Payroll Companies & Payroll Services in Hernando, MS

Overview

Williams, Pitts & Beard, PLLC is a certified public accounting firm based in Hernando, Mississippi, with a second office in Batesville. Known locally as WPB, the firm has more than four decades of history. It serves individuals, owner-managed companies and nonprofit organizations across DeSoto County, the Memphis metro and the broader North Mississippi region, including Southaven, Olive Branch and Oxford.

For employers weighing payroll providers, WPB is an option where payroll sits alongside tax, bookkeeping and assurance work within one CPA practice rather than being sold as a standalone product.

Payroll Services

The firm's payroll offering is full-service. Staff handle the recurring processing work rather than leaving it to the business owner. The payroll functions the firm lists include:

• Recurring full-service payroll processing
• Printed paychecks and direct deposit to employee accounts
• Ongoing payroll tax compliance
• Year-end W-2 preparation for employees and 1099 preparation for contractors, with electronic filing

WPB is also an Intuit QuickBooks Solution Provider, so clients can buy QuickBooks payroll subscriptions, QuickBooks software and merchant services directly through the firm. As a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, the firm can set up payroll inside QuickBooks Online or Desktop and connect third-party apps. It also trains owners or office staff individually or in groups, either remotely or on site.

Accounting and Tax Support Around Payroll

Payroll clients can pair processing with the firm's Client Accounting Services group. That group handles monthly bookkeeping, general ledger posting, account reconciliations, sales tax calculation and filing, bill payment, customer invoicing, and the setup or cleanup of accounting systems.

On the tax side, WPB prepares business returns, advises on entity selection, handles Secretary of State renewals and beneficial ownership (BOI) reporting, and represents clients before the IRS. Business owners can also get help with personal tax planning and with retirement, college and estate planning. Nonprofits receive Form 990 preparation and charity renewal filings.

The assurance team performs reviews, compilations, agreed-upon procedures and GAAP financial statement preparation. It also conducts employee benefit plan audits, which matter to employers that sponsor retirement plans. In addition, the firm keeps an IT function for computer setup, upgrades, repairs and software installation.

Team and Credentials

WPB is led by managing member Jerry W. Pitts, CPA, together with members Rebecca A. Beard, Kris Whitten and Justin Williams, all of them CPAs. Founder Danny L. Williams holds emeritus status. The roster includes several enrolled agents, a quality control manager and an IT manager.

It also has a sizable CAS department with senior managers in both offices and a dedicated operations lead. This structure suggests that payroll and bookkeeping work is handled by a specialized team rather than one individual. The firm holds CPA firm permits in both Mississippi and Tennessee.

How They Work

The firm says its approach centers on keeping clients financially sound today while planning ahead for future goals. It relies on regular communication and careful analysis to understand each client's situation. Testimonials on its site come from:

• A growing company that uses WPB for audit and tax work
• A business owner with domestic and international operations who relies on the firm for multi-state guidance
• A restoration contractor that has stayed with the firm more than ten years
• A law practice

Together these point to long-standing relationships with small and mid-sized businesses. For Southaven employers, the Hernando office is the nearest location.