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MFinn 05-19-2023 04:51 PM

S Corp. and personal tax accountant needed
 
I moved from Ohio last year and have an S Corp that I have transferred to Florida. I am looking for an accountant that can prepare 2022 taxes, corporate and personal, (extension received) Ideally I would like this to be a long term professional relationship. Many thanks.

Stu from NYC 05-19-2023 06:18 PM

We moved here from Va in 2020 and found it easy to continue working with our CPA there and still doing so.

MFinn 05-20-2023 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2219255)
We moved here from Va in 2020 and found it easy to continue working with our CPA there and still doing so.

Thank you Stu, I wish I were able to do so. My past accountant retired, and his replacement - a senior partner in the recently purchased firm, botched the next two years of returns. I really need someone new in Florida.

retiredguy123 05-20-2023 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by MFinn (Post 2219282)
Thank you Stu, I wish I were able to do so. My past accountant retired, and his replacement - a senior partner in the recently purchased firm, botched the next two years of returns. I really need someone new in Florida.

Many years ago, I hired a CPA when I first started a business. What a mistake and a waste of money! He charged too much, added no value to the business, and botched the tax returns. Since then, I do everything myself, and use TurboTax to prepare my tax returns. An S corporation is no big deal. You may want to try doing it yourself.

CoachKandSportsguy 05-20-2023 07:09 AM

I just don't understand how a "quality" cap can botch a small corp tax return. . I know several and they are very very good, and some of them will also validate fraudulent documents if asked with a big enough account . .

Babubhat 05-20-2023 08:15 AM

Find a a CPA that has at least a masters degree in taxation. It matters.

Stu from NYC 05-20-2023 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2219325)
I just don't understand how a "quality" cap can botch a small corp tax return. . I know several and they are very very good, and some of them will also validate fraudulent documents if asked with a big enough account . .

Taxes should be pretty straight forward but changes are made year to year and I would rather pay our cpa than keep up with it.

Find it funny that CPA's are either auditors or tax accountants and both sides hate the other. Our daughter is a CPA and hates taxes but started doing her own when their kids outgrew their nanny and handling taxes got simplified.

CoachKandSportsguy 05-20-2023 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2219410)
Taxes should be pretty straight forward but changes are made year to year and I would rather pay our cpa than keep up with it.

Find it funny that CPA's are either auditors or tax accountants and both sides hate the other. Our daughter is a CPA and hates taxes but started doing her own when their kids outgrew their nanny and handling taxes got simplified.

Tax and tax law is a specialty, auditors are just box checkers, they know how all the account boxes work together. Corporate tax is a bit different than individual tax specialties, and the specialty knows how to minimize taxes within the huge set of exception rules.

remember that tax accountants are just paperwork completers and cost minimization experts with the use of tax exceptions. .

and nobody picked upon the CPA firm I know who would agree to representing fraudulent paperwork?

retiredguy123 05-20-2023 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2219430)
Tax and tax law is a specialty, auditors are just box checkers, they know how all the account boxes work together. Corporate tax is a bit different than individual tax specialties, and the specialty knows how to minimize taxes within the huge set of exception rules.

remember that tax accountants are just paperwork completers and cost minimization experts with the use of tax exceptions. .

and nobody picked upon the CPA firm I know who would agree to representing fraudulent paperwork?

I picked up on it, but I would not be interested in preparing fraudulent documents. I think most CPAs know their stuff, but I think some of them rely too much on non-professionals that they hire to do most of the work on smaller accounts. If you hire a CPA, I would suggest that you ask them questions about the product they produce for you to ensure that they actually participated in producing it.

Stu from NYC 05-20-2023 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2219430)
Tax and tax law is a specialty, auditors are just box checkers, they know how all the account boxes work together. Corporate tax is a bit different than individual tax specialties, and the specialty knows how to minimize taxes within the huge set of exception rules.

remember that tax accountants are just paperwork completers and cost minimization experts with the use of tax exceptions. .

and nobody picked upon the CPA firm I know who would agree to representing fraudulent paperwork?

Better not tell my daughter that she is just a box checker.

MFinn 05-20-2023 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2219322)
Many years ago, I hired a CPA when I first started a business. What a mistake and a waste of money! He charged too much, added no value to the business, and botched the tax returns. Since then, I do everything myself, and use TurboTax to prepare my tax returns. An S corporation is no big deal. You may want to try doing it yourself.

I appreciate that, and I tried, but but it’s too complicated.

JGVillages 05-20-2023 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MFinn (Post 2219239)
I moved from Ohio last year and have an S Corp that I have transferred to Florida. I am looking for an accountant that can prepare 2022 taxes, corporate and personal, (extension received) Ideally I would like this to be a long term professional relationship. Many thanks.

So far I haven’t seen any local CPA recommendations so here is one I use. Mark Murphy CPA / 407-670-4289 /memurphycpa@gmail.com.

MFinn 05-20-2023 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2219325)
I just don't understand how a "quality" cap can botch a small corp tax return. . I know several and they are very very good, and some of them will also validate fraudulent documents if asked with a big enough account . .

One would think, given the amount of money I paid, that he would not botch it, but he did. Two years in a row. If you have several very very good people, please share and I would be happy to reach out to them. I am not interested in fraudsters.

MFinn 05-20-2023 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JGVillages (Post 2219448)
So far I haven’t seen any local CPA recommendations so here is one I use. Mark Murphy CPA / 407-670-4289 /memurphycpa@gmail.com.

Thank you, I sent Mark Murphy an email earlier but have not yet heard back. I will call on Monday if I do not hear back. Best regards.

Badger 2006 05-20-2023 05:21 PM

Best to text him


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