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> tiny details with huge consequences. This reminds me of tax filling. > Even lawyers have lawyers. Do accountants have accountants too?
by ratsimihah 13y ago
> tiny details with huge consequences.
This reminds me of tax filling.
> Even lawyers have lawyers.
Do accountants have accountants too?
- DonPellegrino 13y agoYes, many (most?) accountants that don't specialize in personal accounting and tax filing recognize the value in having someone more knowledgeable than them take care of documents with a large impact on their lives.
- jacalata 13y agoYes. A friend was recommending her accountant the other day- she said initially it put her off that he didn't do his own taxes, but he explained that doing your own taxes is like representing yourself in court - even if you're qualified to do it for others, you should never do it for yourself.
- rwallace 13y agoSo why exactly are you advised not to do your own taxes or represent yourself in court even if qualified? (Not a rhetorical question; I'm curious about the answer.)
- nitrogen 13y agoThe penalty for you making a mistake is higher than the penalty for your accountant/lawyer making a mistake. By "penalty" I mean negative consequences, not just explicit fines.
- rwallace 13y agoOkay, what sort of negative consequences? And why does having someone else make the mistakes on your behalf protect you from the consequences?
- jacalata 13y agoI've never heard specifically, but I always assumed that you are less rational when handling your own problems than someone else's, and these fields both require pretty clear thinking.
- Havoc 13y agoYou derive no additional protection from having someone else file it - the taxpayer remains fully responsible for his/her return under all circumstances. That is the way it is locally anyway - its entirely possible that the US has some arbitrary rule in this regard that changes things.