Services

Tax

The effects of taxes on our clients are one of our principal concerns.  The assistance we are able to provide in planning changes in business and personal finances eliminates many problems which arise after a transaction takes place.  Accordingly, we suggest that our clients be fully aware of the tax ramifications of any major action and encourage them to contact us before making significant changes.

Income taxes may be the greatest concern our clients have, but we also do a great deal of work with payroll, sales taxes, estate taxes and tax-exempt situations.  Our library includes three major tax reference services and we strive to have each staff member stay on top of all the latest tax developments.  We are fully equipped to prepare any federal and state tax return.  Our services include representation of our clients before the Internal Revenue Service.

Accounting

The accounting services we present to our clients are as varied as the clients.  Compilation and review of financial statements both interim and year-end, a full range of bookkeeping services, assistance in training client's personnel and aid in the preparation of budgets and projections are among the services we can render.  In addition, we are ready to assist our clients in any special projects they may be considering.

Audit

Our audit services cover a cross-section of our clients.  Although our major emphasis is not  in the audit area, we strive to maintain a quality level as high or higher as in our other services.  Each staff member is exposed to the audit area and is able to use the in-depth experience acquired in better serving all other clients.

Management Consulting

The Maine business executive is learning to see his accountant as a full financial advisor other than only a "tax man."  As a result, we seek to provide our clients with a full range of consulting services.   Changes in accounting procedures, computer hardware or software are constant concerns and our assessment of a client's situation and advice on implementation can be key to success or failure.

Any attempt to classify a profession such as ours becomes somewhat arbitrary because so much of public accounting consists of little pieces from so many different areas.  One cannot distinguish where accounting work ends and management advisory services begin.  Accordingly, each professional has to be capable of meeting a myriad of client needs and questions.