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It appears that we have in indeed found a bug at least in Intuit's ProConnect Tax online software which not only makes me rather happy and relieved but I'm sure Janine Melnitz would be thrilled as well with the official news from our friends at the NC Department of Revenue that confirms that as suspected, there is no de-coupling between North Carolina and the Federal Internal Revenue Code when it comes to Schedules L/M-1/M-2 being…

Well, that bit of joy at having a pair of electronically tax returns accepted by the IRS computers was rather short-lived... :( I suppose there's a first time for everything! Digging a little deeper, this is the reason why NC DOR let that particular corporate tax return escape the ecto containment system and come back to haunt me: And that's where the story gets really interesting...if you're a tax nerd, that is! Like the individual…

Even when you've been preparing tax returns for what seems forever but in reality is almost my entire life (!), there is still that moment of anxiety when you've pushed the button to electronically file a client's tax return where you're wondering if you've forgotten something that's going to cause it to be rejected by the IRS or Department of Revenue. It happens to us all, even those of us compulsive types who reviewed the…

Nothing's the same anymore. Commander Sinclair --- "Chrysalis" --- Babylon 5 Three household goods lorries positively stuffed to the ceilings and it's now time to start the early morning procession to Miguel and Jessica's new home in Wendell for his Permanent Change of Station (PCS). It's been a whirlwind of frenetic activity these past few days to finish the packing and loading and we're literally in the home stretch with the hopes of getting finishing…