Always print Sch A

[sharonbret]

I always want to include Schedule A with a return, eventhough it is below the standard deduction.  I do not want to go to the Form 1040, but I alsways want to have it printed and transmitted any way.

[Strongsilence-CPA]

why do you want to transmit Schedule A to the IRS when the standard is taken?

[Just-Lisa-Now-]

Go to the Print Options > Control Which Forms Print > Find Sch A and mark it to print If Any Data.

[IRonMaN]

But it isn't going to get transmitted with the e-file transmission.  

As a side note, I hope you don't bill by the form. 😬

[rcooley25]

No NO no 

By transmitting sch A when you are taking the standard deduction you are giving the IRS information that they have no buisness knowing.

You are guarding the confdentiality of your clients very well.

[Just-Lisa-Now-]

Probably just wants it included in the print out so that people can see that the itemized deductions were entered. 

[rcooley25]

What I ment to say was  he was not gurading the confidetiality of his clients very well.

If you ae right in his reasoning then that paints a differendt peicture of things  however in my experiance if the itemised deductions are not more than the standard deduction most of the clients do not give a hoot. Just save me as much as possible.

[IRonMaN]

"most of the clients do not give a hoot"

Bingo!

When the standard deduction got cranked up a few years ago, a large portion of my clients lost the ability to itemize.  So of course we told them they don't need to bring in their itemized deductions of $32 to the church, $15 of prescriptions and $41 for license tabs, etc.  Even though we tried, those same clients still spend their time recapping all of those valuable deductions.  They are apparently clueless because they never look at anything other than whether or not they have a refund or if they owe.  Providing a schedule A on every return would mean nothing, because they never look at their return.  Some preparers here have client lists that are comprised of primarily sophisticated taxpayers.  I do not.  And since I have been here for quite awhile, I'm pretty comfortable saying my clients aren't much different than most of the preparers visiting here.  So the moral of the story is, unless you are billing by the pound, why generate a lot of paper that the client will never look at.