As a Las Vegas accountant, one of the things that I get asked a lot is, “What should you ask an accountant in Las Vegas if you are considering hiring one?”.  One of the most important things is there licensing (their credentials, exactly what they have other licenses in).  You should contact their state board of CPAs and the American Institute of accountants to see whether or not there has been any disciplinary actions put against them, and also check out their licenses – they usually do have them posted in their offices.

One of the other things that you should ask a Las Vegas accountant about is their fees: how do they charge you, is it an hourly billing, is it a value billing, what exactly will they charge you for phone calls, what type of meetings can you have with them on a regular basis?  You want to make sure that you understand that before you hire an accountant.  Additionally, you want to ask them how you could reduce your fees.  Do you charge me less or more if I bring in a box of receipts? Could I possibly do some of the work and keep my fees at a minimum?  One of the last things that I would consider asking them is ‘what their strategies are with their financial statements and their tax returns?’.  Are they aggressive, or are they conservative? You want to hire someone who is exactly like yourself.  If you’re aggressive and you like to take an aggressive strategy on your tax return, you want to make sure that an accountant is willing to look at that without disobeying the laws.

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