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(genetic liver disease) Not only does he do all my input and
assembling, he also has his own business and does the
bookkeeping for alot of our mutual clients. (Not to mention
helping out with all the household and kid stuff) He has
been informed no if, ands or buts, that getting a transplant
during tax season is NOT an option. *grin*

Beth

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We're making a new one now. Nobody quits between November 1
and May 1.

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This is what the one who cut back to two days a week did.
Now I do those things, and my regular duties, three days a
week and my regular duties only two days a week. I sleep
the other two days. <G
Carol
What can one expect of a day that begins with getting out of bed.

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person (make that our only office person - who did
everything except prepare - she copied, answered phones,
dealt with clients dropping off and picking up) did not show
up one Monday morning the first part of March. Calling her
house and waking her husband, we found out her new kidney
came in and she had a transplant the night before. That was
the best-worst news we could have ever had.

Everything went well and she is back, with the rule that
nothing gets transplanted in tax season again. <G
Helen, EA in PA
Member of The Tax Gang
Immediate Past President, PA Society of Enrolled Agents

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Anyone pouring one, pour me one, too. It's been a bad month
and as a client reminded me the other day, it's only
January.

As for the bad month, we are a small four person office.
Nobody works full time except the closest we come between
January 2 and April 20. Two weeks ago one of my co-workers
comes in and says she is going to have to work in their
retail store three days a week and for us two days a week.
She and I share 99% of the work.

The following Monday the co-worker who works at home with
occasional trips to the office came in and said almost the
same thing (without the retail store part).

And it's *only* January. Bad time to start training someone, too.

When whoever pours the drinks gets around to it, make mine a
BIG one. <G
Carol
What can one expect of a day that begins with getting out of bed.

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Will Wright wrote:

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Rest easy, and pour yourself one.

This issue only pertains to the company you did work for in
2002. Somebody there goofed and send the form to IRS. If
you've reported all your income correctly, then there is no
problem.

Much less any problem with other payors. That company's
payments and lack of having had a W-9 from you has
absolutely nothing to do with other payors.

Cheer$,
(pour on for me, too!)
Harlan Lunsford, EA n LA

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In 2001 the business was closed and I moved and retired.
Note, a 1099 or W-9 form had never been discussed with the
manufacture and I reported the payment to my business as
income , the same as any other invoice I generated
throughout the year.

Today I received a letter from the IRS stating, "Dear
Taxpayer, We have received your form w-9, request for
taxpayer ID, etc. It goes on to say "we do not process this
form" and indicates that I should send it to the financial
institution that requested the info. There was only the
letter to me from the widget manfacturer written to me. They
were asking for a w-9 and wanting it before 11/28/02 which
is also the date of the letter. It also is stamped with a
note stating that it is a backup withholding warning, (first
B notice) whatever that is. The IRS has a date stamp of
11/25/03. I of course did not send this, it was sent by the
manufacturer to the IRS.

What do I do now? I feel that the compensation which did not
cover the cost of the actual work but was more than $600.
was income to my business but was not a service and not
subject to generating a 1099. I hate to think about giving
them a w-9 and if we don't agree what happens. I will never
do business with them again. Can any other payment to me
have the 31% tax removed like retirement income or stock
dividens or is it just the one company?

Thanks, Will

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