Services

Tax, accounting and payroll, handled properly

Tax preparation, bookkeeping, payroll, sales tax and advisory services from Scott Terrel, CPA, LLC.

Individuals and families

Individual Tax Returns

Federal, Kansas and Oklahoma returns for wage earners, retirees, landlords, investors and families with something unusual going on.

  • Form 1040 with Kansas K-40 and Oklahoma 511 or 511-NR, including part-year and nonresident returns
  • Rental property, investment and retirement income, including brokerage and digital-asset (crypto) reporting
  • Kansas Homestead and SAFESR property tax relief claims (K-40H, K-40PT, K-40SVR)
  • Estimated tax planning and Form W-4 or W-4V withholding changes so next April is not a surprise
  • Amended returns and refund claims for prior years
  • Secure portal delivery, e-signature and e-file with acceptance confirmation

Farm and ranch families, custom operators

Farm and Ranch Tax

Schedule F returns prepared by someone who understands crop insurance, prevented planting, equipment trades and the farm-specific elections that save real money.

  • Schedule F income and expense, depreciation and Section 179 on equipment and buildings
  • Crop insurance and disaster payment deferral elections under Section 451
  • Farm income averaging (Schedule J) and the March 1 farmer filing option
  • CCC loans, government program payments, 1099-PATR and cooperative dividends
  • Equipment trades, land sales and like-kind questions
  • Multi-entity operations with partnerships, S corporations or trusts

Business owners, trustees, executors

Business, Trust and Estate Returns

S corporations, partnerships, C corporations, trusts and estates, prepared with the owner's personal return in mind.

  • Forms 1120-S, 1065, 1120 and 1041 with the matching Kansas and Oklahoma filings
  • Owner K-1s, basis tracking and reasonable compensation
  • Entity selection and S corporation elections
  • Nonprofit information returns (Form 990 series)
  • Fixed asset and depreciation schedules
  • Coordination with your bookkeeping so year-end is not a scramble

Small businesses, contractors, retailers, landlords

Bookkeeping and QuickBooks

Monthly books you can rely on, kept in QuickBooks Online, with financial statements that actually tell you something.

  • Monthly transaction coding and bank and credit-card reconciliation
  • QuickBooks Online setup, cleanup and training
  • Monthly or quarterly financial statements with a plain-English note on what changed
  • Sales tax tracking built into the books
  • Year-end tie-out so the tax return comes straight from clean books
  • A fixed monthly fee, scoped up front

Employers with one to fifty people

Payroll and Payroll Taxes

Payroll filed on time, every time: federal deposits, Forms 941 and 940, W-2s, 1099s and every Kansas filing.

  • Payroll processing, or review of payroll you run yourself
  • Federal tax deposits through EFTPS, quarterly Form 941 and annual Form 940
  • Kansas withholding (KW-5, KW-3) and unemployment insurance filings
  • Year-end W-2 and 1099-NEC preparation, e-filed with the SSA and the IRS
  • New-hire setup, W-4 and I-9 guidance, worker classification questions
  • Payroll tax notices handled for you

Retailers, auto and repair shops, restaurants, contractors

Sales and Use Tax

Kansas and Missouri sales tax returns prepared from your books, with the right local rates and exemptions applied.

  • Kansas ST-36 and ST-16 returns, including multi-jurisdiction filers
  • Missouri and other state returns for businesses that cross the line
  • Exempt sales and resale certificate handling
  • Compensating use tax on out-of-state purchases
  • Registration, filing-frequency changes and rate updates
  • Support if the Department of Revenue has questions

Business owners, farmers, anyone with a big year coming

Tax Planning and Advisory

A look ahead before the year closes, so decisions about equipment, entities, retirement and payroll are made with the tax result in view.

  • Year-end projections and estimated payment schedules
  • Entity choice and S corporation analysis
  • Retirement plan options for the self-employed: SEP, SIMPLE and solo 401(k)
  • Equipment purchase timing, Section 179 and bonus depreciation
  • Selling a business, farm or rental property
  • Cash-flow and key-number reports for owners who want them

Anyone with a letter, a balance due or an unfiled year

IRS and State Notices

If a letter arrives from the IRS or the Kansas Department of Revenue, bring it in. We read it, explain it and respond for you.

  • Notice review and written responses
  • Transcript pulls and account research with your authorization (Forms 8821 and 2848)
  • Penalty abatement and refund claims (Form 843)
  • Installment agreements and payment arrangements
  • Unfiled prior-year returns
  • Representation before the IRS and the Kansas Department of Revenue

Common questions

Before you call

Do I need to come into the office?

Only if you want to. Many clients never visit: documents go through the secure portal, we talk by phone, and signatures are electronic. If you prefer to sit down together, book a time and come by the office in Arkansas City.

How do I get my documents to you?

Upload them to your SmartVault portal from a computer or the mobile app, or drop them at the office and we will scan them for you. Please do not email Social Security numbers, account numbers or photos of tax forms.

What does a tax return cost?

Fees are quoted before work begins and written into your engagement letter. The price depends on the forms involved and how complete your records are, not on how long you talk to us.

How long will my return take?

It depends on the time of year and whether anything is missing. When your documents arrive we give you a target date, and we tell you right away if we need something else.

Do you prepare Oklahoma returns?

Yes. Plenty of our clients live on one side of the state line and work or own property on the other. We handle Oklahoma resident, part-year and nonresident returns alongside the Kansas and federal filings.

Can you handle my farm?

Yes. Farm returns are a core part of the practice: Schedule F, depreciation on equipment and buildings, crop insurance deferrals, farm income averaging and the March 1 filing option.

I got a letter from the IRS. What should I do?

Do not ignore it and do not panic. Upload it to the portal or bring it in. Most notices are a mismatch or a missing form, and a written response fixes them. We can also talk to the IRS for you with your authorization.

Do you work in QuickBooks Online?

Yes. We can set up a new file, clean up an existing one, or keep the books monthly. If you already have QuickBooks Online, we work directly in your company file with accountant access.

How do I pay?

Invoices arrive by email from PayPal and can be paid by card or PayPal account with the button in the email. You can also use the Pay page on this site, or drop a check at the office.

Is my information secure?

Your documents live in SmartVault with encryption and two-step verification, signatures are collected electronically inside that portal, and we never ask for sensitive details by email. The firm keeps a written information security plan as required of tax preparers, and clients receive our privacy notice each year.

Not sure which service fits?

Tell us what is going on. A short conversation usually sorts it out, and there is no charge for the first call.

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