Robert Allen Bautista
Tax preparer & accountant · Kansas City · English / Español
About
I'm a Kansas City tax preparer and accountant. I spent four years at PwC in IT audit and tax, served as Chief Accountant at a CPA firm, and have worked with more than 350 individual and small business clients. I hold an M.S. in Accounting and am a CPA candidate.
Most of the people I help are freelancers, gig workers and small business owners who never got a straight answer about their taxes. I write plain-English guides that answer those questions: how much to set aside, whether an LLC should be an S corp, what you can actually deduct, and what to do when an IRS letter arrives.
Book
The Small Business Tax Code, Unlocked
What your accountant knows that you don't: deductions, strategies and IRS rules for solo owners and growing businesses. Kindle, 2026.
What your accountant knows that you don't: deductions, strategies and IRS rules for solo owners and growing businesses. Kindle, 2026.
Popular guides
- How Self-Employment Tax Works, Step by Step
- LLC vs. S Corp: Which Is Right for Your Business?
- Quarterly Estimated Taxes and the Safe Harbor
- Home Office Deduction: Simplified vs. Regular Method
- Taxes for Uber, DoorDash and Instacart Drivers
- Living in Kansas, Working in Missouri (or the Reverse)
- SEP-IRA vs. Solo 401(k)
- How Long to Keep Tax Records
- Can't Pay Your Tax Bill? Your Options
- Cómo declarar impuestos si trabajas por tu cuenta
Kansas City guides
- Self-Employed in Kansas City: Your 2026 Tax Checklist
- State-Line Taxes in the KC Metro: 8 Questions Commuters Ask
- Kansas City Gig Workers: Taxes Without the Headache
- Hiring Your First Employee in Kansas City
- Get Ready for Tax Season in Kansas City
Recent articles
- Stop Skipping the Home Office Deduction (LinkedIn)
- The 15.3% Surprise I See Every Tax Season (LinkedIn)
- The Kansas City 1% Earnings Tax, Explained (LinkedIn)
- What Delivery Drivers Wish They Knew Before January (Medium)
- 2026 Small Business Tax Checklist (Scribd)
Find me elsewhere
Contact
The best way to reach me is a message on LinkedIn.