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Client Results

Every engagement below started with a real problem: books that had not been reconciled in years, a notice with a deadline attached, or a lender asking for statements that did not exist yet. Each study walks through the situation, the approach we took and why, the work performed, and the outcome with the numbers attached. Client names are left out; the facts, filings, and figures are not.

Construction

How a Construction Company Cleaned Up Two Years of Books and Financed New Equipment

22 monthsBooks brought current

At the first meeting, the owner said the same thing most contractors say: "my bookkeeper quit and I'm behind." What he actually meant, once we pulled the QuickBooks Desktop file, was that no one had reconciled a bank account since the...

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E-Commerce Retail

How an E-Commerce Company Resolved Multi-State Sales Tax Exposure

11 statesNexus states identified

The owner came to us saying she had received "some notices from a couple of states" and wanted help responding to them. What she actually had was a Wayfair economic nexus problem across eleven states, none of which she was registered in...

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Medical Practice

How a Medical Practice Elected S Corporation Status and Set Defensible Compensation

$34,600Projected annual self-employment tax savings

The physician who came to us said, "my friend told me I should be an S corp," which is how roughly half of these engagements start. What she actually had was a single-member LLC reporting on Schedule C, net income of about $410,000, and...

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Restaurant and Hospitality

How a Restaurant Group Resolved Unpaid Payroll Taxes and an IRS Collection Notice

$211,000Payroll tax liability resolved

The managing partner said, "we got a letter from the IRS about payroll taxes" and asked if we could just write back and explain the situation. What he actually had was three quarters of unpaid Form 941 liabilities across two of his three...

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