Craig W. Smalley, EA

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Craig W. Smalley, EA is the CEO and Founder of CWSEAPA®, PLLC, located in Orlando, Florida, with clients all over the country in every industry. He has been admitted to practice before the IRS as an Enrolled Agent, and has a Master's Certificate in Taxation from UCLA. He has been in practice since 1994, specializing in individual, partnership and corporate taxation for high net worth clients; tax planning; entity structuring; and representation before the IRS regarding negotiations, audits and appeals. He is well versed on U.S. Tax Court rulings, and is about to begin his second year of law school.
Craig is also an accomplished writer, with 12 books published on various topics in taxation and has been quoted and published in Forbes, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, NASDAQ, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Christian Science Monitor, Ganjaprenuer, CPA Trendlines, EA Journal, and numerous other publications.
Founder/CEO CWSEAPA PLLC
May 23rd 2022
What Can Happen if Tax Resolutions Fail
There are a variety of things the IRS can do if your clients fail to resolve back tax issues or choose not to respond to the myriad notices...
IRS
May 18th 2022
Exploring the IRS Collections ‘Mystery’
IRS Collections is an enigma and a different kind of animal from the rest of the IRS. There are hard and fast deadlines that must be met or...
IRS
Feb 8th 2022
What’s it Going to Take to Get Through Tax Season?
Let’s face it, the last two tax seasons have been rough on tax professionals and a lot are burnt out. In fact, some are considering leaving...
Practice Excellence
Dec 3rd 2021
Tax-Planning Tips to Put Money in Clients' Hands
I have provided tax planning to clients for the past 15 years. There are many ways to do tax planning; however, finding ways to put tax-...
Individuals
Dec 4th 2020
A Few Year-End Tax Tips Among COVID
Here are a few tips concerning your business and individual clients to help you get through your year-end tax planning. Businesses With the...
Clients
Aug 5th 2019
Cannabis Accounting and the R&D Tax Credit
When it comes to cannabis accounting, the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit remains one of the best opportunities for...
Business Tax
Jul 31st 2019
How to Help Individual Clients with Tax Planning in 2019
The first of this three-part series generalized the methods I use for tax planning. We discussed the various methodologies employed, as...
Individuals
Jul 30th 2019
The IRS Begins to Crack Down on Cryptocurrency Transactions
By the end of August, more than 10,000 taxpayers will receive these letters. Their names were obtained through various ongoing IRS...
IRS
Jul 24th 2019
How the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 Affects Whistleblowers and Other Groups
In the second part of my guide to the highlights of the Taxpayer First Act of 2019, I'll discuss the seizure and sale of perishable goods...
IRS
Jul 22nd 2019
What Did the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 Change?
On July 1, the President signed the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 (the Act) (P.L. 116-25) into law. It changes the management and oversight of...
IRS