The Difference Between a Licensed Tax Acct. & an Unlicensed Tax Preparer

When selecting a tax professional, a business generally has two providers to choose from: licensed tax professionals such as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or an unlicensed tax preparer like H&R Block or Turbo Tax.

Depending on the size of your business, you may be fine to file your taxes through an unlicensed tax preparer, but large businesses need more comprehensive services and greatly benefit from the added value, knowledge and service that comes from working with a certified tax acct. or CPA firm like Gurian. 

Advantages of Working with a Professional Tax Accountant

The major benefit to working with a CPA firm like ours is the comprehensive services you receive all year long: 

  • CPAs tend to have better tools and greater insight into complex tax positions
  • A professional tax accountant has a larger knowledge base to draw from when minimizing your business’s tax liability
  • Working with the same tax accountant or CPA firm year-to-year ensures you get the best tax planning advice based on your business’s unique circumstances

Additionally, a fully-licensed CPA can be your trusted representative during any IRS audit proceeding.

Comprehensive Services

If you’re a business owner, partnering with a CPA comes with benefits that extend far beyond tax season. A professional tax acct. can:

  • Provide big-picture assessments of all facets of your business
  • Help you manage things like business analyses, growth planning and risk assessment
  • Assist you in creating and setting up the right accounting system for your business
  • Review and prepare necessary financial statements for banks and other lenders or investors

Hire a Tax Acct. at Gurian PLLC

It’s important to keep in mind that all CPAs are accountants, but not all tax accountants or preparers are CPAs. Hiring a qualified tax acct. to handle your tax preparation guarantees you’ll spend less time worrying about your tax situation and more time handling what you do best: growing your business. And because using a CPA can both help you find tax deductions you may not have known about and reduce your risk of being audited, you can potentially end up saving more money than you would by working with an unlicensed tax preparer or software.

Gurian is committed to working with you as your tax advocate, exploring methods for increasing revenue and decreasing expenses. If you’re considering hiring a professional tax acct. or want to learn more about what a licensed tax accountant can do for your business, contact us online today or call us at 469.374.3150 to arrange a meeting.

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