Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Most CPA relationships focus on compliance, leaving proactive tax strategy and planning overlooked. Q2 offers founders the clearest opportunity to evaluate and improve CPA relationships. Strategic CPA partnerships help founders make informed financial decisions before deadlines create constraints. Most founders don’t question their CPA relationship unless the cracks start to affect the business. That usually doesn’t look like a single dramatic mistake, but more like consistent delayed answers, reactive planning, filings handled only at the deadline and important decisions made without a clear view of the tax impact. In the middle of tax season, those problems are easy to wave off as part of the rush. Once the work is done, founders easily move on, and the relationship stays exactly where it was until the next tax season arrives again. As time goes on, that routine starts to feel normal.…