{"id":6763,"date":"2018-09-30T13:41:26","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T13:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/?page_id=6763"},"modified":"2025-06-30T13:43:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T13:43:00","slug":"employee-stock-options-basics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/employee-stock-options-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Stock Options Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table Of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/employee-stock-options-basics\/#Stock_Option_Definitions\" >Stock Option Definitions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/employee-stock-options-basics\/#Grant_Offering_Date\" >Grant \/ Offering Date<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/employee-stock-options-basics\/#Vesting_Date\" >Vesting Date<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/employee-stock-options-basics\/#Lapse_Date\" >Lapse Date<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/employee-stock-options-basics\/#Fair_Market_Value\" >Fair Market Value<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/employee-stock-options-basics\/#Compensation_Element\" >Compensation Element<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/employee-stock-options-basics\/#Underwater\" >Underwater<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/employee-stock-options-basics\/#Qualified_ISOs\" >Qualified \/ ISOs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/employee-stock-options-basics\/#Non-Qualified_Stock_Options_NSOs\" >Non-Qualified Stock Options \/ NSOs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/employee-stock-options-basics\/#Employee_Stock_Purchase_Plans_ESPPs\" >Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/employee-stock-options-basics\/#Restricted_Stock_Units_RSUs\" >Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/employee-stock-options-basics\/#Net_Issuance\" >Net Issuance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/employee-stock-options-basics\/#Same_Day_Sale\" >Same Day Sale<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/employee-stock-options-basics\/#Sell_to_Cover\" >Sell to Cover<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/employee-stock-options-basics\/#Cash_Transfer\" >Cash Transfer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/employee-stock-options-basics\/#Professional_Consultation\" >Professional Consultation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row el_id=&#8221;business-hero-sec&#8221; 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woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221; el_class=&#8221;posted-date&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Posted<\/strong> Sunday, September 30, 2018<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1730149905672{padding-left: 40px !important;}&#8221; woodmart_css_id=&#8221;671ffe0b3b474&#8243; responsive_spacing=&#8221;eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2NzFmZmUwYjNiNDc0Iiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfcm93IiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnsicGFkZGluZy1sZWZ0IjoiMHB4In0sIm1vYmlsZSI6e319fQ==&#8221; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_gradient_switch=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_box_shadow=&#8221;no&#8221; wd_z_index=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_disable_overflow=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_mobile=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; el_id=&#8221;business-formation-inner-sec&#8221; 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offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-8&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221; el_class=&#8221;show-sm&#8221;][\/vc_column_text]\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6751aca787ab7\" class=\" wd-rs-6751aca787ab7 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none border-btm-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><p>Employers are routinely trying to find ways to keep top talent and to incentivize employees. Cash is great. But cash is cash, and it isn\u2019t always available especially during the start-up or growth phase of a company. In addition, cash doesn\u2019t have the potential for rocket type growth like stocks and stock options do.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the employee stock options basics-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Incentive Stock Options (ISOs)<\/li>\n<li>Non-qualified Stock Options (NSOs)<\/li>\n<li>Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs) also called Employee Stock Purchase Program<\/li>\n<li>Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Non-statutory is another name for non-qualified, and incentive stock options (ISOs) is another name for qualified.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6751acbfb22fd\" class=\" wd-rs-6751acbfb22fd wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none border-btm-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-800 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stock_Option_Definitions\"><\/span>Stock Option Definitions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><p>Here are some common definitions used when discussing stock options and grants.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Grant_Offering_Date\"><\/span><strong>Grant \/ Offering Date<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This is the date that the stock options are offered to the employees. This is especially important to understand when considering an 83b Election (more on that later). The stocks might or might not be readily available to the employee on this date. Grant = Offer = Award Date. Again, more office vernacular.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vesting_Date\"><\/span><strong>Vesting Date<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This is the date that the stock is available to you by exercising your option.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lapse_Date\"><\/span><strong>Lapse Date<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This is similar to the vesting date, and it is usually in connection with Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). Another way to look at this is when a stock is granted to you with restrictions, those restrictions eventually lapse allowing you to do whatever you want with the stock.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fair_Market_Value\"><\/span><strong>Fair Market Value<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The stock price at the time of exercise or lapse date. Usually the closing price on that day although other computations such as daily average may be used depending on stock market volatility. This is also called the strike price.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Compensation_Element\"><\/span><strong>Compensation Element<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This is the difference between the fair market value of a stock and the exercise price, when exercised. This is typically reported on a W-2 with a Code V as taxable ordinary income, but not all employers do this, or do this accurately.