Do I really need a specialist accountant? I would assume most accountants know what google Adwords are, right? Do you do your taxes yourself with software like QuickBooks? Or Do you Hire a accountant who's familiar with IM? Or do you just go with a big company like Jackson Hewitt etc.. If you answered #2 and you live in Chicago, pls recommend your accountant.
Because of the nature of affiliate marketing, I would advise you to use an accountant for the first 2 years. Don't mess with Uncle Sam
Quick Book is just a tool for your accounts staff to issue invoices etc. It is ultimately dependent on the Accountant to reconcile the data. Therefore it should not be Quick Book Vs Accountant but rather Quick Book & Accountant.