tranquility
Senior Member
I'm really writing to davew128 and LdiJ and am not really looking for an answer. This is just a barbaric yalp. I only post it in general in case some dum..."client" goes to the same place.
Q: I don't have my stuff ready, but when can I come in?
A: All appointments are full. Send it in, we can handle it as long as we get it before April.
Q: I don't think I can get you the information before April.
A: Then, I suggest we put you on extension.
Q: I don't want to go on extension.
A: Then, get us the information before April 1st.
Q: I don't think I can get it in before then.
A: I suggest we put you on extension.
Q: I don't want to go on extension.
A: Get us all the information by April 1st.
Q: I can't get you the information by then.
A: I suggest we put you on extension.
Q: I don't want to go in extension.
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Now, I can argue that going on extension is not a problem. I can argue that I have a TON of files that require a LOT of work and that I have all the information already in. I can argue, this particular client is really quite minor and that if he stays or if he goes really is not going to make more than a statistical difference to the bottom line. But, I suck it up and say:
Then, get your information in by April 1st.
That does not make him happy. That he is unhappy does not make me happy. I don't know if it is because I am nearing retirement that I believe this tax thing can be easier. Yet, when I know how people think and how their activities interact; I know it will really never happen.
Q: I don't have my stuff ready, but when can I come in?
A: All appointments are full. Send it in, we can handle it as long as we get it before April.
Q: I don't think I can get you the information before April.
A: Then, I suggest we put you on extension.
Q: I don't want to go on extension.
A: Then, get us the information before April 1st.
Q: I don't think I can get it in before then.
A: I suggest we put you on extension.
Q: I don't want to go on extension.
A: Get us all the information by April 1st.
Q: I can't get you the information by then.
A: I suggest we put you on extension.
Q: I don't want to go in extension.
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Now, I can argue that going on extension is not a problem. I can argue that I have a TON of files that require a LOT of work and that I have all the information already in. I can argue, this particular client is really quite minor and that if he stays or if he goes really is not going to make more than a statistical difference to the bottom line. But, I suck it up and say:
Then, get your information in by April 1st.
That does not make him happy. That he is unhappy does not make me happy. I don't know if it is because I am nearing retirement that I believe this tax thing can be easier. Yet, when I know how people think and how their activities interact; I know it will really never happen.