Olympia Tax Service is a full service tax and accounting practice in Olympia, Washington, specializing in tax planning for small businesses, medical professionals, and independent contractors.
Olympia Tax Service’s founder Jim Gerner is an Enrolled Agent that is authorized to represent you before the IRS. Since 2013, Jim has been leveraging his knowledge of local, state, and federal tax code to help you and your business save money, plan for the future, and erase your tax anxiety.
Olympia Tax Service can help with the full spectrum of financial and tax issues: Personal and Business Tax Returns, Bookkeeping, Payroll, State Filings, and IRS Representation. As a Certified Tax Coach (CTC), Jim’s passion is in tax planning for small businesses, independent contractors and the self-employed.
Insightful and reliable tax planning keeps money in your pocket. Jim Gerner EA goes beyond finding the ordinary deductions and helps find solutions for your individual tax situation.
Tech-Forward Accounting
Olympia Tax Services is a tech-forward firm that uses the best tools for the job. Jim uses these tools to give his clients timely and accurate results on their business tax returns.
Xero
Accurate bookkeeping is essential to Tax Planning, and Xero is the premier bookkeeping tool for online accountants. Xero was built from the ground up for the internet age. Whether you just need assistance with setup or want a team of bookkeepers to keep your accounting up to date, Olympia Tax Service and Xero can help.
Read about why Jim prefers Xero »
Bookstime
A cutting edge digital team of bookkeepers offers affordable, accurate and timely bookkeeping. Working in partnership with Bookstime for bookkeeping saves you time and gives Jim the clarity into your books to understand your business, finding even more ways for you to save.
Gusto
Gusto is the industry standard for online payroll. With an intuitive online interface, Gusto makes it easy for you to manage your payroll independently and accurately. It simplifies payments to all state agencies, giving you a one stop shop to pay and file your state and federal employment taxes. Additionally Gusto gives an interface for your employees to track hours, reimbursements and navigate the onboarding process.
Relay
RelayFi.com is an online bank built from the ground up with small businesses and small business bookkeeping in mind. It’s a fee-free bank that integrates seamlessly with Xero and other accounting platforms. Its bank feeds descriptions are more detailed than traditional banks, allowing for much easier bookkeeping. You can open numerous accounts without restriction and issue debit cards to employees with spend limits right from your dashboard.
Read Jim’s breakdown of why Relay is great for small businesses »