Consolidated Business Services

About Consolidated Business Services

Consolidated Business Services provides bookkeeping and payroll support to businesses around Charlotte, North Carolina. Work of this kind is the year-round side of tax: clean books, payroll filings and sales tax returns, which is what makes the annual return straightforward. Ask whether they prepare the return themselves or hand finished books to a CPA or enrolled agent.

Year-round books, payroll filings and sales tax for small businesses, usually alongside or feeding into a return preparer.

What a bookkeeping & payroll typically handles

This is the standard scope for this kind of practice, not a verified list of what this firm offers. Call to confirm credentials, availability and fees.

Questions worth asking before you hire

1. Which platform do you work in, and do I own the file?
2. Are payroll tax deposits and quarterly filings included?
3. Do you also handle sales tax registration and returns?
4. Do you prepare the return, or hand finished books to a preparer?
5. What does the monthly fee include, and what is billed extra?

Our guide to choosing a tax preparer explains why the answers matter, and the credentials guide covers who can represent you if the IRS writes.

Verify before you hand over documents

Every paid preparer must have a PTIN and must sign the return. Credentials are public records and take two minutes to check.

• Search the IRS directory of credentialed preparers by ZIP code.
• Check a CPA licence through your state board or CPAverify.
• Read the IRS guidance on choosing a tax professional.