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Underwater\"><\/span><strong>Underwater<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A term used to refer to stock options where the option price is higher than the market price. For example, the company offers to sell you stock at $15 but it is trading for $12. If you wanted stock, you would be wise to buy it from the market rather than the company ($12 versus $15).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6751acf6743ba\" class=\" wd-rs-6751acf6743ba wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none border-btm-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-800 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Qualified_ISOs\"><\/span>Qualified \/ ISOs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><p>These are the most restrictive in terms of rules, and therefore the tax treatment is more favorable under\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/26\/421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IRC Section 421<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0There are a bunch of rules that don\u2019t matter unless you are the employer attempting to make this stock option qualified.<\/p>\n<p>The huge benefit of an ISO is that the taxable event does not occur at grant or exercise date. Rather, it is triggered only when the stock is disposed (sold). However, if the fair market value of the stock option exceeds $100,000 then it is re-classified as non-qualified.<\/p>\n<p>If your disposition was qualifying, all discounts offered to the employee is treated as long-term capital gain rather than ordinary income. This can be huge- 20% capital gains rate (plus the net investment income tax) versus 39.6% ordinary tax rate. More on qualifying and disqualifying dispositions later.<\/p>\n<p>You will receive a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/pub\/irs-pdf\/f3921.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Form 3921<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0outlining your transactions giving you dates, prices, etc. You should keep this like gold including any other paperwork.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6751ad068aed5\" class=\" wd-rs-6751ad068aed5 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none border-btm-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-800 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Non-Qualified_Stock_Options_NSOs\"><\/span>Non-Qualified Stock Options \/ NSOs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><p>These are more common, and will normally generate ordinary income plus the possibility of capital gains. NSOs are the traditional stock options that employers offer outside of employee stock purchase plans and restricted stock units.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6751ad161ac4d\" class=\" wd-rs-6751ad161ac4d wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none border-btm-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-800 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Employee_Stock_Purchase_Plans_ESPPs\"><\/span>Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><p>These are very common, and allow employees to purchase stock up to a 15% discount. This 15% is an IRS limit which prevents companies from providing a form of untaxable income through steep discounts. Depending on office vernacular employee stock purchase plans are sometimes referred to as employee stock purchase programs. Same thing, but Plan is the official use versus Program.<\/p>\n<p>ESPPs can be qualifying under IRC Section 423 or non-qualifying. As you would expect, qualifying employer stock purchase plans have favorable tax treatment since you pay taxes at the time you sell not when you purchase the stock. Whether the ESPP tax treatment is ordinary income or capital gains depends on the holding period.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to Form 3921, you will receive a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/pub\/irs-pdf\/f3922.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Form 3922<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0providing important details such as dates, prices, etc. While this information might be about a current taxable event, you need to keep a Form 3922 plus any additional paperwork until you sell the stock. Therefore, you might receive a Form 3922 for a 2014 stock purchase, but not need to refer to it until 2018 when you sell it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6751ad6359f38\" class=\" wd-rs-6751ad6359f38 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none border-btm-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-800 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Restricted_Stock_Units_RSUs\"><\/span>Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><p>RSUs are not stock options per se, they are granted or given to the employee. This has become more popular since the IRS and SEC have changed the way stock options are reported. In the past, employers did not have to expense the cost of a stock option as compensation. This allows them to award or compensate executives (or least give the executive the option to be compensated) without showing this compensation as an expense until exercised. This created arbitrage in the company\u2019s accounting records, and investors and creditors complained. In other words, companies were able to hide a financial obligation created by stock options yet provide instant stickiness for attracting and keeping top executives.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest difference between RSUs and traditional employee stock options is that restricted stock units are taxed at the time of vesting and stock options are taxed at exercise (generally speaking). In other words, regardless if you want them, RSUs are granted, vested and taxed.<\/p>\n<p>Restricted stock units are taxed as ordinary income. It is no different than your employer giving you a paycheck backed by cash or a paycheck backed by stock. Both have the same value in terms of taxable income. The fair market value at the vesting \/ lapse date will be used to determine the taxable income.<\/p>\n<p>There are four scenarios when receiving RSUs in terms of handling the income and payroll taxes (note the word income and not capital gain)-<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Net_Issuance\"><\/span><strong>Net Issuance<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The employer deducts the amount of stock from the grant to cover the related taxes, and issues the remainder. You will not receive a 1099-B from a broker since the stock withheld was never transferred to you. Your cost basis is the remaining stock at the fair market value on the vesting \/ lapse date.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Same_Day_Sale\"><\/span><strong>Same Day Sale<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You elect to have all the stock sold the same day as the vesting \/ lapse date. Your employer will withhold the amount necessary for taxes but you will receive a 1099-B from a broker for the entire lot of stock (this is different than net issuance above). Your cost basis is the entire lot of stock at fair market value.