Charleston, SC · Certified Public Accountants
Expert Tax Solutions for Businesses and Individuals
Planning, filing and IRS representation for Charleston businesses and individuals, from a CPA firm in Charleston serving Mount Pleasant and Summerville.
- CPA
- South Carolina license 10843
- MPAcc
- Clemson University, 2021
- AICPA
- American Institute of CPAs
Tailored Tax Solutions
Tax work built around your situation rather than a standard package — what your return actually involves, what it will take to get it right, and what to decide before the year closes.
The office is on Wappoo Drive on James Island — what that means for Charleston clients.
What we do
Services
Seven practice areas — the return in front of you, and the planning behind it.
Business Tax
Year-round planning, corporate returns, pass-through entities and multi-state compliance.
Learn morePersonal Tax
1040 preparation, tax-saving strategy, and multi-state or expatriate filings.
Learn moreMergers & Acquisitions Tax
Due diligence, deal structuring, and exit or succession planning.
Learn moreTax Controversy
IRS audits, penalty abatement, appeals, and back-tax resolution.
Learn moreRental Real Estate
Schedule E, depreciation, 1031 exchanges, and the short-term rental loophole.
Learn moreBookkeeping Services
Clean books, reconciled monthly, ready for tax time.
Learn moreTax Planning & Advisory
The plan that ties entity choice, timing, property and exit decisions together.
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Meet
Meet Matthew Haigler, CPA
Matthew Haigler is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in South Carolina since 2022 under license number 10843, and a member of the American Institute of CPAs. He holds a Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAcc) from Clemson University.
He grew up in Mount Pleasant, and the practice is built around real estate investors, small businesses and high-net-worth individuals — people making decisions with real deadlines rather than filing a form once a year.
Learn more about MatthewWho we work with
The industries the practice actually works in
Ten of them. Each page says what changes about the tax work, rather than repeating the same page with a different noun.
- Small BusinessOwner-operated companies, pass-through entities, and the books behind them.
- Real Estate InvestorsRental portfolios, short-term rentals, 1031 exchanges and how the losses actually work.
- ConstructionGeneral contractors and trades — contract accounting, job costing, retainage and equipment.
- HVAC & PlumbingService and installation trades — job mix, trucks, truck stock and seasonal cash flow.
- ElectriciansTwo customers in one company: general contractors on new work, homeowners on service calls.
- Dental & Medical PracticesOwner-providers, associates and buy-ins — pay, equipment, buildouts and collections.
- Veterinary PracticesPart clinic, part pharmacy, part retail counter — with equipment and often a building on the books.
- ArchitectsFees earned over months, work in progress, consultants billed through the firm, and projects in other states.
- Engineering FirmsJob cost records, indirect rates for public work, field equipment and staff working across state lines.
- Law FirmsTrust money that is never income, case costs that are not deductions, and years that arrive in lumps.
Why Choose the Haigler CPA Group, LLC?
A licensed CPA on the work
Returns are prepared by a South Carolina CPA — license 10843 — and a member of the AICPA, with a background in corporate tax, real estate partnerships and high-net-worth individuals.
Tailored Solutions
We take the time to understand your business and customize our services to meet your specific needs.
Year-Round Support
Tax planning is not just a once-a-year task. We're here to provide guidance and support throughout the year.
Commitment to Compliance
We stay up-to-date with ever-changing tax laws and ensure that your business remains compliant.
Before you get in touch
A few of the questions people ask first. The rest are on the FAQ page.
What kind of clients does Haigler CPA Group work with?
Small businesses and individuals, with a concentration in small business tax work — owner-operated companies, pass-through entities such as S corporations and partnerships, rental property owners, and individuals whose returns are more involved than a single W-2. The industries page describes the five areas the practice concentrates in.
Is Haigler CPA Group a real CPA firm or a tax preparation service?
It is a CPA firm. Matthew Haigler is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in South Carolina under license number 10843 and a member of the American Institute of CPAs. The background, the license and the education are set out on Meet Matthew.
What services do you actually offer?
Seven: business tax, personal tax, mergers and acquisitions tax, tax controversy, rental real estate, bookkeeping and tax planning. Each has its own page under services describing the scope of the work and what it does not include.
What do you not do?
We do not give legal advice, do not process payroll, do not perform audits, reviews or compilations, and no longer take trusts and estates work. Saying that plainly is more useful than a longer list of things we would be learning at your expense. The rest is on our company page.
Talk to a tax expert
Tell us what you are dealing with and we will tell you how we would handle it.