Tax Preparation in Bronxville, NY
London's Tax Services prepares personal and small business returns for Bronxville households from our office in White Plains, a few stops north on the Metro-North Harlem Line. Bronxville returns typically involve high property taxes, investment income and often equity compensation, which is where careful preparation and year-round planning pay for themselves. The first 15 minute consultation is free.
Small village, complex returns
Bronxville is geographically tiny and the returns are anything but simple. A typical household we work with has two professional incomes, a substantial property tax bill, a taxable brokerage account alongside retirement accounts, and frequently equity compensation from a Manhattan employer. The complexity is not in any one piece; it is in how they interact.
Planning matters more than preparation here
For most Bronxville clients, the return itself is the easy part. The money is in the decisions made during the year: when to exercise options, when to realise gains, how much to put into retirement accounts, whether to bunch charitable giving into alternate years. We would rather talk to you in October than only meet you in April.
Tax issues that come up here
Equity compensation is where the errors are
RSUs, incentive and non-qualified stock options, and ESPP shares are common in Bronxville households and are consistently reported incorrectly. The recurring error is cost basis: brokers report the amount you paid, not the amount already included as income on your W-2, so unadjusted basis means the same money gets taxed twice. We check every equity transaction against the W-2.
Charitable giving and bunching
With the standard deduction where it is, giving the same amount every year can mean never getting a deduction for any of it. Concentrating two or three years of giving into a single tax year, sometimes through a donor advised fund, can restore the benefit. This only works if it is decided before 31 December.
Property taxes, SALT and the itemising question
Bronxville property tax bills are high enough that the state and local tax deduction is usually the central question on the return. Recent changes to the SALT rules mean the itemise-or-not answer may have flipped from prior years, and it is worth modelling both ways rather than assuming.
Beyond filing
Want to lower next year's bill, not just file this one?
We also work with Bronxville 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 Bronxville
- Village of Bronxville
- Lawrence Park
- Cedar Knolls
- Armour Villa
Getting to our office
Bronxville is on the Metro-North Harlem Line, a few stops south of White Plains, and a short drive from our office.
75 South Broadway, 4th FlrWhite Plains, NY 10601
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Bronxville tax questions we get asked
How close are you to Bronxville?
Our office is at 75 South Broadway in downtown White Plains. Bronxville is a few stops south on the Metro-North Harlem Line and a short drive away.
Do you handle RSUs and stock options?
Yes, and it is one of the most common reasons Bronxville clients come to us. The frequent error is an unadjusted cost basis on the broker statement, which causes income already taxed on your W-2 to be taxed a second time on the sale.
Is it worth itemising in Bronxville?
Often, because property tax bills are high, but it depends on your full picture and on the current SALT rules, which have changed. We model both the standard deduction and itemising every year rather than assuming last year's answer still applies.
Do you offer year-round planning rather than just filing?
Yes. Most of what reduces a Bronxville tax bill has to be decided before 31 December, so we work with clients through the autumn rather than only at filing time.
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