Pease & Associates, Inc. is one of the leading accounting firms in the Cleveland area. The company is a full service CPA firm providing both accounting and tax services with an empahsis on its tax services.

Kuno Bell is one of the tax partners responsible for the success of the company. With an accounting degree from Cleveland State University and a law degree from Case Western Reserve University (Cum Laude), his knowledgeable approach to client service has led to many opportunities for the firm’s clients.

Kuno and the rest of the firm produce high quality tax returns at a good price and with an emphasis on timely service. Most financial statements and tax returns are done on a “not to exceed” fee quote. Therefore, there are no surprises from a billing perspective.

Kuno and the firm are very proactive in the tax area. Being proactive does not mean bringing high risk tax positions to clients. Instead, it means that the members of the firm are intimately aware of the tax code and constantly think about what is available to a client. Often, it is old “boring” ideas that no one is thinking of which can make a significant impact on someone’s taxes. Whether new ideas or old, the key is to keep thinking about the client and the client’s situation. Because of his creativity, the firm’s motto is “every client of the firm is a client of Kuno’s”.

One of Kuno’s areas of expertise is the partnership and LLC area. What most tax professionals do not understand about partnerships and LLC’s is that the primary concern of the participants is the economics of the transaction. Tax considerations are of extreme importance, but good tax planning needs to take into consideration what the economic goals of the parties are.

Kuno and other members of Pease & Associates have been published in several professional tax journals and have amassed a client base stretching from California to New York.