Payroll Companies & Payroll Services in Bay Saint Louis, MS

Gerald W. Rigby, CPA, PC is a certified public accounting practice based in Bay St Louis, Mississippi. It works with individuals and small companies along the Gulf Coast. Businesses that want help with payroll will find it as part of the firm's monthly accounting work rather than as a standalone payroll processing product.

Recurring bookkeeping engagements can include preparing and submitting payroll tax reports. The firm pairs that compliance work with tax planning and general business advice. Its stated aim is to keep client companies in line with both tax law and employment regulations.

Payroll and Accounting Support

For employers, the firm offers traditional monthly bookkeeping. Clients can either drop off their bills and invoices or stay more involved in maintaining their own records. Payroll-related compliance sits within a broader set of recurring tasks:

• Filing and reporting of payroll taxes
• Maintaining the general ledger
• Reconciling bank accounts
• Reporting sales tax
• Producing financial reports each month

The firm also offers guidance on the Employee Retention Credit. This is the refundable, pandemic-era credit created to reward employers who kept staff on their payroll. The firm says it spent months studying the different versions of the program before taking on this work. It cautions business owners about the many third parties promoting ERC filings. Companies can request a no-cost evaluation of whether they may qualify.

Tax, Advisory and Compliance Services

Beyond bookkeeping, the practice prepares returns for individuals and for every common entity type. That includes sole proprietors, partnerships, LLCs, S corporations and C corporations. It also handles fiduciary returns for simple and complex trusts, including Form 1041 and the related K-1s. Business owners can book advisory or coaching sessions focused on regulatory questions, deductions and longer-term tax planning.

For people starting a company, the firm helps choose an entity. It can also register the business with the state, draft an operating agreement and obtain a federal employer identification number.

Clients with tax debts or audits can get representation before the IRS and the Mississippi Department of Revenue. This covers installment agreements and reviews of a taxpayer's income, expenses, assets and ability to pay. Robert Mosher, a CPA licensed in Mississippi since 1979, works from the office as an independent consultant on these matters. The firm also prepares reviewed and compiled financial statements that contractors need to meet licensing rules in Mississippi and Alabama.

Background and Industries Served

Jerry Rigby founded the practice in Waveland in 1994, and he remains its principal owner. Besides Mr. Rigby, the team includes five full- and part-time staff members. Collectively they bring more than four decades of tax experience across Jackson, Harrison and Hancock counties. The firm draws on practical experience in several industries:

• Real estate and construction
• Trucking and transportation
• Food and beverage
• Automotive
• Retail

The firm emphasizes personal, one-on-one attention from a CPA. It says it explains fees before work begins, without hidden charges, and aims to make visits relaxed rather than intimidating. It also stresses responsiveness to client questions throughout the year. For smaller Gulf Coast employers that want payroll tax compliance handled together with bookkeeping and tax work by a single local firm, this practice offers that combination. Its office is open on weekdays, with Saturday and after-hours meetings available by appointment.