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by: nhanes70 Active Indicator LED Icon  OP  New Member
~ 10 years ago   Feb 19, '14 11:12am  
Looking for a new Accountant, any suggestions? 4951
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BooBear Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 10 years ago   Feb 19, '14 11:14am  
Business, personal, corporate? 4951
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nhanes70 Active Indicator LED Icon  OP  New Member
~ 10 years ago   Feb 19, '14 11:26am  
Personal 4951
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donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator
~ 10 years ago   Feb 19, '14 11:30am  
Did you check the classifieds?    Kingwood.com > Businesses > Financial and Legal Services 4951
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nhanes70 Active Indicator LED Icon  OP  New Member
~ 10 years ago   Feb 19, '14 11:31am  
I did but I was looking for some feed back from people that like their accountant. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 19, '14 11:32am  
Is it complex?  In other words, is it a straight W-2 filing or do you have business income/expenses, oil & gas items, etc.?If it's a straight W-2 filing I would highly recommend TurboTax - it will do just as good of a job as a CPA and will be a whole lot cheaper.If it's a more complex return just let me know and I can provide you contact info for a couple CPAs that I use for my clients and may be a good fit for you. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 19, '14 11:39am  
Lynda Harrison -  On Rockmead off of Kingwood Drive. 4951
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nhanes70 Active Indicator LED Icon  OP  New Member
~ 10 years ago   Feb 19, '14 12:59pm  
its a little hard, I work from home so I have some additional expenses that I get to write off as well as mileage. I break it all out for the person so they just really have to input my numbers.   4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 19, '14 3:25pm  
its a little hard, I work from home so I have some additional expenses that I get to write off as well as mileage. I break it all out for the person so they just really have to input my numbers.  
 
@nhanes70: If you're that organized, you may still want to consider TurboTax.  It will walk you through every expense that you'd be allowed to deduct; if you have the numbers right there with you it should be a fairly easy process.  I have an LLC and have multiple business-related expenses I can deduct, including mileage, depreciation, etc.   It took me maybe an hour to have TurboTax walk me through each part of Sched. C.  Still, that may be too much for what you want to worry about doing on your own.  If you'd like a CPA referral just message me or let me know here and I can get you her information.
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 19, '14 3:36pm  
@kw_planner I very respectfully disagree. I think tax accountats are affordable and provide great peace of mind. They will pay for themselves by catching one single mistake in your reteurn and they will answer any questions or even respond on your behalf in case of any issues. I pay my accountant $400 for my return and I know for a fact that he saved me close to $1000 a few yers ago. I had used turbotax but didn't file. I gave my information to the accountant and he found over $1200 in my favor. No funny business or anything shady, just stuff that I missed. I have been using him ever since, so I don't know if that has happened again, but once was enough for me. My taxes are simple enough, but a professional is always a good idea.  4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 19, '14 4:04pm  
@kw_planner I very respectfully disagree. I think tax accountats are affordable and provide great peace of mind. They will pay for themselves by catching one single mistake in your reteurn and they will answer any questions or even respond on your behalf in case of any issues. I pay my accountant $400 for my return and I know for a fact that he saved me close to $1000 a few yers ago. I had used turbotax but didn't file. I gave my information to the accountant and he found over $1200 in my favor. No funny business or anything shady, just stuff that I missed. I have been using him ever since, so I don't know if that has happened again, but once was enough for me. My taxes are simple enough, but a professional is always a good idea. 
 
@notfromhere: I can't argue at all about anything you mention above.  The point I was trying to make is that, given the same information being used to calculate one's tax, TurboTax will give you the same result as the programs CPAs use - and I'm basing that statement on what other CPAs have told me personally.  TurboTax walks you through the exact list of deductions, credits, etc. as accounting firm's programs.  If you're a numbers person (which I am, obviously) and have a high level of organization in your records then paying $50 for TurboTax could make more sense than using a CPA.That being said, if you're not a numbers person or simply do not want to deal with the preparation process, then using a CPA makes total sense.  And $400 for a standard 1040 return is your average rate these days.  So if anyone is looking to hire a CPA, keep that in mind.
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