Question by Mike W: What licenses are needed in order to operate a business doing personal and small business taxes and returns?
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Answer by richards150
To do taxes for the public, you have to have a CPA. It’s like a master’s degree and the only legit way. I’ve thought about it too, but legally, you can’t do people’s taxes publicly. Now if you do a family member or friend’s taxes and they want to kick back some money to you for appreciation, then I think that is okay. But you can’t call yourself a tax person and advertise it.
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Just a local business license except in California and Oregon where you have to get a special license to do tax returns.