A price before the work
Written quote after intake. If scope changes, we tell you before the bill does.
About the firm
Two partners who started in bigger firms and left to answer their own phones.
Northcott & Vale opened on Goodman Road in 2012 with one idea: clients should understand their own numbers and hear from a partner, not a queue.
Managing partner · Tax & advisory
Elaine Northcott, CPA
Twenty-two years in public accounting, the first nine at a regional firm in Memphis before opening the Olive Branch office in 2012. Leads business tax and planning. Serves on the board of a DeSoto County nonprofit (sample bio).
Partner · Bookkeeping, payroll & QuickBooks
Marcus Vale, CPA
Joined in 2016 after eight years as a controller for a regional contractor. Built the monthly-close practice and the QuickBooks cleanup service. Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor (sample credential).
Senior accountant · IRS representation
Priya Raman, EA
Enrolled Agent who handles notices, audits, and back-filing cases. Former IRS taxpayer-advocate caseworker, which is why her letters get answered (sample credential).
What we promise
Four things every client can hold us to.
Plain English
You will understand your own return and your own P&L. If you don’t, we have not finished.
Planning, not just filing
Every business client gets a fall meeting. Most of what we save clients happens there.
A partner answers
Two partners, one office. Questions go to a person who knows your file, within 48 hours in season.
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.
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.