The issue mainly stems from bad tax accountants and the fact that I have investment accounts in the UK where the tax year is different so collating the info for the US tax year is harder. I have lived in other countries and it has never been a problem.
The accountants I have had here have been completely unable to read basic investment account data. They have fabricated numbers out of thin air, repeatedly made the same mistakes over and over.
Despite paying them to do it, I ended up manually doing all the calculations and writing a script to work out my income/divs/gains in the format they need and they still managed to copy/paste the data incorrectly.
Have you had a similar experience?
duxup•8mo ago
You should be able to find a CPA who can help you with a business, and a capable person to help with tax planning for personal taxes.
Taxes in the US aren't as simple as some places, but I've never had a problem finding competent help for more complex situations. Just make sure you're finding someone with experience with your situation(s).
blackhaj7•8mo ago
I called around 6 firms including some that were recommended. Most were awful and the ones I chose seemed the best option intially