Fitting, Traci

Traci L. Fitting

EA

Manager Tax Department

Traci is a number cruncher at heart. She loves working with clients to devise strategies to help them attain the lowest legal tax liability possible and enjoys working on various types of tax returns.

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Traci L. Fitting

EA

Manager Tax Department

Traci is a number cruncher at heart. She loves working with clients to devise strategies to help them attain the lowest legal tax liability possible and enjoys working on various types of tax returns.

Traci is an Enrolled Agent and tax accountant with over 20 years of experience, specializing in business and personal taxes. She joined KT in 2009, where she developed specialties in advising clients on the advantages and disadvantages of various business structures available and assisting with IRS issues, such as audits and letters. Traci also works with Welfare and Pension Benefit filings. As a Tax Manager, she conducts detailed reviews of tax returns and oversees various office projects.

She has a passion for helping her clients achieve the best possible tax results for them and strives for honesty in all things. Traci tries to treat people the way she would like to be treated. Every situation is different, and she truly enjoys getting to know people to determine their best course of action. Traci likes knowing that at the end of the day, she can look in the mirror and say to herself, “I did the best that I could!”

Education

  • BA in Accounting – Buena Vista University

Professional Affiliations

  • Leadership Rapid City – 2016
  • Eide Bailly Tax Advantage – 2014

Community

  • Zonta Club of the Black Hills
  • Club for Boys
  • Summer Nights

Personal

Outside of work, Traci enjoys spending time with family. She has two daughters, Amanda (29) and Cassandra age (22). Amanda is married and has three of the most amazing children Traci has ever known. They are Amara (7), Kal (4), and Spencer (2). They are full of energy, lively and fun. They truly help keep her young.

Traci loves to read and play games of various types, such as computer and board games. She also likes to hike in the beautiful Black Hills. Traci enjoys traveling, both in and out of the United States. She has been to 36 of the 50 states and five foreign countries. She hopes to one day be able to claim all 50 states in her travels. Greece and Ireland remain at the top of Traci’s “must revisit” list.

The IRS thinks it is all theirs. Traci’s job is to make theirs less.

Traci's Latest Posts

KT Insights
February 14, 2023

How Much is that Business Meal Worth?

Restaurant meal expenses incurred by a business in connection with clients and employees are 100% tax deductible for...
KT Insights
February 07, 2023

The Changing Rules of Charitable Giving

Donating to qualified charities such as churches and other 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations is a great way to supp...
KT Insights
March 29, 2022

Tax Tips: Taxability of Unemployment Compensation

Tax law is constantly changing.  Whether it is changing amounts of deductions to index those items for inflatio...