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LOL.

No. As usual, just having fun with them. Where's Tim, where's Tim? Where's Trillium?

Like the Lord, we always know your here, or close by!CrowJD 22:10, 28 August 2009 (CDT)

Hey, where's all the m...

What? Is this the Twilight Zone? Where has all the messages gone?CrowJD 22:10, 28 August 2009 (CDT)

Check the post now

I fixed it now. Your new name is the Great Spirit! CrowJD 22:18, 28 August 2009 (CDT)

Writing

That's the great thing about writing, you can always get yourself out of a fix if you fingers will still move. Let's leave you as the Great Spirit for the time being. lol. Take care.CrowJD 22:22, 28 August 2009 (CDT)

Thank you!

Hi Tim,

Thank you for changing my username. I appreciate it!

Brenda BT 10:56, 1 September 2009 (CDT)

You left me a message to sign up again using a different name than denise@mbay.net, my email address. Great advice. How do I delete this account. Also, How can I make a better post to get some feedback on my tax question I posted on the 2nd?

thanks !

I will try to start using taxalmanac instead of legalbit, I didn't know the links times out!

Hope you are doing well

TexCPA 12:33, 9 September 2009 (CDT)

tax pro?

I'm not sure I'd call him a "pro," but I'm not sure I'd call me a "pro," either. I found him on LinkedIn, and he does list his industry as accounting, so I'd guess he's more than a "consumer." I'm guessing his first language isn't English, which is hindering his ability to ask the question he needs answered.

jerrykern

the latest expert

has arrived Kevinh5

legalbitstream

well, should I go back and just delete it? Kevinh5

You Moved my Tax Question in Error

My user name is Scolovas. I posted a question called Personal Line of Credit which addressed the tax treatment of interest on a personal line of credit which is being used to fund a single shareholder S-Corp. You moved by question from Tax to Consumer Questions. Did you even read the question, or just the title? I've been a CPA for 25 years and have a Masters Degree in Tax from the University of Akron. I'm not sure what your qualification are, but I'm 100% confident that my question is a tax question. If you want to change the title to "S-Corp Interest Expense on Personal Line of Credit", feel free to do so, but please move my question where it belongs. Thanks. Scolovas 13:15, 11 September 2009 (CDT)

Trillium, I'm not sure I know how to update my profile. Secondly, it sounds like you're punishing me for not having an updated profile. Are you suggesting that most responders read the profiles so they can tailor their responses? When I ask my question, I indicate beforehand that I'm a CPA and tax professional. Exactly what else does someone need to know? If the response isn't properly tailored, I'll ask a follow-up question. Please stop interfering with my ability to pose questions to others on this forum. My next communication will be with Intuit, and I'll be forwarding your e-mail where you say that you're moving my questions because I don't have an updated profile. Who granted you that power?

user information

Hello,

I would like to leave the information you requested. But how do I do that? I went to the user page and I could not over write what was in there. Thanks in advance.

Re: About your recent Q on state taxea

Thank you, Trillium. Good info about the Search Results. I did not know that.

Trillium- Why do you keep removing my tax question? I am a long-time member and would really respectfully ask what is your problem? I pay a lot of money annually for Lacerte and one of their annual key selling points to me each year when I talk to them is the Tax Almanac.My question that I have already discussed with leading tax Pros including a tax lawyer in the Providence, RI area is much more substantive than a lot that I see on the Tax Almanac.

Regarding the removal of Article on E-Services

It is the humble opinion of this writer that E-Services is worth more than just a series of questions and answers but a fundemental tool for our whole process. If we just go from one question to another and one answer to another we will end up with a thread as long as the contributers want to make it and people want to look at/for what is there. If I am the only person that believes that it deserves a total look at it here so be it. I have no mission to start something for the sake of starting it. I was suprised that there was nothing there already. I would be interested to know if mine was the first attempt at starting an Article, or if there was none becuase everyone is trying to stop it. I cannot beileive that something so important is not being addressed all in one place. Yes the question is what drove me there, but I always try to leave a place a little better than what I found it. By the way did you read the discussion that I started there? Kendaniel 14:06, 20 September 2009 (CDT)

User name change again

Trillium,

I would like to change my user ID to reflect my new EA designation. I passed part II and if I don't pass the background check then no one could. So I would like to change to BrockEA. Should I re-register to do that or can you just do some of that wizardry you do and do it for me? That will also prevent me from using the wrong user ID going forward (spaces, no spaces, etc).

