Mary Miller Accounting
We are a firm of five accountants who provide bookkeeping, accounting, payroll and tax services to small and medium-sized businesses. We listen, advise, and assist you in using whatever recordkeeping system best meets your needs.
We'll give you as much, or as little, of our time as you like. We'll show you how to keep records, or we'll do your bookkeeping for you. We'll teach you about payroll and payroll taxes, or we'll do it for you. We can periodically check, summarize and present your results in easy-to-read financial statements designed just for your business. We can also help you structure your company and your activities to achieve the maximum income tax advantage. And then we'll prepare your income tax returns.
We've been supporting QuickBooks® users since the mid-1990's. A member of the QuickBooks ProAdvisor® Program, our company can install, set up, train, and support your implementation of this widely-used accounting software.
We've been here, under the same ownership, for almost thirty-five years. While we are committed to excellence and dedicated to precision, we are accessible and easy to work with. We continually update our knowledge, skills, and tools to help you keep up with your ever-evolving business needs.
| We offer a wide range of services to our business clients. Because our firm is relatively small, clients benefit by receiving personalized, quality work. Here is a list of the services we offer, each with a brief description. As the list below is by no means all-inclusive, please feel free to inquire if a service you need is not listed. If it is not one we provide, we would be happy to refer you to someone qualified in that area. |
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| Bookkeeping & Accounting |
| Providing accurate financial information to our clients is a commitment that we feel cannot be compromised. Meaningful, well-organized financial records ensure that your business will operate more efficiently. We provide a full range of cost effective accounting services including the following: *Accounting system setup for new or existing businesses *Bookkeeping (monthly or quarterly) *General ledger maintenance *Financial statement preparation |
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| Buying & Selling a Business |
| Properly structuring the purchase or sale of a business is a critical step in the process of acquiring or disposing of a company. We have the experience to guide you through the acquisition and/or disposition by addressing such issues as price allocation, non-compete agreements, cash flow matters, and the resulting income tax considerations. |
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| QuickBooks® Consulting |
| Small to mid-sized companies interested in accounting software frequently consider QuickBooks® first. User-friendly and "intuit-ive", this program often accompanies new clients to our office. They have purchased the software and need a bit of help in its implementation. This is our specialty. We are a member of the QuickBooks ProAdvisor® Program and support most versions of the product. We install, set up, train, support and troubleshoot -- on your premises or ours. We'll guide you every step of the way and show you how to customize the program for your own business, and use its reports to manage effectively. QuickBooks and QuickBooks ProAdvisor are registered trademarks and/or registered service marks of Intuit Inc. |
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| Business Entity Selection |
| Choosing the type of entity for your business (e.g. "S" corporation, sole proprietor, limited liability company…) is an important decision that can have longstanding tax implications, positive or negative. We can assist you in evaluating the pros and cons of each entity type to help you determine the most advantageous form of business for your company and for you as the owner. |
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| Payroll Services |
| Often, the first service a company chooses to outsource is payroll. As a business grows, it must hire employees. The administration of a payroll can be burdensome. We can help you decide how you will meet this challenge by offering you a wide range of choices. We'll work with you to implement your own in-house payroll system. If you use QuickBooks® we can assist you by setting up the software to handle your firm's particular payroll needs. Or we can, with your input and oversight, prepare payroll checks in our office for distribution to your staff. In any case, we will prepare all necessary payroll tax returns and instruct you regarding timely payment and submission. Should you decide to engage us to prepare your payroll in our office, our software will handle all types of compensation (e.g.-wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, holiday pay, overtime, vacation - both paid and accrued). Each employee can have multiple pay types. You can have paychecks direct-deposited to your employees' accounts. You can report to multiple states and localities. You can implement a 401(k)plan, a Simple plan, a cafeteria plan and have an unlimited number of other deductions. You'll receive your choice of extensive reports to track your payroll costs. We'll give you custom service, and it's very affordable |
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| Tax Planning |
| Tax planning is an essential element of the tax preparation process. By making tax planning part of your overall business strategy, you can use our experience, and our access to the most current new developments in the tax laws, to minimize both your current and future tax liabilities. |
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| Tax Preparation |
| Our computerized tax preparation and research software enables us to accurately and efficiently prepare income tax returns for various types of entities including individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, estates, and not-for-profit organizations. |
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| Sales Tax Services |
| Many of our clients are responsible for collecting and submitting sales taxes in one or more jurisdictions. We can assist your company in the compilation of information and preparation of sales tax returns in an efficient and timely manner. We can also help you comply with various states' use tax rules. |
Mary Miller, Licensed Public Accountant In public accounting for over thirty years, Mary's an Enrolled Agent and
specializes in tax planning, research, and business entity decisions.
She signs and releases all of our financial statements and tax returns,
and consults with clients both in our office and theirs.
Denise Christensen, Professional Services Manager
Denise, who's been with us for twenty-one years, supervises all of the
accounting and tax services we provide. She is also our QuickBooks®
software specialist, providing installation, training, troubleshooting
and support.
Lisa Shreeves, Accountant
Lisa, with us for four years and in private accounting for two years
before that, comes to this field after a number of years as a legal
secretary. She is involved in all of our services, including accounting,
payroll and tax, and supervises the organization and archiving of client files.
Elaine Terrill, Accountant
Elaine, the newest member of our staff, will be involved in all of our
services, including payroll, tax and accounting. Her background is
in financial planning, customer service, and office organization
and administration. She brings a wealth of experience to our office.
