Member Spotlight: Devoll Consulting

Every BNI chapter has one seat per profession, and at BNI A1 Networkers the accounting services seat belongs to Tanya Devoll, CPA and owner of Devoll Consulting.

A West Valley accounting practice

Devoll Consulting is based in Buckeye, Arizona, and offers bookkeeping and tax services for both businesses and individuals. As a CPA, Tanya works with clients on the numbers that keep a business running day to day, as well as the filings that come around every year.

What Devoll Consulting does

Here is an overview of the services Devoll Consulting provides:

• Bookkeeping to keep records organized and current throughout the year
• Business tax preparation for small business owners
• Individual tax preparation for personal returns
• Tax consulting for people who want guidance, not just a filed return
• Fuel tax reporting, a specialty service for trucking businesses

A focus on trucking

One thing that makes Devoll Consulting stand out is its work with owner-operators and small trucking companies. Trucking comes with its own set of paperwork, including fuel tax reporting that has to be tracked carefully across the miles a truck travels. Having an accountant who understands how the industry works can save a trucking business a lot of time and stress.

If you know someone who drives their own rig or runs a small fleet, Tanya is a great person to introduce them to.

Why midsummer is a smart time to call

July is a good moment for business owners to step back and look at the first half of the year. A few reasons to get organized now instead of waiting until next spring:

• Midyear is a natural checkpoint. Catching up on bookkeeping now makes year-end far less painful.
• Estimated taxes do not wait. Business owners who pay quarterly benefit from knowing where they stand.
• Summer is often a little slower for many local businesses, which makes it easier to find time to clean up the books.
• Planning works best early. Tax decisions are easier to make with months left in the year rather than weeks.

Why it helps to have a CPA in your corner

Many small business owners start out doing their own books, and that can work for a while. As a business grows, though, the paperwork grows with it. Receipts pile up, categories get muddled and tax questions get harder to answer with a quick internet search. Working with a CPA means having someone who can keep the records clean, spot problems before they become expensive and explain what the numbers mean in plain terms. For a busy owner, that frees up time to focus on the work that actually brings in revenue.

How you can refer Devoll Consulting

A great referral for Devoll Consulting might be:

• An owner-operator or small trucking company that needs help with fuel tax reporting
• A small business owner who is behind on bookkeeping or doing it all on their own
• Someone who just started a business and is unsure how to handle taxes
• An individual or family looking for a CPA to prepare their return
• A business owner who wants tax consulting and a clearer picture of their numbers

If someone you know fits, connect them with Tanya at 480-957-8525 or point them to devollconsulting.net.

Meet Tanya in person

Tanya is at BNI A1 Networkers every Thursday at 7:00 AM at Brothers Family Restaurant in Peoria. Come say hello, ask about her work with trucking businesses and see how our chapter connects local professionals. Plan your visit.