Accounting in Richmond

About Richmond

Richmond is the capital city of the U.S. state of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city since 1871. It is the fourth-most populous city in Virginia, with a population of 226,610 at the 2020 census. The Richmond metropolitan area, with over 1.37 million residents, is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Virginia and 44th-largest in the United States. Richmond is located at the James River's fall line.

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How we work in Richmond

• Individual & Business Tax Preparation

  A Richmond household that stacks W-2s with 1099s still files Form 1040; an S-corp in Scott's Addition files Form 1120-S. Individual & Business Tax Preparation starts with a free consultation so the scope is the actual return, not a mystery add-on list. Documents go in the client portal; you leave knowing what gets prepared.

• IRS Tax Resolution & Dispute Representation

  An IRS notice, back taxes, or a levy threat in Richmond is a resolution file, not a reason to hire a mill. IRS Tax Resolution covers Offer in Compromise, Currently Not Collectible, penalty abatement, and levy relief when those tools actually fit. The consult is an honest read of what is negotiable and what is not.

• Small Business Formation & Entity Selection

  Church Hill contractors and Carytown shops hit the LLC vs S-corp question before the first K-1. Small Business Formation & Entity Selection is the startup setup conversation: entity selection, then the return that follows. It sits in the same practice as tax prep so you are not handed off.

• Bookkeeping Services

  Monthly bookkeeping in Richmond is transaction recording for small business books, not a second brand of tax filing. If you already track spending, you may not need a monthly engagement. The consult says whether the books are the gap or the return is.

• Payroll Services

  A first hire in Downtown Richmond or Manchester means withholding, quarterly filings, and payroll compliance, separate from the Form 1040. Payroll Services is scoped as payroll, not bundled by default. If you have no employees, skip it.

• Tax Planning & Consulting

  Tax Planning & Consulting is year-round work: estimated taxes, tax-efficient structure, and the difference between filing what you already calculated and changing the plan. Richmond clients who only want the return prepared can stay on filing. Planning is named as its own deliverable.

• Federal Acquisition Services

  Federal Acquisition Services is government contracting support for clients who already need that specialized guidance. Living in the capital does not create that need by itself. If federal acquisition is not your work, this line stays off the engagement.

• Amended Tax Returns

  Amended Tax Returns use Form 1040-X when a prior-year Richmond filing needs a correction. This is not a fishing trip through old years unless you ask. Bring the original return to the consult so the amendment is specific.

• Back Taxes & Unfiled Returns

  Unfiled years and back taxes are catch-up filings, then a resolution talk if the IRS is already in collection. Back Taxes & Unfiled Returns is for people who fell behind, not for ads that promise miracle debt cuts. You get an assessment of options first.

• Self-Employed & Schedule C Tax Filing

  Self-Employed & Schedule C Tax Filing is for Richmond 1099 income, self-employment tax, and estimated taxes so April is not a surprise. Schedule C is the form; the consult is where we see if an entity would actually help. Not every freelancer needs an S-corp.

• Tax Preparation & Filing

  Tax Preparation & Filing is the annual return when you already know you need a certified public accountant to prepare and file, not a strategy retainer. Personalized tax help still starts with a no-obligation consultation. Use the portal for organizers and source documents.

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