Everything your business needs. One person who knows all of it.

The value of working with one advisor across all your financial needs isn’t just convenience, it’s the smarter way to have an advisor. Everything on the financial side of your business is connected. Payroll strategy informs the bookkeeping, the bookkeeping informs the tax strategy, and the advisor should see how it’s all connected. This is only possible when one person can see the whole picture.

Tax strategy & Planning

Paying too much in taxes is rarely bad luck. It’s usually a planning problem.

Most businesses get their taxes filed. Fewer businesses get their taxes planned. The difference, over time, is significant. We work with you throughout the year — not just at filing time — so the decisions you make in June don’t create surprises in April.

  • Annual tax strategy session

  • Business and personal tax preparation

  • Quarterly planning and estimated payments

  • IRS representation and audit support

If your tax conversation happens once a year, you’re leaving money on the table.

payroll services

Payroll should be the last thing you worry about. Right now it probably isn’t.

Missing a payroll run or filing the wrong numbers creates problems that take months to untangle. We handle your payroll completely — processing, compliance, filings, and year-end reporting — so it’s simply not a thing you think about anymore.

  • Full-service payroll processing

  • Federal and Nevada tax filing and compliance

  • Tip and gratuity management for hospitality operators

  • W-2 and 1099 preparation

For Henderson’s hospitality and gaming operators: we know the complexity of your payroll better than most. Tip reporting and variable hours aren’t edge cases for us.

accounting & bookkeeping

You can’t make good decisions with bad information.

A lot of business owners don’t really know how their business is doing right now. They know roughly. They’ll find out for sure in April. We keep your books current and your financial picture clear so you’re making decisions based on what’s happening — not what you think might be happening.

  • Monthly bookkeeping and bank reconciliation

  • Financial statements you can read and use

  • QuickBooks setup and training

  • Catch-up bookkeeping

Clean books aren’t just for tax time. They’re how you run a better business.

business consulting & advisory

The call you make when you’re not sure what to do.

Should I hire another employee or bring in a contractor? Is this a good time to expand? What does this lease commitment do to my cash flow for the next 18 months? These aren’t tax questions — they’re business questions with financial answers. That’s what this service is for.

  • Ongoing advisory relationship

  • Cash flow planning and forecasting

  • Business performance review

  • Strategic financial guidance year-round

Most small business owners have never had someone to call with questions like these. Now you do.

new business setup & entity formation

The decisions you make in the first 90 days follow you for years.

Most new business owners pick an entity structure because someone told them to or because it sounded right. Sometimes that works out. Sometimes it costs them significantly more in taxes than a different structure would have. Even when it’s the right structure, if you’re not doing things the right way, you can still miss out.

  • Entity selection and formation — LLC, S-Corp, sole proprietor

  • Nevada business registration and EIN

  • Financial setup — accounting software, payroll, chart of accounts

  • First-year tax strategy

  • 90-minute startup advisory session

Starting a business is exciting. Starting it right is better.

how we work together

One thing worth saying directly: what I offer isn’t for everyone and if your goal is to find the most inexpensive way to file your taxes, then you won’t value the extra time required to learn your business. I am never the cheapest advisor in town, and I learned a long time ago there’s a good reason for that

Every engagement is built around what your business actually needs — not a standard package. That’s what the first conversation is for.

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