Tax specialist - Automating complex returns with Beancount precision

General
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Hello Beancount family! Tina here, tax specialist with 20 years helping clients navigate complex tax situations.

Switched to Beancount 3 years ago when Excel couldn’t handle a client with:

  • 12 rental properties
  • International income streams
  • Complex partnership structures
  • Multiple state tax obligations

Tax preparation revolution:

  • Automated Schedule E generation
  • Multi-state allocation tracking
  • Foreign tax credit calculations
  • Depreciation schedule management
  • Estimated tax planning

Client benefits:

  • 90% faster return preparation
  • Zero transcription errors
  • Real-time tax planning
  • Audit-ready documentation
  • Multi-year trend analysis

Built custom reports for:

  • IRS correspondence
  • State compliance
  • Estimated payments
  • Tax planning scenarios

The precision of Beancount eliminates the rounding errors that used to plague my practice.

Any other tax professionals here? How do you handle the latest tax law changes in your workflows?

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Welcome Tina! Fellow CPA here. Your automation achievements are inspiring - 90% faster preparation is incredible! I struggle with multi-state allocations. Would love to see your workflow for complex partnership K-1s.

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Hi Tina! Corporate finance here. Your depreciation schedule management caught my attention. We handle complex MACRS calculations - do you use custom plugins for Section 179 and bonus depreciation tracking?

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Welcome Tina! Small business bookkeeper here. Your real estate client sounds complex! I have rental property clients too - any tips for handling repairs vs improvements classification in Beancount?