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2 minutes ago, Back2Buff said:
The IRS is one of the worst run organizations in the this country.
I personally do my taxes throughout the year and mess with my deductions to make sure my takes are pretty much right on so I don't need to pay or get a lot of money back. Usually get it within 100 dollars or so. I think people forget that most are just getting back what they overpaid, just don't overpay.
I'm in a different situation than you are. Much of my revenues comes from dividends and capital gains from stocks. It is difficult to project what the market returns will be each year. It's safer to project a high return in order to avoid owing.
There is a reason why the IRS is in a shambles and can't function well. For the past ten years or so this agency for political reasons has been gutted. Their computer systems are archaic, their equipment such as copiers and faxes are inadequate and most importantly their staffing has withered. This agency is simply underfunded. And that was the intent.
There were funds added to the infrastructure bill that would have addressed the agency needs. One party insisted that those targeted funds be cut out of the bill that was likely to pass and moved on to another bill that is less likely to pass. This was planned destruction. And the outcome shouldn't be a surprise.
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I filed my taxes in early Feb. I still have not had my taxes processed. In filing a complaint to my congressman's office I was told that the IRS should be notifying in 2 to 3 weeks. That was a month ago. They didn't respond. It's futile even attempting to call the IRS. I seethe.
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11 hours ago, Bill from NYC said:
So many people are working from home John. Many of them fired their child care workers and are getting paid to watch their kids.
Welcome to the new age.
For the past ten years or so the IRS has been targeted as a political whipping boy. The agency hasn't received adequate enough funding to properly do its job. So with the pandemic and remote working laid on top of an archaic IT system the system collapsed. It's going to take years to rebuild this rickety agency to the point where it can handle its responsibilities.
As I stated in previous postings what has agitated more than anything else is that I received a letter from the IRS requesting more information. The problem is that it didn't indicate what information was needed. I gave the letter to my tax preparer and asked her what information do they want? She said she couldn't determine it from that letter. She then called the IRS and asked them what additional information do you want? The IRS went into the file and read the document requesting more information. The IRS representative said I don't know.
What makes this saga so exasperating is that my financial situation has been the same for the past number of years. Never a problem. There is nothing to distinguish this year's tax return from the past number of years. Usually I get my return within two weeks. I'm hoping that with the congressional office's involvement I will get movement on this case.
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I still have not received my tax refund. Last week, I mailed my congressional office material relating to my case. Today I got back an email from the congressional office stating that they are opening up a case file for me. They have notified the IRS's office that handles complaints emanating from congressional offices. The congressional office told me that it usually takes two to three weeks for the IRS to respond to them and to the taxpayer.
What has aggravated me more than anything is that my financial situation has been consistent for the past number of years. There is nothing about this year's return that should have caused additional scrutiny. Over the past number of years my tax returns were processed in two weeks or less. I have an H&R Block CPA who is very competent. She has done it for the last half dozen years so she is familiar with my financial situation. My tax return was e-filed this year in February. The IRS's performance is beyond being inadequate This is outrageous.
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15 hours ago, Brennan Huff said:
Have you checked on it recently?Almost every day. Same response: processing.
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11 hours ago, Brennan Huff said:
Sooo after months of checking the IRS app on a near daily basis, this morning I finally got my refund approved. It’s a little less than what I was expecting but I should get it by the 28th of July…
Good for you. I'm still waiting. I just emailed my congressman to complain about the delay. I have been patient. Enough is enough.
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On 6/5/2021 at 4:32 PM, PromoTheRobot said:
Great picture. Were you the guy in the sun glasses, blue shirt and high forehead with the people yelling sit the hell down? Was there much activity outside of the stadium after the game?
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3 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:
I filed my immediately in late January after I received all my forms....still don't have it.
I received a letter from the IRS that they couldn't process my taxes until I provided more information. It was vague on what information that they needed. I went back to my tax preparer and showed her the letter. I told her I don't know what information they want. She read the IRS letter and said I'm not sure what they want. She called the special IRS line for tax preparers and after half an hour had an IRS rep on the phone. When asked what specific information do they want the IRS rep said I don't know.
