Tax Pro reaction to transgendered folks
Dec. 5th, 2005 04:55 pmAt Tax Pro training today, we were going over how to conduct client interviews, and the instructor related a situation that happened to him a few years ago.
"... this very nice lady sat down at my desk so I started off by asking her, 'Is everything the same as last year?' And she said, 'No, last year I was a man.'" He paused a moment while the room processed that, then added, "I just sat there dumbfounded for a couple minutes!"
The co-instructor supported him, rhetorically asking, "Well, what else are you going to do?"
From the center of the room, "Congratulate her?"
Crickets.
The usual banter followed ("Did her social security number change?" "No, just her name." "That's a lot of medical expenses! "Not if it's cosmetic."), but it will be nice when I'm not the youngest preparer in the room.
"... this very nice lady sat down at my desk so I started off by asking her, 'Is everything the same as last year?' And she said, 'No, last year I was a man.'" He paused a moment while the room processed that, then added, "I just sat there dumbfounded for a couple minutes!"
The co-instructor supported him, rhetorically asking, "Well, what else are you going to do?"
From the center of the room, "Congratulate her?"
Crickets.
The usual banter followed ("Did her social security number change?" "No, just her name." "That's a lot of medical expenses! "Not if it's cosmetic."), but it will be nice when I'm not the youngest preparer in the room.