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sell_to_Cover\"><\/span><strong>Sell to Cover<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You direct your employer to sell just enough stock to cover the taxes, and the remainder is issued to you. You will receive a 1099-B from a broker for the stock that was sold. Your cost basis for the stock that was sold is the same as the stock basis for the stock you retain.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cash_Transfer\"><\/span><strong>Cash Transfer<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You send a check to your employer for the taxes associated with the RSU grant. The stock is transferred to you. You will not receive a 1099-B from a broker unless you sell the stock you received.<\/p>\n<p>Some things to note. Restricted stock units is a form of compensation, and is subjected to income taxes, social security taxes, and Medicare taxes. Yes, it is reported in Box 1, Box 3 and Box 5 of a W-2. The compensation is also subject to state and local taxation. However, not all employers are up to speed on this so take care when determining taxable ordinary income on a tax return.<\/p>\n<p>Also, there is not a qualifying versus non-qualifying element within RSUs as compared to ISOs and ESPPs. 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data-autoheight=\"yes\" data-scroll_per_page=\"yes\" style=\"--wd-col-lg:1;--wd-col-md:1;--wd-col-sm:1;--wd-gap:0px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-689060c0c7e5a\" class=\" wd-rs-689060c0c7e5a wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none rev \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">After almost 6 years with this CPA group, there is NO ONE else we would trust to do our taxes.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>#wd-689060c0c7e5a {background-image: url(https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testimonial1.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: cover;}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6890d3c9201ba\" class=\" wd-rs-6890d3c9201ba wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none box-testi-btn with-btn box-btn-static \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">L. Matisek<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-btn-wrapper\"><div id=\"wd-6a31f0b641af6\" class=\"  wd-button-wrapper text-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/reviews\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNkdXQyQTB3RRAB!2m1!1s0x0\" title=\"\" class=\"btn btn-style-default btn-shape-rectangle btn-size-default\">See Review<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-689060aecdb76\" class=\" wd-rs-689060aecdb76 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none rev \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">We've worked with multiple bookkeepers and accountants over the years and WCG has completely blown us away.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>#wd-689060aecdb76 {background-image: url(https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/testimonial2.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: cover;}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6890d3d611252\" class=\" wd-rs-6890d3d611252 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none box-testi-btn with-btn box-btn-static \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">N. Sellden<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-btn-wrapper\"><div id=\"wd-6a31f0b641c7e\" class=\"  wd-button-wrapper text-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/reviews\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUR6eDRDbmhBRRAB!2m1!1s0x0\" title=\"\" class=\"btn btn-style-default btn-shape-rectangle btn-size-default\">See Review<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6890609d59a88\" class=\" wd-rs-6890609d59a88 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none rev \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">As a novice business entrepreneur 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WCG have impressed me, as being highly competent, patient &amp; friendly.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>#wd-68906078b8142 {background-image: url(https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testimonial-fl.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: cover;}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6890d411da505\" class=\" wd-rs-6890d411da505 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none box-testi-btn with-btn box-btn-static \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">Fred LeBlanc<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-btn-wrapper\"><div id=\"wd-6a31f0b64206e\" class=\"  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class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>#wd-68906066b2cba {background-image: url(https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testimonial-nj.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: cover;}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6890d2f36a8a1\" class=\" wd-rs-6890d2f36a8a1 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none box-testi-btn with-btn box-btn-static \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">Nic J<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-btn-wrapper\"><div id=\"wd-6a31f0b6421a2\" class=\"  wd-button-wrapper text-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/reviews\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURIbFBTRV9BRRAB!2m1!1s0x0\" title=\"\" class=\"btn btn-style-default btn-shape-rectangle btn-size-default\">See Review<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-68906050bb3bb\" class=\" wd-rs-68906050bb3bb wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none rev \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">For nearly nine years, I have had the privilege of working with WCG and their team of exceptionally knowledgeable and experienced CPAs.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>#wd-68906050bb3bb {background-image: url(https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testimonial-ah.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: cover;}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6890d31d9ad9d\" class=\" wd-rs-6890d31d9ad9d wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none box-testi-btn with-btn box-btn-static \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">Alex Hickman<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-btn-wrapper\"><div id=\"wd-6a31f0b6422ab\" class=\"  wd-button-wrapper text-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/reviews\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNObGVmT09nEAE!2m1!1s0x0\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn-style-default btn-shape-rectangle btn-size-default\">See Review<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6890603f79823\" class=\" wd-rs-6890603f79823 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none rev \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">Amanda - WCG CPA - You guys have been invaluable in helping us get this business and tax planning setup properly and executed correctly.