At 07:03 PM 2/3/2003 -0500, you wrote:


>I do my own taxes because the one time I hired a pro he botched it. (Of
>course the old adage that a may the represents himself has a fool for a
>lawyer may also apply to accounting here).

That may be so, but I found out from sad experience that when you get
audited your accountant represents him/herself, not you. You won't get
a bill for it, but they'll be defending themselves, which may not work
in your favor if there are any debatable points.

Best regards,

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