Tax Services

When it comes to the world of taxes, preparation and planning go a LONG way. We have the tax professional know-how you’re looking for and can help you navigate your options.

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Tax Preparation

Stop missing out on potential deductions that could be saving you big money!

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Tax Planning

Real strategies and solutions to help you minimize your IRS liability.

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IRS Representation

Don’t go it alone! We’re your ally and representative in an IRS audit.

Another Look

Revisiting your past tax returns could uncover a bigger refund or mistakes that were made and are costing you with the IRS.

Cloud Storage for Businesses: Kieffer Tax Service, LLC’s 7 Steps For Going Digital

Fall is “officially” here (even if it still doesn’t quite feel like it), but that also means a lot less sunlight for the next few months. At least there are mugs of steaming cider and pumpkin-flavored pastries to look forward to.Here’s something that you may not...

How to Pay Estimated Taxes: Is Your Missoula Business Doing This Right?

Cue the pumpkin stands, trick-or-treating supplies, mannequins with sweaters, and the way-too-perfect apple-picking photos in your social media feed.The calendar flipped to September and suddenly it's fall ... y'all. (Saw that one on a scrolling bank sign yesterday,...

How To Start Your Missoula Small Business, Part Two

The next generation might not know what Benjamin Franklin was talking about when he said “A penny saved is a penny earned.”That and so many other cliches we take for granted related to money. Lucky penny…pennies on the dollar…penny for your thoughts…see a penny pick...

How To Start A Small Business: Kieffer Tax Service, LLC’s Steps (Part 1)

We’re all waiting and watching (and hoping) to see if federal interest rates will be dropping soon. But the outcome of the August jobs report could also have a big impact on stock market prices. What does this mean for you as a small business...

What a Good Missoula Bookkeeper Does for Your Business

I’m going to talk briefly here about something I’ve talked about before, but with new developments, you’ll want to know about: the Employee Retention Credit. (And then I’ll get on to a bookkeeping matter I hope every Missoula business owner understands.)I banged...

How To Close A Business, Legally: Steps for Missoula Business Owners

I don’t think Kenny Rogers was thinking about business ownership when he sang that song, but it could be a mantra for Missoula business owners.(And if you’re not a Kenny Rogers fan, here’s a trip down someone else’s lane. Boy, 1978 was another era altogether,...

Considering the Bookkeeping Accounting Difference In Your Missoula Business

Adieu, Summer Olympics 2024. Paris 2024 didn’t disappoint. Were you like most of the world in watching? It seems like Americans were glued to all 13 days of nonstop competition both on live TV and through the ever-entertaining athlete social media...

Better Sales Strategies to Reach Your Missoula Customers

One of the best things about this summer has been watching the Paris Olympics. When an American athlete pulls out a win, it feels like a win for all of us. Case in point: Noah Lyles taking the gold in the men’s 100m dash. That’s an event where Americans haven’t...

Estate Planning: A Starting Place For Missoula Business Owners

Let’s leave aside culture wars controversies about the opening ceremony – the Olympics still bring the magic. And in the dog days of summer, with so much chaos brewing in so many political and cultural corners … well, it is, in fact, a nice way to leave aside the...

Why You Need to Improve Customer Service in Your Missoula Business

Sometimes I have to smack my head when I see what passes for “tax advice” online.In the next round of “Don’t believe everything on social media”, there’s now a scam going around about a self employment tax credit. The influencers claiming this say you can get...

How You’re Missing Legal Tax Deductions

Here’s a certain truth: The State and Federal Government would love to have more of your hard-earned money in their accounts. Sure, even though it’s painful, none of us begrudge paying our legal and fair share of taxes.

But the problem is that regular taxpayers (like you) are missing out on legal and safe deductions to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed refunds every year!

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