Why Use a CPA?
Consistency and Stability – A CPA is going to be there for you year after year. Practicing CPAs are in it for the long run.
Doors are Always Open – A CPA performs many types of financial services, not just taxes. Therefore, their doors are always open for tax questions, tax planning, and for any audit help you may need. Other tax preparation services are going to close their doors from May to December. Who’s going to help you when you get that audit letter? A CPA can.
Record Retention– A CPA is going to maintain your tax information much like a doctor holds on the patient’s medical records. A CPA will act as your own personal filing cabinet through the years. You’ll even get your own copy of the return and supporting documents in a nice little folder for you to file away yourself if you want. Digital is also becoming more prevalent.
Tax Planning – The best part about having a CPA is the tax planning advice he can provide throughout the year. There are certain year-end tax moves you can make each year that will save you hundreds in tax dollars. Software and tax preparation companies aren’t around to help you with those things.
Professionalism – Like I mentioned above, a CPA is licensed with the state. They’ve gone through a ton of accounting classes, a tough exam, and must maintain continuing education credits each year. Only a person who wants to be a professional is willing to go through what it takes to be a CPA. Of course, CPAs are still just people. But I’ll take the CPA designation over any other for tax filing purposes.
Your Time – The last good reason I’ll give you is your time. I’m not going to lie and say that you won’t have to spend a little time preparing your tax files to bring to a CPA. But they will save you the time it takes to enter in all the information and file the return. And each year it gets quicker as you’ll learn what to bring to your CPA