BJS & Associates, Ltd.

Based in Hanover Park, Illinois, the certified public accounting firm BJS & Associates, Ltd. was founded in 1998 and prepares taxes and keeps accounts for businesses and individuals. The firm describes its work as a full range of tax and accounting services for partnerships, corporations, S-corporations, LLCs, trusts and estates, and individuals. Its clients are mainly in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin, and the firm says it also serves individual and business clients throughout the United States.

Tax preparation and planning for individuals and businesses

The firm prepares personal and business tax returns and plans for each client's tax position. It describes its tax planning and preparation as covering both individuals who need to file their own returns and owners who need help with business taxes. Clients can also use the firm for representation before the IRS when a question or dispute arises with the tax authority.

Bookkeeping, accounts and payroll

For businesses, the firm keeps ongoing records and accounts and runs payroll. The bookkeeping covers the everyday records that a company needs to understand its finances, and the firm's account of its work is that clean records make the rest of the financial picture easier to read.

Financial consulting alongside the returns

The firm's financial consulting is aimed at helping clients strengthen their finances and find areas to improve. It can help a client select accounting software, advise on estate planning and set up a retirement plan. The consulting is offered alongside the tax and accounting work, drawing on the same records.

Work across Northern Illinois and beyond

The firm's base is Hanover Park, and it says it is proud to serve individual and business clients in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin as well as throughout the United States. It has been in practice since 1998, when it began offering the full range of tax and accounting services it still provides.