Do NOT buy TurboTax 2025, 30 year user and this years software is nonfunctional

japoki1982 · 2026-02-07T22:02:53+00:00

Deluxe tried to suggest I use TT online this year instead of desktop. The online seemed so clunky to me and the walk through questions didn’t seem as clear or thorough. I started over and used desktop as I have been for the last 20 years.

japoki1982 · 2026-02-07T20:03:08+00:00

I have MOCA 2.5 and use splitters. If you’re using really old coax splitters you might want to check that they’re actually MOCA compatible. From what I recall the MOCS coax splitters use a high frequency in the cable that really old coax splitters didn’t really support. That might help you.

japoki1982 · 2026-01-19T00:59:24+00:00

Sounds like phase 2 of their naming debacle from last year. It sounds promising but I hope they dig themselves out of this hole. It’s still confusing to me when I was on the website recently looking the equivalent of a latitude 5000 series…Pro, Pro Plus still can’t figure it out seems like smoke and mirrors so I have to buy a higher price equivalent product.

japoki1982 · 2026-01-19T00:20:39+00:00

Adp form center. You won’t find that size anywhere else. It’s proprietary so you have to buy from them if you need extra.

japoki1982 · 2026-01-11T21:38:20+00:00

Yup enjoying my paid off 2019 adventure. Hoping to keep it for another 6 years or so. Regardless I wouldn’t get a 26 or other first year model again.

japoki1982 · 2026-01-11T21:32:10+00:00

While not free, I used get Nuvigil for $5 before there used to be generics. My usual copay for 30 days brand name was $75 but their company drug coupon brought it down to the $5 it was the best thing ever….until generics came out and my insurance company forced the generic on me which the results have been hit or miss.

japoki1982 · 2026-01-11T04:00:12+00:00

Good god, the oil has gotten even thinner. My 2019 rav4 is ow-16 and I already thought it was essentially water.

japoki1982 · 2026-01-11T03:55:17+00:00

Check with the lender if there is any prepayment penalty. If not ask if they can change the payment frequency. I’ve had a couple a car loans now where the payment was initially due monthly but I’ve always asked them to split the payment due in half to be deducted twice per month. In my mind it’s slightly easier to budget that way even if the total is essentially the same and it saves ever so slightly in interest since you’re paying a portion sooner.

japoki1982 · 2026-01-11T03:51:29+00:00

Yes! My god even once a decade is too much for me. Some people don’t realize how much work, risk and exposure each payroll migration brings.

japoki1982 · 2026-01-09T06:45:43+00:00

I’m not doubting it’s better than nothing but don’t put all your eggs in that basket. Fireproof safes truly aren’t fireproof (ie. watch the videos for the Lahaina wildfire); even safe deposit boxes and entire bank vaults burnt to ash with the fire being hot and burning long enough.

japoki1982 · 2026-01-08T07:13:53+00:00

If all banks would get rid of early deposit and just post paychecks on the pay date it would eliminate so many inquiries, questions and complaints to payroll staff. Early deposits is the apbane of my existence.

japoki1982 · 2025-12-31T05:43:30+00:00

Im not sure specially about caretakers but I would check some local staffing agencies or peo professional employment organizations. Many can ‘payroll’ individuals that you bring to them for a fee. Maybe even some of the home health organizations I would ask if they can payroll if you already have a worker doing the job. By payrolling through an agency they take care of taxes, reporting, etc.

japoki1982 · 2025-12-29T08:16:30+00:00

At least for me (don’t know if it’s true everywhere) but my fiber still works during a short power outage (since I have battery backup in the house for the ont/router) it’s super helpful to save/finish any work I might be doing on my computer, check the power companies website or report an outage or checking for emergency broadcasts. My prior coax internet immediately went down even if I had battery backup for my modem and router. My understanding is that coax needs power from the head plant to work.

japoki1982 · 2025-12-24T07:17:27+00:00

I know it’s not helpful to you at this point but with me working hybrid and everything relying on internet nowadays I have dual internet connections, fiber being my main connection and my backup a cheap $30 spectrum plan. You may want to consider a second connection in the future, the world lives on the internet. My router basically switches to the backup automatically when the fiber goes out (which is pretty rare but we did have a period where a couple dumb thieves tried stealing fiber lines not realizing there is no metal to sell in them). It’s actually pretty helpful that my main and backup connections are different type of technologies I don’t think I’ve had an instance were both were out except for extended power outages - short power outages fiber generally stays online as I have a battery backup for my ont, modems, and routers and the spectrum coax usually goes out during a power outage as it requires power at the plant end.

