Our hearts go out to everyone who has been impacted by the virus. To those who are sick, we send our thoughts and best wishes for a speedy recovery. For those businesses and employees who have been negatively impacted, we are sorry. We hope this message finds you and your loved ones safe.
Given the current environment and need to operate with best practices, we have elected to take action to protect your physical health as well.
In-person meetings with clients – While our firm is still working during tax season, our physical office is closed. We must limit in-person interaction for your benefit and ours. In lieu of in-person meetings, contact us and we can talk on the phone or schedule a video meeting.
Remote staffing – To practice safely, some of our team is working from home and using technology to work securely and online.
Secure electronic document exchange – We are using Protected Xchange to securely and safely exchange electronic documents without physically touching paper. Protected Xchange provides encryption and is safer than email. The COVID-19 virus can live on paper documents and checks so we prefer to work electronically. If you have work papers, please scan and send electronically using Protected Xchange. If you mail or drop off documents, please understand that we will need to quarantine paper documents and this will slow things up.
Payments – To operate safely, we are using BizPayO to accept electronic payments. BizPayO accepts electronic checks, credit card and debit card payments. We want to avoid physical checks and cash.
Legislation Changes – There will be a series of legislation changes and clarifications coming for 2020 (federal and state). At the moment, we are focused on completing tax filings for 2019 so please provide your information promptly.
Thank you for choosing us at your trusted advisor.