About Clint Gould, CPA

Clint Gould is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of Arizona that specializes in FIRPTA withholding and U.S. tax preparation for Canadian individuals that are about to sell, or have sold, their U.S. real estate.

Clint is also a Certified Acceptance Agent (CAA) with the IRS which enables him to certify passports for his Canadian clients who need to obtain a U.S. Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN).

Clint handles the entire FIRPTA process for his clients including; consulting before the sale, obtaining the client’s U.S. ITIN number, help with escrow, handling the related IRS correspondence, as well as preparing the U.S. and State tax returns.

The goal of all of these services is to guide his clients through the complex FIRPTA process and obtain the largest tax refund possible for them.

Clint helped his first FIRPTA client back in 2016, and in large part through referrals, FIRPTA is his specialty and these services are his primary focus making up about 95% of his entire accounting practice today.

Clint was born and raised in the Upper Peninsual of Michigan, and also lived in Alaska for twelve years. Having spent most of his life growing up in small communities, Clint has a down to earth approach with his clients and a strong desire to do what ever it takes to leave his clients completely satisfied with his service. Growing up in Northern climates, Clint was raised playing hockey which is his favorite sport and he often traveled to, and played games in Canada when he was younger. He now resides in Arizona where he has lived since 2002. Clint has degrees from both the Universtiy of Alaska and Arizona State University.

When Clint is not working he loves to travel and enjoy the outdoors as much as possible with his wife Kristyne, and two kids Brendon, and Haley.

Clint takes great pride in offering superior customer service by going above and beyond to take care of his clients, and is honored for the opportunity to serve you!

Clint Gould, CPA