Located in historic downtown Arcadia at 128 West Oak Street, Arcadia, FL 34266 (`(863) 494-6495`), Hackney, Ames & Reichel, P.A., CPAs (`Florida DBPR CPA Firm License #AD62856`, Active/Current through December 31, 2027; `Florida Sunbiz Doc# P01000120801`, incorporated December 20, 2001) is DeSoto County's premier full-service Certified Public Accounting, fiduciary trust/estate tax, and integrated wealth management practice. Led by Founding Partner **William A. 'Bill' Hackney, Jr., CPA**, Partner & Managing Shareholder **Andrew Thomas 'Andy' Ames, CPA, CFP®** (licensed Florida CPA since 1994, Certified Financial Planner™, and FINRA/SEC-registered financial advisor `Individual CRD# 3151155` with `0` customer dispute or disciplinary disclosures), and Partner **Matthew J. 'Matt' Reichel, CPA**, the firm uniquely combines high-level CPA tax compliance with SEC-registered fiduciary wealth management through **LPL Financial LLC** (`Firm CRD# 6413` / `SEC File #801-10970`, `Sunbiz Doc# M11000000644`). Serving retirees, citrus growers, cattle ranchers, and business owners across Arcadia (`34266`), Nocatee (`34268`), Fort Ogden (`34267`), and Lake Suzy, the downtown Oak Street team prepares fiduciary trust and estate tax returns (`IRS Form 1041` and `Form 706`), structures tax-free pension and 401(k)/FRS DROP rollovers, models multi-year Roth conversions and Required Minimum Distributions (`RMDs`) to prevent Medicare IRMAA surcharges, and designs agricultural business succession and estate plans.