I am looking for a good accountant in New York City who knows a lot
about getting maximum deductions from ordinary income (salary, not
part of a small business) earned in multiple states (up to 5 for me). 
The accountant should:

1)  Be knowledgable.  Specifically, knowledgable about the types of
deductions that will lead to large tax savings in the $100K-$200K
income range with income earned in multiple states.

2)  Have good communication skills.  I will want to understand all of
the deductions s/he is making and why s/he is making them.

3)  Be relatively low cost.  I recognize that better accountants are
going to cost more, which is why this is at #3 and not #1.  However,
this is definitely a factor for me.

I am looking for a list of 10-20 accountants, preferably including some that you
have worked with personally.  If my price is too low, feel free to request a
higher amount if you believe you will be able to answer my question
for that amount.  I will give a high rating for any reasonably well
thought out answer that addresses the issues mentioned above.

I also welcome comments from other users about accountants you have used personally.

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Clarification of Question by phil22-ga on 03 Feb 2005 11:12 PST

Since no one has responded yet, I'd like to relax the expectations to
5-15 tax professionals.

Also, to be clear, I am just looking for good tax professionals who
charge a reasonable amount of money and have good communication skills
and are knowledgable.  These are pretty generic qualities.  Don't
worry about the fact that I'll be earning income in multiple states -
that's something that most tax professionals should have experience
with anyway.