When you hire a Mervin Winston, Ltd. accountant, you get more than just a bookkeeper. You get an experienced and knowledgeable professional who understands numbers, accounting rules and the business and government regulations surrounding them. Whether your business needs assistance on a large-scale project or help installing, understanding and using a basic accounting system, we can assist you. You can depend on us for all of your audit, review, compilation, and tax preparation needs. 

Audit
An audit provides the highest level of assurance.  Some of the procedures involved are; verification of the client’s internal system controls, thorough testing of material accounts, verifying data through third parties and compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

At Mervin Winston, Ltd. we consider the Audit not only assurance for the stakeholders or entity requiring the audit but also for the client.  Our experienced auditors provide the client with the results of the findings through exit conferences.  This information is a strategic tool for the client to understand areas of improvement or prevent possible fraudulent activity. 

Review
A review provides a limited level of assurance.  A review is less extensive than an audit but more involved than a compilation.  Mervin Winston, Ltd. analyzes the financial statements and makes inquiries of the management team.   If there are questionable findings we may need to perform additional procedures, and as with an audit, we will discuss our findings with the management team in an exit conference.

Compilation
A compilation provides the lowest level of assurance.  Compilations do not require inquiries of management or analytical procedures.  The compiling of financial statements for a client is based on the information provided by the client.  Therefore CPA’s express no assurance on the statements.  Our experts review the information using their knowledge of accounting principles along with the general understanding of your business.  We help identify and correct possible misstatements that we see.  As with our audits and reviews our findings will be discussed with the management team in an exit conference.

Tax Planning and Preparation
Effective tax planning helps you minimize taxes and avoid potential pitfalls.  Also, there are many different types of transactions that can affect your taxes.  We can assist you in fulfilling state and federal tax requirements through annual tax return preparation, monthly or quarterly sales tax returns and more.