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Atlanta CPA Advises on New Criteria to Evaluate Top 25 Atlanta CPA Firms 

When evaluating Atlanta CPA Firms from which to use for your Atlanta Business, there is much to consider and evaluate. I believe this list will do much to serve as a checklist for Atlanta Business Owners when hiring a CPA Firm: 

1.  Experience: Be a CPA for Thirty Years, Serve on a Mission Trip & Be a Christian.
2.  Business Activities: Be a Member of the Gwinnett Chamber Board of Directors.
3.  Practical Work Experience: Serve as a Chief Financial Officer/Controller/Chief Operating Officer.
4.  Published: Have Written and Published Several Books.
5.  Skilled: Discuss Nuances of Setting up a Qualified Retirement Plan for Your Business.
6. Depth of Services: Help Your Procure and Negotiate Financing for Your Business.
7. Altruistic: Assist with Taking a Court Case to the Georgia Supreme Court to Protect the Rights of Georgia Workers.
8. Insightful: Discuss Business Tax Deductions Advising on Coding and Recording to Your Internal Books and Records and IRS Tax Substantiation Documentation Required.
9. Talented: Meet With You to Discus Buying or Selling a Business.
10. Diversified: Assist/Provide a Valuation for Your Closely Held Family Business.
11. Early Achiever: Pass the CPA Exam while still in college.
12. Academic Success: Go to College with a 3.8 GPA
13. Award Winning: Win the Accounting Advocate of the Year Award for the State of Georgia
14. Strategic Issues: Discuss Incorporating in Georgia and Entity Selection Issues.
15. Tax Advocate: Assist You With Back Taxes, IRS Representation or an Offer in Compromise.
16. Protective: Get a Law Passed in Georgia Making it a Better Place for Georgia Children to Live.
17. Wise: Rely on Decades of Work Experience to Ensure That You Pay Only Your Lowest Legal Possible Tax.
18. Insightful: Discuss Your Long Term Retirement Plan.
19. Decades of Experience: Serve as a Virtual CFO/Controller for You and Your Business.
20. Personable: Ask You How You Feel. 

John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC (An Atlanta/Duluth GA Christian CPA firm) 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097  Phone 770-814-9304   http://www.hiscpa.com/    http://www.john-dillard.com/ 

Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it! 

To retain John Dillard CPA (An Atlanta Christian Speaker/Author) for your business group or church congregation, you can contact him today at 770.814.9304

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http://www.hiscpa.com/article3.html Gwinnett/Duluth CPA Teaches Personnel Keys to Managing Business Growth
http://www.hiscpa.com/article6.html Alpharetta/Roswell CPA Teaches the Tax Effects of Entity Choice
http://www.hiscpa.com/marketing-efforts.html Norcross/Sandy Springs CPA on Tracking Marketing Statistics for Your Georgia Business 

And this is only some of the information available on our web site. You also have at our blog a host of other varied and timely tax and business management issues you can use. 

John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC (An Atlanta Christian CPA firm) 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097  Phone 770-814-9304   http://www.hiscpa.com/    http://www.john-dillard.com/ To retain John Dillard CPA (An Atlanta Christian Speaker/Author) for your business group or church congregation, you can contact him today at 770.814.9304 

His CPA PC…A Christian Atlanta CPA Firm: Never Underestimate the Long-Term Benefits 

Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Business Acquisitions/Sales, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuations and Bookkeeping.

Duluth GA CPA Offers Guidance in Preparing Corporate & Personal Income Taxes for Atlanta Taxpayers: Addressing Back Taxes for Atlanta Taxpayers for Decades

Below is a sample letter that might be used to send to a client who is behind on the filing of their income taxes. With all clients it is essential to keep taxpayers informed of their rights, responsibilities, tax payment and filing deadlines. It is even more so important when working with a taxpayer when addressing back taxes so as to avoid and hopefully stave off IRS collection issues, tax problems and unnecessary penalties and interest:

Your 2008 corporate return is complete and will go out in the mail ASAP. 

