Taxpayers may outsource their financial stress by a specific age. Find out when you should hire a tax preparer.

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The advantages of filing a tax return with a CPA, or a certified public accountant, add up as filing becomes more complex. CPAs are certified to handle any sort of tax and accounting situation. CPAs ...

Tax season can feel overwhelming, but the good news is, you have options for filing your taxes. Nearly half of American ...

Certified public accountants may become harder to find for tax preparation services as a number of CPAs are retiring and fewer young people are entering the profession. Even though April 15 is fast ...

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With free tax-filing programs widely available, why would you pay to have your tax returns done? Because the right professional might earn you enough tax breaks to pay their fees and then some. When ...

Ebony Howard is a certified public accountant and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor tax expert. She has been in the accounting, audit, and tax profession for more than 13 years, working with individuals and a ...

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