Tax: if it wasn’t this serious it would be funny
Saturday, March 17th, 2007An old accounting joke goes something like this:
A business man interviewing applicants for the position of divisional manager devised a simple test to select the most suitable person for the job. He asked each applicant the question, “What is two and two?”
The first interviewee was a journalist. His answer was “Twenty-two.”
The second was a social worker. She said, “I don’t know the answer but I’m glad we had time to discuss this important question.”
The third applicant was an engineer. He pulled out a calculator and showed the answer to be between 3.999 and 4.001.
The next person was a lawyer. He stated that in the case of Sage vs Bliss in 2003, two and two was proven to be four.
The last applicant was an accountant. The business man asked him, “How much is two and two?”
The accountant got up from his chair, went over to the door and closed it, then came back and sat down. He leaned across the desk and said in a low voice, “How much do you want it to be?”
Needless to say, the accountant got the job.
Sometimes, that joke could equally apply to a tax agent as to an accountant.
Tax is a serious business generally, so I thought it time to lighten up a little.
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