The Firm
A practice built on quiet, careful work.
Stephen Nelson CPA is a suburban certified public accounting practice serving individuals, small businesses, and international clients across the country — and across borders.
The story
The practice began with a simple observation: most people meet their tax preparer once a year, in a hurry, with a folder of papers neither of them has seen since last April. Important decisions were being made in that hurry — or, worse, not made at all.
Stephen Nelson built the practice differently. Clients are few enough to be known by name, conversations happen before decisions rather than after them, and the work is prepared as if it will be read line by line — because it will be.
Over time, the practice developed a specialty. Word travels in international communities, and clients arrived with questions most firms handle awkwardly: a foreign company buying its first American property, a family relocating mid-year across a border, an expat who had not filed in a decade. Today, international taxation is the practice's center of gravity — and its reputation.
Credentials & licensure
Certified Public Accountant
Licensed and in good standing, with continuing professional education completed every year.
Decades of Public Accounting
More than twenty-five years preparing returns and representing clients before the IRS and state tax authorities.
International Tax Concentration
Focused practice in cross-border taxation — foreign-owned businesses, foreign nationals, and Americans abroad.
IRS Representation
Authorized to represent clients in audits, notices, appeals, and collection matters.
How the practice works
Candor
Plain answers, including the ones clients would rather not hear. If a position is aggressive, you will know it — and know the cost.
Preparation
Returns are documented, cross-checked, and filed early. Surprises are for birthdays, not for filings.
Discretion
Financial matters are private. Files are secure, conversations are confidential, and nothing leaves the office without reason.
Availability
Clients reach the person who actually does the work. Questions are answered by phone or email, usually the same day.
Meet the practice.
An initial consultation is the quietest way to start. The first hour is about understanding your situation — not billing it.
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