What We Do

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Traditional Services

Tax Compliance

Our Firm offers a full range of tax services typically offered by a CPA firm.  We have a specialized tax department comprised of individuals who are knowledgeable in all aspects of tax.

Our emphasis is on planning and compliance for both individuals, corporations, and other organizations.  We believe that planning ahead to minimize your tax obligation and to meet your tax responsibilities is very important and is often overlooked by clients.  We have purchased software programs which allow us to be efficient and effective in both tax planning and compliance.  Also, as part of our Quality and Service philosophy, we complete all tax returns on a timely basis.

Estate tax planning

Gift, estate, and generation skipping transfer planning is critical to ensure that a person’s property passes according to his/her wishes, passes in a form and manner which is consistent with family and business goals, and passes with the minimum possible loss to gift and estate taxes which, without planning, can consume as much as 40 percent of a decedent’s estate. Our Firm’s experience as business, financial and tax advisors to our clients, coupled with our expertise in gift and estate taxation, allows us to provide sophisticated estate planning services to our clients.

Accounting & Auditing

Our Accounting & Auditing team undergoes continuous training to maintain and advance their knowledge with business. Our value continues even after our audit is complete and financial statements are delivered. We understand business. We can help you initiate the decisions that are vital to your business survival. We work with businesses in many industries and our expertise is your resource. Talk with one of our professionals and feel the difference.

Internal Control

Every business needs it.
Every business wants it.
Can every business afford it?

Yes!
Internal Control is critical to the operation of your business, without it business runs inefficiently and creates more opportunity for fraud. We can evaluate your business internal controls. We will pinpoint areas of extreme concern and areas that need improvement. We can help you implement an effective action plan while maintaining a cost-benefit relationship.

Business Advisory Services

Whether you are looking to acquire, fund raise, restructure, or develop your operations management, Our Firm have the specialist advisory skills to support you both in the local and global market place.

Each member firm’s market experience combined with solid personal relationships with the major finance providers and business communities, enables their corporate finance, restructuring and forensic teams to support your business goals.

Company Secretarial

Corporate governance and organizational compliance are increasingly important for businesses.

The challenges these pose for you and your business can be reduced by our Firm’s Secretarial team, giving you the opportunity to focus on running your business.

Secretarial services are tailored to meet your requirements; we offer a fixed-fee annual compliance service for extra peace-of-mind.

Payroll

We offer payroll solutions that meet your business’s needs and enable you to spend time doing what you do best–running your company.

Why to outsource your payroll:

  • It’s cost effective. 
    Use your staff more efficiently by letting us handle payroll and the associated legal details. Reduce overhead by removing the need to hire specialized employees.
  • It’s a time saver.
    Our payroll service eliminates the burden of customizing, updating and maintaining your own payroll system–no more data entry, no more researching updates or new laws, no more worries.
  • Worry-free payroll tax filing.
    Eliminate the risks of calculating and filing your own payroll taxes by having professionals do it for you. Federal, state and local payroll tax laws are frequently changing and becoming more complex.  How much time do you want to spend  learning all the rules and keeping your
Bookkeeping

Whether you are looking for support in a particular area such as payroll, or want to produce better management accounts or forecasts, Our Firm has a business solution for you.

Our Firm understands that not every business has the resources available to carry out all of its business and accounting management functions. They can provide you with an outsourced service including bookkeeping, management reporting, budgeting & forecasting and additional onsite support as required.

We also know just how important it is to have peace of mind that everything is being kept up to date and in control. Good quality record keeping can ensure that you are informed about your business, helping you to manage cash flow effectively and control commitments.

Timely management information is a key part of ensuring that you are able to run your business effectively.  By reviewing performance against the relevant indicators and budgets we can provide you with the tools you need to support decision making.

Non-Traditional Services

Business Valuation

The need for business valuations are on the rise. We have performed valuations for many reasons including:

* Buy/sell agreement
* Estate Taxation
* Divorce
* Succession Planning
* Insurance

Our reports have been reviewed by the IRS and various courts. Whatever your purpose, we will value your business and provide you with a report you can count on

Forensic accounting services

Where is the extra income coming from?
Where did all the money go?
The business was doing great last year, what happened?

Our professionals will help you find the answers to those questions. We are trained to uncover assets and determine the flow of cash and income. Our assistance is vital. We are your resource to discovering what really happened.

Expert Witness

We will provide expert witness testimony on your behalf. We are qualified to testify on accounting and auditing items, tax compliance, internal control, to name a few. Our professionals continue to develop their knowledge base and increase their ability to represent to the court facts and understanding of relationships in an accountants and business consultants world.

Litigation Support

We work with attorneys regularly. We can be engaged by your attorney to assist in the preparation of documents. We can help identify hidden assets and income producing vehicles with your attorney we can make sure you are properly represented and have all your bases covered.

Bankruptcy

The strain of bankruptcy is an ordeal we wish no person or business would have to go through. However, it is a fact that they do occur. As your advisor, we can assist you and guide you through the process. Working with you, your attorney and the bankruptcy trustee, we will help you maintain positive cash flow. Let us help you make this as painless as possible.

Divorce

Our Accountants have helped individuals, businesses, organizations and governmental entities with a diverse array of financial services. The members of our forensic and litigation support team can:

  • Fairly value marital assets, including closely held business interests
  • Calculate income available for support
  • Assist with litigation proceedings
  • Provide investigative and forensic accounting services
  • Help resolve financial disputes

Our forensic accountants have the in-depth expertise you need to value marital assets and resolve disputes fairly and timely. At Ruggiero & Company, P.C. you will work with a team that will provide you with the sophisticated, experienced advice you need to resolve your dispute fairly.