The AI reviewed his tax return and found 6 errors his accountant then fixed

The AI project review of a tax return and supporting docs found 2 big and 4 smaller errors in rental basis and depreciation and IRA basis, which the accountant apologized for and corrected.

How it works

The AI reviews the return and supporting documents as a project
Finds 2 big and 4 smaller errors in rental basis, depreciation and IRA basis
The accountant apologises and corrects them

Why it’s worth knowing

The errors were in the basis calculations, the part nobody re-checks.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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