Humorous take on the "you might be a redneck if...." - but for Tax Pros!

1. You Might be a Tax Pro
If…

2. You Might be a Tax Pro if…
You cringe when your
chiropractor says he is
going to have to give you
an “adjustment” and all
you can think about is
reconciling those top-sided
adjustments…

3. You Might be a Tax Pro if…
You feel a great sense of
accomplishment after looking through
30 “final” work paper updates to find
the REAL “final – final” work paper.

4. You Might be a Tax Pro if…
You give your provision
workbook, (your baby) a
name worthy of an artistic
masterpiece.

5. You Might be a Tax Pro if…
You wish there was an
“Excel Olympics” so that
the world could see you
medal in the sport of your
dreams (an elite
spreadsheet jockey)….

6. You Might be a Tax Pro if…
Your greatest “tax technology
automation tool” is your new tax staff
employee Joey.

7. You Might be a Tax Pro if…
You are a better heckler of state
auditors than a cubs season ticket
holder.

8. You Might be a Tax Pro if…
IT assures you that they can
handle your tax
requirements and then
starts to “prioritize” you out
further in their schedule as
they struggle to understand
what the heck you are
talking about.

9. You Might be a Tax Pro if…
Getting financials by legal entity is
paramount to climbing Mount Everest.

10. You Might be a Tax Pro if…
After you heard someone commenting
that your cat looked like it was gaining
a bit too much weight and you kept
waking up with FATCA nightmares.

11. You Might be a Tax Pro if…
While watching “Saving Private Ryan”
on Netflix you suddenly worried about
your FBAR documentation every time
they referenced “FUBAR”.

12. You Might be a Tax Pro if…
You are long time buddies with your
compliance vendor support rep.

13. You Might be a Tax Pro if…
Getting budget for a tax technology
project has the same odds as winning
your local lottery.

14. You Might be a Tax Pro if…
You are working
when the Wall St.
Journal gets
delivered in the
morning and after
David Letterman
goes through his top
10 list.

15. You Might be a Tax Pro if…
Instead of subscribing to a travel
rewards program, you wished they had
a “CPE credit Rewards” program

16. You Might be a Tax Pro if…
When you are asked what
you do for a living at a
cocktail party, and you
distinctly notice eyes glazing
over and folks saying they
heard a friend calling to
them from the other side of
the room…

17. Any Others?
WHAT DID I MISS?

18. Thank you for reading!
For more information, contact me at:
Kelley Lear
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