Thanks,

Michael

You are the best

Thank you, first and foremost.

I will go ahead and log off for the remainder of the evening (gotta do some work for my full time job). I will log on in the AM.

Thanks so much!

Michael

You are the best

Thank you, thank you, thank you! :D

Michael

Decedent Decendent Descedent Desert Dessert Dissertation!

How do you keep all the mechanics of this forum straight? You must have many more pigeon holes in your head than most of the rest of us do. Or maybe your pigeon holes aren't all filled up with decades of now-pretty-useless pigeon poop. Harry Boscoe 23:47, 25 September 2009 (CDT)

Change user name

Trillium,

Thanks for the tip on how to get notified of new posts in any discussion.

Can you please change my user name to VanjaCPA? It's now Vanja83. Thanks! Vanja83 13:37, 26 September 2009 (CDT)

User Name Change

I saw your message about the user name change. Please go ahead and change the name and I'll know to sign in with the new user name next time. Thanks. Vanja83 12:14, 28 September 2009 (CDT)

One more favor

Hey Trillium,

Someone pointed out that when I do messages to other members, that my new handle isn't showing up at the bottom to identify myself.

I just sign it as Michael and doesn't show the BrockEA as a clickable link.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Michael

Okay, I got it

Like this BrockEA 15:16, 28 September 2009 (CDT)BrockEA

BrockEABrockEA 15:16, 28 September 2009 (CDT)

Just between the two of us

Between the two of us, we've got this thing covered. Totally covered. I've got the problems and you've got the solutions. Awesome. Just between you and me... Harry Boscoe 17:00, 28 September 2009 (CDT)

== == A Big Work-Around ==

Yeah, Buddy!! Life is just a Big Work-Around. Have one on me, as long as it's a PBR. What does the "click me" button in the editing tools for writing these things that says "Ignore wiki formatting" do? Will it just get me into *bigger* trouble? I'm going to invoke it now on this message to see what happens. If I don't come back, call Denny Crane... ?

You're not anywhere near Cincinnati are you?

Harry Boscoe 18:27, 29 September 2009 (CDT)

It seemed to do nothinggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg.

Or am I just lazy?

