NOW I SEE!

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I came across the following item on the NJ-NATP website under “IRS News” –

“Unnecessary Estimated Payment Vouchers (Issue 07-0000581) – We're trying to stop – honest.

We're working as fast as we can to eliminate unnecessary mail-outs of ES vouchers. Unfortunately, we won't know if we caught them all until February of '08. If all goes well, there will only be one mailing to ES filers (no more quarterly mailings). Also, the following ES filers should not receive vouchers:

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1. Returns with Paid Preparers
2. Software Prepared Returns
3. E-filed Returns
4. E-Pay returns”

So now I know why the IRS did not send the annual quarterly estimated tax package to my clients who file quarterly this past January. Their returns were prepared by a “paid preparer” - me.

This is ridiculous! There is no reason for this. It just means more work for me during a time of the year when every second is precious.

I can understand not sending estimated tax packages for “software prepared returns” (as most of you know I do not use tax software) and “E-Filed” (and since I do not use tax software I do not e-file federal returns) and E-Paid” returns. One would expect that the tax software would automatically generate the quarterly payment vouchers.

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The DFB's!

I will be writing to the Commissioner of the IRS to complain.

TAFN