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What does my tax preparer need that my bookkeeper does not have?

Bookkeeping & accounting basics

Equity documents, the cap table, prior-year returns, foreign ownership details, loan agreements, and anything affecting basis or elections.

Your books record what happened to cash. The return needs the legal picture behind it, which usually lives in a different folder.

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Check your EIN confirmation letter (CP 575) first. If that is gone, look at a previously filed tax return, a business bank account application, or any 1099 you have issued. Your bank or your payroll provider will also have it on file.

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