Alexander W Cruden

For years, Cruden & Company, CPA's PLLC has been providing quality, personalized financial guidance to local individuals and businesses.
Our expertise ranges from basic tax management and accounting services to more in-depth services such as audits, financial statements, and financial planning.
Cruden & Company is one of the leading firms in and throughout the area.
By combining our expertise, experience and the team mentality of our staff, we assure that every client receives the close analysis and attention they deserve.

Cruden & Co. provides a wide range of services to individuals and businesses in a variety of industries.
We strive to meet each client's specific needs in planning for the future and achieving their goals in an ever-changing financial and regulatory environment.
Our financial statement services comprise all three levels of assurance depending on your company's needs.
Audits offer the highest level of assurance to third parties, and include in-depth examination and confirmation of account balances, inventories, and selected transactions.

Our firm serves a variety of clients, individual, business and not-for-profit.
Our partners and professionals are ready to assist you with many areas of your business including: accounting services including audit, review and compilation, bookkeeping and write-up services, financial forecasts and projections, cash flow and budgeting analysis, tax services and IRS representation including estate and trust tax preparation and management advisory services.
We strive to use innovative approaches to serving our clients.

Have you just started a new business?
Did you know expenses incurred before a business begins operations are not allowed as current deductions?
Generally, these start up costs must be amortized over a period of 180 months beginning in the month in which the business begins.
However, based on the current tax provisions, you may elect to deduct up to $5,000 of business start-up and $5,000 of organizational costs paid or incurred.
The $5,000 deduction is reduced by any start-up or organizational costs which exceed $50,000.

Following are some generally recognized financial planning tools that may help you reduce your tax bill.
Charitable Giving - Instead of selling your appreciated long-term securities, donate the stock instead and avoid paying tax on the unrealized gain while still getting a charitable tax deduction for the full fair market value.
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) - If you have a high deductible medical plan you can open an HSA and make tax deductible contributions to your account to pay for medical expenses.