we are not cpa firms but what we do
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with respect to tax services is very
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broad
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what that means is that we get involved
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with tax planning and involves pretty
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much anything you could imagine that
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involves
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taxation even for non-profits they have
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issues of taxes that they have to
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minimize or avoid
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whether it’s punitive or just meant as a
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service one of the areas
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of specialties that i have that’s kind
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of unique is what’s called state local
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tax controversy for example
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and that’s where i’m involved with
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property taxes
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city business license taxes sales taxes
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if somebody has an audit examination or
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someone
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is doing business in several states for
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example
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and they just need to know is the sales
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tax applied
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i deal with unitary taxation which is a
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complex topic
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i deal with both planning
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advocacy administratively with local
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leaders in taxation be it a department
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of revenue leader
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or it might be in a controversy setting
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where i’m dealing with an administrative
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appeal
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or in some cases things that go to what
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people are more familiar with
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like such a federal tax court or office
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of tax appeals for
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which is the california counterpart now
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an administrative process along the way
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so it’s quite a bit um even estate
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planning people need to know
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what’s better you know it might be
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minimizing my income taxes or should i
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minimize my state taxes for larger
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states
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and that type of planning has to be done
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to help people along the way