Like tax attorneys and enrolled agents, CPAs can represent, advise, and prepare tax returns. You can be assured that CPAs are very knowledgeable in the tax field because they have to pass a comprehensive exam in the state they wish to practice in, have a college degree, and must have had experience with a CPA firm. You must be selective about the CPA you pick because many actually have had lots of experience with the IRS but others may have never dealt with the IRS. Some benefits for using a CPA are listed below.

Attentive to Details

Typical accountants are very attentive to details. Their jobs normally consist of analyzing numbers all day and making some sort of sense of them. This is a good trait to have in someone who is helping with an audit. CPAs are known for helping with audits and analyzing numbers to make sure things are right or to see what is wrong.

Sophisticated Accounting Knowledge
CPAs normally have more knowledge about sophisticated accounting issues than tax attorneys or enrolled agents. Again this means that they could be the best choice for help with an audit. This also means they can be helpful in preparing complicated tax returns.

Overall a CPA is the best choice for an IRS or state tax audit or filing tax returns, not to say that the other tax professionals couldn't do the same. CPAs are normally more numbers people and aren't the best at negotiating and being aggressive with IRS personnel like tax attorneys are.

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