And conversely, now is the time for job seekers to make themselves more marketable by getting more training and using contract assignments as a way to get the on-the-job experience that employers like to see on resumes.

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But at least there will be many more Africans with the basic training they need to help themselves.

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As Congress has made the tax code ever more complex, more taxpayers have found themselves turning to paid preparers, whatever their training.

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