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The cover headline on Forbes<\/a> struck me as a tad unethical. In truth, most of the article provided legal advice on how to avoid being audited. But there was the section in which they noted that the IRS looks for sleazy CPAs. “If you’re inclined to finagle, get an honest CPA for cover–just don’t tell him what you’re up to.” So: cheat and then mislead the honest CPA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The cover headline on Forbes struck me as a tad unethical. In truth, most of the article provided legal advice on how to avoid being audited. 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