Please use the checklist on the contact page of my web site to pull all of your 2008 personal information together. 

Please forward any estimated payments against paid against your 2008 IRS or GA Taxes as the IRS is a pay as you go system and will add penalties and interest for late payment and late filing. 

I suggest ASAP after you get 2008 data to me that you get 2009 to me as well. 

Please do not hesitate to call might you have any questions. 

http://www.hiscpa.com/article1.html Atlanta/Duluth CPA Illustrates Difference Between Planning & Historical Accounting by North Fulton CPA
http://www.hiscpa.com/article3.html Gwinnett/Duluth CPA Teaches Personnel Keys to Managing Business Growth
http://www.hiscpa.com/article6.html Alpharetta/Roswell/Duluth CPA Teaches the Tax Effects of Entity Choice
http://www.hiscpa.com/marketing-efforts.html Norcross/Sandy Springs/Duluth CPA on Tracking Marketing Statistics for Your Georgia Business 

And this is only some of the information available on our web site. You also have at our blog a host of other varied and timely tax and business management issues you can use. 

John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC (An Atlanta Christian CPA firm) 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097  Phone 770-814-9304   http://www.hiscpa.com/    http://www.john-dillard.com/ To retain John Dillard CPA (An Atlanta Christian Speaker/Author) for your business group or church congregation, you can contact him today at 770.814.9304 

Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it! 

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Business Acquisitions/Sales, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuations and Bookkeeping.

Serving Atlanta, Duluth, Gwinnett, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, Atlanta GA, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Smyrna, Marietta, Cumming, Grayson, Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Decatur. Sandy Springs, Peachtree City, Douglasville, Newnan, Griffin, Woodstock, Carrollton, Forest Park, Canton, College Park, Cartersville, McDonough, Riverdale, Fayetteville, Covington, Stockbridge, Conyers, Clarkston, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson, and Douglas.

Forsyth/Gwinnett CPA Assist Taxpayers with Converting Atlanta Business Taxpayers to an S Corporation 

His CPA PC: Providing Bookkeeping & Accounting Services to Metro Atlanta

About S Corporations/What Entity is Best for Your Georgia Business

Subchapter S Corporations can have no more than one hundred shareholders and they all need to be U.S. citizens or resident aliens. This corporation type almost always has to have a calendar year as the fiscal year. S Corporation rules have been around since the 1950s and were set up to simplify the rules and regulations of being a business owner.

Liability Protection and Subchapter S Corporations

A subchapter S Corporation, like a C Corporation, affords the business owner personal liability protection from business risks. Some of the keys to maximizing that protection are to treat the corporation like one by doing all your business in the corporate name, signing all of your documents listing your corporate title, not co-mingling any personal issues/bills in the corporation, and by having your annual Board of Directors and Annual Shareholder Minutes Meeting.

Tax Advantages of S Corporations/Incorporating in Georgia

No income taxes are paid with the corporate return. The profits of the business are reported on the personal tax return of the S corporation’s shareholders. As long as you pay yourself a reasonable salary, you may also take shareholder distributions out of the business that are devoid of FICA/Medicaid taxes.

Another advantage of S Corporations is that if you have corporate losses, and you fund (you put the money in the business) those losses personally, then you can deduct those losses on your personal return. Any losses that are funded by the bank (a direct loan from the bank to the corporation) or by trade creditors are not deductible. Below is a sample letter one might send to the IRS to ensure that the S election has been properly received and timely processed by the IRS.

Taxpayer Advocate Office

Atlanta GA  

Dear Sir/Madam, 

I am writing to follow up on your IRS Letter dated 1-16-10  (copy enclosed). Please note I have enclosed a copy of the S Corporation election and the signed S Corporation return as requested. Please fix your records accordingly to show that the client was an S Corporation for the tax year in question. 

Accordingly please refund any monies previously paid. 

I appreciate your attention to this matter and please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions. 

Very Sincerely Yours, John C. Dillard, CPA, President 

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant of His CPA PC (An Atlanta CPA Firm). To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304

His CPA PC (An Atlanta CPA Firm)

 Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!  

