About Coulson & Associates

Coulson & Associates is located in Reno, Nevada and was founded in 1996 by Michael Coulson. Michael envisioned a full service Certified Public Accounting firm providing services in tax planning, tax preparation, accounting, bookkeeping, and the consulting needs of business owners and individuals in the Reno area and beyond. Coulson & Associates has been proudly serving our clients and also building long term relationships with our clients. We help our clients be more successful by being more profitable.

The staff at Coulson & Associates consists of Certified Public Accountants and highly trained bookkeepers with over forty years of experience in public accounting. Our staff maintains a high level of expertise in all areas of practice by participating in numerous hours of continuing professional education courses.

Small Business Bookkeeping

One of the areas that we specialize in is small businesses. The IRS highly scrutinizes small businesses. The reason for that is small businesses is a great source of revenue for them. The IRS has concluded that the most frequent contributors to noncompliance and false reporting are the small business owners. More often than not, the businesses noncompliance was not intentional.

Business owners often try to do the bookkeeping on their own to save on costs. They may have their spouse, a family friend, or even hire a freelance bookkeeper. The problem is if you or the person you have hired to do the bookkeeping is not a professional or skilled in your particular field, it is costing you more money than you think. People often times are categorizing things in the wrong chart of accounts, which could affect your bottom line. So you may be saving on small business bookkeeping costs, but losing it at the end of the year by not getting the proper tax deductions and overpaying the IRS, which is more often than not. 
No one likes paying taxes and especially overpaying in taxes. The misconception is that if you have a good tax preparer or CPA, then it will be fine. That is not true. What needs to be understood is that your business tax return at the end of the year is only as good as what you as a business owner supplies your accountant or tax preparer.

Our Reno bookkeepers are highly skilled and trained in many diverse business fields. We have the skills, speed and staff to get your bookkeeping done quickly and efficiently, helping you save money by getting the proper tax deductions that you may be missing, but also on what you may be paying your current bookkeeper including employee payroll taxes. Outsourcing your bookkeeping is the way smart businesses do business, at a fraction of the cost without the related payroll taxes. Please contact our office for a complimentary consultation.