WE LOVE TAXES! Let Us Deduct the Hassle!

The hardest thing in the world to understand is income taxes.

Albert Einstein, as told by Leo Mattersdorf, his tax professional

If Albert Einstein was confused by income taxes and required a tax professional, do you really want to tackle taxes on your own?

Income tax preparation is the cornerstone of our business. We have collectively prepared hundreds of thousands of tax returns. We prepare all kinds of income taxes, covering virtually all IRS forms. We also prepare state tax returns for every state with a filing requirement. We do not believe in just preparing the tax return, we believe in explaining the tax return, in doing tax planning in every tax appointment, and in making sure you are getting the best possible tax return for your situation. Following federal and state tax mandates, we efile all tax returns possible. We prepare the following types of returns:

• S Corporation returns
• C Corporation returns
• Individual returns
• Partnership returns
• LLC returns
• Trust returns
• Fiduciary returns
• Estate returns

We file returns for all sorts of businesses. We have several niche markets: Clergy Taxes, Day Care Tax Returns, Owner Operator Tax Returns, and Small Business Tax Returns.

Top 10 reasons why you should choose All About Numbers for your tax preparation:

1. We Offer Competitive Rates
   We choose to offer low rates with a level of service to encourage our clients to have their returns professionally prepared. We believe in professional preparation not just because it’s our business, but also because we have been called upon to fix MANY MESSES that the Do-it-Yourselfers have created! We have noted the fees charged by other preparers as we prepare returns for new clients. Our research has indicated our fees are less than most of the national chains for similar returns. Our fees are more expensive than self-preparation, though self-preparation does not include year round support, the Triple L Guarantee, nor answers to questions you did not even know you had!
2. We Prepare Returns Quickly and Accurately
   We prepare returns while you are present whenever possible. Why? So you can be part of the process. While entering your information, we may come across possible credits, deductions, or suggestions for you which will require additional information from you. We also want to educate you about your situation: Adding Sense to Your Dollars! Most people leave the office with completed returns in about an hour.
3. We want you involved
   We want to educate our clients about current tax laws. By helping you understand your taxes, we can help you better manage your finances. We also work with you to adjust your withholdings so you neither owe nor have a large refund. Why not a large refund? Because a large refund usually means you cheated yourself out of monthly take-home pay in order to give the government an interest free loan.
4. We are Better than “the Box"
   Software programs ask questions, but if you don’t understand the questions or if you don’t know what the IRS allows, you can miss credits and deductions. Worse, you might think you qualify for something you do not, become the subject of an audit, and have to pay back your refund long after you have already spent it! To add insult to injury, in this case you will have to pay interest and penalties, too!
5. We Save You Time
   According to the IRS statistics, it takes about 20 hours to prepare a tax return – this includes gathering information, researching tax law, getting forms or software, and actually preparing the return. Though we can’t gather the information for you, we can accomplish the rest of the tasks with you in about an hour. As the saying goes, “time is money!”
6. We LOVE Taxes!
   Ever notice how you really get to know a lot about the things you love? Well, we love taxes and are passionate about learning all there is to know about them. Our goal is to know the law and apply the law for your benefit so that you have the lowest legal tax liability (our Triple L Guarantee!)
7. We are Here for You
   We set appointments based on your needs. We have expanded office hours during tax season that include evenings and weekends. We are open year-round and offer free consultations during the year to answer your questions. We want to be available for you so when your situations change, we can be there to help you manage the tax implications.
8. We Offer a Safety Net
   If we make a mistake, we will pay the interest and penalties associated with any additional taxes. We will also do what is necessary to correct any problems due to any of our errors at no charge to you.
9. We Offer a Relationship
   Have a tax question in the middle of the summer? Give us a call, we are here to help year round! For established clients, most questions are answered free of charge – just like if you called a friend! What happens if you get a letter from the IRS or FTB? Bring it in and we will evaluate what is required to respond. We will verify it is correct (the government does make mistakes) and tell you what you need to do to respond. We will then tell you what we will charge to do it for you (usually around $85 - $125) if you prefer. Of course, if the response is required due to some error of ours, we will respond at no charge.
10. We offer the Triple L Guarantee
    What is the Triple L Guarantee? We promise the Lowest Legal Tax Liability or your money back. Why lowest legal liability instead of largest refund? If we did our jobs right, you will have your money in your pocket throughout the year, so you do not have to wait until the following year to get it as a large refund!

What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin.

Mark Twain

We can help you save your skin and more!

You have probably seen the commercials on TV or heard the radio ads promising to save you thousands on your tax bills. One radio commercial starts out with a booming voice saying “If you owe the IRS $10,000 or more, call now.” The voice then goes on to tell you of people who settled with the IRS for pennies on the dollar. These ads make it sound like anybody who owes the IRS money, anybody with a substantial tax debt, can negotiate with the IRS and save money. This is simply not true. Yes, there is a program, called Offer in Compromise, which can settle your tax debt for less than you owe. However, not everyone qualifies for an Offer in Compromise. The Offer in Compromise (OIC) is a mathematical calculation involving what you own, what you owe on what you own, your income, and your allowed expenses.