What's most exasperating is that I e-filed through my tax preparer's office just as I have been doing for years. The preparer showed me on her dual computer screen that this year's tax filing was virtually the same as last year's filing which resulted in a quick processing and refund. From the time I sent in the additional information I was informed that it could take another 4 months to process.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/05/11/tax-refund-delays-irs-printers-ink/
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5 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:
This is why people need to be on board with a pick like Greg Rousseau.
Yes, there is plenty of risk involved with a guy who has played one season on the DL in college at age 19.
But in the NFL you CAN go broke just making a profit early in the draft. You need to replenish franchise difference makers.
The Butler Bills tended to pick guys with low ceilings and impact potential early........perhaps with the idea being that they already had their impact players. That's what allowed the Patriots to come up from behind and take them down as their stars aged out.
The first round of the draft should be for guys who would cost you $20M per season if they pan out...........not to fill the "need of the hour" like a frickin' RB.
The eroding issue with the Patriots wasn't their drafting strategy so much as it was the accumulation of mediocre drafting. Their body of work in drafting over the years was the core reason why this team sunk. Brady recognized it and smartly used his leverage to get out of the house that had a lot of holes in the roof.
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3 hours ago, Bill from NYC said:
Thanks but not really lol. I have followed the Tide for many years so sometimes I am in tune with what happens down there.
I think that Cam will start the season for NE and will probably suck. Although he is exceptionally smart, Mac might need a year to learn the program. Remember, he only had 17 college starts. NE alo drafted DT Christian Barmore. If he keep his head on straight he will be a monster at DT.
Miami took Jaylen Waddle who is a mega talented WR, He is going to score lots of touchdowns if healthy.
It's a good thing the Bills are so talented. They should be able to handle their division, and perhaps anybody else!
GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was a Mac Jones fan. He's not as athletic as some of the other top qb prospects but for his style of play it is more than adequate. In many ways he has the same attributes that made Brady a special qb. I'm certainly not suggesting he as at the same level but the attributes that led to Tom's incomparable success are the same attributes that stand out for the Bama prospect. What I really like about him is his work ethic and character. Even in the years when he wasn't getting playing time he was still working on his game and grinding it out in practice. If he doesn't succeed it won't be because of the lack of preparation.
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On 4/22/2021 at 6:33 PM, Bill from NYC said:
Really?
My pretty strong guess is Mac Jones. The kid is VERY smart.
Btw, if Jones is there at 15, it will be the most interesting pick of this draft imo. Remember, Saban and Belichick are friends for about 40 years. Belichick was at the Alabama pro day standing with Saban while Mac was throwing. Nick told him his true thoughts about Mac.
Of this I am sure.
You are prescient.
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2 minutes ago, May Day 10 said:
Ugh. Terrible. Why would he go to that boneyard scrap heap?
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Leipold going to Kansas. Big loss for program.
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24 minutes ago, Augie said:
On a related note, on my last trip back I made a point if going to the Big Tree Inn (by the stadium). I had never tried to go on a game day, and it was nowhere near home when I lived there. There were so many stories of “the gang” at the Big Tree back in the heyday that I had to go see what it was all about.
When I go back to WNY it’s all about the food for me. Duff’s, Ted’s, Bocce’ pizza, Charlie the butcher, etc. I have to squeeze in extra meals every day! I feel gross when I go home, but still manage to put down some Anchor Bar wings at the airport waiting for my flight out.
There are much more sophisticated things to enjoy like museums and architecture, but food and drink is more up my alley.
Is this how you look after one of your Buffalo excursions?
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18 minutes ago, mannc said:
I agree that they will probably be able to get their guy at 6, but they did not pick up a single extra pick this year in exchange for making a very significant move back in a loaded draft year. The only first round pick they got is two years down the road and is from a team that probably will finish pretty high in the standings. And I hate the Texans for single-handedly making Miami a pesky contender.
