James Ridout CPA

James Ridout CPA is an accounting and tax practice on Wilton Drive. James Ridout is a certified public accountant who focuses on personal and small-business taxes. The firm works with individuals, investors and businesses around South Florida, in person or virtually.

Its listed services include individual and business tax preparation, tax planning, help responding to IRS notices, small-business accounting, business advisory work and real estate tax planning. It also offers ITIN services. An ITIN is the tax number the IRS issues to people who have a federal tax reason to need one, such as filing a return, but can’t get a Social Security number.

The firm says it handles simple and complex returns, including ones involving investments, real estate, self-employment income and household employees. On the business side, it works with partnerships, C and S corporations, LLCs, and trusts and estates. It describes its approach as personal attention, planning ahead and explaining things in plain language.