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Dubuque, Iowa · Tax & accounting

Got an IRS letter?
Start here.

Send a photo of the notice, or tell us what you need done. We identify what it is, explain what it asks for, and map the response before the deadline decides for you.

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Individual returns Small business filing Monthly bookkeeping Notice resolution
On the desk today An opened envelope and a squared stack of tax documents on a bright desk

Intake desk — Cedar Bend Tax & Accounting, Dubuque

How it works

Four steps, and you always know which one we’re on.

Returns, books and notice replies all move through the same sequence. Nothing leaves the office without a review, and you get a copy of everything that was sent.

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Sorting the week’s mail
  1. 01

    Intake

    You send the documents or the notice. We confirm what the job is and list anything still missing.

  2. 02

    Prepare

    Returns, books or the reply to the notice are prepared from your records, not from estimates.

  3. 03

    Review

    We check the work against the prior year and the source documents before anything is filed.

  4. 04

    File & follow

    We file it, send you a copy, and stay on the file until it is closed.

Services

Five services, one intake.

A return, a set of books, or a letter from the IRS — the work starts the same way, with a short conversation about what you have and what it needs.

01 Tax season

Individual tax preparation

Your return prepared from the documents you bring, reviewed before it is filed, and explained in plain language.

02 Tax season

Small business tax filing

Business returns prepared from the books — whether we keep them for you or you hand them over at year end.

03 Year-round

Monthly bookkeeping

Accounts reconciled, transactions coded, and the month closed on a schedule instead of a scramble.

04 Year-round

IRS notice resolution

The notice identified, the response mapped, and the correspondence handled with you copied in at every step.

05 Quarterly

Quarterly estimated payments

We work out the payment, calendar the due date, and keep the running record so filing season holds no surprises.

Not sure which one you need? Say so on the quote request — sorting that out is part of the first conversation, not a separate appointment.

An accountant working at a monitor with a tray of client folders beside the keyboard
Working papers, filed by client and year
Notice help

First we identify the notice. Then we map the response.

Every envelope that comes in gets read against the return it refers to. Most land in one of three places — and you will know which one yours is before you decide anything.

It arrived · Identify

The letter arrived and you don’t know what it is.

We read it against the return it refers to and say plainly what it is asking for.

  • Notice matched to the return and the tax year
  • A plain-language summary of what it asks
  • The deadline, written down and calendared
It needs an answer · Respond

The notice needs an answer and supporting records.

We build the response from your documents, not from guesswork.

  • A short list of what we need from you
  • The reply prepared and filed on your behalf
  • A copy of everything that was sent
It lingers · Resolve

The account still shows a balance or a hold.

We stay on the file instead of handing it back to you half-finished.

  • Follow-up on the response until the file closes
  • Correspondence handled, with you copied in
  • Next steps for the following year’s filing

Not sure which one you have? Send a photo of the notice and we will tell you what it is.

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Year-round · Off-season

The desk stays open after April.

Bookkeeping does not stop when filing season ends. Two services run the whole calendar, so the work never piles into one month or one envelope from the IRS.

A

Monthly bookkeeping

Accounts reconciled, transactions coded, and a closed month you can actually read — twelve times a year instead of once.

B

Quarterly estimated payments

We calculate the payment, keep the due dates in front of you, and record what has been paid so the year closes clean.

Starting mid-year is fine. We take the books as they are, clean up what needs cleaning, and go from there.

A business owner and an accountant reviewing a ledger and laptop together at a shop counter
Monthly close, reviewed on site
Get started

Send the notice, or ask about the books.

Tell us what you have and we will tell you what it needs. If the answer is simple, we will say so.

  1. 01

    You send the notice or describe the job in a sentence or two.

  2. 02

    We reply with what it is, what it takes to handle, and when we can start.

  3. 03

    You decide whether to bring it to us. No obligation either way.

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A photo of the notice is the fastest way to start. We reply with the next step, in order.