Learning from you is so much better than learning by trial-and-error...!!

~~~~!!

And I'm error-correcting ["move"-ing] discussion titles now with impunity!!

Harry Boscoe 09:44, 2 October 2009 (CDT)

Hello

While I understand that people come here seeking free tax advice. I hope you can understand that my motive for posting here is purely to get advice in order be sure that I will not be doing anything that will be too aggressive and get my client in trouble.

Name Change

Trillium,

Thanks for the info on making a name change from my email address....not sure what I was thinking.

Can you please change my name from John@fairall-caruso.com on this board to:

Jcarusoea

Let me know if that will work or if is still bad.

Thanks again, John

Thanks

I did try clicking "Back." Sadly, I lost the post. I did re-type, though not in its entirety. ;o)

I edited my post to add the quote was copied from the IRS website and I don't think that is a copyright issue. Thanks for the heads up, I didn't think about that. KathiJud 09:09, 7 October 2009 (CDT)

That Cyrrilic or whatever

was just CrowJD having fun. Kevinh5

Yes he is everyone

from Gadzooks to Fr McEnhenry to PollyAdler and I think even Aunt Emmey. What a character! Let's just call him 'Sybil'. Kevinh5

I went back and searched the IRS website plus read the webpage you gave me the link to. I think you are right, what I had was word for word from that. I must have found that in the past and added to my personal "digital library" that I keep in a series of Word files named by subject matter. I didn't reference the source in my collection which obviously was an oversight on my part. My notes are for self education and not publication and I will have to be more careful when copying from them to make posts. On the same pages I have copied info on the same subject from an IRS Pub and what appears to be stuff from an IRS Audit Technique Guide.

I apologize for my error and have already edited the post to paraphrase and fix the broken link from using the wrong formatting button.

Hope every "newbie" is allowed to learn as they go! KathiJud 07:39, 8 October 2009 (CDT)

RIA Excerpt

Got it!

Thanks Trillium.

Southparkcpa 12:31, 9 October 2009 (CDT)

Advertising?

Just an FYI - Check him/her out....

User:ResearchSales

Discussion:Depreciation Recapture Straight Line Method

Will do...

Thanks for the input - I wouldn't hesitate to delete an obvious spam. I do now know enough about what you and Kevin do behind the scenes here to realize that once posted, the info is here for eternity. The one I alerted you to, as you stated, is relatively benign. Guess we'll see what happens with him/her.

I also missed the CROWJD in the middle of that cyrrilic reply the other day.....

Thanks ...

... for fixing the glitch on my talk page before I even noticed it! Awesome! KatieJ 19:29, 13 October 2009 (CDT)

Italics

Well, I never would have figured out how to change it. So thanks for doing it. KatieJ 00:28, 14 October 2009 (CDT)

Did I...

...bump "urban legends" just by linking to it for Kathi? Or are you just trying to get ahead of the curve, in case she does post to it? And would it be bad for it to be bumped up - other than it has nothing to do with tax questions and should have been in "chat" long ago. (I'm not sure "chat" existed back then). Just curious - too curious for my own good.... I still have a corp & individual return to do.Belle 19:03, 14 October 2009 (CDT)

Anticipation..

I guessed that's what you were up to.

And, for the second opinion, since I seldom go the the discussions forum anymore - so I can't help you <w>.

I've been using the recent changes almost exclusively for the last two weeks. I can see where the discussion forum might be better if I'm not here on TA daily, but I like the recent changes venue. It is quite informative about all the behind the scenes activity.

Anyway, I went to Tax Forum to check out the email moniker. It doesn't bother me, but I'm using dual 17" monitors. (Get ready, the eyes go right after the memory starts to go). I do use a smaller monitor at home; I'll let you know if it's really bothersome after I get my late night TA fix.

I think I gleaned most of the Toller/Hercules info a while ago when you first restored it; I'll revisit after tomorrow's deadline. Thanks for the heads up tho, and for remembering my interest. See, your memory isn't that bad after all.

Name.xxx

I checked that user name issue we were discussing earlier; it isn't causing any real issues on my "small" monitor at home. G'niteBelle 00:39, 15 October 2009 (CDT)

Links in Firefox

I saw your post to Tim, and I just wanted to let you know links show up just fine in Firefox. I use it all the time.Natalie 02:35, 21 October 2009 (CDT)Natalie

Links in Fireox

Great to hear from you again, and thank you for bringing this to my attention. I've been using Firefox for years and don't have any issues with the links. It could be a corrupt CSS file, a specific extension that they've loaded into Firefox, or an issue with an older version. Hopefully LH will take the suggestions I posted to that page and let me know if either of them fix it.

- Tim Doyle, TaxAlmanac Moderator - Talk to me 10:31, 21 October 2009 (CDT)

Firefox/links

I noticed LH's comment to Kevin, but didn't think too much about it. Just as additional confirmation, I use Firefox and had no trouble accessing Kevin's links.Belle 14:35, 22 October 2009 (CDT)

Other Firefox Users

I can't say if they're ignoring you or if they are also having the issues that this user had. I'm interested in trying to find out if/when it happens again though!

- Tim Doyle, TaxAlmanac Moderator - Talk to me 10:33, 22 October 2009 (CDT)

Reg link

Yes, thank you Trillium, that's what I meant! KatieJ 21:07, 22 October 2009 (CDT)

Call & response?

I think that's what Kevin called it a while ago in a thread I can't remember. Granted, I'm a bit of a suspicious person...but the post makes me wonder (especially with how Kevin's been after him). We'll see what transpires. Belle 15:12, 23 October 2009 (CDT)

Your post re:

