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Talk to Johanna, she is on WCI all the time and they have an accounting department. -
I second the recommendation above.
Another place to start is by asking around in your practice and see what other docs do. I started with a CPA who was good but extremely conservative, a bit too much for me. Now I have somebody who is much more comfortable being in some gray areas (like legitimate home office deductions, legitimate business expenses, and such). Then there are some that, in conjunction with attorneys, will push the limits to lower your tax rate as much as possible and follow the outcome of litigation involving the IRS so they can sit right on the other side of the line.
Have you watched "The Accountant?" Pretty good movie.Comment
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Thanks, guys! stellardoc1, this blog post, How to Find a Great CPA, on WCI might be helpful.Our passion is protecting clients and others from predatory and ignorant advisors. Fox & Co CPAs, Fox & Co Wealth Mgmt. 270-247-6087Comment
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You want someone who has a very boring personality and spends his or her spare time reading the CFRs.Comment
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You want someone who has a very boring personality and spends his or her spare time reading the CFRs.
I think you just insulted me :cry:
Our passion is protecting clients and others from predatory and ignorant advisors. Fox & Co CPAs, Fox & Co Wealth Mgmt. 270-247-6087Comment
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You want someone who has a very boring personality and spends his or her spare time reading the CFRs.
I think you just insulted me
And myself :lol: :cry:Comment
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My acquaintances in the agricultural and real estate wheelhouses seem to have accountants with strong specialty recommendations. My medical niche accountants have been focused on maximizing retirement,.............and that's it. Accountants are not RIAs.Comment
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Be sure to get one that fits your needs. So many of my clients picked their accountants because they did their tax returns, but never wanted nor expected their accountants to do year-round tax planning for them, which they needed. Also, be sure to get any potential conflicts of interest laid out by your accountant. In my neck of the woods most larger CPA firms have a financial incentive to send their clients to financial advisory companies they have a financial interest in (revenue sharing). Some are better than others when disclosing this potential conflict.Comment
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jfoxcpacfp wrote: Craigy wrote: You want someone who has a very boring personality and spends his or her spare time reading the CFRs. I think you just insulted me
Click to expand… And myself
I have suspected you of being one of our ilk but I don't think you've ever come out of the closet. Are you or aren't you 8-) ?Our passion is protecting clients and others from predatory and ignorant advisors. Fox & Co CPAs, Fox & Co Wealth Mgmt. 270-247-6087Comment
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I have 2 accountants. One does my personal taxes and a little planning. The other is a small business accountant.Comment
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1. I would not jump to saying that you need an accountant due to kids or a mortgage. Both of these things are really easy to tackle in TurboTax. I'm not a tax genius and I'm handling a much more complicated return that that (IC/1099 work, K1 earnings for wife etc). That said I have help from....
2. Johanna's accountant Laura is really pretty awesome. I paid her for about 2 hours of time last year just to bounce questions off her and it has been worth twice what I paid for the advice. Was in kind of a weird situation that had me sort of spooked and she was able to really help me break it down. She's been keeping kind of a running total of how much of my time I've used and I just used her for another question recently about my solo 401k. She's obviously incredibly knowledgeable. From talking to my family and friends I get very shocked and a little spooked by how many CPAs don't seem to understand basic aspects of tax planning for high earning professionals. If you're doing taxes for a doc and you've never heard of the backdoor IRA or you screw up estimating quarterly taxes on IC income, I'm headed in a different direction. At some point in the future if I decide to have someone else prepare my return it will be Laura.
So in summary, a really nice intermediate step is to do your own with some professional backup.Comment
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1. I would not jump to saying that you need an accountant due to kids or a mortgage. Both of these things are really easy to tackle in TurboTax. I’m not a tax genius and I’m handling a much more complicated return that that (IC/1099 work, K1 earnings for wife etc). That said I have help from….
2. Johanna’s accountant Laura is really pretty awesome. I paid her for about 2 hours of time last year just to bounce questions off her and it has been worth twice what I paid for the advice. Was in kind of a weird situation that had me sort of spooked and she was able to really help me break it down. She’s been keeping kind of a running total of how much of my time I’ve used and I just used her for another question recently about my solo 401k. She’s obviously incredibly knowledgeable. From talking to my family and friends I get very shocked and a little spooked by how many CPAs don’t seem to understand basic aspects of tax planning for high earning professionals. If you’re doing taxes for a doc and you’ve never heard of the backdoor IRA or you screw up estimating quarterly taxes on IC income, I’m headed in a different direction. At some point in the future if I decide to have someone else prepare my return it will be Laura.
So in summary, a really nice intermediate step is to do your own with some professional backup.
Thank you so much. I will make sure Laura sees this
Our passion is protecting clients and others from predatory and ignorant advisors. Fox & Co CPAs, Fox & Co Wealth Mgmt. 270-247-6087Comment
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From talking to my family and friends I get very shocked and a little spooked by how many CPAs don’t seem to understand basic aspects of tax planning for high earning professionals. If you’re doing taxes for a doc and you’ve never heard of the backdoor IRA or you screw up estimating quarterly taxes on IC income, I’m headed in a different direction. At some point in the future if I decide to have someone else prepare my return it will be Laura.
Yes I had to teach my CPA about the backdoor roth. And the 529 state tax deduction..
He did go to some course this year and says they had a big section in the book on backdoor roths for the first time.Comment
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jfoxcpacfp wrote: Craigy wrote: You want someone who has a very boring personality and spends his or her spare time reading the CFRs. I think you just insulted me
Click to expand… And myself
I have suspected you of being one of our ilk but I don’t think you’ve ever come out of the closet. Are you or aren’t you
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I am an estate planning attorney with an accounting degree. Aka a very boring person. 8-)Comment
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