We are committed to providing close, personal attention to our clients. We take pride in giving our clients the assurance that the personal assistance our clients receive comes from years of advanced training, technical experience and financial acumen. Our continued investment of time and resources in professional continuing education, state-of-the-art computer technology and extensive business relationships are examples of our commitment to excellence.

Founded in 1983, Strader Hallett & Co., P.S. is a professional service corporation with an accounting practice located in Lacey - Olympia, Washington. We have developed a reputation for our knowledge, quality of service, expertise, timeliness and personal attention and concern for our clients.

Strader Hallett & Co., P.S. offers services to clients in four main areas: accounting and auditing, taxes, management advisory services, and specialized accounting services. None of these is unique in itself; however, what makes Strader Hallett & Co., P.S. unique is the personal attention and service that we bring to each client.

A PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE-ORIENTED FIRM

Our accountants are concerned for the people involved in the work we perform. We try to become genuinely involved with a client's financially-related requirements and take a personal interest in the well-being and interests of their business. The firm's principals and accounting managers are all Certified Public Accountants and/or professionals who satisfy the highest ethical requirements of our profession. We have gained a wide range of experience from years of service to our clients and from experience with other accounting firms and private industry.

All members of our team are qualified accountants and professionals. We encourage all our professionals to continue their professional development and achieve CPA status.

Our team works together with our clients and offers the highly specialized skills and dedication needed to help our clients meet their goals.

ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING SERVICES

Retaining a reliable CPA firm to prepare financial statements can help our clients identify problems and find solutions to accounting and business challenges.

Using the familiarity with each organization gained during the accounting and audit activities, we can recommend steps to help increase profitability, to properly plan for and to minimize taxation, to improve operational efficiency and to help ensure our clients' accounting control systems function efficiently. Our audit reports are supplemented with suggestions for attaining these goals.

We believe in making financial statements simple and easily understood by each client, financial analyst, and layman. We supplement areas not covered by pronouncements of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or governmental agencies with our own internal policy statements.

The accounting services we provide give our clients readily available financial data for more efficient day-to-day management of their business.

SPECIALIZED ACCOUNTING SERVICES

We provide our clients with the expertise of a national firm together with the range of personal services of a local firm. We assist in establishing basic accounting records and in the preparation of interim financial statements and various tax returns including income, sales, and payroll.

We provide our clients with the expertise of an "accounting department" without the continual cost of maintaining their own. This allows our clients to concentrate on their business and the growth of that business.

Many businesses benefit by calling us for special financial consulting whenever it is needed. We can be a source of numerous types of financial advice; providing a fresh, objective approach completely independent of any internal or external pressure.

Our team can assist in getting our clients the credit they need. We can help you formulate your business goals and objectives. And, our firm can assist in mergers, acquisitions, business planning, bankruptcies and corporate reorganizations.

TAX PLANNING AND COMPLIANCE

Our tax specialists focus their energies on helping to minimize our clients' income and estate tax liabilities through proper planning. We continually update clients on changing tax laws and help them respond to these changes.

We pride ourselves in knowing that our clients' can turn to us for creative advice on all aspects of business and personal planning. We evaluate tax alternatives, recommend the best options, and advise our clients as to how they should be used to minimize taxes so that they can realize the maximum tax advantage.

As an individual, a client can rely on us to assist with financial and estate planning, income tax planning and compliance work. Proper tax planning permits each client to help accumulate and preserve wealth, help protect their family's future security and meet their personal financial objectives.