Our services at Baird, Cotter and Bishop, P.C. include: Estate and Trust Tax Planning and Compliance We offer tax planning services to our clients to minimize estate and income tax. We can assist the client's legal counsel and investment advisors to meet the special needs of each client. In addition, for those that are confronted with managing assets for a trust or an estate, we can provide important guidance in complying with the tax laws. Tax Planning We offer tax planning services to help our clients minimize their short and long-term tax expense. Due to the size of our firm and the varying backgrounds and experience of our staff, we are able to provide innovative planning ideas to serve our clients now and into the future. Tax Preparation The tax preparation portion of our practice consists of preparing federal, state and local tax forms for individuals, businesses and not-for-profit entities for income taxes, payroll taxes, sales and use taxes and excise taxes. We also prepare various registration forms that are required when starting a business.
Accounting Services Auditing and Accounting Services – Our firm provides financial statement auditing services to private businesses, nonprofit entities, local units of government, and employee benefit plans. Our firm has been one of the largest providers of audit services to local units of government in northern Michigan for over 30 years. Compilation and Review Services – Clients frequently need assistance preparing financial statements in connection with obtaining financing. Lenders frequently require the borrower to furnish financial statements but do not require the statements to be audited. We are able to provide financial statement compilation and review services to meet this need at substantial savings over the cost of a full financial statement audit. We are also able to provide monthly compiled financial statements for our bookkeeping clients. Contact us for an explanation of the differences between audit, compilation and review services.
Accounting Software Support We can provide service and support for a wide variety of accounting related products. We specialize in the installation, training and support of the Peachtree Windows accounting software. Peachtree software will provide your business with many of the features typically found in high end accounting products and its ease of use and wide variety of reports will be a valuable tool in assisting you with your day to day business operations.
We also provide service and support for QuickBooks, and Microsoft Excel. Please contact us if you wish to learn more about what Peachtree software can do for your business or if you need training and support for Peachtree or other accounting products. Back to top
Bookkeeping Services Our bookkeeping department provides the following services: Reconciliation of cash and other balance sheet accounts on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. Posting of cash receipts and disbursements to a general ledger. Compiled financial statements.
Payroll tax compliance We can assist you with all payroll tax compliance issues. Payroll taxes must be handled in a timely fashion, and in accordance with state, local and federal regulations. We are available to assist with this. Our services include: Calculating your deposit amounts for federal, state and local income tax withholding, social security, medicare and unemployment taxes. Preparation of all payroll tax reports – including W-2’s and 1099’s. Payroll processing With the payroll services we offer, you will automatically receive all of the payroll tax compliance issues mentioned above. In addition, we offer the following: Payroll check writing Payment of tax deposits via ACH Direct deposit for your employees New hire reporting Wage garnishment processing Wage and hour compliance administration Back to top

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