His CPA PC: We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Business Acquisitions/Sales, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuations and Bookkeeping.

Serving Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, Atlanta GA, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Smyrna, Marietta, Cumming, Grayson, Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Decatur. Sandy Springs, Peachtree City, Douglasville, Newnan, Griffin, Woodstock, Carrollton, Forest Park, Canton, College Park, Cartersville, McDonough, Riverdale, Fayetteville, Covington, Stockbridge, Conyers, Clarkston, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, Walton, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder and Woodstock

Do You Need Help Running Your Business?…Atlanta CPA Offers Plain & Simple Business & Tax Answers for Atlanta Taxpayers for Alpharetta/Grayson

 Below is a sample inquiry I might receive from a client who is the start-up phases of their business and is looking to be well organized for both their current tax filings and for years to come and the following responses listed.

John, I signed and mailed you the forms today. I am still working hard on getting my information together. I have actually spent many hours reading articles on-line and watching videos on on-line trying to learn what I am doing so I can understand it. That is not a burden to me because I really want to understand so I can lead a business with integrity. I have also been diligent in recording everything that I am doing this year so I start out right. I did want to ask for your advice on two issues.

1) Do you think that your services are out of my league at the present time considering where I am with my business? What I mean is that I am having a difficult time figuring out how to do the things you have asked me to do, and although I would love more time with you to work through things, I can’t afford it. I feel like you offer so many services to your clients and I really am not able to take advantage of any of them at this point due to basically the present condition of my business and my lack of financial resources. I just feel like I could find someone to teach me to do the basics of Quickbooks and use you for the “bigger” issues.

 At His CPA PC we strive to do business the old fashioned way giving our clients much more than they thought they needed. In our ever changing economic times it is even more important to stay ahead of the power curve in addressing your business issues, trends, and tax planning. To that end we have dramatically improved our web-site. I believe your business is exactly where it needs to be, in the hands of one who cares about both you and your business.

2) I am concerned that I won’t have enough money to get me through tax season at this rate. After paying your latest invoice and I haven’t even filed taxes yet. With all of the issues I have to fix regarding my business, how much do you anticipate I will have to spend to make it through the near future? I know taxes have to be filed in March I guess.

Business Management and the whole of its many varied issues are a daunting issue for both the new and experienced business owner. His CPA P.C. has combined at their web site a litany of many varied issues, which has never before been available in such a succinct and well written format. I am committed to live out the “Golden Rule” in serving both others and the community. I believe what we have done to date is critical and necessary to achieve your stated goals. We have already done much to forge building blocks for your both doing your own bookkeeping, apprising you of tax law, and making entity selection issues, which should benefit you for years/decades to come.

Also, another thing that concerns me is that I don’t want you to think that I am dissatisfied with your service. I totally trust your plans for my business. I really like your style with how you do things. I agree with the path you have laid out. All of that is good. I just am simply concerned that the things you are wanting to do and that I need to do (S Corp, fixing my LLC, payroll, etc.) will be something that I know I need to do.

Failing to gain the insight of a professional CPA we run the risk of poor bookkeeping for our business, poor entity selection and the overpayment of our taxes. Also a CPA will do much to ensure that you record and track all valid and justifiable business deductions that you are legally entitled to. I would estimated you fees to complete both your personal and your corporate return to be approximately $800 to $1100 depending on how well organized you present the data as well as the amount of assistance you might need in the interim. I believe your business is exactly where it needs to be, in the hands of one who cares about both you and your business.

OK, I hope all of this makes sense. I would appreciate any suggestions you might give. Thank you for your patience in working with me.

“Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!”

What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31 Why are these verses here? Learn how His CPA became a Christian Accounting firm visit http://www.hiscpa.com/christian-CPA.html

John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC (An Atlanta CPA firm) 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097 Phone 770-814-9304 http://www.hiscpa.com/         http://www.john-dillard.com/

 We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, and Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Business Acquisitions/Sales, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuations and Bookkeeping.

