With the onset of tax season, our studious CPA Egbert met one of his newest clients--the alluring and (to Egbert) slightly intimidating Countess Velentina de Kash.
"Oh Egbert, with my sugar da...uh, I mean Count de Kash gone (sniff) I need someone to protect me from the nasty tax man."
Egbert tries to explain. "But Countess, you can't deduct the cabana boy as a business expense."
The Countess pleaded, "Believe me, dahlink, Pepe is very necessary."
Egbert is equal parts flummoxed and exasperated. "I'm very sorry, Countess, but you cannot deduce the silver Porsche either."
"That's silly! Zen what about ze red Porsche?"
"I'm sorry, but the tax codes are fairly clear on this point."
The Countess is in distress. "Oh no! Whatever shall I do?"
"Oh Eggy, you must be able to do something. Count de Kash is gone, and I'm all alone in ze world. Only you can save me!"
To which Egbert could only muster a nervous "gulp."
So our desk-bound hero worked through the night, combing through arcane regulations and case studies until he hit upon the solution.
"Of course! Here it is in the Internal Revenue Code, Section 8365, subsection QQ, paragraph 147, as amended in 2007! Why didn't I didn't realize this sooner!"
Egbert conveys the excitement of his accomplishment. "Countess, I solved it! You will be getting a $50,000 refund!"
"Oh Eggy! You've saved me, you are my hero! How can I ever repay you?"
The Countess and her new cabana boy catch some rays.
