Selecting a Preparer - :60 Radio PSA text script
MUSIC UP AND UNDER THROUGHOUT
SFX: door closes; feet stamping on mat
MOM (calling out): Geoff, I’m home!
SFX: Pause; footsteps
GEOFF(flatly): Hey, Mom.
Mom(hugging him): Sooo, what did you do today? I notice the dishes are still in the sink…
GEOFF: I’ve been busy.
MOM (hopeful): Getting your taxes done, like we talked about?
GEOFF (confidently): Oh, I’ve got my friend Dave on that. Yeah. He’s only charging 20 bucks.
MOM (Voice rising): Not Dave from your high school class who graduated three years late!
GEOFF Yeah, he’s good with numbers. Won our fantasy football league last year.
MOM (exasperated): Geoff, I can’t believe you would actually take…
GEOFF(chipper): Kidding, Mom. I took all my paperwork over to that preparer just like you recommended.
ANNCR: Using a paid tax preparer this year? Visit irs.gov for some do’s and don’ts. Like, look for a preparer who has a Preparer Tax ID number, and signs your return. Check out their qualifications, and review your tax return before you sign it.
MOM (exhaling loudly): Oh, Geoff, why do you do this to me…
GEOFF (laughing): Mom, you’re just so easy…
ANNCR: IRS.gov. It’s the best tax tip of all.
