Tax Woman

My first visit to an accountant.  The first time I have a feeling that my taxes were done correctly.  I was grateful not only for her help, but also to be in her little upper east side home, apparently lived in for years, perhaps rent controlled, covered and crowded with canvasses from the days when she painted. She does taxes for lots of artists, and in passing mentioned a couple, an actor and a clown, that switched to a schedule A after years of schedule Cs and got audited.

It's another side of accounting.  To have a means to be an artist and a way to connect with many people from different walks of life.  She was very friendly, explained things very well, and now, before February, my taxes are done, my quarterly payments for 2017 organized, and my allowance for retirement funds determined. I'm really grateful to this person for being here in New York, for making a life of this, and helping me and others who have complicated financial lives that we don't understand, make the most of it.