BobKamman
Level 15

Where was everyone three years ago, when the law was enacted with bipartisan support?  (322-87 in the House, 81-13 in the Senate.)  The time for moaning and groaning has ended.  You still have to take your shoes off at the airport (I don't, I aged out) and you still have to live with this reporting requirement, so just get on with it.  

No fees should be charged for filing the initial report.  That's not how Intuit makes money, and it's not how you should do it either.  They sell a subscription service that gives you a license to use their software and to download frequent updates.  You have to sell a subscription service, too.  Every time there is a change in the entity's information, it has to be reported.  If you charge your clients for filling out a form and then tell them "see you next year," that's probably malpractice.  Charge them $100 and tell them that includes the first two updates, if needed.  After that, it's $50 each time.  You should send them a monthly email reminding them to tell you if anything has changed. Maybe you could get away with quarterly.  

The law, of course, discriminates against women who follow the ancient custom of changing their name when they get married.  But maybe that will contribute to that practice being abandoned.  

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