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Why doesn's Bivio Have the K1s available? IClub has had their K1s done for 2 weeks
Read Ira's response in these emails, where he explains that IClub produced their various K forms before the latest update by the IRS.


> On 02/28/2022 10:54 PM Barb Cisler via bivio.com <user*35746600001@bivio.com> wrote:
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> My husband also belongs to an Investment Club that uses IClub and he had his K1 and K3 from his club. I am also wondering why IClub has software for taxes, but Bivio does not.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Feb 28, 2022, at 8:55 PM, Therese Prouty via bivio.com <user*31267300001@bivio.com> wrote:
> >
> > I belong to two investment clubs. One club uses Bivio, the other club uses Iclub. Iclub provided K1's two weeks ago. Bivio members deserve timely delivery of K1s. Bivio club members do not deserve a memo dated 2/16 telling us K1s are not available. There was a commitment to deliver the K1s for 2/28. The K1s have not been delivered. There is no new revised delivery date.
> >
> > Filing extensions is a major inconvenience and an added expense to any user if you hire an accountant.
> >
> > I would suggest Bivio reach out to IClub to find out how to get the issue resolved quickly.
The issue is not IClub practices, but why Bivio did not. Clearly Bivio members are impacted. Bivio should have a recovery plan with a recovery date rather than leaving members in the dark.

On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 10:02 PM Bob Mann via bivio.com <user*12614800001@bivio.com> wrote:
Read Ira's response in these emails, where he explains that IClub produced their various K forms before the latest update by the IRS.


> On 02/28/2022 10:54 PM Barb Cisler via bivio.com <user*35746600001@bivio.com> wrote:
>
>
> My husband also belongs to an Investment Club that uses IClub and he had his K1 and K3 from his club. I am also wondering why IClub has software for taxes, but Bivio does not.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Feb 28, 2022, at 8:55 PM, Therese Prouty via bivio.com <user*31267300001@bivio.com> wrote:
> >
> > I belong to two investment clubs. One club uses Bivio, the other club uses Iclub. Iclub provided K1's two weeks ago. Bivio members deserve timely delivery of K1s. Bivio club members do not deserve a memo dated 2/16 telling us K1s are not available. There was a commitment to deliver the K1s for 2/28. The K1s have not been delivered. There is no new revised delivery date.
> >
> > Filing extensions is a major inconvenience and an added expense to any user if you hire an accountant.
> >
> > I would suggest Bivio reach out to IClub to find out how to get the issue resolved quickly.

We cannot comment on what IClub has or hasn't done. We do not use them as an authoritative source for how club taxes should be prepared.

It is a frustrating issue this year for any partnership filing taxes. Investment club members are only a small percentage of people who are very frustrated with the situation at this point.

We are obligated to make a best effort to get you what we have determined that you need and that is what we are doing. It is taking longer than usual because new information continues to come out.

The fact that we have recommended that you file for an extension this year, is not because we do not think we will have the tax program out in time for you to file by March 15, but because there are ongoing changes coming from the IRS related to the new forms.

If any come out after March 15 that would mean you'd need to amend your initial filings, it will be far easier to do if you've filed for an extension than if you haven't.

Laurie Frederiksen
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On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 8:02 AM Terry Prouty via bivio.com <user*31267300001@bivio.com> wrote:
The issue is not IClub practices, but why Bivio did not. Clearly Bivio members are impacted. Bivio should have a recovery plan with a recovery date rather than leaving members in the dark.

On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 10:02 PM Bob Mann via bivio.com <user*12614800001@bivio.com> wrote:
Read Ira's response in these emails, where he explains that IClub produced their various K forms before the latest update by the IRS.


