CPA Miami _{Certified Public Accountants}

CPA Miami™ is a full service accounting firm with a genuine commitment to professional, affordable and personalized service.

We have developed a program of professional affiliations with the highest caliber of independent, professional consultants to provide you with a wide variety of services at the most competitive prices.

CPA Miami™ provides employment opportunities to qualified individuals in direct response to our double-digit annual growth.  CPAMiami only employs highly qualified, experienced individuals with recent, prior public accounting experience in audit or tax, former IRS agents or certified QuickBooks pro-advisors.   Applicants should send a scanned copy of their resume directly by fax or e-mail to jobs@cpamiami.com.

Managing Director

CPA Miami is managed by Mitch Helfer; a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) registered with the State of Florida since 1991, with two decades of experience combined, professional experience with various smaller-local, mid-sized regional and large-international public accounting organizations and financial institutions.

He is a graduate of Florida International University and has earned a Masters Degree in Accounting, a Masters Degree in Taxation, and Certification in Internal Auditing.

He has also attained the accredited Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) designation from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

He has extensive experience in providing tax and management advisory services to a wide variety of service industries with concentrations in real estate, healthcare, law firms and other professional service organizations.

He provides management advisory services to entrepreneurs and growth-oriented companies and business sale and acquisition services.

Mr. Helfer’s professional affiliations include the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the American Society for Tax Problem Solvers.

IRS Representation: Should I Hire an Attorney to Represent Me?

Tax attorneys are excellent practitioners trained and educated in the understanding of tax law. Experienced tax attorneys are excellent candidates in considering representation before the IRS on tax matters.

The primary distinction between hiring an attorney, certified public accountant or enrolled agent is one of disclosure in criminal tax matters. Enrolled agents and certified public accountants have the exact same practice rights before the IRS with one important exception. If you are involved in a criminal matter, you should see an attorney first to protect your legal rights. If you are NOT involved in a criminal matter, the protections provided to you by a certified public accountant or enrolled agent is the same. Attorneys will almost always cost you more in IRS representation matters than certified public accountants and enrolled agents for similar representation.

The second key distinction between hiring an attorney, certified public accountant or enrolled agent is the consideration of whether your tax matter that requires the preparation of tax returns or related financial information. In those cases where you have not filed tax returns, are missing financial records, or require additional work necessary to gather and prepare information prior to IRS representation, you should almost always consider hiring a CPA first.

Should I Hire a Certified Public Accountant?

Certified public accountants are individuals who are licensed to practice public accounting. Certified Public Accountants (CPA) is the statutory title of qualified accountants in the United States who have passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and have met additional state education and experience requirements for certification as a CPA.

Tested

Candidates must complete some of the toughest business courses at their college or university and pass the Uniform CPA Exam. This test of business, auditing and general accounting skills was developed to ensure the competence of CPAs entering the field, much as the bar exam evaluates lawyers and the medical boards test doctors. The exam is continually revised to meet the changing demands of the profession.

Educated

Accounting graduates must complete numerous educational credits in order to qualify for a CPA certificate. CPAs are required to follow a strict code of ethics as well as perform within the highest standards of the profession. Every two years they must complete 80 hours of continuing professional education to keep up with the new rules and regulations in the financial and accounting world.

Regulated

The Board of Registration in Public Accountancy grants certificates and licenses to practice public accountancy to qualified individuals who comply with the requirements of the statute. The Board monitors licensees’ practice of public accountancy to insure that the services provided to the public are in accordance with the ethical standards of state law and regulations. The Board also insures that licensees have complied with all continuing education requirements necessary to renew their licenses

Should I Hire an Enrolled Agent?

An Enrolled Agent (EA) is a federally-authorized tax practitioner who has technical expertise in the field of taxation and who is empowered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to represent taxpayers before all administrative levels of the Internal Revenue Service for audits, collections, and appeals.

An EA is a federally-authorized tax practitioner who has technical expertise in the field of taxation empowered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to represent taxpayers before all administrative levels of the Internal Revenue Service for audits, collections, and appeals. The license is earned in one of two ways, by passing a comprehensive examination which covers all aspects of the tax code, or having worked at the IRS for five years in a position which regularly interpreted and applied the tax code and its regulations. In addition, the IRS requires Enrolled Agents to complete 72 hours of continuing professional education, reported every three years, to maintain their Enrolled Agent status.

EAs are required to demonstrate to the IRS their competence in matters of taxation before they may represent a taxpayer before the IRS – CPAs and Attorneys are not.

Why Hire Us?

With regards to IRS representation matters, hiring our firm is often the best choice available to you.

We are knowledgeable, experienced, licensed practitioners that can assist you through almost all aspects of representation before the IRS.

We do not represent taxpayers in criminal matters, nor are we licensed to represent you in courts of law should the need arise. For these matters, an experienced, licensed tax attorney would be a better choice. However, we can represent you before all administrative levels of the Internal Revenue Service for audits, collections, and appeals which encompass nearly 99% of most tax problems.

In those matters you require the gathering, accumulation and preparation of tax returns, we are highly skilled and experienced in preparing your tax returns and supporting schedules of financial information to adequately represent you and protect your rights.

Our professional fees are highly competitive and affordable and can often be structured to pay as we go rather than the full payment of professional fees up front. Our professional licensing requires that we do not offer “guarantees” of success, nor base our fees on ultimately what your taxes are.

We have and continue to be highly successful in reducing taxpayer liabilities to minimum levels and negotiating payment plans and settlements wherever applicable.

Finally, there is no charge or obligation for our initial consultation to you.