Accountant in Eastchester and Tuckahoe, NY
London's Tax Services provides tax preparation, planning and bookkeeping for Eastchester, Tuckahoe and Crestwood households and small businesses, from our office in nearby White Plains. The first 15 minute consultation is free.
One town, several postal identities
Eastchester is one of the more confusing addresses in Westchester: parts of the town carry Bronxville, Tuckahoe or Scarsdale postal addresses, and residents often are not certain which school district, village or taxing jurisdiction they actually sit in. That confusion occasionally reaches the tax return, particularly on property tax allocation and on the STAR exemption.
Family businesses along the Main Street corridor
Tuckahoe and Eastchester support a dense cluster of independent restaurants, contractors, dental and medical practices, salons, and professional service firms. We handle the whole cycle for many of them: monthly bookkeeping through the year, payroll, then a business return built from books we already know are right.
Tax issues that come up here
Know which jurisdiction you are actually in
Because postal addresses in Eastchester do not match village and school district boundaries, we check the actual taxing jurisdiction rather than relying on the mailing address. It matters for property tax reporting and for STAR, and it is a place where a mismatch can sit unnoticed for years.
S corporation elections for local practices
For the professional practices and trades in this corridor, whether to elect S corporation status is the recurring question. Done properly, with a defensible reasonable salary, it can reduce self-employment tax meaningfully. Done carelessly it invites scrutiny and adds payroll costs that swallow the benefit. It deserves an actual calculation on your numbers.
Household employees
Eastchester households frequently employ nannies, housekeepers or regular caregivers. Once you cross the annual threshold, employment taxes, a W-2 and state reporting obligations follow. This is one of the most commonly overlooked items on an otherwise well-prepared return, and it is easier to set up correctly at the start than to unwind later.
Beyond filing
Want to lower next year's bill, not just file this one?
We also work with Eastchester business owners and families all year on tax planning in White Plains and Westchester: entity and S corp decisions, retirement plans, New York PTET and year-end moves.
Areas we cover in and around Eastchester
- Eastchester
- Tuckahoe
- Crestwood
- Bronxville PO
- Lake Isle
Getting to our office
Tuckahoe and Crestwood are both on the Metro-North Harlem Line, a few stops south of White Plains.
75 South Broadway, 4th FlrWhite Plains, NY 10601
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Eastchester tax questions we get asked
Do you serve Tuckahoe and Crestwood as well as Eastchester?
Yes. Eastchester, Tuckahoe, Crestwood and the surrounding area are all a short drive from our White Plains office, and all are on or near the Metro-North Harlem Line.
My address says Bronxville but I live in Eastchester. Does that matter?
It can. Postal addresses in this area do not line up with village and school district boundaries, which affects property tax reporting and STAR. We confirm the actual taxing jurisdiction rather than relying on the mailing address.
Should my practice elect S corporation status?
It depends on your profit level and on paying yourself a defensible reasonable salary. It can reduce self-employment tax meaningfully, but the added payroll and compliance costs can outweigh the benefit at lower profit levels. We run the numbers before recommending it.
I pay a nanny. Do I have tax obligations?
Very likely. Once household wages cross the annual threshold, employment taxes, a W-2 and state reporting apply. It is much simpler to set this up correctly from the start than to correct it later.
Other areas we serve
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