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You know, some people say taxes are boring.
I don't feel that way, but I understand the point.
They can be very technical, and it's hard to know if you're doing them right.
So I get why it's tempting to go on social media or on a message board and have someone explain them for you.
If you do that, though, keep this in mind.
The tax law is technical by design, right?
Mark Gallegos is a CPA and a partner at the accounting firm Porty Brown in Chicago.
And he says real tax advice is grounded in the law.
It comes from documentation like the Internal Revenue Code.
It comes from regulations.
It comes from case study.
It defines what eligibility requirements are and often includes nuances and caveats where bad advice usually skips all of that