About us

Christopher Clemente has been in the tax and accounting field for over a decade and a half.  He initially started with the preparation of individual tax returns and immediately became proficient.  One thing that he offered all of his clients was personal attention and an understanding that no matter what the social-economic status of the client was they still needed to be treated with the same dignity and respect.  His clients appreciated that and his client-base was built up almost entirely through word of mouth and referrals.  

Christopher quickly moved into servicing small business owners, real estate entities, health care professionals,  retailers, importers and service industry operators.  He noticed that many small businesses did not have any accounting expertise, nor did they have the finances to obtain qualified accounting professionals.  It was then that he began offering affordable bookkeeping and accounting services.  As a result he also began business formation services for those entrepreneurs who need assistance even before any services are performed.

Christopher has always maintained that a good accountant should be a well rounded professional with experience in tax and audit.  He, therefore, also served as an Auditor for several large CPA firms.  The industries that he focused on were Real Estate, Not-for-Profit (including organizations that required A-133 and Single Audits), Broker-Dealers, Hedge Funds, and transportation.  

Christopher graduated from CUNY - Baruch College with a BBA in Accounting.  He also obtained a Master of Science in Taxation from Baruch.  He was also inducted in the Golden Key International Honor Society and the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society. 

Christopher is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the State of New York.  He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of CPA's. 

Christopher is an Enrolled Agent, authorized by the Internal Revenue Service to practice before its office.

Christopher is a Notary Public commissioned in the State of New York.

Christopher can be contacted via email at christopher@bestpracticesaccounting.com

Vedzaida Clemente has over fifteen years of real estate management and federal and state compliance experience.

Vedzaida began her real estate career in the area of federal and state compliance oversight with one of the largest real estate developers on the East Coast. The developer's tax focus was on obtaining the Low Income Housing Credit along with HUD and HPD credits. Vedzaida progressed to oversee all compliance in the Northeast, which included properties in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Illinois.  She acted as the auditor before the auditor arrived.

Vedzaida's other roles include Property and Community Managers.  She has managed or co-managed properties in Connecticut, Tarrytown, New York City and New Jersey.  She has been responsible for the daily oversight and operations of multi-hundred unit properties with low-income units as well as luxury apartment rentals.

Vedzaida attended Western Connecticut State University.  Her certifications include Quadel TaCCs, Elizabeth Moreland Site Compliance Specialist, Quadel Assisted Housing Manager, Tax Credit Specialist.

Vedzaida can be contacted via email at Vedzaida@bestpracticesaccounting.com