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> It makes it even more difficult when (as Susan Gallagher pointed out
> in a "60 Minutes" spot) even those coveted government contracts are
no
> longer safe from off shoring. One segment of that program showed
> showed offshore employees working on U.S. Income Tax Returns. If
> they are qualified to do our taxes, then nothing is sacred.
>
Just to clarify, I do not believe the offshore income tax preparers
shown in the 60 Minutes story were government employees. They work for
a private company. (The government doesn't fill out tax forms for
citizens.)
