Do you work with my existing CPA?
Yes. If you have a CPA you trust and want to keep working with, we coordinate with them.
Our job in that arrangement is to hand off clean, organized books and the supporting schedules your CPA needs. That includes monthly reconciled financials, depreciation and amortization schedules, loan and debt schedules, and property-level profit and loss statements. For partnerships and syndications, we provide capital account detail and allocation support that flows directly into the K-1s. Working with a real estate accounting firm means your CPA receives documentation built for real estate, which makes their job easier.
Matthew Rodrigue, the founder, coordinates the handoff and is available to answer any questions your CPA has about the books or schedules. Some CPAs want a quick call at year-end to walk through the numbers. Others prefer a document package they can work from independently. We handle it either way.
If you would rather have everything under one roof, the firm has an in-house CPA who prepares federal and state tax returns along with partnership K-1s. Matthew coordinates all the tax work, so you have a single point of contact whether we are collaborating with your existing CPA or preparing the returns ourselves.
Many clients come to us already working with a generalist CPA who handles their personal taxes and maybe some small business returns. That relationship can continue. What changes is that the bookkeeping, depreciation tracking, and real estate specific schedules come from us, and your CPA gets a cleaner, more complete package than they were working from before.
Some clients eventually move their returns to our in-house CPA after a year or two, once they see how the pieces connect. Others keep their existing CPA for the long term. Both paths work, and Matthew can help you think through which makes sense for your situation.
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Who prepares K-1s for my investors and when do they go out?
The firm's in-house CPA prepares partnership K-1s as part of the Form 1065 return. Calendar-year partnerships face a March 15 deadline with a six-month extension available to September 15.
Read answerWhat are Opportunity Zones and do they still exist?
Opportunity Zones are still available and were recently made permanent. The program lets investors defer and potentially reduce capital gains taxes by investing in designated economically distressed areas. Original rules run through 2026, with a new permanent regime taking effect in 2027.
Read answerHow do I switch from my current bookkeeper?
Switching bookkeepers is a routine process. We review and clean up your existing books, set up our systems and integrations, and take over the monthly work. Behind or messy books are completely normal at handoff.
Read answerShould I hold my flips in an S-corp?
Frequent flipping can trigger dealer status, which means your profits are taxed as ordinary income plus self-employment tax. An S-corp can help by letting you take some profit as distributions rather than salary, reducing the SE tax hit. This is a structuring decision that depends on your volume and overall tax situation.
Read answerHow much does real estate bookkeeping cost?
Real estate bookkeeping pricing depends on the number and types of assets you own and the scope of work involved. At Rock Real Estate Services, monthly bookkeeping starts at $500 and scales from there based on your portfolio.
Read answerWhat is depreciation recapture and how do I plan for it?
When you sell a property, the IRS recaptures a portion of the depreciation deductions you've claimed over the years. Real property depreciation is taxed at up to 25 percent, while personal property from a cost segregation study is recaptured as ordinary income. Planning options include 1031 exchanges and timing the sale strategically.
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