Hagan Tucker Schmitt Gintz

At HTSG, we strive to meet each client's specific needs in planning for the future and achieving their goals in an ever-changing financial and regulatory environment. To this end, we provide a wide range of services to individuals and businesses in a variety of industries.

At Hagan, Tucker, Schmitt & Gintz, LLC, we guide our clients through a full range of tax planning and preparation decisions with strategies that minimize your tax liabilities, maximize your cash flow and keep you on track to your financial goals.Our expertise, experience, analysis and thorough research allow us to optimize financial opportunities to be found in existing as well as recently altered tax laws.

This collaboration brings together two firms who have been staples of Springfield's business community for years. Our talented team of Certified Public Accountants and accounting support staff seek to exceed the expectations of our clients by offering high quality, personalized service. By combining our expertise, experience and the team mentality of our staff, we hope to provide each client the close analysis and attention they deserve.

We value our clients and in order to best serve you, we have assembled a qualified staff with both credentials and experience. Our goal is to treat each client with personalized service. Whether it is assisting in development of an accounting system, financial and tax planning, payroll or defining an entire management system, we are there to assist you in all aspects of your accounting and financial needs.

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.