Don't pay someone to make mistakes

[joanmcq]

I get paid a pretty good wage to fix those 47% of errors. And some of the errors are whoppers too. Some of them become my clients too.

[veritas]

fortunately for me

living in portland, oregon an extremely blue area. Nobody listens to Fox besides me. Around these parts it's called the Faux news channel.

What's the Chavez News Channel saying? That's the one I gotta worry about.

[JohnH]

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How about this answer?
Buying quality tax preparation is like buying oats. For a fair price you can get good quality oats. However, if price is your only consideration, then for a little less money you can buy oats that have already been through the horse. It's your choice.

[dkss]

i also caught that segment. I am bracing for the barrage of inquiries -
TP:"how much do you charge?"
ME: "Well , that all depends on the return - our base rate starts at about $70 and goes up from there depending on complexity of the the return.....blah blah blah"
TP: "My neighbor only pays $40 to his girlfriend's uncle's best friend's live-in lover. FOX NEWS said I should get a discount - will you charge less than $40?"
ME: (thinking) what an idiot! (Smiling and saying) I am sorry. Our base starts at $70..."

[Jesse]

Did you notice the lady's nose from Smart Money mag was growing longer and longer while she was degrading tax preparer's or was it just my imagination?

Not your imagination, it was growing! I would have liked to call in and ask why they deserve a paycheck - anyone can read from a script.

[JohnH]

I can't wait

I'm looking forward to getting a call from someone who paid attention to this nonsense.
I expect to have a little fun with them - a nice diversion this time of year.

[AZ-Tax]

I saw that this morning.....

Did you notice the lady's nose from Smart Money mag was growing longer and longer while she was degrading tax preparer's or was it just my imagination?

[Jesse]

According to Fox and Friends tax preparation is easy and you can do it yourself. 53% of tax preparers make mistakes on your paid return and only 47% of those who do it on the "computer" make errors.

Another tip - work on your preparer, there is no reason they need to charge so much to do such an easy task - ask for a discount!