> Tom,
>
> I'll make one more run at this.
>
> I'm a tax accountant. Suppose I handed you your 1995 return and it showed
> taxable income of $30,000 and income tax of $50,000, You would certainly
> question whether it was properly prepared.
> And what right would I have to respond, "Go to hell - you've never read the
> Internal Revenue Code."
> That's right - none. Because the return didn't make sense, and you need not
> be a tax accountant to see it. THAT'S my point.
Sure, your client could ask if something was wrong. But, on the other
hand, if he asserts that it definately is wrong without looking what what
was actually done, you'd have every right to kick him out of the office.
Tom