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While most people regard accounting as boring and tedious work, it's arguably the most important part of running a business. Wisconsin accountants keep track of what money is coming in and what money is going out. But if your company gets stuck with a disgruntled or corrupt employee, you can find that the business could be owing money to the government and that it's in worse financial shape than it is on paper. With the help of an accounting professional in Wisconsin, you could straighten everything out quickly.

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US Possessions tax credit, regardless of    
 
 
[2] Excludes excise taxes collected,[3] Includes tax-exempt organization,[4] Collections of tax (withheld and not withheld) [5] Includes estimated tax. [Money amounts are in thousands of dollars] in Wisconsin
Total Internal Revenue collections [2] 35,890,458
Corporation income tax [3] 4,286,531
Total [4,5] 30,818,270
Income tax not withheld and SECA tax [4,5] 6,061,122
Induvidual income emploment taxes withheld and FICA tax [4] 24,606,578

Source: Internal Revenue Gross Collections, by State, Fiscal Year 2001
 

Accountants are responsible for a wide variety of duties. They make sure that a company is run efficiently, that records are kept accurately and that taxes are paid on time. Generally, accountants will prepare, analyze and verify financial documents.

There are four types of Wisconsin accountants:

  • Public Accountants
  • Management Accountants
  • Government Accountants
  • Internal Accountants

Each accountant specializes in one particular field to provide specialized services for a company or for private clients. Their expertise is especially important at large public companies who are forced to disclose their financial status to investors or the Securities and Exchange Commission. But if the government discovers discrepancies in a company's financial records, the company and its executives could be in some big trouble: They could face hefty fines and jail time.

Our Wisconsin Accountants can guide you through many circumstances arising from starting your own business and also assist you with all of your tax questions.

Some typical issues Wisconsin Accountants may help you with include:

  • Auditing
  • General Accounting
  • Business Matters
  • Financial Planning
  • Mergers and Acquisitions

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If you live in the following cities and need an accountant, you should contact our Wisconsin Accountants as soon as possible:

  • Appleton
  • Beloit
  • Burlington
  • Chippewa Falls
  • De Pere
  • Eau Claire
  • Fond Du Lac
  • Franklin
  • Green Bay
  • Janesville
  • Kenosha
  • La Crosse
  • Madison
  • Manitowoc
  • Marshfield
  • Menomonee Falls
  • Milwaukee
  • Neenah
  • New Berlin
  • Oak Creek
  • Oconomowoc
  • Oshkosh
  • Racine
  • Sheboygan
  • Stevens Point
  • Sun Prairie
  • Superior
  • Waukesha
  • Wausau
  • West Bend
  • Wisconsin Rapids
       
 
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  Accounting Standards
AUDIO, RM, 32Kbps, 3:30, 1/16/2002

Bob Edwards talks with Chuck Landes, Director of Audit and Attest Standards at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Source: NPR
 
 
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DRL - Public Accountant Certified
Public Accountant Certified - What's New ... The Wisconsin Accounting Examination Board has approved the AICPA Peer Review Program, administered

 
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Mar 31, 2005 - Fasab Publishes Statement Of Federal Financial Accounting Standards 27 Identifying
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