Slade & Company, LLC

About

A blend of personal service and world class expertise - we offer a broad range of tax, accounting, and comprehensive business solutions for businesses and their owners, and independent professionals.

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Our Profile

Since our firm's beginnings in 1959, our focus has been on serving small and mid-sized companies, business owners, and high net worth individuals. Our clients are diverse both as to size and the nature of their businesses. Our business clients include manufacturers, wholesale distributors, real estate developers, construction contractors, retailers and service professionals. As accounting professionals, we know that beyond the basics, what works for one client does not necessarily work for another. We have learned to focus on the unique needs of our clients, whatever their business. And that's why, as your dedicated tax and accounting firm, we design our comprehensive business solutions to fit you. We begin by getting to know your business from the inside, closely observing your operations, reviewing your financial systems, and assessing your tax and accounting needs. Only through this close, personal attention can we help you formulate the tactics and execute the strategies necessary in order to achieve your long-term financial goals.

Our Philosophy

Our philosophy is to put ourselves in the position of an outside controller and consultant to our business clients. This allows us to provide them with tax and business planning that is both progressive and cost-effective. Many CPA firms are reporting and compliance oriented; little attention is given to the planning opportunities available to their clients. Our philosophy, however, is to successfully integrate these planning opportunities with our tax preparation and compliance services, and to provide financial and tax planning services to the individual owners of our business clients.

Our Goal

When it comes to accounting professionals, competence, credentials, and expertise are not enough. We believe that the ability and willingness to think strategically is exactly what separates Slade & Company from other tax and accounting firms. We're here to help you to develop your game plan and anticipate your future needs. Additionally, we continually invest time and resources in up-to-date professional education and state-of-the-art computer technology in order to provide the superior service our clients deserve. We strive to provide top-notch professional service in a setting in which anyone can feel comfortable. We are able to do this through our individual dedication to the four underlying principles of professionalism, responsiveness, quality and personal service.

Professionalism

Our firm is one of the leading firms in the area. By combining our expertise, experience and the energy of our team, each client receives close personal and professional attention.

Our high standards, service and specialized staff spell the difference between our outstanding performance, and other firms. We make sure that every client is served by the expertise of our whole firm.

Responsiveness

Our firm is responsive. Companies who choose our firm rely on competent advice and fast, accurate personnel. We provide total financial services to individuals, large and small businesses and other agencies.

To see a listing of our services, please take a moment and look at our services page. Because we get new business from the people who know us best, client referrals have fueled our growth over the years.

Through hard work, we have earned the respect of the business and financial communities. This respect illustrates our diverse talents, dedication and ability to respond quickly.

Quality

An accounting firm is known for the quality of its service. Our firm's reputation reflects the high standards we demand of ourselves.

Our primary goal as a trusted advisor is to be available and to provide insightful advice to enable our clients to make informed financial decisions. We do not accept anything less from ourselves and this is what we deliver to you.

We feel it is extremely important to continually professionally educate ourselves to improve our technical expertise, financial knowledge and service to our clients.

Our high service quality and "raving fan" clients are the result of our commitment to excellence.

Personal Service

Take a moment to read our Mission Statement.

Chet Slade founded this firm on a commitment to providing high quality, world class technical expertise in a friendly, accessible fashion.

Meet any member of our team and you will know that you come first.

We will answer all of your questions, as they impact both your tax and financial situations.

We welcome you to contact us anytime.

Mission

A client is the most important person ever in this office - in person, by mail, and especially on the telephone.

A client is not dependent on us - it is we who are dependent on him.

A client is not an interruption of our work - she is the purpose of it.

We are not doing him a favor by serving him - he is doing us a favor by giving us the opportunity to do so.

A client is not someone to argue or match wits with. Nobody has ever won an argument with a client.

A client is not a cold statistic - she is a flesh-and-blood human being with feelings and emotions like our own - along with some biases and prejudices.

A client is not an outsider to our practice - he is a vital part of it.

A client is a person who brings us his problems. It is our job to solve them efficiently and professionally. Our first and last consideration is for them.

There are, indeed, many factors in an accounting practice which are uncertain and confusing --
but client relations is not one of them. In that area, we shall never forget how vitally important you, our clients, are
to the continued success of our practice.

- Chester B. Slade, Founder