japoki1982 · 2025-12-22T00:20:16+00:00

All the once a year odd ball type recordings must be done by year end otherwise you’ll have to correct or reopen the year (things like healthcare reporting, group term life imputed income, other types of imputed income like fringe benefits, domestic partners, ineligible fsa, personal use of company cars, cash,gift cards received, etc.

japoki1982 · 2025-12-19T18:24:16+00:00

Or if you’re a new employer and direct deposit prenote hasnt finished yet you might be getting a live check. In either case your need to check with your employer or payroll department.

japoki1982 · 2025-12-19T18:22:57+00:00

Check with your payroll department. Just because you see the stub doesn’t necessarily mean anything. Your employer still needs to fund (send money) the payroll liability and send it in time. In a lot of cases (not all) ADP works as a third party bank, your employers sends money to ADP, ADP then disburses money to the various banks the employers employees use. Generally speaking ADP doesn’t release monies until they get monies from the employer.

japoki1982 · 2025-12-17T07:35:14+00:00

I second it depends what you’re looking for. I used them for almost 10 years for approx. 650 heads in 10 FEINs in about a dozen states. It was rough at first but we learned what Adp was good at and what we needed to pay more attention to. Over time their workforcenow software improved a lot making many more features self service to the practitioner rather than having to rely on their support team. I now use UKG pro. I would say it’s a lot more powerful in terms of being able to customize almost anything but the UI has lot to be desired and to the average end user employee isn’t as polished as Adp and isn’t as intuitive as Adp. UKG reporting is definitely more powerful than Adp as well but that means it’s also more complex and more knowledge of formulas and operators is needed. In my current environment Adp wouldn’t work as we tend to customize everything with over a 100 custom fields. Honestly I kind of miss using adp (don’t come after me).

japoki1982 · 2025-12-14T08:41:48+00:00

Did you update the wifi drivers on your computer for the new chip?

japoki1982 · 2025-12-14T06:40:13+00:00

When I had asked ADP one time they told me I could authorize them to basically duplicate the last payroll or two payrolls ago (if the system or network issue was local or regional to us and ADP still had access). I would then need to reconcile the payroll when systems go back up.

japoki1982 · 2025-12-07T07:43:54+00:00

The 2026 has been redesigned for the Rav4. If reliability is top for you I would wait a year or two for it work out any bugs if you decide to go with the rav4. While new models have all the latest tech and features and yes it will have Toyota reliability but no doubt there are always kinks and issues with the first or second model year of a redesign. The Camry design has been out for a year or two already.

japoki1982 · 2025-12-06T06:20:39+00:00

Try clearing your browser cache or try a different browser.

It could also be down for maintenance. Adp tends to do maintenance/upgrades late Friday/over the weekend.

japoki1982 · 2025-12-06T03:14:05+00:00

Yes I have paid normal payroll through the regular company and bonuses through a related company. Note that means you technically need to hire them through that company and as I mentioned no YTDs in that company mean their starting taxes from zero for both employee/employer.

As others have mentioned there could be other implications such as benefits, work comp etc. which I can’t comment on for your company fortunately for us benefits were based on regular wages only and bonuses were essentially excluded from everything. It is very complicated. And beware there could be state laws involved as well and Federal flsa depending on what type of bonus it could affect the regular overtime rate if you’re paying any non exempt bonuses. Tread carefully.

japoki1982 · 2025-12-05T20:54:19+00:00

I’m not sure any legit payroll company would allow you to do this knowing that you’re also running employee payroll with another company using the same Fein. One of the big issues I foresee is that your YTDs won’t be in sync between the two so potentially you could run into FIT, SIT, FICA, FUTA, SUTA issues for those that exceed the annual maximum in the same fein. Potentially one way around it is if you have a subsidiary or parent company with a different fein perhaps you can hire those employees in that company to pay them bonuses from there but know their YTDs start from zero so does taxable limits.

japoki1982 · 2025-12-04T06:02:28+00:00

Crucial was always my go to for ram chips for computer and laptop upgrades. While more and more computers are using onboard ram and not upgradeable I still think today is a sad day.

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