Industry Specializations
The firm is currently providing professional services to clients in the following industries:
- Oil and Gas
- Real Estate, with emphasis on Single Family Lot Development, Raw Land, Office Buildings and other Commercial Real Estate
- Entertainment, including Entertainment and Scenic Parks (Amusement Parks)
- Investment Partnerships
- Professional Service Corporations
- Ranching
- Non-Profit Organizations
- Accounting and Tax experience in many other industries
Firm Capabilities
Our professional services include four major practice areas:
- Management and advisory services
- Corporate, partnership and personal taxation
- Estate and trust planning
- Accounting
Management and Advisory Services
Individuals and Family Office Services
Personal wealth, its sources and maintenance are of major concern to everyone. Often, however, a unique family situation, other demands, or the increasingly complex nature of the financial services marketplace, leads to the handling of financial affairs in an uncoordinated fashion, producing unsatisfactory results.
As professionals with many years of experience in the supervision of wealth management for individuals and families, we are able to provide a confidential and highly personalized service tailored to meet your individual needs in this area. Our specialized management services for individuals include:
- General Business Manager and/or (as individuals) Trusteeship
- Initial review of holdings and recommedation of an Investment Advisor
- Asset Allocation Review of Investment Consultant's Work
- Monitoring of holdings & Investments
- Banking relationships
- Business record keeping
- Liaison with other advisors
- Personal financial record keeper
- Advisor to Trust Beneficiary
- Beneficiary options
- Explanation of Trustees' reports
- Periodic review and evaluation of activities/Investments
- Liaison with trustees
Businesses
In today's dynamic business environment, the long term success of a company often hinges on the development and implementation of a sound operational and financial structure. As professionals with many years of experience in structuring business transactions and managing business entities, we are able to provide highly specialized services to meet your company's changing business needs. Our specialized management services for businesses include:
- Management of businesses as CEO, President and/or CFO
- Extensive negotiating experience and expertise in buying and selling companies and other assets
- Due diligence engagements and evaluation of business entities
- Financial and capital structure analysis
- Profitability analysis
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Monitoring and evaluation of cash flow vs. budgets
- Development and implementation of accounting systems
- Strategic planning
- Day-to-day management of operations, finances and accounting
Trusts and Estates
Individuals place confidence in their accountant or attorney. Often as a result of this confidence, a firm finds it necessary to perform services outside its normal purview. However, this is not the case with J.V. Smith Professional Corporation. As professionals with many years experience in all phases of trusts and estates, we are able to offer several different levels of service. We are able to act as your advisor in many areas, including the following:
- Consultation
- Investment alternatives
- Investment mix (Asset Allocation)
- Choosing an asset allocation consultant and money managers
- Evaluation of family held businesses
- Fiduciary consultation
- Trust accounting and operating procedures
- Reporting
- Administration
- Evaluation
- Executor/(as individuals) Trustee
- Basic Principles
- Duties, which include:
- Accounting
- Valuation of assets
- Investment mix (Asset Allocation) - review of Investment Consultant's work
- Investment sources
- Investment management alternatives
- Income/Principal distributions
- Dealing with the beneficiaries
- Planning to reduce taxes
- Tax compliance and reporting
- Trust Consulting
- Feasibility/profitability studies
- Evaluation of individual trust functions
- Evaluation/counseling on individual trust/estate
- Additional Services
- Implementation of recommendations
- Monitoring on periodic basis
- Counseling on a retainer basis
- Seminars
Corporate, Partnership, Trusts, and Personal Taxation
Tax Planning
Tax planning is an essential element of the tax preparation process. By making tax planning part of your overall business strategy, you can use our experience and access to the most current new developments in the tax laws to minimize both your current and future tax liabilities.
Tax Services
By keeping current on new tax laws and legislation, we are in a position to identify key tax planning opportunities that minimize both your current and future tax liabilities. Tax services we offer include, but are not limited to:
- Return preparation for the following:
- Individuals
- Corporations
- S Corporations
- Partnerships
- LLCs/LLPs
- Estates, trusts & gift
- Not-for-profit organizations
- Personal tax planning and management
- Taxing authority representation
- Tax effects of buying/selling a business
Estate Planning
Estate Planning
Effective estate planning facilitates the orderly transfer to your beneficiaries, provides security for one’s surviving spouse and it can reduce or eliminate the tax due on the transfer of your business and other assets. For business owners, providing for business continuity and succession of ownership is essential. We can guide you through the complex process of getting your financial affairs in order. Our specialized estate planning services include the following:
- Development of life plan
- Work with attorneys on preparation of estate documents after planning is complete
- Analyze investments, both on an economic and tax basis
- Assist in structuring and preparation of investment packages
Accounting
Accounting Services
Providing financial information to our clients in a timely and accurate manner is a commitment that we feel cannot be compromised. Meaningful, well-organized financial records ensure that your business operations will run more efficiently on a daily basis. Our firm provides a full range of cost effective accounting services, including the following:
- General ledger preparation
- Bookkeeping services
- Accounting system setup for new businesses
- Payroll services
- Quarterly and annual payroll tax reports
- Preparation of W-2's and 1099's
Contact Information
J.V. Smith Professional Corporation, CPAS
- Phone: (972) 248-2200
- Fax: (972) 250-2505
- jvs@jvsmithpc.com
- 16250 Knoll Trail Drive
- Suite 110
- Dallas, Texas 75248
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