Every Monday we shine a spotlight on one of our fabulous Chamber Members. This week we shine that spotlight on one of our newest Chamber Members with today’s Member Feature: Rusty L Williams, CPA, LLC. Read the following Q&A to learn more!
Please provide a short description of your business and what you do.
At Rusty L. Williams, CPA, LLC, our clients’ success and happiness is our greatest joy. We are uniquely positioned to intimately partner with our clients, personalizing a wide range services to meet their specific short- and long-term goals. We offer the traditional services you would expect from a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Financial Planner®, such as business and personal tax compliance and planning, tax resolution, business and personal financial planning, business consulting, bookkeeping, QuickBooks training, and payroll. We do so, however, in a non-traditional way by being very proactive advocates for our clients and establishing strong, ongoing relationships with them that allow us to go far above and beyond what is the norm to help them achieve their specific goals.
What is the story behind your business or how it got started?
Our firm was founded by Rusty L. Williams, MBA, CPA, CFP®, PFS in May of 2020 after committing over 20 years of hard work and dedication to her clients and the industry. As a longtime resident and supporter of the Grove City area, it was important to Rusty that her business be established here and maintain a strong focus on the individuals and businesses tied to our community and surrounding area.
When is your busiest time / season?
Most assuredly, tax season (January 15 – April 15) is our busiest time of year due to the additional burden of tax deadlines falling in such a short stretch of time. Although some clients do choose to extend their tax returns, most desire the peace of mind of knowing that everything has been taken care of before the initial deadline, and our clients’ peace of mind is what we are all about. For that same reason, we spend a great deal of time with our clients throughout the remainder of the year proactively evaluating tax planning strategies and performing financial planning and business consulting to ensure they are on track to meet their goals.
What is something people would be surprised to know about your business?
Because we so greatly value the very close relationships we have with our clients and the local community, you may be surprised to know that we bring a lot of “big-firm” experience to the table serving clients (large and small) all over the country, and internationally, as well. We fully utilize cutting edge technology to make this process very organic and feel as though we are right there in the room with our clients even though we may be worlds apart.
How has your business responded to COVID-19? Or, how has COVID-19 affected your business?
Because we have been using state-of-the-art technology for many years, most of our clients were comfortable using many of the resources we have available for working remotely with them already. This made our transition during the shut-down relatively seamless (for both our clients and ourselves) and eliminated much of the learning curve that some of our competitors had to deal with.
We have also taken advantage of this time to walk with each of our clients through this new landscape to evaluate their individual circumstances for potential pitfalls and opportunities. Businesses have concerns arising, not just from the myriad funding sources that have become available, but also regarding business interruption and continuation planning, tax planning, and overall financial health. Likewise, individuals are concerned about their own financial health that may require some budgeting or financial planning help, tax planning, or other assistance.
How can the community support you now and going forward?
We greatly encourage you to contact Rusty Williams at 724-248-2500 or rw@rustywilliamscpa.com for an initial consultation to discuss how we might be able to help you meet your goals at no cost. You can also like us on Facebook for up to date information at www.facebook.com/rustywilliamscpa, or visit our website at www.rustywilliamscpa.com. Leaving reviews of your current and past experience with us, of course, is also very helpful.
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