> On 02/28/2022 10:54 PM Barb Cisler via bivio.com <user*35746600001@bivio.com> wrote:
>
>
> My husband also belongs to an Investment Club that uses IClub and he had his K1 and K3 from his club. I am also wondering why IClub has software for taxes, but Bivio does not.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Feb 28, 2022, at 8:55 PM, Therese Prouty via bivio.com <user*31267300001@bivio.com> wrote:
> >
> > I belong to two investment clubs. One club uses Bivio, the other club uses Iclub. Iclub provided K1's two weeks ago. Bivio members deserve timely delivery of K1s. Bivio club members do not deserve a memo dated 2/16 telling us K1s are not available. There was a commitment to deliver the K1s for 2/28. The K1s have not been delivered. There is no new revised delivery date.
> >
> > Filing extensions is a major inconvenience and an added expense to any user if you hire an accountant.
> >
> > I would suggest Bivio reach out to IClub to find out how to get the issue resolved quickly.
Bob,

I hear you, but clearly Bivio dropped the ball if IClub got their's done and Bivio did not. The worst part of this story is we are all sitting with a last update of 2/16/22. As a professional organization, Bivio should be keeping the customer informed with dated recovery dates. I would very much appreciate a recovery plan!
Thank you bivio support for all you are doing for this situation. You are keeping us well informed of the situation and I trust your decisions. I filed the extension and waiting for the next phase!

Thank you
Colleen Goings
Treasurer Women of Wauneta


On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 9:02 AM Therese Prouty via bivio.com <user*31267300001@bivio.com> wrote:
Bob,

I hear you, but clearly Bivio dropped the ball if IClub got their's done and Bivio did not. The worst part of this story is we are all sitting with a last update of 2/16/22. As a professional organization, Bivio should be keeping the customer informed with dated recovery dates. I would very much appreciate a recovery plan!
Thank you Laurie and bivio support for ALL you do! This is our first year and you've really guided us and provided tremendous support. I went ahead and filed the extension just in case. Thank you! +Laurie Frederiksen

On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 9:53 AM Laurie Frederiksen <laurie@bivio.biz> wrote:

We cannot comment on what IClub has or hasn't done. We do not use them as an authoritative source for how club taxes should be prepared.

It is a frustrating issue this year for any partnership filing taxes. Investment club members are only a small percentage of people who are very frustrated with the situation at this point.

We are obligated to make a best effort to get you what we have determined that you need and that is what we are doing. It is taking longer than usual because new information continues to come out.

The fact that we have recommended that you file for an extension this year, is not because we do not think we will have the tax program out in time for you to file by March 15, but because there are ongoing changes coming from the IRS related to the new forms.

If any come out after March 15 that would mean you'd need to amend your initial filings, it will be far easier to do if you've filed for an extension than if you haven't.

Laurie Frederiksen
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On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 8:02 AM Terry Prouty via bivio.com <user*31267300001@bivio.com> wrote:
The issue is not IClub practices, but why Bivio did not. Clearly Bivio members are impacted. Bivio should have a recovery plan with a recovery date rather than leaving members in the dark.

On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 10:02 PM Bob Mann via bivio.com <user*12614800001@bivio.com> wrote:
Read Ira's response in these emails, where he explains that IClub produced their various K forms before the latest update by the IRS.


> On 02/28/2022 10:54 PM Barb Cisler via bivio.com <user*35746600001@bivio.com> wrote:
>
>
> My husband also belongs to an Investment Club that uses IClub and he had his K1 and K3 from his club. I am also wondering why IClub has software for taxes, but Bivio does not.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Feb 28, 2022, at 8:55 PM, Therese Prouty via bivio.com <user*31267300001@bivio.com> wrote:
> >
> > I belong to two investment clubs. One club uses Bivio, the other club uses Iclub. Iclub provided K1's two weeks ago. Bivio members deserve timely delivery of K1s. Bivio club members do not deserve a memo dated 2/16 telling us K1s are not available. There was a commitment to deliver the K1s for 2/28. The K1s have not been delivered. There is no new revised delivery date.
> >
> > Filing extensions is a major inconvenience and an added expense to any user if you hire an accountant.
> >
> > I would suggest Bivio reach out to IClub to find out how to get the issue resolved quickly.
Can you just answer this question directly. 

When do you think Bivio will have the forms available? 

Your answer may be you don't know, and that's fine we just need an answer so we can decide if we want to wait longer, use an accountant, or switch to iClub which seems to be ready.

We get the situation, we get there may be changes in the future. You kinda hint below you think it may be ready by March 15th, but we need a direct answer and not hints.

On Mar 1, 2022, at 7:52 AM, Laurie Frederiksen <laurie@bivio.biz> wrote:

We cannot comment on what IClub has or hasn't done.  We do not use them as an authoritative source for how club taxes should be prepared.

