THE CLOUGH TEAM

Meet the Clough Team -DARREN MCADAMS

Darren McAdams, CPA

Managing Partner

How did you get here?
I grew up in a small town west of the Twin Cities and worked at my family’s business from a young age. After earning a finance degree from St. Cloud State University, I obtained my CPA license. My first job out of college was in finance at a large multinational company. I made a short stop at a small CPA firm in western Minnesota. In 2007 I came to Clough and have been here ever since.

What do you do here?
I became a partner at the firm in 2016 and my areas of expertise include advising business owners with various strategic services, tax, accounting, and planning. I became the managing partner of Clough in 2024.

What do you do when you’re not here?
When I’m not at the office I enjoy being with family and friends. I spend lots of time outdoors camping, hiking, hunting, and fishing, and am an avid snowboarder and mountain biker.

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Important New Information Regarding Your Online Portal

Your 2024 tax organizer will be sent out in mid-late January. If you have historically received your organizer on the portal, that is where it can be found this year as well.

Uploading Tax Documents:
All source documents should be attached to your electronic organizer under the Uploaded Tax Documents section. Instructions are below:

  1. Open your Tax Organizer
  2. Select Uploaded Tax Documents on the left-hand side
  3. Select the Upload icon along the top
  4. Upload files
  5. Select Start Upload
  6. If you are still expecting more documents or have not completed your organizer, you can hit Save & Close.
  7. Once all of your documents are uploaded and the organizer is completed, please his Send to Preparer. This can only be selected once, so please do not hit Send to Preparer until complete.

Please do not send individual tax documents directly to staff or partners unless requested.

Return Delivery:
Your 2024 tax returns will be delivered using the same method as last year, SafeSend Returns, and will no longer be delivered to your portal. Upon completion, you will receive a link in your email to access your return. As always, please download a copy of your tax return for your records.

SafeSend Exchange Notice

If you received your individual tax organizer electronically, please attach your source documents there instead of uploading them to SafeSend Exchange.

Due to the volume of documents received in our office, we ask that you wait to upload any individual source documents until you believe you have received all required documents needed to prepare your return.