Payroll Companies & Payroll Services in Missoula, MT

Overview

Big Horn Bookkeeping, LLC is a Missoula, Montana firm that brings payroll, bookkeeping, business tax preparation and related support together for owners who would rather not handle their finances alone. Its office sits on South Reserve Street, yet the company says it serves clients across the country.

Work is carried out with cloud-based software, and anyone who would rather not travel to the office can arrange a video appointment. The firm suits owners who want one group of people looking after both the paychecks and the ledgers.

Services

The company describes its mission as making finances worry free. Its offerings span the day-to-day and the strategic, and payroll sits alongside the books so that wage and withholding data flow into the same records the team maintains. The goal is for pay figures and financial statements to agree with one another, and automated tools help limit manual entry errors. The main areas of work are:

• Bookkeeping and financial reporting that keep records organized and current
• Payroll processing, with the related tax compliance handled by specialists
• Help forming a business entity and getting through the setup steps
• Business tax preparation and filing
• Tailored financial advice and consultations on growth and compliance

The firm also explains the difference between bookkeeping, which records and categorizes transactions, and accounting, which interprets that data. It argues that most businesses need both, since poor records limit the insight an accountant can offer.

Tax Preparation

Tax work is a newer addition, introduced because clients repeatedly asked for it. The firm reasons that when one provider handles both the books and the returns, there are fewer mistakes, less wasted time and better alignment between records and filings. It prepares and files returns for several types of taxpayer:

• Sole proprietors using Schedule C
• Partnerships
• S and C corporations
• Farms using Schedule F
• Rental property owners using Schedule E
• Multi-member LLCs and businesses issuing K-1s

The team says it works to keep clients organized throughout the year, avoiding last-minute scrambling, and to ensure they claim the credits and deductions available to them. New and long-established businesses are both welcome.

Clients and Specialties

Start-ups and established companies alike can work with the firm. Its inquiry form offers size ranges from one to ten employees up to more than fifty, and lists sole proprietorships, LLCs and corporations among the business types.

Reviews on its site come from a media company, a soap maker, a cleaning service and a body contouring studio, with owners praising prompt answers and patient explanations. Agriculture is a point of emphasis as well.

The firm points to a lifelong connection with horse-related businesses plus work for ranches and farms, which it says gives it insight into the daily realities of those operations.

The Team

Owner Wendy founded the company to build a flexible schedule and put her experience to work for other business owners. What began as a one-person operation grew into a team of five, and she brings more than fourteen years of experience owning and running multiple businesses.

Matt, the office manager, holds a degree in math and computer science, is pursuing a master's in accounting and plans to sit for the CPA exams. He also directs a nonprofit summer camp program and serves in the Montana Army National Guard. Zandria staffs the front desk, coordinating communications and assisting with bookkeeping tasks.

Jana McGrath, a CPA and University of Montana graduate, has about seventeen years in the field, including audits, real estate and trust accounting, and corporate tax work, and she serves as the firm's tax accountant. Tayah is also listed as a CPA. New clients can begin with a free consultation and choose to communicate by phone, email, text or video.

A client portal is available, and the firm says its pricing is transparent and that its services scale as a business grows.