As the proprietor of an agribusiness, you may encounter various challenges encompassing forecasting, operational planning, and financial management. From navigating market volatility to addressing issues like workforce constraints, succession planning, and generational transitions, your business faces a unique set of complexities. Gragson, Casiday & Guillory is well-equipped to guide you through these obstacles, ensuring that your financial objectives are met.
Our clientele spans family farms and corporate entities engaged in diverse crop production, as well as businesses specializing in agrichemicals, breeding, distribution, farm machinery, processing, seed supply, and retail sales.
Our tailored services for agribusinesses encompass:
Business succession and estate planning
Entity selection
Family farm transfer
Government compliance assistance
Inventory management and valuation
Recordkeeping, bookkeeping, and payroll
Sales and use tax
With Gragson, Casiday & Guillory, you gain a dedicated partner committed to addressing the unique financial intricacies of the agribusiness sector, ensuring your long-term success.
Maintaining meaningful and well-organized financial records is essential for the efficient operation of your business. Gragson, Casiday & Guillory ensures a seamlessly designed system to effortlessly track your financial health.
Our basic services encompass data entry, account reconciliation, and general ledger review, addressing the day-to-day bookkeeping needs of your business. Our dedicated team is prepared to assist you in establishing robust reporting and record keeping systems, cleaning up your books, and streamlining existing procedures.
Partnering with a Gragson, Casiday & Guillory advisor enables you to easily monitor your financial position, meet government filing and payment deadlines, and compile and maintain current, accurate tax data.
Gragson, Casiday & Guillory caters to a diverse client base within the education sector, including school districts, higher education institutions, charter schools, and independent schools. Our extensive experience uniquely positions us to address the specific needs of educational organizations.
We recognize and comprehend the intricate challenges facing the education industry, encompassing funding dynamics and regulatory intricacies. Gragson, Casiday & Guillory goes beyond mere compliance, offering practical recommendations aligned with the strategic objectives of your educational institution.
Our tailored services for educational clients cover:
Audits, reviews, and compilations
Accounting systems, policies, and procedures
Guidance on upcoming regulatory changes and their potential impact
Advice on tax-exempt bonds and other tax credit financing programs
Evaluation of financial and personnel resource allocations
Assessment of overhead structure
Advisory on internal control best practices
Identification of cost-saving measures
Implementation of new accounting standards, assistance with complex operational and financial transactions, and audit preparation
Single audits
With Gragson, Casiday & Guillory, you gain a partner well-versed in the nuances of the education industry, dedicated to elevating the financial well-being and strategic goals of your organization.
In the communities we serve, rural electric utilities play a crucial role, and Gragson, Casiday & Guillory takes pride in providing services to both distribution and generation and transmission cooperatives for over 40 years. Whether you face challenges requiring specialized accounting guidance, need support with information filings to preserve tax-exempt status, or seek assurance or attestation services, we're here to assist.
Our array of services for rural electric utilities encompasses:
Assessments of or assistance documenting internal controls
Financial statement audits
Other tax compliance
Preparation of information returns
Single audits
Special projects addressing compliance and operational efficiency
With Gragson, Casiday & Guillory, you gain a partner with a longstanding commitment to supporting the unique financial needs and operational excellence of rural electric utilities.
In the realm of finance, while numbers are undeniably crucial, they alone do not determine your organization's success. Gragson, Casiday & Guillory recognizes that challenges like maintaining compliance, reducing risk, and achieving profitability are integral aspects of your journey. Leveraging our industry experience and employing creative, tailored strategies, our professionals offer tax, assurance, and consulting solutions while identifying timely opportunities for growth.
We extend our support to local and medium-sized banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions, delivering the precise accounting services they require, including comprehensive audit and assurance services.
Among the services we offer to our clients are:
Financial statement audits
Internal control audits
Employee benefit plan audits
Tax compliance
Tax planning
With Gragson, Casiday & Guillory, you partner with a team dedicated to addressing the multifaceted needs of the finance sector, ensuring a comprehensive approach to your organization's financial well-being and strategic growth.
