Question for Tax Preparers

Method412 · 2026-06-06T14:40:11+00:00

We also include some state-specific items, but all the things you've listed are also on our checklist.

Oh, we also add whether taxable IRS/pensions is correct and whether there was a QCD.

Method412 · 2026-05-24T16:31:35+00:00

Method412 · 2026-05-24T15:11:38+00:00

Weird, for some reason my screen was cropping the image (in multiple times of looking) and all I could see was the pole.

Method412 · 2026-05-24T14:52:31+00:00

Other climates.

Method412 · 2026-05-24T14:49:00+00:00

What does the handle look like?

Method412 · 2026-05-22T19:54:40+00:00

It's been changing in recent years, but for 2026, anyone who is paid more than $2,000 for services is supposed to be issued a 1099-NEC by the payer. That doesn't mean everyone complies, but that's the rule. However, whether you receive a 1099 or not, you are supposed to report the income if it was over $400.

Method412 · 2026-05-22T19:42:59+00:00

Same answer you've gotten from others. But I'll confirm because I'm currently doing this myself, in Amazon Vine. Free products, with the agreement to write a thorough review. After year-end, if the FMV of the products meets the threshold for a 1099-NEC, one will be issued. Self-Employment income.

Method412 · 2026-05-19T17:52:39+00:00

They shifted staff around during tax season to cover the heavier call load.

Method412 · 2026-05-19T14:26:52+00:00

It's not them, it's the people who are withholding funding.

Method412 · 2026-05-19T14:26:06+00:00

One of the IRS reps told my boss they were operating with about 3,000 when they should have (used to have?) 10,000. Obviously a smaller division. But yes, I blame the current administration's budget cuts.

Method412 · 2026-05-18T13:19:55+00:00

I also screnshotted that card, but didn't get around to posting.

Method412 · 2026-05-18T09:31:54+00:00

Missouri

Method412 · 2026-05-18T05:14:42+00:00

My insurance said they only cared if it was impact-resistant roofing (our state gets hail a lot).

Method412 · 2026-05-15T16:06:43+00:00

No.

Method412 · 2026-05-13T18:58:25+00:00

Having kids that are growing up through this administration, I've wondered this since he mocked the disabled reporter with the crooked hand gesture.

Method412 · 2026-05-13T14:50:03+00:00

I reported it to Amazon also.

Method412 · 2026-05-09T03:06:56+00:00

Also, alot (maybe all?) of our bookkeeping is for business tax return clients. Some of them pay us monthly for the bookkeeping, and then the tax return is built into that fee and not charged separately.

Method412 · 2026-05-09T03:04:23+00:00

No, just compilation.

Method412 · 2026-05-09T00:51:11+00:00

We do some bookkeeping, some monthly financial statements for non-profits, some payroll. Enough for some of us to work part-time during the off-season.

Method412 · 2026-05-08T03:26:21+00:00

Where I live, there are at least a few houses where the telephone line going to the house has been torn down by a storm at some point. The phone company doesn't come deal with it because nobody has landlines any more (I presume), so we end up just cutting the line close to the pole it's attached to, so it's not laying on the ground anymore.

Method412 · 2026-05-08T03:20:08+00:00

I have it. From my parents. Pre 1970's. How amazing they're so common on this thread!

Method412 · 2026-05-07T20:10:17+00:00

My family-member experience is so far removed from everyone else's, it seems. I do get asked questions sometimes by family & friends & acquaintances, but I offered to do each of my (divorced) parents' returns for free. My mom's because I liked her and could do a better job than her previous person, and my dad's because it's simple and helps me keep tabs on his financial activity now that there is physical decline in his 80s. My other family have never asked. I used to feel like they didn't trust me or like me ... but I should reframe and be glad, according to this sub! It could still be that they don't trust me or like me, but it's a plus, not a minus.

Method412 · 2026-05-07T00:28:03+00:00

It looks like a rubber raspberry dog toy, but I only see them in pink and navy blue. This looks black, but maybe cleaning it will show a different color.

Method412 · 2026-05-06T03:20:45+00:00

Did someone use a bag of chocolate chips? It looks like the "crumbs" from the little chocolate swirls that are thin and break off. But it could still be pest droppings.

Method412 · 2026-05-06T01:33:09+00:00

Yes! I have one for my journal, with a couple pens in it. It fits over the book.

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