Are you looking for tax help in Westchester County? Then hiring an Enrolled Agent (EA) can be the solution.
In today’s day and age it’s easy to file your own taxes with retail tax software that’s readily available. The accessibility comes with its pros and cons though. How do you know if the completed tax return is showing a smaller refund than you could have claimed, or worse, showing an amount due that is more than you really owe? Are you set up in a way to minimize your future tax obligations? Perhaps there is another issue causing you enough grief to find a tax professional.
When most people are in need of a tax professional the first person they think of is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). However, while there are CPAs who handle tax issues for clients, not all do. In fact, some CPAs provide specialized accounting services and don’t do tax work at all.
CPAs must pass several exams that cover a wide array of accounting areas and are licensed by states. CPAs are certified to perform a specific task. For example, most states require that an organization’s financial statements be audited by a CPA.
Enrolled Agents on the other hand focus solely on assisting clients on tax issues. They are federally authorized practitioners and, like CPAs and attorneys, have unlimited rights to represent taxpayers on audits, unfiled returns, collections, appeals and other matters.
Moswen James, EA is the founder of Get Help Tax and Bookkeeping. The firm provides accounting services, tax preparation and tax representation to individuals and small businesses, not only in Westchester County, but throughout the United States.