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You should think of another career. I do not say this with malise. But if you do not feel it is right for you to do everything legally in your power to help him/her reduce their tax burden then move to another part of accounting. No matter what you do in business you are paid to be their advocate. That does not mean do something illegal or somethink that seems wrong ( in your example if the deductions you are taking you think are phony you should ask for some sort of backup).
Maybe it is good you feel this way right out of school. People change careers all the time. Do something you love to do and you will be great at it. If you feel slimy at the end of the day, hard to put in the passion needed.
I do reduce their tax burden... I have no problem with reducing their tax burden, even if it's to zero. However, there a difference between reducing their burden and getting them thousands of dollars back in refunds. It doesn't seem right when I have so many people coming in, and getting back huge refunds whilst not paying taxes. Once you see that over and over again, it just doesn't seem right given the budget issues our country is in. Why is the federal government giving so many people money, and so much money?
I'd feel different if they were breaking even or maybe getting a few hundred back, instead of thousands. Then you have this company... their refund was over 3 Mill. That is messed up! The federal government paid out 3.2 mill to GE. I could go on and on with stories from my job... like I had one business owner get upset, because his refund was only 1,000 and he thought he'd get more because people "on welfare" get 6,000 to 8,000. That's true that lower income people (not welfare, cause they don't qualify for EIC) can get a lot back. I have seen some of them get 10,000 refunds!
My coworker said he feels the same way I do... but I think I might like financial accounting better. Once I pass the exam, I'll give it more thought...
Thanks for the advise.