I’m Back with “Who is”

July 26th, 2009

            So much talk about hiring a tax professional and so much debate about who is a professional I want this out again. 

            The biggest point I want to make is that just because someone is a CPA, doesn’t automatically make them a tax professional. 

            Tax professionals are hard to find because as you may have heard, there is no accreditation from the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) that says “Tax Professional”.

        As a tax preparer I am often asked what is the difference between a tax attorney, an accountant/CPA, a bookkeeper, an Enrolled Agent, and a tax preparer.

A Tax Attorney is not the same as an accountant. The accountant can work with the financial issues and has [...]

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