>>http://www.cnbc.com/id/101568250
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>>This one stood out:
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>>>>The GAO surveyed taxpayer errors from 2006 through 2009 and found that tax returns prepared by preparers had a higher estimated percent of errors—60 percent—than self-prepared returns—50 percent.
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>My guess would be that's because people who use paid preparers have more complex returns than people who did themselves. When you're filing 1040-EZ, there's not a lot of scope for mistakes. When your return is an inch thick like hours, there are a lot more opportunities to get something wrong.
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>So, I guess I'd like to see those numbers adjusted for complexity.
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>Tamar

Still - 6 out of 10 wrong?
Can you imagine a developer (houses or programs) who racked up those kind of numbers staying in business?