Individual Tax Preparer - with International Assets Experience

A lot of the archived recommendations are either old or for relatively simple individual tax returns. We are in need of a CPA who can help us with our taxes and who is really good at strategizing somewhat complicated holdings: property in the US and overseas, pensions in the US and overseas, etc. Bonus if the person or firm is also good at advising on retirement, estate planning/wills, etc. We are in the Albany/Berkeley/Oakland area so even more bonus points for being local to us!  Thanks hive-mind :)

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I used to work with Rich McDonnell at BPM and think he's really knowledgeable. Not sure what your budget is, though, but BPM is a full service firm.

https://www.bpmcpa.com/People/Rich-McDonnell

Otherwise, there's Armanino in the east bay and I've heard good things about the firm but haven't worked with them. If you want a standalone CPA, who's probably going to be cheaper, I would recommend Chika Obih in Oakland.