Why Get an Accountant or CPA NY For Tax Preparation?
By: Jonathan Medows, CPA | Posted: 09th December 2009
If you live in NYC you should get an accountant or CPA for tax preparation Manhattan. Whether you run your own business or you are preparing your taxes for your personal income you want someone who is trained to handle the load. You should always prepare for tax season all throughout the year. There are so many ways that you can save yourself money if you prepare correctly. Not only do you have ways to itemize but you also need to make sure that you turn in the right tax information always. You never know when you may be audited and you want to have everything correct. So where do you go to get your taxes done during tax season?
If you run your own business, you will need to find a NY CPA that has the experience to do tax preparation for businesses. Not all tax preparers are able to handle business accounts. When selecting the tax preparer in New York for your business you can look in the phonebook or search online to find the right one for you.
There are bad tax preparers and if you are not careful in your decision you may end up with one. Check to make sure that the NY CPA that you choose can handle your needs. You will want to see proof that they know what they are talking about. If you go with a CPA firm you may not get the quality attention that you need and deserve. You will also pay a lot more for a CPA firm in Manhattan then you will an individual or a small group of CPA's who are offering tax preparation services.
Tax preparation does take a lot of knowledge and experience. A lot of companies hire new certified tax preparers and they do not have the experience to catch simple mistakes that may cost hundreds of dollars to the tax payers. Most tax preparers now use software and that is only as good as the information entered so if they information is not correct then the tax preparation will not be correct. Fortunately most large tax preparation groups in Manhattan have skilled and experienced tax CPA's or accountants working on the preparation as soon as it is done do this minimizes any mistakes that may have been made.
If you do your own taxes you may not know how to use all the possible deductions that can be used and you may not document or turn in something that you should. It's important to find the right accountant or New York CPA to do the tax preparation for you so you can get back the maximum amount you are suppose to get. You may end up paying a little more money for tax preparation but you will know that your tax preparation was done right.
If you find a tax preparer that seems to know what they are doing and has the experience to back them up then you will want to stick with them year after year to ensure that your taxes are done correctly.
Jonathan Medows, CPA, MBA is the Managing Member of MEDOWS CPA, PLLC, a boutique New York CPA firm serving the needs of individuals, freelancers, self employed individuals & small businesses. To see how he can help you reduce your tax liability and keep you in tax compliance please visit his website:
Medowscpa.com
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