Arlington Tax Help — Arlington & Northern Virginia

The Northern Virginia Desk handles returns for the cleared federal contractors and consultants across the Pentagon corridor, the tech employees in Tysons and at HQ2, the federal employees, and the households across the 571 — per-diem and travel, relocation and multi-state consulting contracts, security-cleared equity, and the back-tax and IRS-letter work that follows when any of it gets reported wrong. One national firm organized as our DC Metro desks, with our Bethesda desk across the river. 100% virtual by design — no driving, no waiting room. Start a conversation below.

Frequently asked in Arlington

Do I need a tax preparer near me in Northern Virginia, or can I work with you remotely?

You can work with us entirely remotely, and most of our clients do. THE TAX CUTTERY is 100% virtual by design — secure document sharing, no driving, no waiting room. The Northern Virginia Desk has a real (571) number, backed by a national virtual practice.

I'm a federal contractor with per-diem, travel, and multi-state work. Can you handle that?

We do. Cleared-contractor money is its own animal — per-diem that has to meet the federal rules, travel reimbursements that get misclassified as income, and consulting contracts that span state lines. The Northern Virginia Desk reads these returns carefully, because one misclassified reimbursement is a CP2000 waiting to happen. It's the everyday ask here, not a special case.

I got a CP2000 notice. What does that actually mean?

A CP2000 is the IRS computer saying the numbers on your return don't match what was reported to them — usually a W-2, a 1099, or a brokerage statement. It is not an audit and it is not a bill. In most cases it's a mismatch we resolve with a written response and the right documentation. Don't ignore it, but don't lose sleep over it either.

I relocated here for a contract and earned income in two states. How does that get filed?

Relocation means a part-year return in the state you left, a part-year return in Virginia, and the residency questions that come with the move. We sort the domicile first — days present, where you vote and register — then file both state returns so the same income isn't taxed twice. Get the residency wrong and the state you left sends a letter; we get it right the first time.

Is this a real firm?

THE TAX CUTTERY is one national, trademarked firm organized as regional desks. The Northern Virginia Desk has a real (571) 387-1040 number, backed by a national virtual practice. No call center. No routing menu. the practitioner assigned to your file knows your situation before responding.