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Thank you to our clients, friends and family for voting us one of the Best of Marathon County for SIX years in a row!

 

We are proud to provide quality, accurate, and affordable tax and accounting services in the Central Wisconsin area. We are located in Wausau but with technology improvements we can serve clients in any part of the United States.

To upload documents for tax preparation, send us a secure message, download a copy of your tax return, view your invoice, or CHECK THE STATUS OF YOUR FEDERAL OR STATE TAX REFUND - Click the "Client Portal" link at the top of the page to find the link to the portal and instructions on how to create an account.

Individual Tax Preparation

Our main goal is to help individuals and families to file their federal and state tax returns timely and correctly. We take pride in helping our clients to achieve the best possible outcome whether that's the smallest tax amount due or the largest refund possible based on the situation at hand.

Business Tax Preparation

Small business tax preparation is one of our favorite returns to do. We enjoy helping our small business clients save money and stay organized. Whether your company is an S Corp, Partnership, Limited Liability Company, or Sole Proprietor we can help you to file an accurate tax return to minimize any tax liability or maximize any refund. Every year our small business category continues to grow thanks to our client's recommendations and reviews. Check them out on http://www.facebook.com/pinnacletaxwausau to see for yourself.

Tax Planning Services

We love working with our clients year round with withholding changes, marriage planning, dependent changes, and even divorce planning (not mediation wink).

We can help you determine how much, if any, additional taxes should be withheld if you decide to withdraw from a retirement account and if you win the lottery...give us a call! We can help you determine what taxes should be withheld from your winnings so you don't end up owing the government a bunch of money back. 

If your children are heading to college, don't forget to give us a call and we can help you maximize your refund by looking at additional credits associated with school. The same goes for if you go back to school. It's never too late to further your education and there may be credits we can claim!

IRS Consultation

We can help if you are getting letters from the IRS and you don't understand what they are asking for. If they are saying you owe money, don't pay them anything until you know for sure that is what you owe. IRS letters are NOT always correct and it's best to have your tax professional look them over before you begin making payments. If needed we can call the IRS for you to determine what the correct amount of tax due is. We can also help represent you in the event of an audit. The audits can take place in our office and we can be there to help answer any questions or provide information.

Accounting Services

Bookkeeping

We offer monthly, quarterly, or annual bookkeeping services to our business clients. We can do anything from reconciling checking accounts and entering receipts to payroll, filing 941s, and sales tax returns. We are proud to offer these services to our clients and strive to maintain the pinnacle of accuracy, timeliness, and affordability.

Payroll Services

Payroll services for small business clients have been a growing part of the services we provide. Services include: Set up and maintenance of all records, time card tabulations, withholdings of tax and benefit contributions, Federal and State tax filings, issuance of checks and preparation of all W-2's and 1099 forms.

Business Consultation

There are several choices to setup when starting a business.  We can guide you through the choices and help determine which is best for your business. Should you setup an LLC? Do you have partners and need to setup a partnership? Would an S Corp be beneficial for tax savings? Do you or will you have employees and how do you go about paying employees and withholding taxes?  We can help set everything up. Not sure what expenses you can deduct and how to keep track of them?  We can help. Need help setting up Quickbooks to keep track of income and expenses?  We can help.

                                                                                                                   


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Get To Know Us

Whitney Lewis

COO & Payroll Administrator

Whitney joined Pinnacle Tax & Accounting in the fall of 2021 and quickly became an integral part of our team. As a co-owner, she is dedicated to providing exceptional service while ensuring our office operates efficiently and our clients receive the support they deserve.

Whitney oversees the firm's daily operations, including staff management, billing, client relations, and accounts payable. As our Payroll Specialist, she manages payroll for businesses of all sizes, helping clients navigate payroll processing, payroll tax compliance, reporting, and employee-related questions.

In 2023, Whitney became an IRS Qualified Tax Return Preparer. This credential allows her to prepare tax returns, represent clients before the IRS for returns she has prepared, communicate with the IRS on their behalf when appropriate, and assist with IRS notices and correspondence. She is also listed in the IRS Directory of Federal Tax Return Preparers.

Whitney is passionate about continuing education and is committed to staying current with tax laws, accounting practices, and technology to provide the highest level of service to our clients.

Outside the office, Whitney has been married to her husband for over 10 years and enjoys spending time camping with her husband and children. 

Paul Jauch

CFO & Enrolled Agent

Since 1991 Paul has been providing excellent customer service to his clients. He started at H&R Block and after 20 years decided it was time to live the American Dream and open his own business. This gave him the ability to control the cost of preparation for his clients as well as providing a better overall experience. Since that time, he has been not only providing excellent service, but he has been doing it accurately, quickly, and affordably.

In 2013, Paul took his education to the next level and became and Enrolled Agent, allowing him to practice at the same level as lawyers and CPAs and giving him unlimited representation rights before the IRS. This allows him to represent his clients on any matters including audits.

To do this he was subject to a suitability check and had to pass a three-part Special Enrollment Examination, which is a comprehensive exam that required him to demonstrate proficiency in federal tax planning, individual and business tax return preparation, and representation. He must complete 72 hours of continuing education every 3 years. According to the IRS, there are approximately 1.2 million tax preparers of which only about 50,000 or 4% of those are Enrolled Agents.

You can search the IRS Directory of Federal Tax Return Preparers at https://irs.treasury.gov/rpo/rpo.jsf to see where and how many there are in your area.  In the Wausau/Schofield area, there are only 14 Enrolled Agents.

 Our clients say that Paul is funny, knowledgable, and extremely helpful. Give us a call to schedule an appointment with him today!

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715-841-0428 admin@pinnacletaxwausau.com

1699 Schofield Ave STE 300, Schofield, WI 54476

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