The Phins will get the player (probably receiver) that they have targeted with this slight trade down. In addition, they currently already have more than a full complement of picks before even making this deal. Even if the acquired first round pick is for two years in the future that is a bonus because the pick that they made in the trade down will probably be the same player that they would have taken with the pick they originally had. They are putting themselves in a good situation now and in the near future. That's smart maneuvering.
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1 minute ago, mannc said:
Well, Miami's "haul" for dropping from 3 to 6 is looking even more paltry.
Why so? In the exchange they will still be able to get a top tier receiver in this draft which they wanted to address and accumulate currency for the not so distant future. The Dolphins have a plan and are steadily implementing it. This regime is doing a good job building up their roster from the mistakes made by their trading partners. (Most notably Houston.)
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3 hours ago, Bill from NYC said:
So do I.
Did you ever see the HBO film "Belichick and Saban?" The 2 of them have a very strong relationship for approx. 40 years. Coincidently, they both happen to be Croation. Belichick states that he values Saban's opinion more than anyone in football. Saban has certainly already talked to him about Mac.
Before the season (and early into it), I heard Saban say several times that it was important for Mac to "stay within himself." Looking back, I think that this was because 2020 was his first chance to be the starting qb. Davonta Smith (who if you recall I wanted the Bills to draft last season before he decided to remain in school) gets credit for much of Mac's sucess, but Mac did great things with an injured Waddle (who is a superstar), and again, little experience.
I predict big things for Mac. Do I think he is a better prospect than Trevor? No. I think that Lawrence is the best prospect since Elway. I'm not even joking. I also think that Mac would benefit greatly from some time on the bench.
Jmo.
Excellent post. You are the go to person for Alabama football. That is not the because you are primarily a Bama homer (which you are) but because you are the most knowledgeable person about the Crimson program and players. You more than anyone who has an acknowledged affinity toward a school is able to differentiate between favoring a program and players and still being able to objectively evaluate a the pro prospects of those players. Not everyone (including me) is able to make that separation. For that I salute you.
For a long time I was not very enamored with Saban. I was tired of his curmudgeon act and his angry behavior on the sidelines. I wrongly considered him so "old school" that he wouldn't adjust to the younger new school coaching world. I turned out to be not only wrong but grotesquely wrong. While he still puts great stock in his defense and special teams he has evolved on the offensive side of the ball. He has in recent history brought in a lot of offensive coaches who he had no previous association with him and allowed them to apply their more open and creative philosophies. As he has gotten older he has gotten more receptive to different ideas. He's an older coach who is still willing to learn. I find that very admirable and unusual.
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1 hour ago, BarleyNY said:
Yeah. That’s a 180 from what had been expected. It looked like the NFL was going to make him sell. Nope. Wow. Just wow.
Let me also add to my response that although he and his family members will own all the stock in the team that doesn't mean that there won't be sanctions by the league for the scandalous and ugly way women were treated within the organization. Once the league reviews the results of the ongoing and maybe even finished investigation of the organization's behavior a league course of action will follow. Make no mistake Dan Snyder is a sleaze ball who has run this organization into the ground. Now that he has become more hands off and allowed the football people to run the team and undo the damage that he has done to this franchise it is moving in the right direction.
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On 3/24/2021 at 7:24 AM, BarleyNY said:
There’s been some speculation that Snyder will sell the team. If that’s true it would makes sense to hold off and allow the new owner to name the team.
He's not selling the team. In fact, he is buying back stock shares from the minority owners in order to not have to deal with minority owners. The only shares that he doesn't own are owned by his sister and mother. The buy back from the minority owners who were taking him to court for a variety of reasons was encouraged by the other owners.
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1 hour ago, Bill from NYC said:
If you think that Mac isn't going to be a star player in the NFL, you are not alone, although Kiper has him going at #15 to NE in his mock.