Gragson, Casiday & Guillory possesses extensive expertise in serving clients within the forestry industry, prioritizing the understanding and navigation of complex tax issues related to timber. Our seasoned team is committed to keeping you informed about all changes in timber-related laws, ensuring optimal management of your tax situation.
The forestry business, inherently involving a prolonged investment period due to the maturation time of trees, presents unique challenges. While waiting for trees to mature and yield income through logging, annual costs may be incurred, resulting in the absence of profits and potential significant losses. This distinctive scenario underscores the importance of having an experienced accountant from Gragson, Casiday & Guillory on your team.
We offer assistance with various timber-related issues, including:
Casualty losses on timber
Classifying timber as personal, investment, or business property
Conservation easements
Deduction of timber management expenses
Depreciation, bonus depreciation, and first-year expensing
Income averaging for farmers
Installment sales
Reforestation tax incentives
Section 1031 exchanges
Tax treatment of cost-share payments
With Gragson, Casiday & Guillory, you gain a partner well-versed in the intricacies of the forestry sector, dedicated to ensuring your financial success amidst the unique challenges of timber-related taxation.
As a governmental entity, your commitment to building and nurturing your community comes with day-to-day challenges, regardless of whether you're a large parish or a small agency.
Our seasoned team goes beyond ensuring compliance with rules, addressing audit requirements, and staying abreast of the latest changes from GASB. We are dedicated to helping you meet your obligations to citizens through precise financial reporting and transparency. Providing solutions tailored to your needs, we empower you to fulfill your mission with timely service, clear communication, and unwavering commitment.
Whether you require ongoing support or a single audit, our team at Gragson, Casiday & Guillory is prepared to assist you. Some of the services we offer encompass:
Audits, reviews, and compilations
Agreed-upon procedures
Accounting and bookkeeping
Employee benefit plans
Evaluation of internal controls
Payroll
With Gragson, Casiday & Guillory, you partner with a team dedicated to supporting your governmental entity in navigating challenges and fulfilling your vital mission within the community.
It takes more than medical or healthcare industry expertise to build and maintain a successful practice, and Gragson, Casiday & Guillory's accounting professionals are here to help. Our team of accountants is dedicated to working with you, ensuring you can manage your practice more effectively by strengthening your accounting processes and procedures. We aim to identify opportunities for practice growth and enhance your bottom line by reducing operational costs.
Here are some ways we can assist you and your practice:
Budgeting
Cash flow analysis
Financial reporting
Payroll processing
Tax planning
Tax return preparation
Our clients encompass various healthcare professionals and related businesses, including:
Outpatient medical facilities
Physical therapists
Medical doctors (group practice or sole practitioner)
Pharmacies
Optometrists
Dentists
Medical-related businesses
Leveraging our specialized knowledge of the healthcare industry, we have successfully helped clients thrive. Gragson, Casiday & Guillory is prepared to provide customized accounting services tailored to your unique needs, whether you run a small practice or an urgent care facility. Let us handle your accounting so you can focus on providing excellent care to your patients.
Manufacturing businesses face unique challenges, including operational restructuring, cost-cutting, system implementation, complex inventories, and the constant quest for greater efficiency across diverse markets. Gragson, Casiday & Guillory specializes in serving this industry, offering tailored tax and accounting services to address these specific needs.
As your trusted advisor, our role is to enhance your competitiveness. We collaborate with you to unleash your organization's full potential by optimizing accounting procedures, identifying opportunities, and ultimately improving your bottom line.
Key services provided to manufacturing clients include:
Business advisory and consulting, covering back-office accounting, controller, and chief financial officer support
Business planning
Financial statement audit, review, and compilation
Financial projections
Federal and multi-state tax planning and preparation
Operational audits for cost-reduction measures
Performance review and benchmarking
Tax planning and compliance
Transaction advisory
Gragson, Casiday & Guillory is committed to supporting manufacturing businesses in navigating their unique landscape and achieving sustained success.
