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Tax Services

Hiratsuka & Schmitt, LLP provides clients with complete and extensive tax services in all areas of income taxes. Not only do we provide tax return preparation and other compliance services, we strive to keep our clients ahead of the curve by providing comprehensive and ongoing tax planning. We review every client's tax situation for alternative tax strategies. Our goal is to become our clients’ most trusted business and financial advisor.

We have a sense of responsibility to not only minimize our clients’ taxes but also to enhance our clients’ profitability and safeguard their personal and business-related assets.

Among our specific areas of experience and expertise are:

Year-end tax planning
Estimated tax liability and projections
Compensation studies for corporate executives
Compensation planning and incentive plans
Representation before the IRS and state authorities
Out-of-state, part-year and non-resident returns
All types of business returns
Entity and accounting method selection for optimum results
Exempt organizations
Application for exemption
Estates and trusts
Estate tax analysis, planning and minimization
Mergers and acquisitions
Employee benefit and retirement plans
Retirement planning needs analysis
College fund planning
Investment analysis
Asset management and allocation
Life insurance analysis