Coming into this season, I didn't even think that he would start at Alabama. He had to compete for his job and beat out perhaps the top ranked freshman QB in the country. He worked hard, listened to his great coaching staff, set records, finished high in the Heisman voting, and won a National Championship.
I will never doubt him again.
Jmo.
The one area where he has excelled is his ability is to read defenses. As the season advanced his play list expanded because he was able to absorb the expanding play book. Mac is a super bright guy. However, high aptitude and academic talent doesn't always translate to the football field. But with him it did. The biggest issue and unknown for high ranking qb prospects have little to do with their physical talents. It usually relates to their ability to quickly process the extraordinary amount of information at game time speed. In that regard he ranks very high. When it comes to the qb position there are no guarantees that a college prospect can make the transition to the pro game. Without a doubt in that intellectual realm for that position he has what it takes. I have a strong suspicion that he is a player that Belichick is keenly interested in.
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14 hours ago, May Day 10 said:
I get that, but this has to be less than fun. It's been an embarrassing endeavor for 10 years.
There is a happy medium between feeling involved and choosing your nhl coaches over your gm's head and funding his wife's Senate campaign.
I remember he was in on bills stuff and the search for qbs. Give him a stopwatch and throw him in a corner.
I echo your sentiments. The Pegulas are presiding over a franchise that is in a disarray. It's not only the worst team in the league but it has become irrelevant to the sport. It's bad enough that the Sabres are an irrelevant franchise but it has descended to the point of being an invisible NHL franchise that isn't even part of the hockey discussion other than about their dysfunction. How's that for an accomplishment! Simply because they are the owners they have the right to run the operation they want to do. And because of the amateurish manner in which they have exercised their authority they can't hide from the carnage they created that is going to take years to resuscitate, assuming that the owners learn to reach a minimum level competency. This on them.
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18 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:
I would say that not everybody is equal. Just because les did at
an older age doesn't mean lance would
And by all accounts I would say tennessee was more interested than lance.. he's not trying to run out of Buffalo at the first chance let alone too Kansas
And Kansas is a much bigger rebuild than Tennessee
I'm not suggesting that Lance is desperate to get out of Buffalo. But what is evident is that he is willing to consider other opportunities.
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6 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:
If he was a young coach sure, being in 56 , it doesn't make much sense to go to another rebuilding program
He was in consideration for the Tennessee job. That tells you that he is receptive to go to a bigger program that needs a major rebuild. And it should be noted that he is seven years younger than Miles who took on a major rebuild job when he was 60 yrs old.
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1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said:
Les Miles fired last night at Kansas. Leipold’s name being floated as an option to replace him.
Leipold was under consideration for the Tennessee job and as you point out his name is being floated for the Kansas job. Is Leipold desiring to move up into a bigger albeit more challenging situation? I wouldn't be surprised if he wanted to step up into a bigger and more lucrative job. When Leipold took over UB it was a dead and invisible program in a second tier conference. No one can deny that Leipod has done a magnificent job in a longshot program.
Look what happened when UB's basketball program was revived by Hurley? He left for a bigger program. And then he was replaced by Nate Oates who lifted the program even higher. He left for the more prominent job at Alabama where he has done a masterful job and should make him a coach of the year candidate. When a coach does a good job in a mid-tier program it becomes a breeding ground for the bigger programs to draw from. If Leipold would have been a little younger he would have been long gone. He still would be a good candidate for a coaching job such as Kansas that requires a rebuilding job.
Have you gotten your tax refund back?
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When I returned to my tax preparer to see if she could figure out what the problem was she was able to contact the IRS by phone (special # for preparers).
After more than a half hour on hold she got someone to answer the call. After bringing up my account the person was asked what's the problem? What more information do you need? The person responded I don't know!
All the income I get is documented. All the deductions I take are documented. My financial situation has been nearly the same for the past 15 yrs. Usually my taxes are processed within two weeks. I continue to seethe!