scott wrote:
> able to do at least the basics very quickly in your head.

It also helps if you can do some common sense. If you look at sample 
apartments in a half-dozen neighborhoods to figure out how much rent you 
might have to spend to get there, and you have $1200/month, $1400/month, 
$900/month, and your average comes out to $30,000/month, you better know 
you've done something wrong.


> took a long time and a lot of effort - not sure if that was a profitable 
> use of my time though!

I was actually pleasantly surprised with the tax authority last year. 
They sent me a letter telling me I hadn't paid tax on some income I 
made. I called them up and told them I'd reported it on the consulting 
company's tax return, even tho the employer had filled out my personal 
name on the paperwork they sent to the government.  Took about 15 
minutes to get audited, over the phone, and I got a letter a week or two 
later saying "nevermind."

I expected it to be way more of a PITA. But then, I'd never heard of 
anyone honest getting audited before, so that might play into it.

-- 
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
  Helpful housekeeping hints:
   Check your feather pillows for holes
    before putting them in the washing machine.

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