Core Performance Consulting LLC

Core Performance Consulting LLC handles the bookkeeping, payroll and tax side of running a business for owner-led companies. Peter Cullen set it up in 2002 and still owns it; he brings around 30 years of financial accounting experience, much of it with accounting software.

What Core Performance Consulting LLC offers

• Monthly accounting package — custom-built monthly books and financial reports shaped to each client's industry, with records reachable online at any time.
• Performance reviews — a monthly discussion comparing results against the client's plan.
• Payroll — cloud payroll run through Gusto, including time-off tracking and all payroll tax filings.
• Tax and tax planning — quarterly estimates of owner tax payments, reconciling the books to owners' tax returns, partner capital accounts and filing state and federal returns.
• Accounting software advice — the team holds certifications from several software vendors and has helped clients standardise on QuickBooks, including merging three businesses onto one system.

Who it works with

Entrepreneurial and growing companies that want accurate figures and help with owner-level tax. Client testimonials come from consulting, fuel systems and electronics businesses.

Key facts

• Founded: 2002
• Founder: Peter Cullen, owner
• Platforms: Gusto, QuickBooks