Others might be fine with taking risk, but least by doing this a person can get an idea of what might go wrong.e) Legal document analysis: it will usually take a few days to go through the legal document properly, as almost inevitably there are tons of gotchas that either have to be explained, or mitigated with a side letter.That is the very short summary of what I do.

If you are not comfortable with your accountant or how he is preparing/explaining your return, you may need a new accountant. 

I think TurboTax handled my confusion explained in my question, but I unfortunately can't remember exactly how.

To minimize audit risk, it’s advisable to choose “Other interest” instead of “Mortgage interest” when reporting.Part 2: Forms 1099-INT from Investors to Private LendersForms 1099-INT Explained: Similar to the interest earned on savings accounts, Form 1099-INT outlines the interest that must be included in taxable income.

The county explained, then very casually said "oh, and be sure to get it here by the end of the month as the memorandum of no new permits for at least 12 months has passed"Since we were closing in a couple of weeks, we had to pass on it. 

Perhaps a poor way to communicate it to those who arent aware of LSU but it's the best I way I can simply explain it.  

I recently received a letter from the tax assessor explaining tax assessed value of the property increased to the purchase price I paid for. 

I do explain why and how agent's get paid and what their job is to the buyer so that they understand the price difference.

Maybe you guys can explain this to me.....I just fail to understand why anyone would pay a 'Guru' anyway.

Could you explain further why is different doing it as an individual than for a company?