Serving Atlanta, Duluth, Gwinnett, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock, Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, Atlanta GA, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Smyrna, Marietta, Cumming, Grayson, Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Decatur. Sandy Springs, Peachtree City, Douglasville, Newnan, Griffin, Woodstock, Carrollton, Forest Park, Canton, College Park, Cartersville, McDonough, Riverdale, Fayetteville, Covington, Stockbridge, Conyers, Clarkston, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson, and Douglas.

Gwinnett CPA Teaches Bookkeeping to Metro Atlanta Business Owners & Financial Statement Preparation

Entrepreneurs either initially or over time become extremely proficient in their field of choice for it is by this growth of knowledge and wisdom which affords them the insight to make prudent decisions. Each and every hour of a business owner’s day, there are a series of insignificant and important thoughts and directions that directly impact the profitability of a business. Continually you are faced with making a positive impact towards bringing your business closer or further away from your goal. A company’s financial statement is the measuring stick by which you are able to gauge a company’s progress along the business continuum and are able to accurately measure the distance between where you are and where you want to be. To this end we work with Atlanta Business Owners to Ensure that their bookkeeping stays current, relevant and useful. Below is a sample of what we might sent to a business owner to work with them regarding their internal bookkeeping issues:

Below are critiques to your internal books: 

-Your Inventory Asset account should be zero and not a negative balance.

-Please combine all of the Loans to Shareholder accounts and Distributions account to one account, while correctly classifying it as an asset or liability accordingly.

-You had several debit balances in Credit Card amounts on the Balance Sheet. These should either be a zero or should be a credit balance reflecting the amount owed.

-Please be sure that the credit card balance and all liability accounts are correct and reflect the year-end amounts owed.

-The Opening Balance Equity account should be zero.

-The Retained Earnings account should equal the prior year’s corporate income tax return.

-Please re-class the Other Automobile Expenses account to what it paid for.

-Your are showing both mileage and actual expenses for cars. As you owned a business car for the first part of the year, for that portion you should use actual. For the rest of the year, then you should use mileage. For any excess amounts please charge the difference to the Due to Shareholder account described above and re-class as necessary. 

If you have any questions as you are posting these please do not hesitate to call. After you make the above changes please re-send your Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss.

Bookkeeping for Atlanta Small Business
Unleash the power of information by learning the ABC’s of accounting for the business and financial operations of your business. To learn the nuances of Small Business Bookkeeping http://www.hiscpa.com/keeping-books.html

Preparing and Reviewing Financial Statements for Atlanta Business Owners
As your financial results of your business are like a doctors chart of their patient, this will help enable you to understand financials and their use. To learn more visit http://www.hiscpa.com/financial-statements.html

Contact HIS CPA PC (A Christian CPA Firm) today.

To learn more about tax entities and the taxation thereof visit http://www.hiscpa.com/article2.html There you will also discover a wide host of resources for Atlanta Entrepreneurs.

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant in Duluth, GA. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved) Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!    

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Bookkeeping.

Serving Atlanta, Duluth, Gwinnett, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, Atlanta GA, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Smyrna, Marietta, Cumming, Grayson, Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Decatur. Sandy Springs, Peachtree City, Douglasville, Newnan, Griffin, Woodstock, Carrollton, Forest Park, Canton, College Park, Cartersville, McDonough, Riverdale, Fayetteville, Covington, Stockbridge, Conyers, Clarkston, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson, and Douglas.

Gwinnett CPA Firm on 151,778 Visitors to www.HisCPA.com (A Christian CPA Firm) in 2009 and Counting

Atlanta Accounting & Bookkeeping Services

So far this year 151,778 visitors have been to www.HisCPA.com to gain needed tax advice salient to a wide variety of tax issues. These visitors have not only gained critical tax advice but have also spent a total of 632,408 minutes on www.HisCPA.com  That’s a total of 10,540 hours or 439 days and nights.

By visiting www.HisCPA.com you will find a wide host of subjects (listed below) that will keep you coming back again and again. We desire to serve our fellow man and we look to provide current and up to date business and tax information that will have you coming back for more and more. Bookmarking www.HisCPA.com may be the best decision you reach all year.

