Friday Wisdom – Accountants

Posted on 03/15/2024 by Andrew Reynolds

Well, it tax time here and I’m about to have that yearly conversation with my accountant so here’s everything I know about them:

A fine is a tax for doing wrong while a tax is a fine for doing well.

What do you call an accountant with an opinion? An auditor.

For every tax problem there is a solution that’s straightforward, simple and wrong.

The two unavoidable events in life: death and taxes. Well at least death only happens once.

The difference between lawyers and accountants is that accountants know they are boring.

How do you know if you have an outstanding tax accountant? They have a loophole named after them.

There are three kinds of accountants: those who can count and those who can’t.

Remember that a fool and his money are soon audited.

America is the land of opportunity – everyone can become a taxpayer!

Where there’s a will, there’s a tax shelter.

While children are tax deductible, they are still taxing.

My accountant Excel at spreadsheets.

Basic Laws of accounting: 1. Trial balances don’t. 2. Bank reconciliations never do. 3. Working capital does not. 4. Return on investments never will.

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About Andrew Reynolds

Born in California Did the school thing studying electronics, computers, release engineering and literary criticism. I worked in the high tech world doing software release engineering and am now retired. Then I got prostate cancer. Now I am a blogger and work in my wood shop doing scroll saw work and marquetry.
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10 Responses to Friday Wisdom – Accountants

  1. Ilsa Rey's avatar ParentingIsFunny says:
    03/19/2024 at 8:09 pm

    Sharing this with hubby. His appointment with the accountant is tomorrow. 🙂

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  2. Diane Henders's avatar Diane Henders says:
    03/15/2024 at 11:52 am

    Hahaha! My favourites are “simple, straightforward, and wrong”, and the final list. Thanks for making me laugh – it’s rare to get a chuckle over tax time! :-)

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  3. Dave's avatar Dave says:
    03/15/2024 at 11:51 am

    My son is an accountant and will appreciate the Friday laughs, since “busy season” is well underway!

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  4. Sheila Landry Designs's avatar Sheila Landry Designs says:
    03/15/2024 at 10:06 am

    Mine is usually quite complicated – two countries to file in AND self-employed. YIKES! I am so happy it is behind me for this year! I may do it early next just to alleviate the anxiety I get. :)

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  5. Sheila Landry Designs's avatar Sheila Landry Designs says:
    03/15/2024 at 9:45 am

    I am happy to say (YES! And BRAGGING!) that I got mine in several weeks ago and already received my refund. It feels so good to have it behind me. I hope yours go smoothly. Happy Friday!

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  6. joynealkidney's avatar joynealkidney says:
    03/15/2024 at 7:10 am

    Well, gotta forward this to our son, a CPA, also a lawyer. ha

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