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Bassman, Laserow & Company offer a broad base of services to a wide variety of clients. The following is a sampling of those services. We will be happy to meet with you to discuss how we may serve your specific accounting requirements.

Financial Statement Preparation and Reporting

We prepare financial statements for internal management purposes and external third party purposes for banks, investors, etc. These reports include:

• Compilations
• Reviews
• Audits
• Financial projections

Income Tax Preparation and Tax Planning

We help our clients develop a comprehensive strategy to minimize their tax liabilities. We also inform our clients in advance of the approximate amount of upcoming tax liabilities to remove the element of surprise. We also analyze complex tax situations and prepare returns for the following:

• Corporations
• Partnerships
• Individuals
• Estates
• Trusts
• Non-profit
• Gift tax
• Inheritance tax
• Payroll taxes
• Multi-state taxes

Litigation Support and Forensic Accounting Services

• Evaluation of economic loss
• Breach of contract disputes
• Business valuations
• Divorce
• Fraud detection

Management Advisory Services

• Budgeting
• Cash flow analysis
• Evaluation of internal control procedures
• Feasibility studies

Business Startup Consultation

Starting your own business is both an exciting and challenging proposition. We assist our clients in the following:

• Assembling loan packages necessary to obtain start-up capital
• Analyzing and refining a business plan to determine feasibility & profitability
• Choosing the proper entity for conducting the business
• Registering the business with the proper governmental authorities
• Setting up a bookkeeping system to accurately and efficiently track business

Trust and Estate Services

Transfer of wealth to the next generation is an often overlooked area for tax planning and savings. There are major opportunities to save significant tax dollars with simple planning. The services we provide in this area include:

• Establishing and implementing a comprehensive estate plan
• Family limited partnership setup and filing
• Inheritance tax preparation
• Estate tax preparation
• Trust income tax preparation

Bill Payment Services

We offer this service for our clients or their family members who are unable to manage their own bill payments. These services include:

• Actual payment of bills by check or electronic authorization.
• Verification that bills paid are accurate, legitimate and bona-fide.
• Making sure sufficient funds are available for payments made.
• Reconciliation of checking accounts.
• Timely payment to avoid late/finance charges and to take advantage of early payment discounts when available.
• Integration (through our in-house software) of tax-deductible payments and expenses to income tax preparation.

Computer Advisory Services

• Hardware and software evaluation
• Accounting system recommendations and installation
• Small LAN network setup and maintenance
• "Registered QuickBooks Advisor" on staff

Client Bookkeeping

Our firm utilizes a fully integrated tax and accounting software provided by Creative Solutions. Through Creative Solutions we offer our clients a program called Client Bookkeeping. This programs enables our clients to handle their day to day check writing and bookkeeping needs with a minimum of effort and cost. Additionally, since the program is integrated with our accounting software, our clients need only transmit their information to us by email or on disk. Visit their site to learn more about Creative Solutions.