I got audited and discovered my tax preparer made several questionable claims without telling me and now I owe penalties for his aggressive interpretation of the rules. I trusted someone who made me look dishonest.
More people experience this than they realize.
Delegation of ethical responsibility to experts creates vulnerability when their standards differ from one's own moral commitments.
“Where Are You with Tax avoidance vs. tax evasion — ethics?”
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