About Us
A full-service Tax and Accounting firm. We service individuals and small to medium-sized businesses, additionally, we offer Financial Planning and business consulting We are very hands-on with our clients. We pride ourselves in tailoring our services to meet your needs and make sure we understand your needs and goals. We have many resources to help make those goals happen. Just ask.
If we can-do-it, we will find the perfect solution for you.
How We Got Started
Shortly after i married, my CPA husband, he told me his company needed someone with my administrative skills. I learned from the very bottom everything that needed to be done to run a successful accounting practice.
After 4 years of bookkeeping, I started taking courses to improve my skills and began learning the process of tax preparation for individuals and business. January 1, 2012, 13 years later, tragedy struck and I lost my husband to the hands of a drunk driver. Not knowing how else to function, I took over the firm and began running solo.
I am known as the queen of the resource by some of my clients and friends. I have a pocketful of other professionals that I collaborate with to help make your experience very beneficial and tailored to your needs.
The products and services we offer
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"Robin is super knowledgeable. She is great for consulting and I highly recommend her.
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"Robin has been my CPA for over a decade. She is meticulous, available and diligent. Whenever I..."
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"Robin has been my CPA for over a decade. She is meticulous, available and diligent. Whenever I have a tax-related question, I can always count on Robin to solve it!"
Products & Services
We tailor our services to the needs of our clients. With 23 years of experience we have the ability and the resources to help. Please feel free to ...
We do provide some payroll services. If your company's payroll needs are more than basic payroll, we refer to our partners who specialize in payrol...
C G JOHNSON & COMPANY is a certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor, with deep expertise in small business bookkeeping challenges and best practices.
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"Natalie is quite an expert in her field. She works with fabulous products. Her skills are..."
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"Natalie is quite an expert in her field. She works with fabulous products. Her skills are amazing. Each client experience is specific to her clients needs. She is a beautiful person straight from her heart which makes working with her a real pleasure. You leave feeling special "
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I made choices when this all started that I wouldn't limit my working time. Good or bad, I found myself working 7 days a week (yes, I have no life). But what that did was keep me current on my regular work cycle projects and afforded me the opportunity to help new clients as well. I'm a 1-woman...
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I made choices when this all started that I wouldn't limit my working time. Good or bad, I found myself working 7 days a week (yes, I have no life). But what that did was keep me current on my regular work cycle projects and afforded me the opportunity to help new clients as well. I'm a 1-woman show and I needed to make myself available to my clients when they were panicking, even if it meant at times they just needed to rant.
My practice has grown as has my client base. I even had the ability to release a few clients that were not productive for the company in any way. I can't be absolutely EVERYTHING to EVERYBODY. This was a difficult and monumental task for me.
So I sit here now thinking about how I need to proceed going forward, but with some more clarity and efficiency to support my efforts in supporting my clients. My only dilemma now is to think about whether or not I will need to work 7 days a week in the upcoming tax season. I hope not.
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About 70% of my clients stick with April 15. They wanted to get their stimulus checks timely. I also have clients who didn't want to pay until 7/15 to make sure they had the money in there coffers. Of the remaining 30% 50% have asked to go on extension. I've reminded them to pay by 7/15 to be...
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About 70% of my clients stick with April 15. They wanted to get their stimulus checks timely. I also have clients who didn't want to pay until 7/15 to make sure they had the money in there coffers. Of the remaining 30% 50% have asked to go on extension. I've reminded them to pay by 7/15 to be timely and most have.
it's a mixed bag this year.
That's easy - listen and respond timely! Don't wait until tomorrow to answer and let them know you are there for them. Be sure to understand their need and deal with it!!
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That's easy - listen and respond timely! Don't wait until tomorrow to answer and let them know you are there for them. Be sure to understand their need and deal with it!!
I have. I started the very first day it was available in the first round of funding and only one of my clients was funded to this point. This week however, 10 of the 12 clients I completed the application for have been worked through with the bank and are now in the Que. Now they are waiting for...
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I have. I started the very first day it was available in the first round of funding and only one of my clients was funded to this point. This week however, 10 of the 12 clients I completed the application for have been worked through with the bank and are now in the Que. Now they are waiting for the funds to be released. The 3 that I helped them to complete the applications have been contacted by the bank and again are waiting for funds to be released.
The big issue coming back is each bank seems to have its own calculation method for achieving the monthly and loan amounts. For clients that have done it on their own, they did not know or understand where the amounts came from. Those were actually sole proprietors and didn't really fit into the payroll guidelines.
I printed out applications that I worked on and submitted so i would have a record if there were any additional problems.
As an accountant and tax professional, I find it very important to include in my circle other successful and long term business professionals.
I don't claim to know everything and truly what a burden that can be. I rely on the expertise of the friends in my life who are mentors and experts in...
