Elizabeth Goff CPA, PC provides a wide range of services to individuals and businesses in a variety of industries. At Elizabeth Goff CPA, PC, we strive to meet each client's specific needs in planning for the future and achieving their goals in an ever-changing financial and regulatory environment.
We realize that we cannot be an expert in all areas, and if we do not have the expertise to assist our clients, we have associates that we can recommend and work with to cover your financial and accounting related needs.
Our professional services include:Many people find the tax laws and forms very confusing. We can help you through the maze of laws, records and forms small businesses and individuals are required to file by the federal, state and local governments regarding income taxes, payroll taxes and sales taxes. We can explain the tax laws affecting you and your business using plain, ordinary words and work with you to find the easiest, most efficient ways for you and your business to comply with these laws. Although we are most familiar with federal and Arizona tax returns, we can prepare tax returns for most states. Of course tax planning is a big part of dealing with the tax laws, and we can guide you through the tax planning process.
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From start-ups to established enterprises, businesses rely on accurate and insightful financial information in order to maintain profitability and capitalize on new opportunities. Elizabeth Goff CPA, PC's accounting services steer you closer to these goals with accurate record-keeping and reporting as well as support on financial issues such as initial accounting system setup, cost-containment, tax planning, investments, and employee benefit and profit-sharing plans.
These services include but are not limited to:
- General ledger and financial statement preparation
- QuickBooks checkup (Semi-monthly, quarterly, or annual)
- Accounting system setup and support
- Payroll processing
- Cash flow budgeting and forecasting
- Employee benefit and profit-sharing plans
- Corporate tax planning and return preparation
We can set up financial reports for your view to streamline your business and save your valuable time. These reports are important tools that can guide your business in making financial decisions, planning, and evaluating performance.
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Assurance and Advisory Services
At Elizabeth Goff CPA, PC, we focus on building close client relationships
that add long-term value. This includes assuring the solidity of financial records, evaluating
financial procedures and working to produce strategies that help our clients face the myriad challenges
of business planning and execution. Our clients benefit from objective analysis to assist in controlling
costs, increasing efficiency, and implementing new technologies and procedures that take advantage of
changes in the marketplace, accounting standards, and tax law. Our assurance services will improve information quality or its context, meaning more success for your business.
These services include but are
not limited to:
- Entity selection and restructuring
- Accounting software selection, implementation, and support
- Financial projections and forecasts
- Debt and finances advising
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Transaction structuring and negotiations
- Business succession
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Elizabeth Goff CPA, PC payroll services can help you reduce the time spent on administration through developing and implementing a computerized payroll system that will facilitate processing, timely payment and preparation of tax returns.
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Professional representation can be vital during an audit, and our experience with tax authorities enables us to guide clients in their dealings with federal and state agencies. If you have been chosen for an audit, the professional representation you can find with our firm can put many of your worries at bay. We are ready and willing to answer any and all questions the IRS may be asking of you.
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Entity Selection and Restructuring
Your business entity has a large impact on your taxes and other liabilities. From your company's inception through its growth and development, Elizabeth Goff CPA, PC can advise you on choosing an entity type and later restructuring if advantageous. With our knowledge and expertise, you will always be receiving the most advantageous entity type for the functions your business performs.
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QuickBooks and Peachtree Accounting Software Help and Assistance
QuickBooks and Peachtree Accounting software can provide useful and timely information in the form of financial statements, reports and graphs. However, it can only provide this information if you purchase the right product and then install, setup and use it properly. We don't just help you use the software; we help you use it more efficiently and more effectively.
Elizabeth Goff CPA, PC offers the following solutions to help meet your QuickBooks and Peachtree Accounting software needs:
Personal Training-We train you personally! Either one-on-one or several individuals within your organization at your company's location.
Installation-We install QuickBooks or Peachtree Accounting software on your stand alone computer or in a network environment, in either single- or multi-user mode.
Setup-We assist new QuickBooks and Peachtree Accounting software users with initial setup including: Easy Step Interview, Preferences, Lists, Customers, Vendors, Employees, Banking and Reports. We also help experienced users manage their businesses more effectively by improving their current setup. Many users experience problems and lack the ability to generate and track important information as a result of inadequate setup.
-We can also set you up with a hosting service that will allow you and your employees to securely access your QuickBooks or Peachtree Accounting software data using the internet from any location anytime .
Support- Our QuickBooks and Peachtree Accounting software support service can assist you with any installation, setup or operation assistance you might need. In addition, our support is not limited just to the software part of it, but we can also provide accounting and payroll assistance.
Checkup- Our QuickBooks and Peachtree Accounting software checkup service helps companies that have the human resources to perform daily accounting and payroll tasks, but need an accounting and payroll expert to review your transactions, accounts and reports. This checkup ensures that you receive timely, relevant and reliable financial information. We also inform you of any corrections, adjustments or reclassifications necessary to ensure that the financial information you receive reflects the correct financial condition of your business. Checkups may be conducted at any time, but semi-monthly or quarterly checkups provide you with up-to-date information and feedback about your business.
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Cash Flow and Budgeting Analysis
Good cash management can improve a company's liquidity, reduce costs, and increase profitability. Elizabeth Goff CPA, PC can help you maintain optimal cash flow levels by tracking sources and uses, forecasting, and budgeting accordingly. To a business entity, cash flow is something that can make or break the business' ability to survive. We can help you analyze your spending, rebalance your budget and/or debts for an optimal cash flow to support your business' success. This balance plan would be revisited if and when there were any major changes in your business structure to ensure that you are operating at an optimal level. With our help and guidance, you will always be on top of your finances and ready for the future.
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Financial Projections and Forecasts
No one can predict the future perfectly, but we can all benefit from planning for it. Elizabeth Goff CPA, PC combines expertise and experience with a gained understanding of your business to produce financial projections that can help you manage your business plan and spending. Forecasting for the future is imperative to your company's success. We make it a point to keep current with market trends and updates so that your business can be prepared for what is to come. Depending on your needs, our work can range from top-level reports to detailed financial models.
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Mergers, Acquisitions, and Sales
Business transactions and transitions are complicated affairs, and whether you're buying, selling, or considering a potential merger, Elizabeth Goff CPA, PC can provide professional know-how to help you successfully structure and negotiate the deal. Elizabeth Goff CPA, PC employs careful analysis and due diligence to determine a fair asking price, pinpoint the most favorable tax structures, evaluate financial and cash flow impact, and assess compatible business functions and tactics. Expanding or contracting your business is a huge undertaking. With our expert advice, you can make the right business decisions for your business for optimum success.
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Whether your needs are corporate or personal, Elizabeth Goff CPA, PC's professionals can assist you in sorting out the different options available for debt management and financing that will lower your payments and/or reduce the total amount of interest paid. Re-balancing your debts can also result in tax deduction savings. Even if you are able to handle the payments and the amounts of your current debts, our expertise may be able to save you money and/or lower your payments.
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Whether you're a corporation with overseas operations or a business or individual needing to work out taxation of U.S. residents working abroad or foreign citizens working in the U.S., Elizabeth Goff CPA, PC can help you plot a course through cross-border taxation issues. There are many special rules and policies for businesses with a foreign presence. We can help you make sense of how you are affected by them.
