My employee preparer has about 10 clients. I am reading this post and subsequent thread. I see there is post that it has been done in the past with Second Firm. When I called, I was first told by the person on the other side of the world a LIE, about multiple firms. It' can't be done....Then I told her that is not true, then she laughed at me, and said let me check. She came back and said, buy new software. I said that is not acceptable and I want to speak to a supervisor. She then said, there's no use in that. they will tell you the same thing. Well, she had misinformation once in the call. I told her, yes, maybe I need better software provider.

I would like to get a second firm set up to help my employee. And not pay $hundreds more after paying thousands already.

Why doesn't your employee file under your firm name?

Because in our agreement (with the preparer)I will not lay claim to her clients, or receive revenue for it. I will merely be the ERO to transmit the returns. My firm should not have any connection/responsibility for the work. My firm should be limited to the ERO standards only. I am only talking about a few returns.