Bad News - Update

The other day, I was talking about the tax bill I got in the mail. Yesterday, I took the notice to my accountant. He gave it a quick look, and proudly proclaimed: "They made a mistake.". After which he showed me the last four years of returns, all prepared the same way, and each one of them found to be acceptable by the US government. So, unless there was some really weird change in the tax law (this year, they're saying that as a foreign worker, I can't claim my wife as a dependent on my return), I may still get the refund I was expecting.

But the best thing is... they'll take care of the appeal on my behalf. It's all part of the service I paid for!