Picture this. You have to pay the government a whole heap of money – how much, specifically, is a mystery to you – and you would rather be dunked in hot tar than do math or fill out government forms.
You hire an inexperienced tax preparer: an amusing caricature of a young person, who uses slang like “no cap” and has never not been on a cell phone. “Bet, Mr./Ms. Magazinereader,” he assures you (or so you believe). “Your tax return slaps and is heckin’ valid. No cap. Just yeet these papes at the IRS and you’ll be skibidi.”
But things do not go skibidi at all (or so you believe). It turns out the inexperienced tax preparer prepared your taxes by haphazardly plugging numbers into a spyware app that he heard about through TikTok, and you now owe the People's Republic of China $72 million dollars.
Whoops! Oh well. It’s not like all of that would have been avoided if you had instead floated across Nordquist Tax & Business Services’ vast sea of experience during your tax preparation journey.
Now here’s the plot twist: IT ACTUALLY WOULD HAVE.
“I don’t require every federally authorized IRS Enrolled Agent who works here to be quite as experienced as I am,” said Vickie Nordquist, who began preparing taxes shortly after earning her accountancy degree from U of M over 30 years ago. “That being said, I can’t take someone who’s still fresh out of school, either. They’re too just green for our clients’ good.
“Take my own daughter, for example. I love her very much, and I’m delighted that she’s now working for me part-time, but I told her right up front that Nordquist Tax & Business Services would never help her get her foot in the door. ‘Go work for one of my competitors for at least a year before you even think about working for me,’ I explained to her when she was first starting out. ‘Tax expertise isn’t passed down genetically, and the IRS won’t care when you tell them who your mom is.’
“Knowing what’s deductible and by how much. All the little software tricks needed to interpret tax code as generously in your client’s favor as possible. Knowing precisely what the IRS is looking for, and how to minimize the chances of that becoming more of your client’s money. School can’t teach you these crucial things. You have to learn them ‘on the streets,’ so to speak.
“And it takes a long time indeed until you’re able to give your client what they want most during tax season: peace of mind. They may not know thing one about taxes, but they’ll know right away if they’re working with an amateur. Only a seasoned tax professional answers questions, explains strategies, and identifies solutions with that rare, cool confidence which makes their client feel truly protected – if not outright invincible – against the IRS.”
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Vickie and her team are standing by to take all the stress out of personal taxes. They also serve businesses which aren’t yet large enough to justify hiring a full-time accountant or bookkeeper. Call (952) 232-6262 or visit NordquistTax.com today to schedule a FREE consultation!