It is a frustrating issue this year for any partnership filing taxes.  Investment club members are only a small percentage of people who are very frustrated with the situation at this point.

We are obligated to make a best effort to get you what we have determined that you need and that is what we are doing.  It is taking longer than usual because new information continues to come out.

The fact that we have recommended that you file for an extension this year, is not because we do not think we will have the tax program out in time for you to file by March 15,  but because there are ongoing changes coming from the IRS related to the new forms.  

If any come out after March 15 that would mean you'd need to amend your initial filings,  it will be far easier to do if you've filed for an extension than if you haven't.

Laurie Frederiksen
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On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 8:02 AM Terry Prouty via bivio.com <user*31267300001@bivio.com> wrote:
The issue is not IClub practices, but why Bivio did not.  Clearly  Bivio members are impacted.  Bivio should have a recovery plan with a recovery date rather than leaving members in the dark.

On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 10:02 PM Bob Mann via bivio.com <user*12614800001@bivio.com> wrote:
Read Ira's response in these emails, where he explains that IClub produced their various K forms before the latest update by the IRS.


> On 02/28/2022 10:54 PM Barb Cisler via bivio.com <user*35746600001@bivio.com> wrote:
>

> My husband also belongs to an Investment Club that uses IClub and he had his K1 and K3 from his club.  I am also wondering why IClub has software for taxes, but Bivio does not.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Feb 28, 2022, at 8:55 PM, Therese Prouty via bivio.com <user*31267300001@bivio.com> wrote:
> >
> > I belong to two investment clubs.  One club uses Bivio, the other club uses Iclub.  Iclub provided K1's two weeks ago.  Bivio members deserve timely delivery of K1s.  Bivio club members do not deserve a memo dated 2/16 telling us K1s are not available.   There was a commitment to deliver the K1s for 2/28.  The K1s have not been delivered.  There is no new revised delivery date.
> >
> > Filing extensions is a major inconvenience and an added expense to any user if you hire an accountant.
> >
> > I would suggest Bivio reach out to IClub to find out how to get the issue resolved quickly.

Thank you Laurie and all at Bivio. I have the confidence that Bivio will get it down right the first time and will not complain about the delay.

Therese - don't be so confident that IClub has gotten it right?

John.



On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 7:22 AM Suwanee Money Honeys Investment Club via bivio.com <user*39017100001@bivio.com> wrote:
Thank you Laurie and bivio support for ALL you do! This is our first year and you've really guided us and provided tremendous support. I went ahead and filed the extension just in case. Thank you! +Laurie Frederiksen

On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 9:53 AM Laurie Frederiksen <laurie@bivio.biz> wrote:

We cannot comment on what IClub has or hasn't done. We do not use them as an authoritative source for how club taxes should be prepared.

It is a frustrating issue this year for any partnership filing taxes. Investment club members are only a small percentage of people who are very frustrated with the situation at this point.

We are obligated to make a best effort to get you what we have determined that you need and that is what we are doing. It is taking longer than usual because new information continues to come out.

The fact that we have recommended that you file for an extension this year, is not because we do not think we will have the tax program out in time for you to file by March 15, but because there are ongoing changes coming from the IRS related to the new forms.

If any come out after March 15 that would mean you'd need to amend your initial filings, it will be far easier to do if you've filed for an extension than if you haven't.

Laurie Frederiksen
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On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 8:02 AM Terry Prouty via bivio.com <user*31267300001@bivio.com> wrote:
The issue is not IClub practices, but why Bivio did not. Clearly Bivio members are impacted. Bivio should have a recovery plan with a recovery date rather than leaving members in the dark.

On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 10:02 PM Bob Mann via bivio.com <user*12614800001@bivio.com> wrote:
Read Ira's response in these emails, where he explains that IClub produced their various K forms before the latest update by the IRS.


