Your spidey sense

[ILLMAS]

Has anyone else develop some type of sense when you see TP W-2's and right away know they are going to owe?

[Lion EA]

I have a couple that jump out.  And, at least one that has no interest in increasing his withholding.

[BHoffman]

If I see the withholding is less than 10%, I figure it's a pretty safe bet they will owe.  

[FDNY]

It's the repeaters that get to me after you told them last year to reduce an exemption or two.  Or have more kids, they don't like that comment, but I get a kick out of it.

[Roberts]

Lady delivered her tax info last Thursday.

On Monday late afternoon she finally informs me what her IRA contribution will be for the year.

Then declares she has to meet me today to pick up and go over the return because it just isn't convenient the rest of the week and she doesn't want to wait until next week.

My spidey sense informs me she didn't like my response.

[RitaB]

Actually my spidey sense can spot them without seeing the W-2s.  Everybody that drops off last week of March - December.  Every. One.

[Abby Normal]

I had one where the IRS sent a notice to their employer and forced them to have more taxes withheld, after 3 years of owing and needing an installment plan. Icing on the cake? It was my ex's new spouse!

[Abby Normal]

40 minutes ago, RitaB said:

Actually my spidey sense can spot them without seeing the W-2s.  Everybody that drops off last week of March - December.  Every. One.

I had one drop their records in our slot before 5 today, and by the time I got out of my office, they were gone. I think it's like the walk of shame.

[Terry D EA]

5 hours ago, BHoffman said:

If I see the withholding is less than 10%, I figure it's a pretty safe bet they will owe.  

I'm right on board with this one. Do the same thing and like everyone else, I have the folks that I have told for a few years to increase withholdings or do something relevant to their situation like estimates etc and to no avail they don't follow through. Get all those ugly looks when they have to pay again.

[Gail in Virginia]

Yes but everyone else they know gets back thousands of dollars and doesn't have to pay taxes and why do they have to pay so much and we should go to a fair tax based on what we buy but the government should send everyone a rebate check monthly to cover what they paid for food and ....

Yeah, they don't like my responses this time of year either.

 

[joanmcq]

I did just have one of my habitual non filers (well, he'd show up every 3 years or so) file for maybe the first time ever before April 15. I told him the IRS computers may explode. 

[schirallicpa]

Ha - my secretary refers to her own spidey sense when she knows it's going to be a troublesome client and we should just say "no".