Locations
Rooted in South Florida. Serving clients in all 50 states and abroad.
Our office is in Hollywood, Florida, but our clients live and work everywhere. With cloud accounting, secure document sharing and Zoom meetings, where you are matters a lot less than what you need.
Quick answer: Bette Hochberger, CPA, CGMA is a boutique CPA firm based in Hollywood, Florida that works with clients in all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and other countries. We prepare federal returns and the state returns that go with them, and we help Americans living abroad and international clients with U.S. tax obligations. Most meetings happen on Zoom.
South Florida, city by city
Where we know every local quirk
Each South Florida city has its own county surtaxes, rental rules and kinds of clients. These pages go deeper on the places closest to home.
Broward CountyFort Lauderdale CPA
Marine businesses, Las Olas restaurants and bars, condo and vacation rental owners, and professional firms downtown.
Broward CountyHollywood CPA
Our home base. Broadwalk rentals, downtown owners and the people who work Hollywood’s casino and nightlife scene.
Miami-Dade CountyMiami CPA
Founders, crypto investors, foreign buyers, nightlife operators and people moving to Florida from New York.
Palm Beach CountyBoca Raton CPA
Medical practices, family businesses, retirees and new residents, plus Palm Beach County’s new 2026 sales tax rate.
City photos via Wikimedia Commons: Fort Lauderdale by Andyxox (CC BY 3.0), Hollywood Beach by quyentr (CC BY 3.0), Brickell by Averette (CC BY 3.0), Mizner Park (public domain).
Across the U.S.
Clients in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
Whether you run a business in Texas, rent property in New York or just moved to Florida from California, we handle the federal return and every state return that comes with it.
Northeast
- Connecticut
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
Southeast + South
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Midwest
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
West
- Alaska
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Oregon
- Utah
- Washington
- Wyoming
States with no tax on wage income: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. Washington does tax certain capital gains.
Income in more than one state
Remote employees, rental property or customers in other states can create filing requirements. We sort out where you owe and avoid double taxation.
Moving to Florida
Leaving a high-tax state? We help you establish Florida domicile and file the part-year returns correctly so your old state has nothing to question.
Companies operating nationwide
Payroll in several states, sales tax nexus and state business filings handled alongside your monthly accounting.
Around the world
International clients and Americans abroad
Taxes do not stop at the border. We work with U.S. citizens living overseas and with international owners and investors who have U.S. income, companies or property.
- U.S. returns for Americans living abroad, including the foreign earned income exclusion (Form 2555)
- FBAR (FinCEN 114) and FATCA (Form 8938) foreign account reporting
- Nonresident returns (Form 1040-NR) for people with U.S. income
- Form 5472 for foreign-owned U.S. LLCs and corporations
- Tax planning for foreign buyers of Florida real estate
How it works remotely
Same firm. Any time zone.
- Book a 15-minute call on Zoom at a time that works where you are.
- Upload documents to our secure client portal. No mailing originals.
- Review and sign your returns electronically.
- Stay in touch by email or scheduled calls all year.
Compare counties
The same state, three different tax maps.
For South Florida clients: Florida sets the base rates, then each county adds its own layer. These are the numbers that change most from one city to the next in 2026.
| County | Sales tax | Short-term rental taxes | Cities we cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broward | 7% | About 13% | Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood |
| Miami-Dade | 7% | About 13% in most of the county; Miami Beach, Surfside and Bal Harbour use resort taxes | Miami |
| Palm Beach | 6.5% | About 12.5% | Boca Raton |
Locations FAQ
Quick answers about where we work
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