Tax Guru – Ker$tetter Letter

Q:

Subject: nice to have found you

Kerry,

I have  a rather unusual background. I am a CA CPA who left the field about six years ago after getting my audit hours from KPMG and then went to work as a Longshoremen  at the Port of LA. I still work at the docks but my very flexible schedule allows me to pursue other interests. I am currently working for a small tax firm 35 hours a week helping prepare all types of tax returns. I am pretty rusty and was wondering if you had any suggestions of tax courses you can recommend that will help me improve my tax & acct skills.

God Bless America

Thanks

A:

While the H&R Block class does a good job of covering the basics, there is no training of any kind that can beat hands-on real life experience.  Your best bet would be to work with a tax prep office that does a wide variety of different kinds of tax returns.

My current favorite reference book is The Tax Book.  Having a copy of that with you will speed up your learning process tremendously.

Good luck.

Kerry Kerstetter