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OTSA

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A quick definition of OTSA:

Term: OTSA

Definition: OTSA stands for Office of Tax-Shelter Analysis. It is a government office that looks at ways people try to avoid paying taxes and makes sure they are following the law.

A more thorough explanation:

OTSA

OTSA is an abbreviation for OFFICE OF TAX-SHELTER ANALYSIS. It is a government agency that analyzes tax shelters to ensure they comply with tax laws.

Example 1: A company creates a tax shelter to reduce their tax liability. They submit the tax shelter to OTSA for analysis to ensure it is legal and complies with tax laws.

Example 2: OTSA reviews a tax shelter created by an individual to ensure it is not a fraudulent scheme to avoid paying taxes.

These examples illustrate how OTSA is responsible for analyzing tax shelters to ensure they comply with tax laws. This helps prevent individuals and companies from using illegal tax shelters to avoid paying taxes.

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AngryMiniCar

12:03

MINOR

NosyBeagle

12:05

thanks. it makes me feel so dumb. i wil keep at it

NosyBeagle

12:05

@AngryMiniCar: proud of u

NosyBeagle

12:06

@NemoPropheta: u r doing just fine. if only i could switch brains with you

NosyBeagle

12:06

mine is clearly broken

NemoPropheta

12:07

you do not want my brain i promise

NemoPropheta

12:07

yeah the nightwatcher gave me intelligence as my boon, but what was my curse?

NosyBeagle

12:09

anything is better than the dud that rattles around in my brain.. i could've already been in law schol if i scored better my first time around. im so pissed.

NosyBeagle

12:09

trying not to think about it but i am sooo mad lol

NemoPropheta

12:10

i coulda been in law school now if it werent for my ~1 year mental breakdown after graduating

NosyBeagle

12:11

that sucks butt

NosyBeagle

12:11

what is up with brains and not doing stuff right

AngryMiniCar

12:13

It's ok guys I would have been in law school too if my brain worked better

AngryMiniCar

12:13

But what matters is that we're here and we're trying :D

AngryMiniCar

12:13

I BELIEVE IN ALL OF US

NosyBeagle

12:15

thanks

NosyBeagle

12:16

I am trying to keep the energy up so hard haha

NosyBeagle

12:32

yep all the questions i got wrong on Na's

NosyBeagle

12:32

fuck this test dude

NemoPropheta

12:35

anyone know someone who works for regeneron and can get me in a trial

NarrowFaithfulCougar

13:10

@NemoPropheta: You didn't miss much. If you graduated last year, this has been one of the worst years for employment. 8% unemployment for grads and 40% underemployment. The economy has been on a soft decline for the last like 5 years. https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/02/business/jobs-market-college-graduate-economy

NosyBeagle

13:12

@AngryMiniCar: im watching kevin lim on assumptions and im just wondering how you guys think about all this shit while you only have 35 mins

NosyBeagle

13:12

i hate it here

ParallelAgreeableOrangutan

13:15

Once you think about all of that enough times *slowly* your thought process becomes streamlined—your brain starts taking shortcuts and recognizing patterns

ParallelAgreeableOrangutan

13:16

And then you can do it in 35 minutes. Just like when you learned the basics of arithmetic, and it took you like 5 minutes to figure out 4 times 3 because you were drawing 3 groups of 4 and then counting them

ParallelAgreeableOrangutan

13:18

It's a process, but just like anything (workouts, math, etc), it's practicable, and with enough *good* reps, you'll get faster and more accurate <3

NemoPropheta

13:18

@NarrowFaithfulCougar: yes Im well aware of the unemployment, as a graduate in the field with the highest unemployment in the country

AngryMiniCar

13:37

@NosyBeagle: basically what everyone else said. Once you do it enough times slowly and correctly it'll become automatic and much faster

NemoPropheta

14:02

you ever see something so beautiful you want to eat it?

NemoPropheta

14:02

i want to eat zendaya

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