Posts by Henry Edwards33

Nathan Cox25 said:Not really sure where to ask this...
My bookkeeper just sent over a notice saying small business owners have to pay a forestry fee. Since when was that even a thing?
And apparently, I’m being hit with back payments dating all the way back to 2012—even though that wasn't required then. Just my luck.

It became mandatory 😉

Following a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States (No. U-I-1408/2010) published in the Federal Register on June 26, 2012, the provision in the Forestry Act was struck down. Previously, only corporations were liable for fees related to the general public functions of forests; individual contractors were exempt.

As of June 26, 2012, sole proprietors conducting business became obligated to pay this fee for using forest resources at a rate of 0.0265% of total revenue.

Since this obligation for small businesses kicked in specifically upon the publication of that court decision on June 26, 2012, they are making an exception for 2012 by calculating the fee for only 188 days. According to info from Weyerhaeuser, the partial liability for 2012 is determined by applying a reduced rate to the total gross receipts recorded in your books (excluding sales tax), which comes out to 0.0136% ((0.0265 * 188) / 366).

The calculation is reported using Form OKFŠ (attached), which needs to be submitted by April 30th for the previous year to the following address:

Weyerhaeuser,

2 F. Vukotinović St,

Washington, D.C.

Within that same window (by April 30th), you also need to pay the annual fee (or the difference between any quarterly prepayments and the final calculated amount).

Payments should be sent to the Weyerhaeuser account:

1001005-1700055099 or Routing Number 021000021

Code: 67

Reference number: SSN -YYYY (the four-digit year)

Estimated prepayments based on Form OKFŠ must be paid quarterly on these dates: 04/30, 06/30, 09/30, and 12/31 of the current year.

From post 1900...

Raymond Martinez10 said:He’s back up and running—probably headed out early to catch those May Day celebrations 🙂

Sent by 😁

And I was pretty sure I wasn't leaving this until the very last minute. 🙂

🤦

🙂 This server is a complete joke 🙂

What kind of "genius" advice is this?

Your wish is my command 😳

misty marie said:Henry Edwards33
could you start a new thread specifically about the upcoming changes to sales tax and acquisitions coming on July 1st? I’d love to see everyone share insights from their seminars or whatever else they've picked up regarding the updates...

So, what's actually on the horizon for after July 1st, and what have you all gathered so far?

I'll be honest, I haven't spent much time digging into this yet, but I'm heading to a seminar next week, so I should have some actual answers then.🤣

Henry Chavez5 said:There’s really no need to jump onto the newest java release. Honestly, just uninstall the latest version (that 7 V21 mess which likely installed incorrectly) and stick with what you have right now (7 V17). Give your computer a quick restart and ignore any prompts to update again. Unless, of course, you're looking for more headaches...

You're being a bit much, 😳

Where were you while I was out here struggling? 🙂

So, I guess I really need to get my JavaScript sorted out properly tomorrow, huh? 😢

Who knows what kind of mess I've made of things today. 🤣

Nata and I were wrestling with Oracle and digital signatures all day today. Honestly, just uninstall Oracle and grab a fresh version. That update provided by the IRS keeps throwing errors at us. I eventually managed to sign the forms by just ignoring the error messages—basically clicking "No" when things went sideways, though I was praying the system wouldn't just crash entirely 😬

Good luck, let me know if it works for you.

Satena, go to the IRS website, hit business entities, then look for RGFI in the bottom left corner 😉

Sarah Sullivan3 said:So, I gotta ask... maybe I’m just totally tripping here. I called the IRS about transferring my overpaid corporate income tax over to my sales tax balance, right? And they're asking if I ever filed that statement explaining how I want to use the extra credit. But here's the kicker—I already sent it electronically as an attachment to my tax return! Now they're all insisting that wasn't an option online and telling me I have to physically bring it in myself. What even is that...

Technically, you can file it online, but their systems often glitch when downloading those specific attachments, so they end up demanding hard copies just to make their lives easier.

