Tax and Accounting Services for New Brighton, Minnesota
Get a CPA who gets youJohn A. Knutson & Co., PLLP, (JAK) is a Twin Cities-based accounting firm serving individuals and businesses throughout Minnesota, including New Brighton and the Upper Midwest since 1925. As a mid-sized accounting firm, we’re large enough to offer the resources you need, yet small enough to deliver personalized service on every project.
An employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) allows business owners to transition ownership to employees through a tax-advantaged trust. At JAK we provide advisory and accounting services to guide clients through the complex ESOP process. Our team works with you to strengthen management and financials to prepare for transition. We analyze implications, connect clients to industry professionals, assist with agreement structures and cash flow projections, and provide ESOP tax preparation. We work with you throughout the process to ensure the ESOP benefits employees while accomplishing your goals.
Get StartedJAK provides estate planning services to give you peace of mind about the future. Our experienced team assists with wills, trusts, asset protection, and business succession planning to efficiently transfer wealth and reduce taxes. We advise on trust types and structures tailored to your goals and provide ongoing services like trust tax preparation, compliance, accounting, and distribution. With customized strategies for legacy protection, we help you and your family thoughtfully plan to transition assets to future generations.
Get StartedJAK offers audit and assurance services provided by certified public accountants. Our auditors conduct independent checks of records, ensuring accuracy, honesty, and risk assessment. The audit process includes evaluating financial statements for GAAP conformity and providing recommendations for improving efficiency and profitability.
JAK offers comprehensive small business tax solutions for various industries, including retail/wholesale, construction, real estate development, and manufacturing. Our services cover tax preparation, compliance, planning, succession planning, cost segregation studies, and more. We emphasizes proactive tax planning, staying updated on tax laws, deadlines, and forms to help clients reduce their tax bills.
Benefit from our Minnesota tax consultants’ extensive expertise in tax and financial matters, addressing the concerns that cause you sleepless nights. Rely on us for comprehensive support, offering tax preparation services, effective tax planning strategies, IRS tax consulting, and more for you or your business.
JAK provides comprehensive accounting solutions, emphasizing the importance of well-organized financial records as the foundation for a successful operation. Our professionals work as part of your team, managing day-to-day accounting tasks, offering services such as sales tax reporting, accounts processing, bank reconciliation, financial statement processing, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow analysis, and assistance with QuickBooks, Sage 50, and other software.
JAK provides professional estate planning services emphasizing the importance of securing your beneficiaries and ensuring peace of mind. Estate planning involves determining the fate of all your assets, including real estate, personal belongings, bank accounts, stocks, securities, and life insurance policies after your passing.
JAK business and tax consultants provide assistance in envisioning goals, considering options like family legacy maintenance, maximizing profits from the sale, gifting or selling business units, selling to competitors or outside parties, and transitioning to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
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