Tax Counsel for a Highwood on the Move

Highwood has always punched above its size. For generations it was the North Shore’s dining room. Today it is a town in full renewal, with new families rebuilding on its streets and new development rising along the tracks.

Change like that brings tax decisions that deserve careful thought before they are made. William D. Briggs has guided taxpayers through decisions like these for four decades.

Tax Returns for Families Building Here

Many of Highwood’s newest residents bought a modest home with plans to transform it. A project of that scale touches your taxes for years. What you spend on improvements can reduce the tax you owe when you eventually sell, but only if it is tracked properly from the start. Equity compensation often helps fund the build, and the timing of a vest or a stock sale can change the bill considerably.

Bill Briggs prepares each return himself, from your original documents. When your finances outgrow simple, that personal attention is what keeps the return accurate.

Taxes on the Sale of a Business or Property

Downtown Highwood is being revalued. Long-held restaurants and properties are drawing offers their owners never expected.

Selling a business you have spent decades building is a tax event as much as a life event. The structure of the sale, its timing and what you do with the proceeds can matter as much as the price itself. If an offer is on the table, or you suspect one is coming, that is the moment to talk with your CPA.

Business Returns and Financial Statements

For owners who are staying and growing, we prepare business returns and the financial statements that lenders and landlords expect, working from your bookkeeper’s records.

How We Work

We meet by phone, Zoom or Teams, whichever you prefer. Documents are handled by secure arrangement, and all meetings are by appointment only, which protects the privacy of every client.

You will work directly with Bill Briggs, not a rotating staff.

We invest in the work, not the trimmings. Our clients judge us by what we do for them.