Accounting Services

Providing financial information to our clients in a timely and accurate manner is a commitment that we feel cannot be compromised. Meaningful, well-organized financial records ensure that your business operations will run more efficiently on a daily basis. Our firm provides a full range of cost effective accounting services including the following:

• General ledger & financial statement preparation
• Bookkeeping (Monthly/Quarterly/Annual)
• Payroll services (process paychecks, preparation of reports)
• Preparation of Sales and Use tax reports and Business Personal Property Tax
• Personal financial statements

Audits, Reviews and Compilations

We view our role in the financial reporting process as an opportunity to provide constructive solutions for maximizing your company’s profitability and efficiency. We provide financial reporting on all three levels of assurance:

• Audit - an intensive examination with the highest level of assurance
• Review - some analytical procedures conducted with limited assurance
• Compilation - based upon client information provided and used primarily for internal use.

Financial Statements

We can assist you in the preparation of your financial statements in accordance with professional standards, but express no opinion or any other form of assurance on the underlying information included in them. The financial statements produced can be a useful tool for management for making financial decisions.

Accounting Software Selection
& Implementation

Our experienced staff can help you implement and learn various small business accounting software, such as QuickBooks and Peachtree.

Business Consulting

We gauge our worth by the personal and business successes of our clients. We can help your business identify areas negatively affecting profitability and growth and develop solutions that are practical and technically sound. In addition to acting as a sounding board for management, we provide strategies that address the issues affecting your business.

Tax Planning & Return Preparation

Tax planning and preparation form a winning combination for our successful individual and business clients. Whether you are an individual or a business, our experienced staff can develop tax strategies that take advantage of new tax laws and legislation.

Tax Services for Individuals

For individuals, you will receive timely, accurate tax consultation and return preparation whether you are looking for convenience in preparing a simple tax return or advice on sophisticated tax planning. We can prepare your federal and state tax returns accurately and provide timely suggestions on minimizing your taxes. We believe that comprehensive and timely tax planning is the key to lower taxes for individuals. We prefer to take a proactive vs. reactive approach to tax services. By keeping current on new tax laws and legislation, we are in a position to identify essential tax planning opportunities that minimize both your current and future tax liabilities.

Tax Services for Corporations,
Partnerships, LLCs/LLPs

Fletcher & Associates CPAs specializes in helping solve the business challenges of closely held corporations, partnerships, and privately owned businesses. We are equipped to help strengthen their businesses by proactively advising them on the most current strategies to minimize taxes. Some of our more common corporate and business tax services include:

• Preparation of Corporate Federal and State tax returns
• Preparation of Sales and Use tax returns
• Determining optimum entity structure
• Year-end tax projections and analysis

Estates, Trusts & Gift

At Fletcher & Associates CPAs, we assist individuals and families in securing their financial future. We’ve developed a deep reservoir of experience working with clients to minimize their estate and gift taxes. With the ever changing tax climate, planning for a secure retirement is more important than ever. Your future will come, but a financially secure tomorrow requires the help and guidance of an expert. Our CPAs will analyze the various scenarios specific to your situation and then provide you with the most current advice and the most effective resources so you can make the financial decisions that are in your best interests.

Not-for-Profit Organizations

• Form 990 and 990T tax planning/return preparation
• Unrelated business income tax issues (UBIT)

Tax Authority Representation

• Guidance and assistance in preparing for federal audits
• Successful representation for income, sales and use, payroll, and tax audits
• Evaluation and identification of areas of audit exposure
• Settlement negotiations with field agents
• Correspondence with the IRS, or other tax authorities, in response to notices
• Isolation of the audit process through utilization of our offices
• Assistance with data collection and calculations
• Complete effective and efficient representation from assessment to conclusion

Tax Effects of Buying/Selling a Business

Structuring the purchase or sale of a business is a critical step in buying or selling any company. Fletcher and Associates experience in this area guides clients through the acquisition/disposition process by addressing significant issues of cash flow analysis and tax considerations.