Payroll Companies & Payroll Services in Clayton, WA

Overview

Champion Tax + Accounting is a tax, accounting and payroll firm based in Clayton, Washington. Clayton is a small community north of Spokane near Deer Park. President Sean Siemen leads the firm and has more than fifteen years in tax and accounting work. The firm supports individuals, small businesses and nonprofits in eastern Washington and other parts of the state.

It offers payroll alongside tax preparation, bookkeeping, IRS problem resolution and cost segregation studies, so employers can keep wage processing and their broader financial records with one provider.

Payroll Plans

The firm organizes its payroll work into three tiered plans. Each plan is sized for a different kind of employer.

• After the Fact Payroll suits companies that cut their own checks but want a professional to record pay runs retroactively. It also covers state and federal quarterly returns, W-2s and 1099s, pay stubs and help with compliance.
• Perfection Payroll is the plan the firm identifies as its most popular. It provides full processing for small teams, with direct deposit, scheduling, time-off requests, HR document storage, advanced reports and ongoing compliance monitoring.
• Perfection Plus Payroll adds job tracking for each employee by the hour and is built for contractors and union shops.

Clients on the Perfection plans also get a mobile app for staff. Workers can punch in and out with their GPS location recorded, view schedules, ask for time off, look up pay stubs and message managers directly. This helps field crews and multi-site businesses keep timekeeping tied to payroll.

Specialties

Construction contractors and union employers are a clear focus. Under the premium plan, staff file prevailing wage reports online with Washington Labor & Industries and prepare affidavit and apprenticeship reports. They also calculate, report and remit union dues and benefit contributions. For firms bidding on public works projects, having the payroll team handle this reporting can reduce administrative work.

The firm says nonprofits make up a growing share of its clients, and it supports those organizations with bookkeeping and payroll. Its Spokane service page also lists workers' compensation support and employee benefits administration as part of the payroll offering.

How They Work

Clients can meet the team at the Clayton office by appointment on weekdays. Staff will also visit a business on site when that is more practical. Clients who prefer to work remotely can upload records through a secure client portal, meet by phone or video and sign documents electronically.

The firm works with QuickBooks, including QuickBooks Online and Enterprise, which can simplify the link between payroll and the general ledger. Payroll tax forms are filed electronically, and the plans are designed to scale as headcount grows.

Team and Background

Besides Sean Siemen, the team includes Shannon Siemen as client relations manager and Cyndy DesJarlais as senior account specialist handling payroll. It also has a tax specialist, two bookkeeping specialists and an operations assistant. The firm describes itself as licensed and insured and reports serving more than a hundred clients.

Its listed service areas include Spokane, Spokane Valley, Walla Walla, Yakima, Kennewick, Seattle and Bellevue. For employers comparing payroll providers, it stands out in two ways: it offers payroll together with tax and IRS resolution services, and it handles dedicated reporting for prevailing wage and union work.