Business
Couto DeFranco provides clients with a diverse range of accounting and due diligence services. We also prepare financial statements for both internal use and external review, including lenders, investors, and other third parties. From small businesses to growing private companies, we can help meet your accounting needs.
Whether you’re taking your first steps toward entrepreneurship or moving your small business to the next level, Couto DeFranco provides the support you need at every stage:
- Accounting and bookkeeping services
- Budgeting
- Business plans
- Cash flow analysis
- Projections
- Tax planning
From determining the appropriate business structure to capitalization, expansion, and strategic planning, our business services are designed to help you sidestep common pitfalls on the way to success. As your business matures, Couto DeFranco can also assist with estate and succession planning, and other services to ensure your continued growth, profitability, and eventual succession.
By analyzing internal and external factors – including your current structure, operations, and the competitive environment in which you’re doing business – Couto DeFranco can help you develop sound strategies for adding value to your organization:
- Relevant, reliable measures for quality and efficiency
- Fraud prevention
- Tax structuring
- Due diligence
- Shareholder issues
- Financing
Individuals, Families and Corporate Executives
The U.S. Federal tax code is constantly changing. Why drive yourself crazy trying to keep up – and risk non-compliance or missed opportunities to legitimately protect your hard-earned assets? Though tax preparation software has its uses, it can’t replace the hands-on knowledge of complex tax code and “big picture” planning that allows us to identify the tax strategies that are most beneficial to you. Couto DeFranco’s tax services ensure that you’re compliant with all current tax laws and meet all filing deadlines with time to spare. Corporate executives will appreciate Couto DeFranco’s combination of industry knowledge and tax expertise, which helps align personal and business tax strategies for highly effective protection of assets and maximization of executive compensation plans, including stock options.
