Business Tax
S-corp, partnership, and LLC returns prepared by a CPA who also does your planning, so the return is the last step, not the first surprise.
Olive Branch, MS · CPAs since 2012
Numbers you understand. Advice before April.
Business and individual tax, monthly bookkeeping on a flat fee, fall planning meetings, and a partner who answers the phone. For owners and families across DeSoto County and the Memphis area.
- Licensed CPAs
- Enrolled Agent on staff
- QuickBooks ProAdvisor
- Fixed-fee pricing
- 2012Olive Branch office opened
- 640+returns filed last season (sample)
- By the 10thmonthly books closed
- 48 hrsto answer a question in season
What we do
Five services. One firm that already knows your file.
The person who does your books is down the hall from the person who does your return and the person who plans your year. That is the whole point of a small firm.
Individual Tax
Returns for households, W-2 earners with a side business, rental owners, and people who just moved across the state line and are not sure what that means.
Bookkeeping & Payroll
Monthly books you can actually read, reconciled by the 10th, with payroll run on time and filings handled. Flat monthly fee, no hourly surprises.
Tax Planning & Advisory
A meeting in the fall, not a bill in April. Entity choice, retirement contributions, equipment timing, and owner pay structured before December 31.
IRS & State Representation
Notices, audits, back returns, and payment plans. We speak to the IRS so you do not have to, and we tell you the realistic outcome before we start.
How we work
A fall meeting, a fixed fee, and no hourly meter.
- Intake call, 20 minutesYou tell us what you have. We tell you what it costs, in writing, before you send a document.
- Secure portal, not emailUpload once. We pull what we need and ask only for what is missing.
- Fall planning meetingEvery business client sits down in October or November. The return in April should have no surprises.
- A partner you can reachTwo partners, one office, 48-hour response in season. Your questions do not go to a call center.
The people
Two partners, one Enrolled Agent, no call center.
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Elaine Northcott, CPA
Managing partner · Tax & advisory
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Marcus Vale, CPA
Partner · Bookkeeping, payroll & QuickBooks
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Priya Raman, EA
Senior accountant · IRS representation
Client stories
What changes when the numbers make sense.
We moved from Germantown and had no idea about Mississippi's rules. Elaine caught a credit our old preparer missed two years running and amended both years. That covered her fee several times over.
Dana & Chris R.Olive Branch
Marcus took our books from a shoebox to a monthly close in about sixty days. I finally know what the business makes before the year is over.
Terrence B., HVAC contractorSouthaven
Got a CP2000 notice and panicked. Priya responded in a week, the IRS agreed with her, and the "amount due" went from $9,400 to zero.
Whitney L.Hernando
Client stories are fictional sample content written for this demo.
Deadlines
What’s coming up.
The next four federal dates that apply to most of our clients, counted from today. State dates usually match; we’ll tell you when they don’t.
- 01-15Q4 estimated tax payment
- 01-31W-2s and 1099-NECs due to workers and the IRS
- 03-15S-corp and partnership returns (or extension)
- 04-15Individual and C-corp returns, Q1 estimate
Dates shift to the next business day when they fall on a weekend or holiday; the tracker shows the statutory date. Not tax advice.
What does a tax return cost?
Individual returns start at $295 and most land between $350 and $650 depending on schedules. Business returns start at $900. You get a written quote after a 20-minute intake call, and the price does not change unless the scope does.
Do you work with clients who are not in Olive Branch?
Yes. About a third of our clients are in Memphis, Collierville, and Hernando, and several are out of state. Everything can be done through the secure portal and video calls; the office is here if you prefer to sit down.
Can you take over mid-year from another accountant?
Yes, and it is common. We request your prior returns and books, review them, and tell you what we would change before you commit. Switching in the fall is ideal so planning happens before December.
I have not filed in a few years. Is that something you handle?
It is one of the most common reasons people call. We pull your IRS transcripts, file the missing years in the right order, and negotiate penalties or a payment plan. No judgment; the goal is to get you current.
Do you do QuickBooks cleanup?
Yes. A cleanup is quoted as a fixed project after we look at the file. Most single-entity cleanups take two to four weeks and run $1,200 to $3,500 depending on how far back the mess goes (sample pricing).
Start here
Twenty minutes. A written quote. No obligation.
Tell us whether you’re an individual or a business and what’s on your mind. We’ll come back within one business day with a price and the next step.