{"id":17122,"date":"2025-02-13T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/?p=17122"},"modified":"2025-02-13T10:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T16:15:09","slug":"proconnect-tax-customer-council-member-profile-christopher-j-picciurro-cpa-pfs-mba-ara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/practice-management\/proconnect-tax-customer-council-member-profile-christopher-j-picciurro-cpa-pfs-mba-ara\/","title":{"rendered":"ProConnect\u2122 Tax spotlight: Chris Picciurro, CPA\/PFS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christopher J. Picciurro, CPA\/PFS, MBA, ARA, owns <a href=\"https:\/\/realestatecpa.guru\/\" target=\"_blank\">Integrated CPA Group<\/a>, a firm offering tax preparation and tax planning strategies for real estate investors, self-employed professionals, W-2 employees, and families. Chris also heads up <a href=\"https:\/\/teachingtaxflow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Teaching Tax Flow<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrrinstitute.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MRR Institute<\/a>. He is a former member of the Intuit\u00ae Tax Council.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Chris-Picciurro.jpeg?w=199\" alt=\"Chris Picciurro\" class=\"wp-image-59026\" style=\"width:216px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Chris-Picciurro.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Chris-Picciurro.jpeg?resize=150,150 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Scott Cytron:<\/b><strong> Tell me about your practice.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Chris Picciurro:<\/b> We focus on partnering with clients to implement positive financial decisions. Our ideal clients are entrepreneurs with up to 100 employees, real estate industry professionals and investors, and highly taxed households. We almost exclusively use a subscription-based model that focuses on client relationship development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><b>SC:<\/b> What kind of Intuit\u00ae software do you use?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>CP:<\/b> We use Intuit <a href=\"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/tax-software\/tax-online\/\">ProConnect\u2122 Tax<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/quickbooks.intuit.com\/accountants\/products-solutions\/accounting\/online\/\"data-wa-link=\"body_accnt-qboa\" title=\"\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"false noopener noreferrer\">QuickBooks\u00ae Online Accountant<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><b>SC<\/b> What are your goals for your practice this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>CP:<\/b> We want to continue providing a positive work environment and work-life balance for our team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><b>SC:<\/b> How can tax professionals keep up with all the changes in tax laws and regulations?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>CP:<\/b> As a tax professional, I think it is almost impossible to keep up with every tax law change and regulation, so I focus on reading every publication or magazine possible, along with subscribing to various continuing education providers and social media accounts. This enables me to enroll in CPE courses that help me serve our clients. I also feel it is important to be involved with CPA peer groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><b>SC:<\/b> What was your very first job?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>CP:<\/b> I was a <i>Detroit News<\/i> paperboy back in the day when newspapers were delivered by hand via bike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><b>SC:<\/b> Who is your favorite author?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>CP:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.richdad.com\/\"title=\"\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"false noopener noreferrer\" data-wa-link=\"body_richdad\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Kiyosaki<\/a>, author of \u201cRich Dad Poor Dad,\u201d because he has completely transformed the way millions of people think about finances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><b>SC:<\/b> If you were stranded on a desert island with access to just one kind of technology, what would it be and why would you want it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><b>CP:<\/b> <\/strong>A telephone with location services so I can be found!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SC<b>:<\/b> Thanks, Chris.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this Intuit ProConnect Tax spotlight, get to know Chris Picciurro, owner of three businesses that focus on tax advisory and planning for real estate investors, the self-employed, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17093207,"featured_media":56685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"rkv_browse_by_id":0,"rkv_cta_id":0,"rkv_optimize_for_pagespeed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"useModifiedDate":false,"customPublishDate":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[116807],"tags":[646041951,508421111],"intuit_collection":[],"intuit_series":[],"coauthors":[509474107],"class_list":["post-17122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-practice-management","tag-accountant-spotlight","tag-proconnect-tax-online","post_format-post-format-video"],"header_image":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ProConnect Tax spotlight: Chris Picciurro<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Meet Chris Picciurro, CPA\/PFS, owner of Integrated CPA Group, Teaching Tax Flow, and MRR Institute. 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