The 14 best #TaxTwitter & #Accounting tweets of 2020
Feb 1, 2021
Unless your last name starts with a B and rhymes with Pesos, it’s unlikely that 2020 is a year you'd want to relive.
For many, last year felt like bobbing and weaving through a flurry of jabs. Just like a boxing match, that is, if boxing were officiated by the IRS and subject to rule changes every round.
Thankfully, through the onslaught of curveballs, we could rely on a few bright and boisterous corners of the internet to deliver wisdom and laughs in bunches, namely: #TaxTwitter and #Accounting
In the spirit of remembering the bright spots from last year, here are our favorite accounting and tax-related tweets from 2020.
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The real government stimulus
So far, the only way the CARES Act has stimulated the economy, is by driving accountants and small business owners to liquor stores in record numbers.#TaxTwitter #PPP
— Chris Macksey (@CMacksey) April 4, 2020
Monopoly is life
Here’s a good one for #TaxTwitter https://t.co/ypQqAzyQat
— TaxesRita (@TaxesRita) July 21, 2020
Hold the phone… you’re not the IRS?
Apparently my clients think I developed the IRS portal and thus can fix all the issues they are having. I am almost to the point of paying my clients the $1200 to just leave me alone. #taxtwitter
— Nick Bandujo (@NBandujo) April 16, 2020
Did you check your spam?
I’m out here doing God’s work #taxtwitter pic.twitter.com/1ACsIUXJOR
— Lorilyn Wilson, CPA (@LorilynWilson) September 25, 2020
Just making sure you’re aware
My favorite thing is when clients "remind" me that the deadline is coming up.
— Kyle J. Bauman, CPA (@kjb_cpa) September 22, 2020
I promise you. I am aware.#TaxTwitter
Might be guilty of this one...
Please send me poor quality jpegs one by one of your K-1 to my cell phone. That really helps me out and saves a ton of time and doesn't increase your bill at all. #taxtwitter
— Chris Julien (@ChrisJulienCPA) September 11, 2020
Don't expect my fax machine to work
IRS: Fax us the information.
— Justin Miller (@justinmilleresq) June 8, 2020
Accountant: But it's the 21st century. Can I email it to you?
IRS: No, fax us the information.
Accountant: The fax isn't going through.
IRS: That's because our fax machines aren't working right now.
We’ve all been there
Question to client: How large is the home office which is exclusively and regularly used for business?
— Andrea Carr CPA (@andreacpa0) February 5, 2020
Client: Yes.#TaxTwitter
The real fake news
All people are tax people. @TurboTax
— Jeremy Wells, PhD, EA (@JWellsCFO) November 17, 2020
ⓘ 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴
The hero we deserve: accounting TikTok
This has to be my best #tiktok yet! Happy Monday fellow accountants. pic.twitter.com/t2lAsD6U5a
— Natalie Lennon (@nat_lennon) August 23, 2020
Every. Single. Time.
It irritates my soul when a recording asks you for your account number and then when the rep picks up they ask for your account number again. Like why did I key it in the 1st time? Does it not transfer over?
— Sherrell T. Martin (@SherrellTMartin) August 21, 2020
The verdict is in: #TaxTwitter > #TaxIG
I love IG. There are some doozie tax preparers on there. 😳 You all, if someone is taking sexy selfies in their bathroom advising you on taxes and cash advances... JUST.... NO. 🤦🏻♀️
— Shayna Chapman 🐘 (@ShaynaCPA) January 8, 2020
You could do it yourself
My client: Client just pushed back on my 1099 fees b/c they can do them for free. Help me respond?
— Richard Roppa-Roberts (@NeverCallMeRich) January 30, 2020
Me: "Yes, ***YOU*** can do them for free aaand you can also cut your own hair for free. The difference is you won't get a certified letter from the IRS for jacked up hair."
Homeschooling had its benefits!
My kid is cleaning her room this week and just messaged me photos of her donation pile "for tax purposes."
— Kelly Phillips Erb (@taxgirl) April 25, 2020
My work here is done.#parenting #tax #taxtwitter
Hope you enjoyed this little collection of some of our favorite moments from 2020! We're already assembling our favorites from 2021 so keep your head on a swivel!
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