Business Experience
Premier Tax Advisors, P.C. is a professional corporation that was formed in 2002 and owned by J. David Arnette, CPA.
J. David Arnette, CPA brings over twenty years of experience to bear to your tax problems. David has more than fifteen years of experience in local public accounting firms, ranging in size from two to thirty people. Here David has worked with the issues of small businesses, from bank reconciliations and payroll and property tax returns on up to advanced tax planning and research.
David began his career in a large local Atlanta CPA firm, exposing him to the issues faced by small businesses early in his career.
David went on to work in the tax department of a Fortune 100 company and in one of the “Big Four” public accounting firms, PricewaterhouseCoopers. These positions have given David four years of experience in issues faced by large corporations, such as filing consolidated returns and multi-state taxation.
After David formed his own firm in 2002, David worked for several years in an alliance with another small CPA firm specializing in partnership taxation, giving David ten years of experience with partnerships. Many of David’s existing clients are individuals who have small businesses they operate through S corporations. Together, these experiences have given David a wealth of knowledge in the most common forms of doing business.
Most of David’s clients are in the legal and medical fields, although many of his clients are corporate executives. David has experience with US taxation of international transactions. Many of his clients have real estate investments. David earned a Master of Taxation in 1992 from the University of South Carolina. His undergraduate degree was in accounting, also from the University of South Carolina.
Goals
Value
We realized early on that large firms have substantial overhead expenses to cover; we try to avoid these expenses. For the amount of attention you receive from us, you will find that our prices are very fair, and we’re sure you’ll be pleased with the results.
Accuracy
All of our projects are reviewed thoroughly before they are provided to you. We strive for the highest standards in our work. As evidenced by our name, our goal is to be the PREMIER tax advisors to you and your business. We often find that clients are surprised by the level of review their returns receive, and the level of thought put into their work.
Effective Tax Planning
Some of our best tax outcomes have resulted from year-end planning. We can be very effective at helping our clients reduce their tax burdens by making some smart tax moves before the end of the year. We try to be proactive in reaching out to our clients just before the end of the year, and many of our clients have been very pleased with some surprising results we have obtained for them.