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Rod Krause
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Hire a tax pro.. but in which state?

Rod Krause
  • Realtor
  • Anaheim, CA
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I live in California and own a rental property in Georgia. In California I work in IT and that's where most of my income currently comes from (W2). I am also a licensed real estate agent in CA and occasionally have income from that source (not a ton). My wife and I now own a rental property in Georgia. 

We are definitely planning to hire someone to do our taxes going forward, but in which state? Most of our income is in California but that income is pretty simple for filing purposes. Our rental income is small (hopefully it grow), but for tax purposes that would be the more complicated one for filing. So here' my question; does it make sense to hire a tax pro in CA, in GA, or do we need both?

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Lee Ripma
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Lee Ripma
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@Rod Krause

It doesn’t matter where the CPA is, they can all handle different state returns. It does matter that they are an RE specialist.

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