Verified CPAPacific Tax Group, CPA
Entertainment & Loan-Outs
Experience18 Years
SpecialtyEntity & Owner Planning
ServesCentury City
The best CPAs in Los Angeles
California layers a high state income tax, an LLC fee schedule and city business taxes on top of federal filings. Every professional here holds an active California licence we checked by hand.
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Verified Los Angeles specialists
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Verified MSTMeridian Advisory, MST
High-Income Individual Tax
Experience13 Years
SpecialtyMulti-State Filings
ServesSanta Monica
Verified EAHarbor & Vance, EA
Real Estate & 1031
Experience21 Years
SpecialtyIRS Representation
ServesPasadena
What a Los Angeles accountant should already know
California residency and part-year filings
The FTB is aggressive on residency. Anyone splitting time between California and another state needs documented day counts and a preparer who has defended a residency audit.
Entertainment and loan-out corporations
Writers, actors and crew often operate through loan-outs. Reasonable compensation, per-diem treatment and multi-state shoot days all need handling.
LLC fees and the city business tax
California charges an $800 minimum franchise tax plus a gross-receipts LLC fee, and Los Angeles adds its own business tax registration and annual renewal.
Real estate, 1031 exchanges and clawback
California tracks deferred gain on out-of-state exchanges and expects annual reporting. Missing that filing surfaces years later with interest.
Areas covered
Downtown LACentury CitySanta MonicaPasadenaSherman OaksCulver CityLong BeachGlendale
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