Hampton & Everett, P.C. (H&E)

Charlottesville's Hampton & Everett, P.C., which also goes by the initials H&E, handles tax and accounting work for business owners and individuals. The practice works as business developers and financial consultants as well as accountants, and contact with clients runs all year, not only around filing deadlines.

Tax planning and preparation for every kind of owner

Income tax work covers corporations, partnerships, individuals, estates and trusts. The firm plans and prepares returns for each of these, and it also handles payroll, sales tax and property tax preparation as part of the same service.

Compilations, reviews and bookkeeping support

Financial statements are prepared as compilations and reviews, and the bookkeeping support covers check writing, bank reconciliations and the management of company assets. These services keep a client's records in order for the year's accounts and the tax return that follows.

Advice from staff who work as consultants

Alongside their accounting roles, the firm's staff act as financial consultants and personal advisers. Its approach is one of building long-term relationships with its clients, beyond the usual work of filing returns.

Responsiveness and a low extension rate

Timely work is central to the practice, and few clients need extra time to file, which it counts as a point of pride. Staff keep in touch with clients frequently across the year, so that a client's questions are dealt with as they arise rather than at the filing deadline.

Community ties and wider interests

The team has local roots and interests outside work, from sport to raising children, and those interests shape how the team approaches the work for its clients.

Free resources and the Glenwood Station office

The firm offers a collection of free resources for clients and visitors, which it says it shares without any direct gain beyond the connections it helps to make. The resources are gathered on a Resources page. The office is in the Glenwood Station Office Park, reached from the exterior door rather than the building lobby, as the firm asks visitors to note.