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Services

Tax preparation & planning

Business and personal returns, planned before year end.

Bookkeeping & monthly close

Reconciled books, closed by the 10th of every month.

Advisory

Cash-flow forecasts, entity choices and a monthly review.

Audit & assurance

Reviews, compilations and audits for lenders and boards.

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Industries

Dental & medical

Practice entities, owner pay, buy-ins.

Construction

Job costing and bonding statements.

Restaurants

Tips, payroll and food-cost reporting.

Nonprofits

Form 990, restricted funds, audits.

Retail & trades

Inventory, sales tax and seasonal cash.

Real estate

Rentals, 1031 exchanges, depreciation.

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Partners

Eleanor Ashcombe, managing partner, portrait

Eleanor Ashcombe

Managing partner · tax

Daniel Reed, tax partner, portrait

Daniel Reed

Tax partner · CPA, CFP

Denise Carter, audit partner, portrait

Denise Carter

Audit partner

Robert Hale, advisory partner, portrait

Robert Hale

Advisory partner

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Advisory

Decide with the numbers,

not after them.

Cash-flow forecasts, entity decisions, pricing and hiring plans, reviewed with your partner every month.

From $1,800 / month

12 months rolling forecast

Advisor going through papers with an older couple
An advisory meeting with the cash runway on screen

A partner in the room when it matters.

Advisory clients get a rolling forecast, a monthly meeting and a partner on call for the decisions that don't wait: a hire, a lease, a lender.

Book a consultation

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Rolling 12-month cash-flow forecast

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Monthly partner meeting

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Entity and owner-pay reviews

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Lender and board packs

How a month runs

1

Week 1

Books close and the forecast rolls forward.

2

Week 2

Your partner flags what changed and why.

3

Week 3

Monthly meeting: decisions, not just numbers.

4

Any day

Questions answered within one business day.

Fees

Fixed. Your letter sets the figure before we start.

Advisory

$1,800

/ month

Forecast, monthly meeting and a partner on call.

  • Rolling cash-flow forecast

  • Monthly partner meeting

  • Lender and board packs

Advisory + books

$2,400

/ month

Everything in Advisory with the monthly close included.

  • Everything in Advisory

  • Books closed by the 10th

  • Payroll and sales tax filings

Project work such as a sale or acquisition is quoted on scope.

Estimators

What you will owe, and what we would charge

Two quick estimates from the figures you already know. Your partner confirms both at the first consultation.

Revenue minus expenses, before your own draws.

Wages, interest, a spouse’s pay on a joint return.

Withholding from wages plus estimates paid so far.

Pay each quarter

$8,165

Estimated tax for the year $32,660

Taxable income
$95,422
Self-employment tax
$16,955
Federal income tax
$15,705
Already withheld or paid
$0
Still to pay
$32,660

Payment dates

  • Apr 15, 20261st payment
  • Jun 15, 20262nd payment
  • Sep 15, 20263rd payment
  • Jan 15, 20274th payment
Book a planning call

An estimate for planning, not tax advice. It leaves out credits, the QBI deduction, state tax and anything else particular to you. Your partner works out the real figure with you.

James Hollis in his tailoring shop
Marcus Hayes, president of Hayes Building Co., on site

★★★★★

We hired two crews last spring because the forecast said we could. It was right.

Marcus Hayes

Hayes Building Co. · client since 2014

Questions clients ask

Who is advisory for?

Owner-run businesses from about $1M to $25M in revenue that make decisions every month.

Do I need your bookkeeping too?

No, but the forecast is only as good as the books. Most advisory clients add the monthly close.

Can you help us get a loan?

Yes. We prepare the lender pack and sit in on the meeting if you want us there.

Free consultation

Bring last year’s return. We’ll take it from there.

An hour with a partner, at our office in New York or Montclair or by video. You leave with a written scope and a fixed fee.

What to bring

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Last year’s federal and state returns

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Recent bank and card statements

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Any IRS or state notices you have received

Eleanor Ashcombe, managing partner, portrait

Eleanor Ashcombe

Managing partner · takes most first consultations

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A partner replies within one business day.

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21 Church Street, Montclair

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