Happy Easter. I hope you all managed to get some downtime and actually relax 🙂

Carol Price4 said:Just put a dash—you know, like a minus sign—in the Notes field and it'll work fine. 🙂

My sales tax filing failed today, which reminded me of this trick—and it worked. Thanks 😳
I have no clue why they let them slide through without it before, and honestly, I don't care. As long as the IRS stays off my back, I'm happy. 🤣

I didn't quite catch what you meant there. Thank god all my forms actually went through once I stopped messing around with that dropdown menu 😬
Well, that’s one more for the list. Thanks 🙂

What kind of criticism are we talking about here? 🤔

Sam Wells5 said:Look, Raymond Martinez10, I totally get what you're saying, but honestly, when the lady at the IRS tells me exactly how to fill out my paperwork, I just don't have the nerve to argue or do it any other way.🙄

I just list my LLC name—which is basically just my own name. 😉

Raymond Martinez10 said:And look, just like I noted in the accounting PDF—even if the taxpayer ended up with a loss, you can't just leave the advance payment field blank for the next tax period. You have to enter a non-zero value, so go with 0.01 🙂
It’s what happens when IT guys try to get "creative" with the code

I just leave it as 0. I get a warning when I try to print the confirmation, basically telling me it might be 0 because blah, blah, blah...
The warning doesn't bother me since the form still goes through. I'm reporting the actual numbers, so honestly, blame whoever wants to blame me. 😁

Jack Young said:Man, there have been so many headaches this year dealing with the IRS digital portals and all those online filing systems... I started tackling this stuff last year and honestly, it was a breeze—it felt like my IT guy and I were totally in sync.

I actually have a quick question for you all. A friend of mine has some clients who aren't registered for sales tax, so they don't file any sales tax returns and haven't even set up an online portal with the government. Do you think she can just mail in their annual income tax forms and other paperwork from 2012 on paper, or is having that digital account mandatory for everything now? What’s your take?

Paperwork is fine.😉
It's just the ones in the VAT system that have to go through the IRS portal.

Richard Mitchell19 said:The weird part is, once you click that tile, the tax filing season defaults to Feb 2013, which makes zero sense.
Even if you pick the 2012 form, the tax filing season stays stuck on Feb 2013. 🙂

And if you hit that button in the bottom right (convert to VAT 2013), the dates
don't even change.
Honestly, looks like their whole VAT form system is just broken.

The form works fine; you just can't rely on that dropdown menu. You have to click the actual Sales Tax tile instead.
That dropdown feels like it was designed specifically to trip us up. 🤣

Oh, and one more thing—double-check that your tax amount matches the base amount. I ran into an issue where my numbers didn't align, and the system just kept rejecting the whole filing. Once I fixed the base amount, the form finally cleared and headed off to the IRS. 😳

Sam Wells5 said:Wait, top right corner? All I see over there is my username and the taxpayer ID. I’ve been filling out the period in the middle-right section—I tried skipping it once, but of course, the system threw an error at me. I'm basically doing everything by hand at this point.

Look at that little tile labeled Sales Tax. If you look closely at its top right corner, there’s a small circle. When you click it, a dropdown menu pops up, letting you pick which specific tax entity you want to process.
Either way, just don't click 😂

Sam Wells5 said:I was wondering, does it actually make any sense to send them a list of all the taxpayers where the process isn't going through?

Just send them an email. They actually tend to get back to you quite quickly and provide decent detail.

Sam Wells5 said:Did you ever get it to work? I'm running into the exact same headache with a few clients I can't seem to file for. The last update I got from the IRS was basically just telling me to hang tight while they work on fixing the issue.

I finally pushed them through.
The workaround was to manually enter everything, and surprisingly, it worked.
My mistake was clicking that tiny little arrow in the top right corner and selecting the filing period for the entire 2012 fiscal year, when all I actually needed to do was click the standard Sales Tax tile.

Honestly, it felt like playing a game of chance. I kept repeating the same steps over and over; one form would go through without a hitch, while the next one would just fail for no reason. I just kept hammering away at it until it finally gave in. 😳

Why am I getting blocked from filing VAT returns for companies that were established last year? What am I missing here?
I’ve tried messing with the dates and double-checking the entire form—everything looks perfect on my end. But every time I hit submit, I get this error saying they can't accept the form or log it into the database due to data errors. Any ideas? 😢

Just handed over the first round of stats—income tax, sales tax, and everything for the FBI—and somehow it actually went 👋

I ended up grabbing a drink with NASA because working in an open office is a nightmare; some idiot kept messing with my control numbers. And don't even get me started on calling them—trying to reach anyone there is a total suicide mission 😢

Jack Carter88 said:Thanks, Gaspard, and thanks
Jessica Grant56!

It seems my colleagues have been staying busy, since nobody else seemed to catch your congratulations until now.
☕I’ll jump in with the rest of the group and invite everyone here to join us for a quick virtual coffee break.

Look, I'm just doing my job 🤣

I was actually pretty sick. And trust me, I know how to pick my battles—I know exactly when to call it quits and stay in bed for ten days with a fever. 🙄

Thanks for the well wishes.

Good luck to my wonderful colleagues out there.