So you're a small business owner looking for Tax Accounting and Business Services, right? Great! In the short story that follows, I present you with small business best practice on choosing a Tax Accountant. Craig started his business a few months ago. He sits at his desk looking at a Bank Statement and wondering when and who was he going to get to do his accounting and taxes. He started checking out websites, chatting on social media and talking with colleagues. From these activities he has a short list of accounting shops that he would like to find out more about. So he decides to call and discuss the firms’ expertise and prices. Craig was really impressed with Mark at the Accounting Shop because of the use of technology and remote capabilities that proved to be very valuable during the covid19 economic shutdown. Craig engaged the Accounting Shop to do their accounting, payroll and tax filing for the year. The Accounting Shop setup an automated bookkeeping and payroll system that pulls the bank transactions and payroll data into the accounting software minimizing the time spent on data entry and cutting cost. Every quarter the Accounting Shop executed the period end close of the books and filed Craig’s quarterly payroll and estimated tax. It's the end of the year now and Craig’s S-Corporation business tax returns will need to be filed before March 15, followed by his personal tax by April 15. With his yearend taxes filed, Craig think’s back over the year. We had a tough year with the Pandemic shutting down the economy the first and second quarters of 2020. However the outlook for 2021-2022 is much better. Craig thinks; "with everything in place, let’s go!" As a small business owner this is how I do it. It avoids the mistakes of getting behind, hiring the wrong accountant, and paying too much. Now you know the best business practices, it's time to visit my website and give me a call? Let's see how we can work together.