Monday, March 25, 2013

THE FINAL WHERE THE FAKAWI


As promised in my January client letter – any returns not in my hands as of the end of today (March 25th), with all the information needed to properly complete the return, WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDED.
 
Any packages I receive in the mail from now on will be put in a separate box and extensions for these returns will be submitted to the IRS on April 13th.
 
From now until April 14th I will be unavailable and inaccessible.  I must become a “1040 machine” and devote 10-12 hours a day, 7 days a week to preparing 1040s, with the absolute least amount of interruptions.
 
My answering machine will be on (from this Thursday on) – but I will only respond to messages with information on a return I am working on or questions about a return I have already prepared.  The machine will be on “silent mode” – so I will not be listening to messages as they come in.  I will review the messages at the end of the day and respond if I consider it appropriate.
 
Of course I will not respond to “are we there yet” messages, or emails, unless we are actually already “there”, or I have a question in order to be able to get “there”.
 
It is my goal to end April 14th with no workload-related extensions filed.  Wish me luck!
 
Thanks for your continued patience.

TTTIO

Monday, March 4, 2013

WHERE THE FAKAWI - I NEED MORE TIME LBCD!

The "to be done" boxes are getting full (one each now for returns received in February and returns received in March) - although the "red-file" box contents are reducing.
 
So once again I must lock myself behind closed doors Monday and Tuesday this week as well as Wednesday.  I will be unavailable and inaccessible until Thursday - so don't call me until Thursday.
 
Back to work!
 
TTFN

Friday, March 1, 2013

WHERE THE FAKAWI? TAX SEASON UPDATE

One month down - one and a half to go!
 
As I say good-bye to February I have either done, received, or made arrangements with almost half of my client list. 
 
I have completed 84 returns.  That is only an average of 3 per day.  I need to double that average! 
 
And there are not too many red-files (need more information).  I have been keeping on top of them - and completing the returns as the information arrives. 
 
I am too tired to count the number of returns in the "to be done" box - but they are piling up.  So don't be surprised if I add some additional "locked behind closed doors" days - or even a full week - before mid-March.
 
As it is every Wednesday I am "locked behind closed doors" and totally unavailable - so don't call me on a Wednesday!
 
OK - now back to work!
 
TTFN