Posts by Sarah Sullivan3

I just opened it up normally. Maybe it finally decided to work... hadn't really tried yet.

ruggedmaker2 said:It's a service, plain and simple. Goes right under Section 26, subsection 4 (b) of the Sales Tax Law.

Yeah, figured as much... thanks!

Hey, could I get a quick hand with something? Just trying to double-check... if I've got software on a CD coming from the USA, does that count as goods or a service on the sales tax return?

jadenomad24 said:When you're working on page one of the employer info section in the IP form, are you guys saving it as an XML file directly, or are you just using the "Save As..." option from the menu?
I'm asking because the "Convert to XML" button on the actual form isn't doing anything for me at all. It’s just sitting there, unresponsive. Is it just my luck, or is anyone else running into this?

You gotta do it on page 1. That's how I always do it and I've never had a single issue. When you open the Excel file, a Security Warning pops up and you really need to hit Enable Macros. If you click Disable, that button on page 1 just won't work. Might be what's happening here...

Christian Cruz41 said:Can someone shed some light on this for me?...
How do I get actual confirmation that my tax form from June 2013 was fully processed?
The status updates just say "form received and being processed," but apparently, that isn't enough for the Social Security Administration...

We've been using that exact confirmation for professional certification training for over a year now and nobody ever even blinked...

Brenda Chase3 said:If you’ve recently renewed your certification, you actually need to send them an email to let them know. They have to manually update the details on your account profile. When you renew, certain data points change, and if they haven't updated their records, the system gets stuck on your old info. This happened to me back in November—I didn't realize I had to notify them, so I just kept hitting a wall. Once I reached out and they updated my file, everything worked perfectly the very next day.
If that isn't the issue, your best bet is to just give them a call at the number I mentioned earlier.

I actually renewed my certificate way back in September.
It’s working now, though. They sent me an email yesterday afternoon telling me to give it another shot, and lo and behold... it worked. No clue what the hiccup was before.
Thanks for all the help, guys.

I shot them an email yesterday, but all they did was tell me to pick my certificate once I launch the program. The thing is, I’ve been working on this whole time and I don't even have any certificates left... but the system just won't let me select anything. It's stuck...

Has anyone else been dealing with this lately? Like, whenever I try to log into the Medicare portal, I just get hit with those annoying "server not responding" or "connection lost" messages...

Richard Howard55 said:The acquisition thresholds only apply to goods and kick in when you're selling items to individuals (non-business owners).

That’s how I interpreted the rule, anyway—not that I'm exactly an expert on this... 😵 ...so I'm really hoping someone else jumps in here.

Just wanted to add my two cents. I think you nailed it. Those delivery thresholds are specifically for folks selling goods to end consumers within USA states. You basically have to figure out the threshold for whichever state you're shipping to, and if you cross it, you've gotta register for sales tax over there.

Henry Edwards33 said: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.

It's honestly kind of ridiculous... we try to send stuff digitally, but they just can't seem to process it. Anyway, I ended up dropping everything off in person. Man, I was really starting to dread that extra walk over to the IRS building...

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...