may be a "common name." I had one of these and finally got through to someone at the IRS about the issue. When the name is "too common" (John Smith, Robert Jones, Mary Brown) the computers won't issue an EIN online. They recommended we mail in the SS-4 and wait months for the EIN. So I tried a different dodge (with the executor's permission - they really needed that EIN to get a bank account going, as there were bills needing payment asap). I mis-spelled the name. Instead of "John Smith Estate" I applied for an EIN for "John Smirth Estate" and it sailed right through. Easy typo to explain, too. Weird times can make for weird solutions.

It does go on Sch C. These are for trailing commissions, that are received for several years after a sale is made (how long depends on what was sold and the terms of the sale). They'll stop in another year or three. Not sure that SEHI is kosher here, but the IRA is, as this is earned income. It's just that it was earned years ago and is only paid out if the purchaser keeps/renews the product (insurance or annuity).

I've only used the 8880 when a credit applies. I'd call support on this one.

No calculator. LOTS of erasers. Penalized for addition/subtraction/other math mistakes. It would keep them too busy to cause other trouble, which makes it even better!

I've gotten spoofed calls from myself, too (landline, not cell, though). Finally got this resolved (thanks, Judy!) to some degree. All is well, but computers spit out the emails and the reps have NO way to stop them. But their records are correct (as are mine) so I can ignore them without concern.

Extensions are my very good friend. Keeps me from going totally ballistic between now and 4/15.

Seems to be a totally reasonable expenditure on squeaky balls to me, considering this professional's other characteristics!

That's why I do not click any links, but log in to my account directly. However, the email address it's coming from is the same one that notified me of my 1099 availability, and that sends me my report notifications.

Yes I did look at how they have the name listed and that's OK too.

Anyone have contact info fro Square? I have gotten several messages from them that my TIN doesn't match IRS records. I logged in to my account (separately, NOT following the link) and the TIN is correct - the one I've been using for almost 25 years. I sent them a message through the online help, but never got a response. However the messages keep coming. It seems to legitimately be from Square (except I'm not clicking their links even to try thank you very much) so they're not paying attention to their own help center messages. Clues for me? Or just ignore it since the info on my acct is correct?

That was what I assumed you meant. Forward the link to the client, and have them report back what they found.

It could be! I had a client who had a side business truck that was indeed 100% for business. It guzzled gasoline like a fish, but was perfect for hauling large loads of supplies or heavy equipment to a job site without destroying his car's suspension. The guy never used it if there was any other way to bring the required items; he claimed you could watch the gas gauge go down while idling at a stop light.

Make sure she hasn't filed to be treated as an S-Corporation. If not, then she can use Sch C for the full year. Else, Sch C short year until she got the LLC, and a short year 1120-S for the corporate portion. Watch for state forms and annual reports specific to LLCs, too.