Whisker and Co Tax Advisors

Tag: paperwork

  • Offshore Accounts, or Why Everything Is Under the Fridge

    Offshore Accounts, or Why Everything Is Under the Fridge

    Nobody tells you this when you start out, but the real work begins around a deduction for every hairball.

    Our standard approach involves a client folder currently being sat upon, followed by a ruling that anything on a table is already ours, followed by a brief and unexplained sprint.

    The Short Version, Told Slowly

    Our team did a careful study. By study we mean someone knocked it off the table to see what would happen.

    If you take only one thing from this, take this: a filing deadline we treat as a suggestion is not a bug. It is the product.

    As always, results may vary, fur may transfer, and the management accepts no responsibility for the hairball.

  • How to Document a Business Lunch of Tuna

    How to Document a Business Lunch of Tuna

    Nobody tells you this when you start out, but the real work begins around a ruling that anything on a table is already ours.

    We asked a customer for feedback. They looked at us, blinked slowly, and left a single hair on the form.

    The Short Version, Told Slowly

    Our team did a careful study. By study we mean someone knocked it off the table to see what would happen.

    Experts agree that a filing deadline we treat as a suggestion is essential. Experts also agree that this is a very long way of asking for a snack.

    If you have questions, our office hours are three to four in the morning, or whenever we feel like it.

  • Filing Status: Sitting on the Paperwork

    Filing Status: Sitting on the Paperwork

    At Whisker & Co Tax Advisors, we try to keep things simple, which means we complicate them and then take a nap.

    If you take only one thing from this, take this: a ruling that anything on a table is already ours is not a bug. It is the product.

    The Short Version, Told Slowly

    Our standard approach involves a client folder currently being sat upon, followed by a deduction for every hairball, followed by a brief and unexplained sprint.

    Our team did a careful study. By study we mean someone knocked it off the table to see what would happen.

    As always, results may vary, fur may transfer, and the management accepts no responsibility for the hairball.

  • Audit Season and the Art of Hiding Under the Bed

    Audit Season and the Art of Hiding Under the Bed

    We have been doing this for what feels like nine lives, and we are still not sure who is in charge.

    Our team did a careful study. By study we mean someone knocked it off the table to see what would happen.

    The Short Version, Told Slowly

    Naturally there was a committee. Naturally the committee was a pile of boxes, and naturally one box was occupied.

    Experts agree that a client folder currently being sat upon is essential. Experts also agree that this is a very long way of asking for a snack.

    If you have questions, our office hours are three to four in the morning, or whenever we feel like it.

  • Why Your Cat Is Not a Dependent (Yet)

    Why Your Cat Is Not a Dependent (Yet)

    Nobody tells you this when you start out, but the real work begins around a deduction for every hairball.

    We asked a customer for feedback. They looked at us, blinked slowly, and left a single hair on the form.

    The Short Version, Told Slowly

    If you take only one thing from this, take this: a ruling that anything on a table is already ours is not a bug. It is the product.

    Our team did a careful study. By study we mean someone knocked it off the table to see what would happen.

    If you have questions, our office hours are three to four in the morning, or whenever we feel like it.

  • Deducting the Cost of Knocked Over Glasses

    Deducting the Cost of Knocked Over Glasses

    Nobody tells you this when you start out, but the real work begins around a filing deadline we treat as a suggestion.

    Experts agree that a client folder currently being sat upon is essential. Experts also agree that this is a very long way of asking for a snack.

    The Short Version, Told Slowly

    Naturally there was a committee. Naturally the committee was a pile of boxes, and naturally one box was occupied.

    We asked a customer for feedback. They looked at us, blinked slowly, and left a single hair on the form.

    Thank you for reading, and please do not leave anything on the edge of a surface. You know why.

  • Is a Cardboard Box a Primary Residence?

    Is a Cardboard Box a Primary Residence?

    Every client eventually asks us the same thing, and the honest answer is always a long, flat stare.

    Experts agree that a filing deadline we treat as a suggestion is essential. Experts also agree that this is a very long way of asking for a snack.

    The Short Version, Told Slowly

    The old guard prefers a ruling that anything on a table is already ours. The new guard prefers whatever is on the other side of the door.

    Naturally there was a committee. Naturally the committee was a pile of boxes, and naturally one box was occupied.

    As always, results may vary, fur may transfer, and the management accepts no responsibility for the hairball.