Accountips

September 6, 2007 1:54 PM

Can anyone recommend a good, affordable accountant in the New York City area? I am establishing a freelance business and will need to estimate taxes, think about eventual incorporation, etc.
posted by pinto to Work & Money (5 answers total)

I've been going to these guys for years and I'm very happy with them!
Sidney Kaufman and associates (Curt Gurskin is great)
160 W 71ST St Ste 2B (at Broadway)
New York, NY 10023
[phone]
posted by blaneyphoto at 2:25 PM on September 6, 2007

Anthony Paredes
139 Fulton Street #621
New York, NY 10038
212-285-1725

I've been going to him for ages. He was recommended to me as specializing in freelancers.
posted by annabellee at 3:21 PM on September 6, 2007

My accountant is fantastic. He's also an attorney, which comes in handy in all manner of small business matters.

Alan Straus
42 Broadway #1815
New York, NY 10007
212-968-9797
posted by bedhead at 10:37 PM on September 6, 2007

I live with my accountant. (Friend of a friend's family, I watch their stuff while they're gone, he lets me live here etc.)

He's a wonderful guy, he's full of character, super smart and one of the most personable people I have met, which goes miles when you need an accountant. Talk about the Yankees this season? Done. Talk New York life? No problem.

Jay Lonschien
[phone]
posted by ebonyknives at 12:55 PM on September 7, 2007

P.S. I'm also a budding freelancer and he's offered his services numerous times. He focuses mainly on taxes. He knows what he's doing.
posted by ebonyknives at 12:56 PM on September 7, 2007