Phoenix Accountants

The offices of Jacobsen & Wachterhauser provide accounting in Phoenix, AZ. As an Arizona accounting firm, the certified public accountants (CPAs) at J&W are knowledgeable in preparing Arizona income tax returns, tax planning, estate taxes, and financial reports. Additionally, Jacobsen & Wachterhauser offer federal income tax return preparation for small business and individual use, business planning, and sales tax services in Phoenix-Metro, including taxes in Mesa, Glendale, Scottsdale, Tempe, Peoria, Avondale, Sun City, Gilbert, Surprise, and all other Arizona cities.

Accounting Phoenix

The following accounting information is from our Phoenix accounting blog. Topics covered include auditing, financial statements, depreciation, financial ratios, government and non-profit accounting, income tax filing, inventory, investing, QuickBooks®, revenue recognition, plus city taxes and taxation.

Vested Benefits

Definition of Vested Benefits:

Pension benefits belonging to the taxpayer.

Wash Sale

Definition of Wash Sale:

A Wash Sale is when a purchase of substantially similar stock or other form of securities within 30 days before or after the sale of the similar stock or security at a loss. A taxpayer cannot claim a wash sale loss; instead, the loss is added to the basis of the most recently purchased stock that is substantially similar.

Additional Wash Sale Information: