Daperis CPAAreas We Serve
Daperis CPA is a Brooklyn-based CPA firm. The practice runs entirely on secure virtual infrastructure, which means the same level of service is available whether you're a few blocks away or a few states away.
Why Working Virtually Is Actually Better for You
A lot of people assume virtual means less personal. In practice it's the opposite. It just means fewer of the things that used to eat into your week.
No taking a day off work. Most meetings happen over video, on your schedule, not during a window carved out of a workday.
No finding a babysitter or rearranging your weekend. Tax season shouldn't compete with your personal life. A video call from your kitchen table replaces the trip, the parking, and the wasted afternoon.
One place for everything. Documents and questions go through a secure online portal, not scattered across texts and emails, and not dependent on catching someone by phone. It's also a permanent, searchable record, so nothing gets lost between tax seasons.
Faster answers. Messages sent through the portal don't sit in a queue waiting for your next scheduled visit. They get answered.
Brooklyn Roots
New York's tax rules don't work like everyone else's. Between the city's Unincorporated Business Tax and General Corporation Tax for S-Corps, and decoupling from federal tax provisions, this is a jurisdiction with its own logic. A CPA who's never prepared a UBT return or dealt with the nuances specific to operating here won't catch what matters, virtual or not. It shows up in smaller ways too, even where you park an emergency fund changes how much state tax you owe on the interest.
Stephen is a native New Yorker and a NY-licensed CPA who has worked with businesses and individuals navigating these exact rules for years. Working virtually doesn't mean losing that. It means getting it quickly, efficiently, and on your own time.
Where You'll Recognize Yourself
A few examples, not the whole list:
Astoria, Queens
If you're running a restaurant or salon in Astoria, there's a decent chance the FICA tip credit is money you're leaving on the table every pay period. It's one of the few credits that's actually straightforward to claim once someone shows you how.
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
The business has been in the family for twenty years, and now it's yours, or it's about to be. Nobody handed you a manual for what that does to your taxes, and fixing the entity structure after the fact costs more than getting it right at the start.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
You've been 1099 for a few years, and this was the year the number finally looked real. That's usually the point where paying yourself through an LLC, and maybe an S-Corp election, stops being a someday thing and starts saving you actual money.
Forest Hills, Queens
You've got a chunk of cash sitting in a high-yield savings account or Treasuries, and you've never actually run the after-tax math on which one wins. It usually isn't the one with the higher advertised rate.
St. George, Staten Island
Half of Staten Island seems to end up in Florida eventually (you know who you are), and the tax exposure on selling the house and changing your residency isn't what most people expect. Get the timing wrong and New York can still tax you on income you earned after you left.
Serving All Five Boroughs and the NYC Metro Area
Because the practice is virtual, geography doesn't limit who we can help the way it limits a firm tied to one office. We work with clients throughout:
Brooklyn, including Park Slope, Bay Ridge, Crown Heights, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Heights, Bushwick, Midwood, Sunset Park, Bensonhurst, Fort Greene, and Coney Island.
Manhattan, including the Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Chelsea, Greenwich Village, East Village, West Village, Lower East Side, SoHo, the Financial District, Midtown, Harlem, and Murray Hill.
Queens, including Astoria, Long Island City, Forest Hills, Flushing, Jackson Heights, Ridgewood, Bayside, Sunnyside, Rego Park, and Elmhurst.
The Bronx, including Riverdale, Fordham, Pelham Bay, Throggs Neck, Morris Park, Kingsbridge, Wakefield, City Island, Norwood, and Co-op City.
Staten Island, including St. George, Tottenville, New Dorp, Great Kills, Port Richmond, Stapleton, Todt Hill, Annadale, Westerleigh, and Rosebank.
And beyond the five boroughs, throughout the greater NYC metro area and nationwide.
Let's build a plan around your actual numbers.
Wherever you're located, the process is the same: a free strategy session, a secure portal, and a CPA who's actually reachable.