Bailey and Samantha Brazzel, a married couple in Indiana, were turned away by an accountant who refused to do their taxes on religious grounds. (Bailey and Samantha Brazzel/Courtesy of Bailey and Samantha Brazzel)For four years, Bailey Brazzel says, she had employed the same tax preparer, Nancy Fivecoate of Carter Tax Service in Russiaville, Ind. Fivecoate declined to serve the couple, citing her religious beliefs. The incident, on Feb. 12, left the Brazzels feeling “shocked, upset, and kind of hurt,” Samantha told The Washington Post. Fivecoate was legally within her right to deny service to the couple, said Steve Sanders, a law professor at Indiana University.

Source: Washington Post February 21, 2019 00:58 UTC