Payroll Companies & Payroll Services in Louisville, CO

Williamson & Company P.C. is a CPA firm based in Colorado. It runs payroll alongside a wider range of tax, bookkeeping and accounting work for individuals and for small and mid-sized companies. The firm presents itself as a financial partner that works with clients all year, not just at tax time. For employers comparing payroll providers, the main draw is that the CPAs who run payroll also handle the related tax filings, books and planning.

Payroll services

The firm takes payroll work off the hands of small employers who would rather not spend their own time on wage calculations and compliance. Each engagement begins with a meeting to choose a pay schedule, which can be biweekly, monthly or a custom cadence. The team also reviews how staff are currently paid and may suggest moving away from paper checks if delays in cashing them hurt cash flow. Payroll offerings include:

• Payroll processing, with weekly, biweekly or monthly checks issued fully online and pay stubs for records
• Payroll tax withholding, plus monitoring of changes in federal, state and local rules
• Adding new hires and filing the tax paperwork that goes with them
• Preparation of Forms 940, 941 and 1099
• Help applying for an EIN
• Payroll reports covering wages, withheld federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, unemployment taxes and tips
• Payroll registers kept for each employee
• Taking over payroll partway through a quarter, including reconciling liabilities against amounts already paid
• QuickBooks setup to automate tasks such as federal withholding

The team also advises employers on whether to pay staff hourly or by salary. Its tax planning work covers executive compensation and strategies for payroll and self-employment taxes.

How the firm works with clients

After a free first consultation, Williamson & Company puts together a custom bundle of accounting and tax services, so clients pay only for what they need. Packages include unlimited calls by phone and several in-person meetings. Fees can be paid in installments across the year. Clients can buy bookkeeping on its own or combine it with payroll and accounting.

Meetings take place in person or over Zoom and Microsoft Teams. The staff are QuickBooks ProAdvisors who can set up, train users on and support both the desktop and online editions. They also work with clients' in-house accountants.

Industries and other specialties

Besides general small business work, the firm points to experience with:

• Real estate agents, brokers, developers and property managers
• Oil and gas companies
• Farms and agricultural operations
• Startups and young technology firms
• Manufacturing, service and nonprofit organizations

Other services include bank reconciliations, monthly operating statements, budgets, financial graphs, business formation (including public benefit corporations), litigation support, estate planning and divorce financial analysis from a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst.

Background and team

The firm began serving small businesses in Louisville in 2006 and opened a second office in Fort Collins in 2017. Founder Alan C. Williamson, CPA, MBA, PFS, CGMA, has held his CPA license since 1993 and studied at the University of Colorado. Every CPA at the firm holds a Colorado certificate, and the staff also includes enrolled agents.

Many team members have been there a long time. One senior accountant whose work includes payroll matters has been with the practice since 1988, and the office manager previously handled payroll in private-sector and government jobs.