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Contact HIS CPA PC (A Christian CPA Firm) today.

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant in Duluth, GA. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved) Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!  

Clear Concise Constructive Communication

Award Winning CPA Serving Sandy Springs, Roswell and Beyond

Taxes and Running a Business as an Entrepreneur are difficult enough without having to wonder about what to do and when. For over twenty years each and every one of our invoices to clients have detailed not only the work done but clear concise constructive communication that a client can use to stay aware of their responsibilities and duties as a business owner. The below sample client letter is indicative of the advice we might give to the owner of an S Corporation or an LLC that has legally converted to an S Corporation is presented below. If a particular client has other strategic and specific needs, these are presented first as well as highlighted for ease of review.

Client Contact

Client Name

Invoice

Corporate Return                                                                                      $ 625

Personal Return                                                                                            525

Total                                                                                                           $1150

This is to confirm that you are handling all payroll and 1099 issues, your county property tax report, and your business license.

This is to confirm that you are aware of the need to have annual Board of Directors, Officers, and Shareholder’s Minutes meetings and that each year you should pay the annual fee with the Secretary of State’s Office to renew your corporations annual registration.

Please be advised that it is necessary for you, given position and profit, to take reasonable compensation, in the form of salary, for your services to the corporation.

Please be reminded that you are required to keep a by day log to support business miles.

It is an honor to serve you. If you know anyone looking for a Good CPA, please let me know and feel free to refer him or her to my web site at www.hiscpa.com

Very Sincerely Yours,

John C. Dillard, CPA

President

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or all John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304

 Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!  

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Serving Norcorss and Beyond as an Award Winning CPA for Decades

A typical small business fees annually to do your corporate and personal income tax return, tax planning, miscellaneous questions throughout the year, and help get your year-end data ready to prepare your corporate return would be approximately $1300.

One of the biggest issue facing business owners is the handling of all of the payroll tax issues, reports, payments and reporting deadlines. To that end I recommend that all business owners use a payroll service with a good contact in the industry being Ms. Staci Graham at E-Chx who can be reached at 404.242.2645.

Having adequate liability and property insurance is also a key issue for business owners to address ASAP after they get their business started as having the right insurance can be critical. Though the “corporate veil” if you respect it and treat it as required will do much to protect you personally from regular tort liability, having adequate insurance coverage, deductibles, limits and co-insurance will help to make sure you liability/insurance issues do not derail your otherwise well-run business. For insurance consideration issues I suggest you interview Ms. Kristina Insley at 770.513.2264 or feel free to review their web-site at www.fnins.net

Though we have client fees ranging from the hundreds to the tens of thousands, a CPA should be able to give, as with all of your vendors, a predictable and determined range of what your annual fees should be. Dealing in good faith with all of our vendors is critical as a Body of Believers so that we may well represent Jesus Christ in the marketplace. The Bible commands that our scales and measures should be just and valid and it is not only appropriate but fair to make a reasonable and market profit on all goods and services rendered.

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or all John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304

 Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!  

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We have created programs for:

• Professional & Civic Associations
• Corporate “Lunch & Learns”
• Chambers of Commerce, Kiwanis, Rotary and  Business Groups
• Libraries
• Colleges/Universities
• Community Centers

We can cover a wide range of topics covering all types of Business Management Issues for the Business Owners. We work closely with business owners each and every day bringing our decades of experience to bear to “Keep Your Tax Bill as Low as Legally Possible” while serving as a part-time Virtual Chief Financial Officer for Your Business.

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John Dillard is a Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant (All Rights Reserved). To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ (An Atlanta CPA firm) and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and to learn about his ministry visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ To contact John Dillard CPA (Atlanta Christian Author/Speaker) today call 770. 814.9304 proudly serving Duluth, GA, Gwinnett County and Beyond.

“Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!” What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31 Why are these verses here? Learn how His CPA became a Christian Accounting firm visit http://www.hiscpa.com/christian-CPA.html