Accountant: "Oh the tax agency can be very particular about these things. I'm sure when they asked for the X they really needed the X." *30 minutes passes* Accountant: "Apologies I talked to one of the grumpy old men around the office and he told me off. Yes, a Y works. Also..."
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Accountant: "... He idly wondered if in a past life you were a judicial scrivener or something." Me: "I like to think I am a talented amateur."
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If this software thing doesn't work out I might have to sit one of the professional exams in Japan and spend the rest of my career getting dumbfounded looks from government offices while doing routine paperwork filings.
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While that's a joke I did look with a certain degree of seriousness at getting a CPA just so I would be able to stop saying "I am not an accountant but..." prior to giving accounting advice. It turns out that that is non-trivial.
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Also, it seems even accountants are not allowed to play accountants on the Internet. The world is mad.
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If you get a CPA you should be able to wade into comment threads and stay "Stand back citizens. I am here to balance the ledgers of truth and justice."
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