I was near a frenzy last time I wrote. I was waiting for the tax representative to call me and let me know how the audit went. To put your life and your finances in someone's hands so completely...it is almost impossible to trust the situation. I have a knack for hiring the worst. For going with the first person I come across, for whoever someone recommends, and only asking one person for a recommendation.
I found Brandon on my own. I researched online. I read reviews. I made Sam come to the free consultation. I don't trust my own instincts. But I got it right this time.
The audit was recommending no change to our taxes. To those of you that are not self employed, or don't know anyone that has been audited, you may not realize how big of a deal that is. How impossible of a conclusion that really is. It was so much better than I ever let myself imagine. It made the countless hours I poured over my bank and credit card statements, the ink cartridges I burned though, the forest I felled in paper, in order to prepare for the audit, worth it. Sam was on the hook just as much as I was, but all of the work was mine to prove our deductions. It was questioning things to do with real estate, so that was my territory. If things had gone differently then not only would it be horrible financially...but the wrath of Sam would have been unbearable.
I still have to wait for the supervisor to sign off on the auditor's recommendation...so I may be celebrating too early. But I feel ready to celebrate. I feel ready to move on. I feel ready to put another of my nightmares behind me. And hopefully this one will stay behind me.
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