Yesterday I saw - for only the 2nd time in my long career - a Balance Sheet not in balance. It was done by HRB - the Voldemort of tax preparation firms - and it was easily seen to me in a second that the preparer had not one iota of care about the return. (The only asset was a $1 Rounding and the only entry on the other side was Retained Earnings. Not in balance by over 100K!)
I can tell that all the people posting here care and often care for more than meeting their own instant needs of finishing a tax return. People here care BECAUSE WE ARE PROFESSIONALS!
Keep striving for high-quality returns people! The bad national tax prep firms will still get their share of clients but I will try to keep fighting 'em by persuading taxpayers that CPAs and EAs are much better.
P.S. And in case you need more inspiration, or just a giggle. I have seen a one-sided entry in my career. It was made by Deloitte and they put in the memo "One-side dangling debit". Probably charged $1,000 to their client for that 'fix'. (I would have loved to have been there to hear how they explained it to their client.)
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