Laurie Eakes Ford, EA and LEM, Inc. provide bookkeeping and tax services, specializing in services for individuals, small businesses and real estate investors. Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs and real estate investors, and with over 30 years of public and private accounting experience, Laurie Eakes Ford provides the professional bookkeeping and tax services that you need.
Our goal is to work with you to make your business a success. On this website, you will find information about Laurie Eakes Ford, EA and LEM, Inc., including our list of services. We have also provided you with online resources to assist in the tax process and financial decision-making. These tools include downloadable tax forms and publications, financial calculators, news and links to other useful sites.
Our goal is to work with you to make your business a success. On this website, you will find information about Laurie Eakes Ford, EA and LEM, Inc., including our list of services. We have also provided you with online resources to assist in the tax process and financial decision-making. These tools include downloadable tax forms and publications, financial calculators, news and links to other useful sites.
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Laurie was raised in the family grocery business, Super Drive-In Markets (known as SDI Markets) and learned the ropes both inside the stores as well as the office. After graduating from McGavock High School, she attended MTSU where she continued her passion for music while obtaining an education in accounting.
How many countless hours do you spend performing the clerical duties required in business? Time consumed by bookkeeping chores would be better devoted to your business relationships and transactions that have made you successful. Tax planning and preparation form a winning combination for our successful individual and business clients.
Have you just started a new business? Did you know expenses incurred before a business begins operations are not allowed as current deductions? Generally, these start up costs must be amortized over a period of 180 months beginning in the month in which the business begins. However, based on the current tax provisions, you may elect to deduct up to $5,000 of business start-up and $5,000 of organizational costs paid or incurred.
Following are some generally recognized financial planning tools that may help you reduce your tax bill. Charitable Giving - Instead of selling your appreciated long-term securities, donate the stock instead and avoid paying tax on the unrealized gain while still getting a charitable tax deduction for the full fair market value.
These calculators have been provided as a resource for you to help plan your financial matters. Information and interactive calculators are made available to you as self-help tools for your independent use and are not intended to provide investment advice, or supplement the advice of a professional advisor.
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Laurie Ford
Sep 28, 2018
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This comment is to refute the previous comment by Cindy Dumas. It is unfortunate that she is dissatisfied with services. However, she claims that mathematical errors were made on her tax return, which is incorrect. We prepared her tax return based on information that she gave to us, which included a 1099 form that was prepared incorrectly. It is an unfortunate situation, but as in most cases when a taxpayer owes money, they always try to lay blame on the tax preparer. We always do our very best to assist clients with tax issues with a positive outcome, but sometimes the end results are out of our
Dayna Jaye
Sep 09, 2018
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