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As an accountant and tax professional, I find it very important to include in my circle other successful and long term business professionals.
I don't claim to know everything and truly what a burden that can be. I rely on the expertise of the friends in my life who are mentors and experts in their fields, just as they rely on me for my knowledge and resourcefulness.
when it is related to my business, I listen to what they are calling about, unless (of course i am with clients or knee deep in a project) and I will tell advise them I am either not interested or unable to discuss at this time.
Unfortunately, if it is after hours and it is someone trying to...
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when it is related to my business, I listen to what they are calling about, unless (of course i am with clients or knee deep in a project) and I will tell advise them I am either not interested or unable to discuss at this time.
Unfortunately, if it is after hours and it is someone trying to sell me services for a home that I no longer have (for 8 years), I tell them they need to update their list and stop calling me.
I try not to be rude, but seriously, sometimes, my cork does pop.
Always know what makes up your basic nut monthly (rent, utilities, payroll, Insurance, etc) - If you are seasonal, you can use a lookback period for the highest and lowest of expenses. Use that as your guide to keep your expenses on track. I have my retail or other cash-based business set up a...
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Always know what makes up your basic nut monthly (rent, utilities, payroll, Insurance, etc) - If you are seasonal, you can use a lookback period for the highest and lowest of expenses. Use that as your guide to keep your expenses on track. I have my retail or other cash-based business set up a savings account, like an "escrow" account to cover those fluctuations. The other thing is to have a business credit card (only for the emergencies that come up).
Have a trusted advisor that you can go to if you need help.
I have a tax client that uses it. I do not know about how Square Payroll deals with complex payroll issues, but so far as they have been spot on and timely in payroll preparation and quarterly and yearend reports.
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I have a tax client that uses it. I do not know about how Square Payroll deals with complex payroll issues, but so far as they have been spot on and timely in payroll preparation and quarterly and yearend reports.
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I agree with Monique Reece, except not all accountants are or can do bookkeeping. Conversely, not all accountants want to do bookkeeping. Having the ability to turn hamburger into steak is an important skillset especially if the person states they are an accountant. I hope that helps!
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I agree with Monique Reece, except not all accountants are or can do bookkeeping. Conversely, not all accountants want to do bookkeeping. Having the ability to turn hamburger into steak is an important skillset especially if the person states they are an accountant. I hope that helps!
Dear Publisher on Pause - I'm so very sorry for your loss. I too am a widower and now the owner of a Tax and Accounting practice. When your world is turned upside down by a traumatic loss (known or not), we initially react in a knee jerk motion. I've owned my own business for years and worked...
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Dear Publisher on Pause - I'm so very sorry for your loss. I too am a widower and now the owner of a Tax and Accounting practice. When your world is turned upside down by a traumatic loss (known or not), we initially react in a knee jerk motion. I've owned my own business for years and worked full time alongside my CPA husband until I lost him. Then I took over the firm and I am doing well, I work autonomously and the practice is doing well and I am in a growth phase actually. Along the way, this totally clicked. Your business can be your salvation. First, 30 days after I was full on into tax season, so I had to find a CPA to be available to me until I could get my EA completed. I had no option but to jump back into work. Looking back, that was probably the healthiest thing I did for myself. It helped me to get through the pain of the loss and helped me to cope with life. Yes, now, it is difficult to find that "me" time sometimes, but when you work for yourself, you need to be able to stop before you hit that wall. If I had determined that the best course of action was to rent my bedrooms out, I'd still have my home, but with no advice, I hastily sold my home because I didn't know If I could afford it. So, in that regard, I'd seek out a professional real estate person who deals with rentals and seek advice. You want to do it right the first time and not fall prey to situations that could be financially destructing. Don't make snap decisions. Second, if you have a passion to do something else, and have the means to be able to do it, then I say go for it. There are many resources available to put yourself in a different place (Alignable might have a connection with other graphics people that you can network with who might want to help). You have to careful to not lose yourself in the loss of your partner. I didn't know that at first. If money is an issue then, in my opinion, going back to publishing at least part-time, while trying to make a transition to something else will help. If publishing is not something you feel you can do at this time, then just being around people doing something that makes you feel happy and safe, is a great thing. Maybe become a mentor while you are making peace with your loss. Don't pigeon hole yourself into an activity that pushes you away from people. It's difficult transitioning into our new normal (even figuring out what that looks like). It will remain an ongoing process until it doesn't. My heart goes out to you and after 7 years, I take life in little doses at times. Do something brave for you when you are ready. If what people tell you just doesn't sit right, then don't do it. Your intuition will guide you, even when you are down on the floor. Maybe this doesn't really address your question, but from someone who had to do it alone, I wish someone would have said these things to me both professionally and personally. Wishing you the best! RJ