DaveFogel. Just an FYI, he does post quite often on Spidell's message board. Spidell is a the authoritative word on virtually all California tax issues. And sure seems to know his stuff. My take is that he was not trying to direct traffic to his website for his benefit. I can see how you might think that way, tho, especially with all the spamming we get here at TA. That doesn't seem to be a problem on the Spidell message board.

So another issue/question. Spidell (and other boards I'm on) at least verifies your email address with a link that you have to click on before you are allowed to post - and that seems to keep out some of the riff-raff. Any way to get Intuit to consider such a move? Belle 22:02, 24 October 2009 (CDT)

Blank Profile

There's no way you could have known, and he did ignore the requests when he initially signed up. Hopefully, he'll check back in and get the message as I feel his input would add to TA.

Hadn't really thought about HOW the email "pinging" would work - sounds as if it might require a full time (as in paid?) moderator. My experience has been instantaneous response when signing up on other message boards - with the exception of one non-tax board. If memory serves, that one took 24 hours to be 'approved'. And that particular one is similar to TA in that it is 'self policed' by the participants and unpaid moderators. Belle 23:18, 24 October 2009 (CDT)

Apology accepted

Discussion:Sec 267 Loss - Sale to party related to 1/2 of joint owners (with apologies: were they sighted in the wild?)

Who says us accountant types don't have a sense of humor! Good one.

No more Mr. Nice Guy

was that Alice Cooper?

Anyways, no, I hadn't read your message to Lardog until just now. I thought you were referring to my toned down message to Blrg.

Kevinh5

CPA exam study help

Yes, I figured you would have a little opposition. I don't think your suggestions are wrong. I was just pointing out that I didn't want a whole new forum (to patrol). And since we have let some people get away with asking study questions, it would not seem right to bar others from the same. But if there is a better site out there for that purpose, by all means let's send people there! Kevinh5

Reformat the RR

Thanks!

Death&Taxes 12:35, 31 October 2009 (CDT)

Thanks for the link!

Thanks for creating a link in one of my responses regarding goodwill!

I am still learning the navigation parts of this site. Mskoncpa.

Professional courtesy

Well, I suppose if a professional does ask a question from a consumer point of view there is no damage in leaving it in the consumer forum. But out of courtesy, it will be seen by more people (some willing to give more time and advice) in the tax forum. I just can't see giving someone the benefit of the doubt if they can't even follow the steps to edit a profile. If he wants to remain anonymous he can continue to post in the consumer forum, but then I really want to delete ALL consumer questions, myself. About the only advice I want to give to a consumer is 'don't try this at home'. As a CPA, the current rules of the TA road allow him to join and post. But somehow he missed the part about a profile..... Kevinh5

Thank you Trillium for your hard work and warm welcome. i know there are lot of smart people here and did not expect a nice hello from a "real" person instead of an auto-reply :)

Updating my profile is at least what i can contribute to this forum at this time. hope one day i could be as good as some of smart guys/girls here and fix others' problem..... just like you do everyday :)

Good to be here and Thank you!

Hi Trillium you left me a message not to use my Email Address. I was not aware of the circumstances it could create. I wish to change to read TaxesOnWheels if that is available if you have to add a # that's fine, and I really appreciate the advice. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!! Leave me a message if you were able to do that. Thanks for your time.

No problem.....

I wasn't trying to be political but it is hard to discuss the topic without hitting on politics....especially when one party is singularly stating their intentions. But I don't want it getting out of control.

BrockEA

I will take a look

Thanks for the information on the Roth conversion post, I will take a look.

Thanks, BrockEA 15:31, 11 November 2009 (CST)

Trying to send CrowJD a message

But I can't find the clickable link that allows me to leave him a message.

Is his message file full or is there a problem with the editing on his page?...

Thanks,

BrockEA 16:02, 11 November 2009 (CST)

Many thanks!

I appreciate the help.

BrockEA 16:19, 11 November 2009 (CST)

Yes thanks.

Yes, please put it back. I am not computer literate!CrowJD 16:46, 11 November 2009 (CST)

Thanks

Thanks for the kind words. I actually do have a blind spot when it comes to these machines. I've gotten some of my best sleep trying to read some of the computer books. No hope. Later. CrowJD 17:18, 11 November 2009 (CST)

Copyright issues

Trillium,

In no way, shape, or form would I intend to violate intelectual property rights. I disclosed the source specifically for that reason. I will refer only to the case from now on. Did not intend to cause an issue, just felt the previous posts were not stating answers based on law or presidence, only what they have done. (Just because the IRS does not catch it, does not imply it is right.)

Regardless, concerning the topic of insurance agents, any thoughts/rulings/case law, your aware of concerning this issue?

CRUSS 07:26, 12 November 2009 (CST)Chris

Help!

In this discussion, "NV Corp hiring CA Accountant to perform accounting functions doing business in CA," I was trying to link to another discussion, but I can't remember how to get the link to work. The earlier discussion is in the Business Growth Community forum. Can you fix it for me? Thanks! KatieJ 14:03, 16 November 2009 (CST)

Thank you

You're so quick! KatieJ 14:06, 16 November 2009 (CST)

I was out of town and having too much fun

to check in on TA. I had a presentation in Sonoma County for an Enrolled Agent conference, then took the rest of the week and went to San Francisco - so much fun and so much food! Kevinh5 15:38, 16 November 2009 (CST)

Apoligize...I thought by making reference a entering the text in "" I was ok. In no was I trying to make it appear as if it was my own. How do you quote something from a manual?