> On 02/28/2022 10:54 PM Barb Cisler via bivio.com <user*35746600001@bivio.com> wrote:
>
>
> My husband also belongs to an Investment Club that uses IClub and he had his K1 and K3 from his club. I am also wondering why IClub has software for taxes, but Bivio does not.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Feb 28, 2022, at 8:55 PM, Therese Prouty via bivio.com <user*31267300001@bivio.com> wrote:
> >
> > I belong to two investment clubs. One club uses Bivio, the other club uses Iclub. Iclub provided K1's two weeks ago. Bivio members deserve timely delivery of K1s. Bivio club members do not deserve a memo dated 2/16 telling us K1s are not available. There was a commitment to deliver the K1s for 2/28. The K1s have not been delivered. There is no new revised delivery date.
> >
> > Filing extensions is a major inconvenience and an added expense to any user if you hire an accountant.
> >
> > I would suggest Bivio reach out to IClub to find out how to get the issue resolved quickly.
I could have sworn he has answered the question a dozen times the same way--not sure, file an extension request to be safe!

Peter Dunkelberger

On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 10:26 AM Trevor Paskett via bivio.com <user*38932100001@bivio.com> wrote:
Can you just answer this question directly.

When do you think Bivio will have the forms available?

Your answer may be you don't know, and that's fine we just need an answer so we can decide if we want to wait longer, use an accountant, or switch to iClub which seems to be ready.

We get the situation, we get there may be changes in the future. You kinda hint below you think it may be ready by March 15th, but we need a direct answer and not hints.

On Mar 1, 2022, at 7:52 AM, Laurie Frederiksen <laurie@bivio.biz> wrote:

We cannot comment on what IClub has or hasn't done. We do not use them as an authoritative source for how club taxes should be prepared.

It is a frustrating issue this year for any partnership filing taxes. Investment club members are only a small percentage of people who are very frustrated with the situation at this point.

We are obligated to make a best effort to get you what we have determined that you need and that is what we are doing. It is taking longer than usual because new information continues to come out.

The fact that we have recommended that you file for an extension this year, is not because we do not think we will have the tax program out in time for you to file by March 15, but because there are ongoing changes coming from the IRS related to the new forms.

If any come out after March 15 that would mean you'd need to amend your initial filings, it will be far easier to do if you've filed for an extension than if you haven't.

Laurie Frederiksen
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On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 8:02 AM Terry Prouty via bivio.com <user*31267300001@bivio.com> wrote:
The issue is not IClub practices, but why Bivio did not. Clearly Bivio members are impacted. Bivio should have a recovery plan with a recovery date rather than leaving members in the dark.

On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 10:02 PM Bob Mann via bivio.com <user*12614800001@bivio.com> wrote:
Read Ira's response in these emails, where he explains that IClub produced their various K forms before the latest update by the IRS.


> On 02/28/2022 10:54 PM Barb Cisler via bivio.com <user*35746600001@bivio.com> wrote:
>
>
> My husband also belongs to an Investment Club that uses IClub and he had his K1 and K3 from his club. I am also wondering why IClub has software for taxes, but Bivio does not.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Feb 28, 2022, at 8:55 PM, Therese Prouty via bivio.com <user*31267300001@bivio.com> wrote:
> >
> > I belong to two investment clubs. One club uses Bivio, the other club uses Iclub. Iclub provided K1's two weeks ago. Bivio members deserve timely delivery of K1s. Bivio club members do not deserve a memo dated 2/16 telling us K1s are not available. There was a commitment to deliver the K1s for 2/28. The K1s have not been delivered. There is no new revised delivery date.
> >
> > Filing extensions is a major inconvenience and an added expense to any user if you hire an accountant.
> >
> > I would suggest Bivio reach out to IClub to find out how to get the issue resolved quickly.

I'm sorry but I have tried to unsubscribe but I continue to get these emails.
Can you please remove this email (warrenk1966@gmail.com)?
Thank you,
Keith

On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 8:53 AM Laurie Frederiksen <laurie@bivio.biz> wrote:

We cannot comment on what IClub has or hasn't done. We do not use them as an authoritative source for how club taxes should be prepared.

It is a frustrating issue this year for any partnership filing taxes. Investment club members are only a small percentage of people who are very frustrated with the situation at this point.

We are obligated to make a best effort to get you what we have determined that you need and that is what we are doing. It is taking longer than usual because new information continues to come out.

The fact that we have recommended that you file for an extension this year, is not because we do not think we will have the tax program out in time for you to file by March 15, but because there are ongoing changes coming from the IRS related to the new forms.

If any come out after March 15 that would mean you'd need to amend your initial filings, it will be far easier to do if you've filed for an extension than if you haven't.

