| Estate & Trust Services |
| Marple & Marple has a significant amount of experience with estates and trusts. We currently provide estate tax planning, estate tax return preparation, estate income tax return preparation, trust tax return preparation, life insurance trust services, among other services.
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| Technology Consulting |
| Our firm is a significant user of technology within our practice. We have a significant amount of knowledge in both business hardware and software.
Our experience includes computerized accounting systems (QuickBooks and Best Products), trial balance & other write-up software, Microsoft Office Suite, speech recognition software (Dragon Systems), document imaging & storage, Palm PDA Use, and other business technology.
Our firm is currently providing specific services in the computerized accounting areas and general consulting in the other technology areas identified.
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| Agriculture |
| Agriculture is a significant industry in the Columbia Basin where the Tri-Cities are located.
Our firm has significant experience with a wide variety of agricultural businesses including those in the orchard, row crop, vineyard, dry-land grains, hay, and cattle ranchers, among others. |
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| Restaurants |
| Our firm has a number of clients in the restaurant business (from fast food to fine dining).
Services provided to our restaurant clients range from tax return preparation to complete income, cost of goods sold, and expense analysis. |
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| State Income Tax Services |
| Marple & Marple provides state, city, and county income tax services for both individuals and businesses. Our firm files state income tax returns in 20-30 states on an annual basis and will likely have the expertise to assist you or your business with any state income tax issues. |
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| Professional Service Firms |
| Marple & Marple provides a wide variety of tax and accounting services for a number of professional service firms. Our current professional service firm clients include those in the law, medical, architectural, engineering, and software development professions. |
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| Accounting Services |
| There are a number of different services that comprise the accounting services offered by our firm. These services include:
*General Ledger Preparation
*Bookkeeping (Your Choice of Period)
*Accounting System Setup
*Depreciation Schedule Setup & Maintenance
*Business Advisory Services
*Other Business Accounting Services
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| Cash Flow & Budgeting Analysis |
| A business can be profitable and still run into trouble due to cash flow issues. We can forecast and evaluate your company's financial condition, estimate financing requirements, and track cash-flow sources and uses. |
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| Tax Planning |
| Tax planning is an essential element of the tax preparation process. Our firm can assist in making tax planning part of your overall business strategy. You can use our experience and access to the most current new developments in the tax laws to minimize both your current and future tax liabilities. |
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| Tax Preparation |
| Our significant investment in computerized tax preparation and research software enables us to accurately and efficiently prepare returns for various types of entities including individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, estates, LLC's, and LLP's. |
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| Business Succession Planning |
| Effective coordination of the transition of your business to your successors is critical to ensure its continued success once you decide to remove yourself from the company's day to day operations. With a solid background in tax and other financial matters, we are fully qualified to address the complex issues of business continuation and can assist you in developing a strategically sound transition plan. |
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| Business Entity Selection |
| Choosing the form of entity of your business (e.g. "S" corporation, sole proprietor, limited liability company…) is a crucial decision that can have longstanding tax implications, positive or negative. We can assist you in evaluating the pros and cons of each entity type to help you determine the most advantageous form of business for your company. |
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