Taxes done right, explained kindly.
Two partners, one promise: you'll always know what we're filing, why it's right, and what it costs — before the work begins.
- 11
- Tax seasons in Grandview
- 1,900+
- Returns filed last year
- $2.1M
- Client refunds recovered
The calendar
The calendar we keep
Deadlines are the product. These are the ones we never miss.
Quarterly estimates
Calculated from real numbers and sent with a reminder — never a surprise voucher.
Year-end close
Books reconciled and a draft return in your inbox before the season peaks.
Payroll filings
Withholdings deposited and quarterly forms filed on schedule, W-2s in January.
Mid-year check-in
Thirty minutes in the summer that save the average client an autumn panic.
Services
Services, priced on the wall
The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Personal returns
Federal, Ohio, and city returns prepared by a CPA — with a walk-through of every line before anything is filed.
Business returns
S-corp, partnership, and Schedule C filings, plus quarterly estimates that keep April boring.
Bookkeeping
Clean, reconciled books in QuickBooks with a plain-English monthly summary of where the money went.
Payroll
Run, filed, and deposited on schedule for teams of one to twenty-five — W-2s and 1099s included.
New-business setup
Entity choice, EIN, city registrations, and a first-year tax calendar — everything to start clean.
IRS letters
We read the letter, translate it, and respond on your behalf. Most notices resolve without you calling anyone.
Switching
Switching to us
Most switches take a week and none of your evenings.
Send last year's return
A copy of your latest return and a note on what's changed — that's all the first meeting needs.
Get a written quote
A firm price for the year ahead, on paper, before any work begins.
We fetch the records
Authorizations signed once; we collect the transcripts, statements, and the shoebox ourselves.
Settle into the calendar
Reminders before every deadline and a mid-year call — April stops being a season of dread.
Kind words
From our clients
“I ran my photography business for three years terrified of my own bookkeeping. Janet untangled all of it in two meetings and now I actually understand my numbers.”
“The IRS letter said I owed $11,000. Marcus read it, found the error in their math, and it ended with a $340 refund. I have never been so glad to pay an accountant.”
“Switching our restaurant's books to Barlow & Finch cut our monthly accounting cost and somehow doubled how much we understand. The mid-year check-in call alone is worth it.”
“They set up my LLC, my payroll, and my quarterly estimates in one week flat — and the invoice matched the price on the wall exactly.”
FAQ
Questions we hear every season
How much will my tax return cost?
We quote a firm price at your intro meeting based on last year's return — individual returns start at $275, business returns at $650. The number we quote is the number on the invoice, even if the work runs long.
When should I book for tax season?
Returning clients are scheduled automatically in January. New clients should book by mid-February to guarantee filing by the deadline; after that we can still take you on, but an extension becomes likely — which, we'll happily explain, costs nothing and hurts nothing.
I'm behind on bookkeeping — years behind. Do you judge?
Never. Catch-up work is a third of our bookkeeping practice. Bring the shoebox, the shopping bag, or the login to the account you've been avoiding, and we'll quote the cleanup as a flat project before touching anything.
Can you help me decide between an LLC and an S-corp?
Yes — it's the most common question new business owners bring us. The honest answer depends on your profit, payroll tolerance, and plans, so we run your actual numbers both ways and show you the break-even point rather than reciting a rule of thumb.
What should I do with an IRS notice?
Open it, photograph it, and send it to us the same day — most notices have a response deadline. Do not call the number on the letter first. Roughly half the notices we see are wrong or already resolved; we'll tell you which within two business days.
First meeting's free
Bring us your shoebox.
The first meeting is free, the coffee is decent, and you'll leave with a written quote and a clear next step — whether or not you hire us.
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