Laurie Frederiksen
Invest with your friends!
www.bivio.com

Become our Facebook friend! www.facebook.com/bivio
Follow us on twitter! www.twitter.com/bivio
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On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 8:02 AM Terry Prouty via bivio.com <user*31267300001@bivio.com> wrote:
The issue is not IClub practices, but why Bivio did not. Clearly Bivio members are impacted. Bivio should have a recovery plan with a recovery date rather than leaving members in the dark.

On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 10:02 PM Bob Mann via bivio.com <user*12614800001@bivio.com> wrote:
Read Ira's response in these emails, where he explains that IClub produced their various K forms before the latest update by the IRS.


> On 02/28/2022 10:54 PM Barb Cisler via bivio.com <user*35746600001@bivio.com> wrote:
>
>
> My husband also belongs to an Investment Club that uses IClub and he had his K1 and K3 from his club. I am also wondering why IClub has software for taxes, but Bivio does not.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Feb 28, 2022, at 8:55 PM, Therese Prouty via bivio.com <user*31267300001@bivio.com> wrote:
> >
> > I belong to two investment clubs. One club uses Bivio, the other club uses Iclub. Iclub provided K1's two weeks ago. Bivio members deserve timely delivery of K1s. Bivio club members do not deserve a memo dated 2/16 telling us K1s are not available. There was a commitment to deliver the K1s for 2/28. The K1s have not been delivered. There is no new revised delivery date.
> >
> > Filing extensions is a major inconvenience and an added expense to any user if you hire an accountant.
> >
> > I would suggest Bivio reach out to IClub to find out how to get the issue resolved quickly.
Don't worry John, I have gone back to IClub with the feedback provided on the Bivio site. We ALL need to get this right. I am a firm believer in right the first time.

BUT, Bivio members are still sitting 2 weeks after the last update from Bivio on this issue. Bivio indicated the forms would be available the end of February. Today is March 1. We have no forms. We have no next steps. We have no target date for recovery.
You also have 14 days yet before it has to be postmarked!

On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 11:02 AM Therese Prouty via bivio.com <user*31267300001@bivio.com> wrote:
Don't worry John, I have gone back to IClub with the feedback provided on the Bivio site. We ALL need to get this right. I am a firm believer in right the first time.

BUT, Bivio members are still sitting 2 weeks after the last update from Bivio on this issue. Bivio indicated the forms would be available the end of February. Today is March 1. We have no forms. We have no next steps. We have no target date for recovery.
Yes but Bivio is has not said there is even a chance they will have them before March 15th.

On Mar 1, 2022, at 10:07 AM, Colleen Goings via bivio.com <user*15498700001@bivio.com> wrote:

You also have 14 days yet before it has to be postmarked!

On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 11:02 AM Therese Prouty via bivio.com <user*31267300001@bivio.com> wrote:
Don't worry John, I have gone back to IClub with the feedback provided on the Bivio site.  We ALL need to get this right.  I am a firm believer in right the first time.

BUT, Bivio members are still sitting 2 weeks after the last update from Bivio on this issue.  Bivio indicated the forms would be available the end of February.  Today is March 1.  We have no forms.  We have no next steps.  We have no target date for recovery.

Here is IClubs response to whether the K1s will have to be modified in the future:

ICLUBcentral Support <support@tickets.iclub.com>
To:
THERESE PROUTY

Tue, Mar 1 at 12:17 PM

Find the current status and complete history of your request at https://www.iclub.com/support/ticket_status.aspx?ticket=500531&secret=S2KI76QTJFU3ELJV

No, users of myICLUB.com are fine and the IRS has not changed its forms at all -- they have only suggested that some circumstances MIGHT exist in which a partnership MIGHT not have to generate those schedules. But we are generating the K-2 and K-3 for all clubs. From our perspective, if the IRS does change its guidance again, we have already gone above and beyond it, so all of our clubs will NOT be affected. Because we offer e-Filing, it's no additional work for the treasurer to generate and include those schedules with an e-Filed return.

If you don't use myICLUB have have to submit your IRS return on paper, I could see how a treasurer might not be happy about printing a 400-page federal return. But that's not the case with myICLUB.com.

--

Doug Gerlach
ICLUBcentral Inc.
https://www.iclub.com/