A certified public accountant since 1974; owner of my own CPA firm since 1983. I am licensed in New York and New Jersey. Named State (NJ) and regional Accountant Advocate of the Year 1996 by the U.S. Small Business Administration. An educator since the late 1980's, I teach entrepreneurial subjects (business planning, recordkeeping, QuickBooks and taxes) at a local NJ community college. My specialties include: Personal income tax return preparation. Corporate, partnership, LLC and other business tax return preparation. Income tax planning, business planning, business consulting, accounting, recordkeeping, projections, financial statement preparation, including audits, reviews and compilations. I am a certified QuickBooks professional advisor.I also work with startups to assist them in entity selection, taxation and getting their books organized.