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Michael J. Petersen, Sr., CPA -- Owner
Michael Petersen, Sr., is a graduate of the University of Utah and is a
member of the AICPA and UACPA. He is past chairman of the UACPA and also
served on the UACPA Awards Committee. He has over 31 years experience in
public accounting primarily in two areas - tax and management consultation.
Mr. Petersen's expertise is in preparation and review of complex individual,
partnerships, corporate and fiduciary returns. He also specializes in
assisting clients in efficient management of their companies,
including budget accounting systems, tax planning and tax projections,
and cash flow analysis. He has significant experience in representing clients
before the IRS and State Tax Commission. His accounting experience also
includes payroll tax issues and providing payroll services to his clientsMichael Petersen, Jr., MAcc, CPA - Tax Manager
Michael Petersen, Jr., graduated from Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management with his Bachelor of Science and Master of Accountancy with and emphasis in tax. He has over six years of experience in public accounting including three years with national accounting firms Ernst & Young and Arthur Anderson. Michael has experience in expatriate taxation, complex individual, partnerships, corporate and fiduciary tax returns. He is a QuickBooks ProAdvisor. Consults with clients on setting up QuickBooks and improve client's efficiency with QuickBooks.,
Ilene Helfrich, MBA, CPA - Audit Manager
Ilene Helfrich received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration from State University of New York at Buffalo, New York and has over nine years experience with audit, tax and accounting issues. She performs financial, single and HUD audits including planning, supervision, fieldwork and writing reports as well as other services including tax preparation.
Melanie Beardall - Payroll Specialist
Melanie Beardall received her Bachelor of Science degree Business Education from Utah State University and has been at Anderson, Petersen & Co., P.C. since 1991. Her work includes processing payrolls and payroll taxes, preparing tax returns, inputting data for audit reports, correspondence as well as general office duties.
Michelle Arbon - Office Manager
As Office Manager, Michelle's work includes accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, payroll and payroll tax return processing, income tax return processing and data input. Michelle is currently a student at Weber State University majoring in Accounting.