Payroll Companies & Payroll Services in Fort Smith, AR

Douglas Hasley, CPA, P.A. is a licensed accounting practice in Fort Smith, Arkansas, with a core specialty in tax preparation and forward-looking tax planning. The firm serves business owners, executives and independent professionals, and it also prepares returns for individuals. Its tagline, Personal. Proven. Professional., summarizes the tone it aims to set with clients.

Payroll Services

The firm points out that payroll consumes a surprising amount of an owner's time, averaging about eight hours monthly according to its own materials. To reduce that burden, it offers three ways of working, so that each employer can choose how much to delegate:

• Comprehensive service: the office handles the entire cycle. Checks are laser printed on secure stock that follows Federal Reserve micro-encoding standards, and the firm keeps the employer's payroll records in order.
• After-the-fact service: the employer prepares payroll by hand, and the firm posts that information to its own files and takes care of the reporting that follows.
• Online processing: the employer enters hours and earnings through a secure web connection, prints checks on its own printer and can use direct deposit without a charge.

All three models include federal and state tax reporting, EFTPS deposits, periodic payroll tax reports, W-2, W-3 and 1099 forms, reports on accrued vacation, sick and personal days, and the required new-hire filings.

Government Reporting Help

Employers often face a stream of special paperwork, and the firm assists with much of it. It can support clients through workers' compensation, Social Security and child support audits, help with unemployment claims, process 1099 and 1096 forms, and assist with federal and state registration forms. Union reports, certified payroll and workers' compensation reports are available for an additional fee. Costs are set after a free consultation in which the firm learns about the business and the services it wants.

Advisory and Business Support

Beyond payroll, the practice provides small business accounting, help with starting new companies, and guidance on managing cash, long-range planning and ownership transition. Its part-time CFO option is aimed at growing companies that need senior financial insight but are not ready for a full-time executive. Typical work includes:

• Budget preparation and monitoring, plus profitability analysis by product or service line
• Financial controls intended to reduce employee theft
• Training and oversight of accounting staff
• Support in securing and negotiating bank financing
• Review of insurance coverage
• Analysis of equipment purchases and expansions
• Assistance with mergers, acquisitions and custom collection procedures

QuickBooks and Individual Clients

The firm also offers QuickBooks services for both the desktop and online editions, including setup, training, tune-ups and software purchasing at a savings. For individuals, it provides tax planning and preparation, estate planning and elder care services. Clients can share files securely through a client portal and a secure transfer tool.

Overall, the firm presents itself as an experienced, approachable team that lets owners spend their time running their companies while it keeps up with changing tax and payroll rules.