Accounting Services
Accounting Solutions
AJ Pope assists small businesses with a multitude of accounting tasks including balance sheet adjustments, analyzing financial statements, processing of payroll and year-end tax planning.
Over the years, AJ Pope has partnered with hundreds of small businesses, helping them thrive by outsourcing their accounting and tax needs. This allows clients to focus on their strengths and enhance their growth potential.
AJ Pope offers a comprehensive range of accounting services, including balance sheets, income statements, and bank reconciliations. Clients can choose from monthly, quarterly, semiannual, or annual reporting based on their unique needs.
While small businesses often manage day-to-day tasks like invoicing and accounts payable, having a trusted professional for strategic financial insights is essential. AJ Pope’s experts are skilled at identifying opportunities within financial data, which is crucial in today’s complex financial landscape.
With the ever-present risk of higher taxes, particularly since the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, partnering with knowledgeable accountants like those at AJ Pope can help businesses achieve sustained success and growth.
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Bookkeeping
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Payroll
By allowing AJ Pope to manage your payroll, your small business will save money and time. While many employees now receive compensation via direct deposit—thus eliminating the need for check writing—there are still a variety of associated tasks to complete. These include factoring in benefit deductions, retirement plan contributions, health savings accounts (HSA), paid vacation, sick days and COVID pay, as well as the calculation of payroll taxes and preparation of Form W-2s.
We have extensive experience in assisting businesses with their payrolls, including both live payroll and after-the-fact payroll. We take advantage of our relationship with ADP and offer our clients reduced pricing and additional support.
Bookkeeping
Banks typically want to see a company’s financials once or twice a year for line of credit, general loan, or other financial reasons. Outsourcing your bookkeeping needs to AJ Pope is one more way to reduce your workload, save time and achieve peace of mind.
Providing your company’s bank statements and other financial documents allows our team to utilize QuickBooks and generate bank reconciliations, balance sheets, income statements and other reports that illustrate cash flow management.
Audits
Once a client is audited by the IRS, they often remain on the IRS’s radar screen for years to come. This is why it is so important to ensure that your company’s accounting books and tax returns are accurate, and that they comply with the law. A company’s books and records should provide an audit trail to help protect against any possible IRS audit.
The IRS isn’t the only governmental body that can factor into an audit—it happens on the state level, too. In Illinois, such agencies include the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) and the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR).
There are also several different types of audits, including income tax audits, sales tax audits, payroll tax audits, and employee versus subcontractor audits.
Notary Services
AJ Pope also provides Notary Public services. By screening the signers of important documents for their true identity, their willingness to sign without duress or intimidation, and their awareness of the contents of the document or transaction, our staff acts as the impartial witness you need to ensure a professional, confidential and safe process.
All Accounting Services
Audit
Workers Compensation
General Liability
Bookkeeping
Bank Reconciliation
Income Statement
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow Statement
A/R & A/P Reports
Transaction Report Analysis
Financial
Company Budget Reports
Company Financial Statement Analysis
Company Valuation Analysis
Company Payroll Planning