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>#wd-6890603f79823 {background-image: url(https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testimonial-ld.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: cover;}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6890d32decf44\" class=\" wd-rs-6890d32decf44 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none box-testi-btn with-btn box-btn-static \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">Lance Dodd<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-btn-wrapper\"><div id=\"wd-6a31f0b642420\" class=\"  wd-button-wrapper text-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/reviews\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNaMWU2TmtRRRAB!2m1!1s0x0\" title=\"\" class=\"btn btn-style-default btn-shape-rectangle btn-size-default\">See Review<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6890602aa4ef9\" class=\" wd-rs-6890602aa4ef9 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none rev \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">WCG is extremely knowledgable, timely and attune to the unique aspects of our businesses.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>#wd-6890602aa4ef9 {background-image: url(https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testimonial-cp.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: cover;}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6890d33d69349\" class=\" wd-rs-6890d33d69349 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none box-testi-btn with-btn box-btn-static \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">Carl Protsch<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-btn-wrapper\"><div id=\"wd-6a31f0b642574\" class=\"  wd-button-wrapper text-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/reviews\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNsa2IzOUFnEAE!2m1!1s0x0\" title=\"\" class=\"btn btn-style-default btn-shape-rectangle btn-size-default\">See Review<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-68906015caf87\" class=\" wd-rs-68906015caf87 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none rev \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">WCG CPAs are professional and a pleasure to work with.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>#wd-68906015caf87 {background-image: url(https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testimonial-np.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: cover;}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6890d34983d4f\" class=\" wd-rs-6890d34983d4f wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none box-testi-btn with-btn box-btn-static \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">Nakapan P.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-btn-wrapper\"><div id=\"wd-6a31f0b6426cc\" class=\"  wd-button-wrapper text-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/reviews\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURaaHJ1dDJRRRAB!2m1!1s0x0\" title=\"\" class=\"btn btn-style-default btn-shape-rectangle btn-size-default\">See Review<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-68905fff76e3f\" class=\" wd-rs-68905fff76e3f wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none rev \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">They go beyond the call of duties to assist me not only with Tax return matters but with any questions on other personal and company tax matters.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>#wd-68905fff76e3f {background-image: url(https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testimonial-jm.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: cover;}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6890d3576433a\" class=\" wd-rs-6890d3576433a wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none box-testi-btn with-btn box-btn-static \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">Juan Mayorga<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-btn-wrapper\"><div id=\"wd-6a31f0b642839\" class=\"  wd-button-wrapper text-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/reviews\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNaMFpTWHhRRRAB!2m1!1s0x0\" title=\"\" class=\"btn btn-style-default btn-shape-rectangle btn-size-default\">See Review<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-68905fec4a039\" class=\" wd-rs-68905fec4a039 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none rev \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">I've always dreaded tax season, but WCG has made things so easy, even as we changed to an S corp. So happy we found them!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>#wd-68905fec4a039 {background-image: url(https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testimonial-pdk.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: cover;}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6890d364cdf46\" class=\" wd-rs-6890d364cdf46 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none box-testi-btn with-btn box-btn-static \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">Paige de Kock<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-btn-wrapper\"><div id=\"wd-6a31f0b642970\" class=\"  wd-button-wrapper text-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/reviews\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURqdmNqR1dnEAE!2m1!1s0x0\" title=\"\" class=\"btn btn-style-default btn-shape-rectangle btn-size-default\">See Review<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-68905fd7252dc\" class=\" wd-rs-68905fd7252dc wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none rev \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">It was great to find an accounting firm eager to take on new clients, answer initial questions in depth, and support our \u201ckeep it simple\u201d philosophy.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>#wd-68905fd7252dc {background-image: url(https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testimonial-sb.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: cover;}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6890d3743e032\" class=\" wd-rs-6890d3743e032 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none box-testi-btn with-btn box-btn-static \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">Stuart B.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-btn-wrapper\"><div id=\"wd-6a31f0b642a7a\" class=\"  wd-button-wrapper text-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/reviews\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURGaC1TNTJ3RRAB!2m1!1s0x0\" title=\"\" class=\"btn btn-style-default btn-shape-rectangle btn-size-default\">See Review<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-68905fc5bd454\" class=\" wd-rs-68905fc5bd454 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none rev \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-600 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\">Working with WCG was so easy, shout out to Sally Rhoades who handled my complicated tax situation this year wonderfully and was available for all my questions.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner 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