Gragson, Casiday & Guillory has established a strong presence in providing dedicated services to the nonprofit sector across SWLA. We take pride in supporting the region's prominent organizations as they work towards fulfilling their missions. Recognizing the critical role of nonprofits in our communities, we address their distinct accounting, auditing, and tax requirements.
Our nonprofit clientele varies widely in size, encompassing organizations reliant on private, state, and federal funding. Leveraging our in-depth understanding of your operational dynamics, our partners and staff are well-equipped to handle day-to-day bookkeeping, fund accounting, and meticulous data management.
Key services tailored for nonprofit organizations include:
Financial audits
Single audits
403(b) audits
Compilations
Reviews
Best practices consulting
Board training and governance consulting
Preparation of Forms 990EZ, 990, 990-T, and 990-PF
Application for exempt status
Internal control system consulting
Chart of accounts set-up consulting
Indirect cost allocation consulting
Controller or CFO Responsibilities
Gragson, Casiday & Guillory is dedicated to supporting nonprofits in fulfilling their vital roles within the community.
Just like your professional service organization, Gragson, Casiday & Guillory fully understands the unique administrative and operational challenges you face. Drawing on the insights of our team, we are well-equipped to enhance your efficiency and help you achieve your goals.
Whether addressing ownership or partnership concerns, developing succession plans, managing finances, or handling payroll and taxes, our team is committed to propelling your firm forward. Our diverse clientele includes lawyers, financial advisors, doctors, marketing professionals, veterinarians, architects, engineers, and consultants. Some of the specialized services we offer encompass:
Accounting and bookkeeping
Cash flow management and projections
Employee benefit plan audits
Entity selection
Payroll
Succession planning
Tax planning
Tax return preparation
At Gragson, Casiday & Guillory, we tailor our services to meet the specific needs of your professional service organization, providing comprehensive support for your continued success.
Whether you operate as a residential builder, a commercial land developer, a property manager, or a real estate investor, our seasoned real estate accounting professionals adopt a tailored approach for each client. Our aim is to enhance profitability, optimize cash flow management, and boost operational efficiency—equipping your business with everything it needs to outpace the competition.
Our comprehensive services encompass:
Bank financing
Tax credits (energy, solar, enterprise zones, low-income, and affordable housing)
Business and real estate valuations
Internal control audits
Capital acquisition and disposal
Dispositions of real estate
Due diligence for proposed real estate transactions
Lease audits
Real estate investment trust consulting
Section 1031 Exchange assistance
Succession planning
Litigation support and fraud investigation
With a commitment to meeting the distinct needs of your enterprise, our team at Gragson, Casiday & Guillory is dedicated to providing the specialized support required for success in the
In partnership with Gragson, Casiday & Guillory, we understand the unique financial challenges that retail businesses face, including economic uncertainties, seasonality issues, and unexpected spikes in energy costs. Our team provides comprehensive accounting and bookkeeping services tailored to the needs of your retail or wholesale business, covering areas such as inventory management, cash flow analysis, financial projections, and more. Additionally, we craft personalized tax strategies to optimize deductions and minimize tax liabilities.
When collaborating with Gragson, Casiday & Guillory, you benefit from advisors familiar with your community and industry. Our commitment is to your success, offering service that is not only top-notch but also responsive and genuinely caring. Key areas of assistance include:
Accounting and bookkeeping
Cash flow management and analysis
Budgeting and financial projections
Financial statement preparation
Internal controls
Payroll
Tax planning
Tax return preparation
Gragson, Casiday & Guillory is looking forward to gaining a deeper understanding of your organization and illustrating how we can assist you in achieving your goals. Please don't hesitate to contact us to start a conversation about your needs.