Unlike many of our competitors, we do not collect any money from you until we know that you will qualify for a debt settlement program. We will evaluate your situation for free, and then help you determine the best course of action. Perhaps it is an OIC, or maybe it is an installment agreement. Perhaps it is a short pay installment agreement. You might even be currently not collectible. Bankruptcy might be the best option. We will help you strategize for the best possible outcome and discuss our fees for service. We will work with you on payments, however, we will not file any agreements until we are paid in full.

To get started on settling your tax debt, contact us!

Poor Accounting. You cannot be in control of a business if you don’t know what is going on. With bad numbers, or no numbers, a company is flying blind, and it happens all of the time. Why? For one thing, it is a common – and disastrous – misconception that an outside accounting firm hired primarily to do the taxes will keep watch over the business. In reality, that is the job of the chief financial officer, one of the many hats an entrepreneur has to wear until a real one is hired.

Number 4 of the Top 10 Reasons Small Businesses Fail by Jay Goltz, as published by the New York Times

Let us wear this hat for you! We will help you keep watch over your business, report your numbers, explain your numbers, and help you avoid failure!

Many small business owners became self-employed because they are good at what they do. They provide excellent services and products, but they do not know the first thing about running a business. Often they find themselves in trouble financially. They have no idea how much money is safe to take out of the business, they fail to plan for taxes, and they are too busy being good at what they do to take the time to learn to be a good accountant. We work to keep your dream of being self-employed from becoming your worst nightmare ever! We cannot promise success, but we can promise to provide good numbers!

We believe in treating your business as if it were our own. We want to make sure we are walking with you to build success, just as we work to build our own success. After all, your success IS our success!

We offer timely and efficient bookkeeping services for businesses of all sizes. We prepare computerized reports for businesses on a weekly, monthly, quarterly or annual basis – depending on the requirements of the business. Of course, the more often you receive your information, the more rapidly you can make adjustments in your business to make the numbers better. We offer a variety of services customized to your needs:

• Do you want to do your own bookkeeping and have someone else simply review it? We can do that!
• Do you want to have your bookkeeping done partially by you and partially by us? We can do that!
• Do you want us to do your bookkeeping at your location? We can do that!
• Do you want us to do your bookkeeping at our location? We can do that!
• Do you want us to do everything: pay bills, generate invoices, reconcile bank accounts etc.? We can do that!

Top 10 Reasons to Hire All About Numbers for your accounting solutions

1. We can take the stress out of your life!
   Do you feel stress because you don’t know where your business stands? Do you feel stress because you do not have time to do your accounting? Do you feel stress because you do not know if your bookkeeping is accurate? Do you feel stress because you do not get to spend enough time with your family, friends, or even yourself? Delegate your bookkeeping to one of our skilled bookkeepers, and leave all your stress and worries behind!
2. We can make you money!
   Time is money, and we will save you time, which will make you money! We will also help you identify unnecessary expenditures, inefficient business operations, inadequate advertising, and other financial drains. Our financial accounting support will help you develop a budget and manage your business according to the budget, saving you money. And, a penny saved is a penny earned!
3. We will explain your reports to you!
   D o you know the story your numbers are telling you? Can you read and understand a full set of financial statements? Do you know what a balance sheet is? Do you know what your cost of goods sold is? Do you know the balance of your current accounts payable? Do you know how far out your accounts receivable are? Do you know the profitability of each of your services or products? Do you know what your bottom line really is? Do you know where all your money went? We can answer all of these questions and more! That is what we do: we add sense to your dollars!
4. We work with virtually any accounting program!
   Most frequently we work with Quickbooks, Quickbooks Online, and Peachtree. However, we have experience with many other programs, and have yet to meet a program we cannot master! We will also help you determine which system is best for your particular needs, because not all programs are created equal!
5. We will help you design the right accounting solution for your small business!
   We will help you determine what services you need, how best to accomplish your bookkeeping and accounting needs, and we will customize our services to fit your needs, even if that means we will train ourselves out of a job. We are here for you!
6. We have several qualified staff members!
   We will match the best bookkeeper from our staff to meet your needs. If one of our bookkeepers goes on vacation, becomes injured or ill, or is otherwise unavailable to do your work, another of our bookkeepers will fall in place to make sure your books never miss a beat.
7. Our tax knowledge will help make you audit proof!
   We cannot guarantee you won’t ever be audited, but we can help you keep your books and records in such a way that an audit will just be a formality.
8. Our tax knowledge will help you save tax dollars!
   We use our extensive knowledge of the tax laws to help you strategize for credits, deductions, and the best way to make purchases.
9. We care about your business as if it is our own!
   After all, the success of our business depends on the success of your business! It is our business to make your business succeed, and we do all we can to help you grow!
10. We are competitively priced!
    Our services are priced to be fair and competitive. We determine a flat price that will help you budget for our services and will adjust as your business volume grows or falls. We have done market research and know our pricing is consistent with similar services. Sure, there are people who are cheaper, but we find that cheaper is not always better. What happens if the one-person business cannot stay afloat? Where do your books and records go? What happens if that person is unable to work or unavailable? What kind of education, training, and experience does that person have? All of our bookkeepers have college degrees that include substantial accounting coursework.