Tax Services

When it comes to the world of taxes, preparation and planning go a LONG way. We have the tax services and professional know-how you’re looking for and can help you navigate your options.

Business Tax Preparation

The IRS is fully equipped to ensure compliance on your business tax return.

Charitable Giving Tax Strategies

You love making a difference in the world by supporting good causes…

Estate Planning

Make Sure Your Family Transitions Prepare Your Children and Your Family for Financial Freedom.

Individual Tax Preparation

Stop missing out on potential deductions that could be saving you big money!

IRS Representation

Don’t go it alone! We’re your ally and representative in an IRS audit.

Tax Planning

Real strategies and solutions to help you minimize your IRS liability.

Can the IRS Take Your Retirement Accounts?

Few IRS fears hit harder than this one. For many taxpayers, retirement accounts represent years—or decades—of disciplined saving. So when IRS debt enters the picture, a common and deeply emotional question arises: Can the IRS take my 401(k) or IRA? The short answer is...

How To Fix Common QuickBooks Online Problems Griffin Small Business Owners Face

Quick Answer: To fix common QuickBooks Online problems, audit your bank feed queue to ensure transactions are matched to open invoices and transfers rather than blindly clicked as "Add," which eliminates duplicate revenue and miscoded expenses. From there,...

The Griffin Small Business Q3 Payroll Checklist for a Painless Year-End Close

Quick Answer: Your pre-year end payroll checklist should include reviewing new OBBBA wage codes, collecting missing 1099 tax forms, and aligning your payroll accounts with your general ledger. Completing this cleanup in September protects your business...

What Are the Tax Mistakes New Griffin Business Owners Make?

Quick Answer: Some of the biggest tax mistakes new business owners make include using personal credit cards for business expenses, guessing on startup cost write-offs, and failing to keep track of receipts for deduction proof.Key Takeaways:Opening a...

What Happens When the IRS Assigns a Revenue Officer to Your Case

For a year, maybe longer, your tax problem showed up in the mailbox. Computer-printed notices. A balance that grew every month. A toll-free number with a long hold and a different person every time. Then a letter arrives with an individual’s name on it, a direct phone...

What Are the Disadvantages to Sole Proprietorship for Growing Griffin Business Owners?

Quick Answer: The primary disadvantages to a sole proprietorship for growing business owners are unlimited personal liability and a mandatory 15.3% self-employment tax on 100% of net profit. Once annual net profit exceeds $40,000, remaining a sole proprietor...

How To Handle Your Griffin Company’s Payroll Taxes

It's no secret that for many people who get in hot water with the IRS, a very common reason is payroll taxes. For many, they aren't filing properly, "assuming" that their bookkeeper is handling it or their payroll software. But that isn't necessarily the case, I'm sad...

Colwell and Pierce LLC’s Three Business Tax Penalties To Avoid When Possible

Let's address an unfortunate reality: As a business owner, you have a greater number of tax reporting obligations than a regular person has. (Of course, you have MANY more tax-savings opportunities as well.) But with those increased obligations comes increased...

Some Small Business Tips Your Griffin Business Should Learn

Today, let's reach for some small business tips you should be taking away from this past season. As Griffin business owners, we always need to be ready to adapt to changing times -- this time around change just happened to come ... faster. So, what should we do about...

Developing Accountability In Your Griffin Business Is Crucial

During the first Super Bowl that Tom Brady won (with the Patriots), these were some of the companies who advertised (hat tip to Jon Erlichman of Bloomberg): AOL Blockbuster Radio Shack Circuit City CompUSA Sears HotJobs Yahoo VoiceStream Wireless Gateway Computers The...

How You're Missing Legal Tax Deductions

Here’s a certain truth: The State and Federal Government would love to have more of your hard-earned money in their accounts. Sure, even though it’s painful, none of us begrudge paying our legal and fair share of taxes.

But the problem is that regular taxpayers (like you) are missing out on legal and safe deductions to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed refunds every year! Change that with our tax services.

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