Yes but the accountant knows my general situation, knows the current state of the legalese, and can translate this into the minimum number of simple, < dozen wo

Yes but the accountant knows my general situation, knows the current state of the legalese, and can translate this into the minimum number of simple, < dozen word English sentences. As regards to your last two paragraphs, I think you're missing the point. I could find these deductions in Turbotax if I wanted to. But for $100, I don't have to think about it or wade through endless questionnaires. It's unfortunate that your mind jumps to tax fraud on my or my accountant's part before you consider this, much simpler, point.