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Heeding Warnings-Taxpayer Penalized After Preparer Shopping
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In the past year we've talked a lot about the preparer standards and tax return positions. This week, in the case of Wadsworth v. Commissioner, TC Memo 2008-171, we see a real world situation where a tax professional decided a position was not one that he could accept and what happened when the client decided to find another person who would take the requested position. As you might expect, the taxpayers don't fare well in the eyes of the court when they attempt to claim reliance on the advice of the professional that did sign off on the position.The materials for this week are available at http://www.edzollars.com/2008-07-28_Preparer_Shop.pdf .The podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, located on the web at http://www.leimbergservices.com .
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