Michael Schafer, CPA, Tax Manager, is a CPA professional with over 7 years of specialized experience providing tax services to individuals, partnerships, S-Corporations and C-Corporations. He concentrates his practice on:

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ •‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Preparing and filing complex tax returns on behalf of clients
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ •‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Compiling supporting financial statements and documents
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ •‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Preparing tax provisions schedules, returns, payments, and reports
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ •‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Finding tax solutions to complicated tax issues
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ •‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Finding errors from incorrect tax filings
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ •‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Providing assistance with federal and state tax notices
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ •‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Making sure that clients comply with federal, state and local tax regulations
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ •‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Accurately prepare quarterly and annual tax reports
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ •‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Creating budget and revenue forecast reports
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ •‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Reviewing returns prepared by interns and staff accountants
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ •‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Performing tax research, staying up to date on changes
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ •‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Establishing relationships and building trust with clients
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ •‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Serving as a coach in the RitzHolman Coaching Program
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ •‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Training tax team members on firm and industry tax standards