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MARRS, SEVIER & COMPANY LLC

230 S. Holland Street

Lakewood, CO 80226

www.marrs-sevier.com

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Wallace Accounting LLC 303-384-0046

913 11th Street, Golden, CO

Jefferson County Accounting 303-271-8528

100 Jefferson Co Pkwy # 4560, Golden, CO

www.co.jefferson.co.us

Mc Alister & Lewis: Lewis Alan J 303-216-2773

607 10th St # 301, Golden, CO

Professional Accounting Services 303-279-5750

2108 Washington Avenue, Golden, CO

Benz Seyfert & Company, Inc. 303-215-0059

Certified Public Accountants

1620 Washington Avenue, Golden, CO

www.benz-seyfert.com

Bauer & Bauer Accounting 303-279-0222

4295 Easley Road, Golden, CO

Amicus Consulting Services 303-422-7228

624 Golden Eagle Circle, Golden, CO

Accountancy is the process of communicating financial information about a business entity to users such as shareholders and managers.[1] The communication is generally in the form of financial statements that show in money terms the economic resources under the control of management; the art lies in selecting the information that is relevant to the user and is reliable.[2] Accountancy is a branch of mathematical science that is useful in discovering the causes of success and failure inbusiness. The principles of accountancy are applied to business entities in three divisions of practical art, named accounting, bookkeeping, and auditing.[3]

Accountancy is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) as "the profession or duties of an accountant".

Accounting is defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as "the art of recording, classifying, and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money, transactions and events which are, in part at least, of financial character, and interpreting the results thereof."[4]

Accounting is thousands of years old; the earliest accounting records, which date back more than 7,000 years, were found in Mesopotamia (Assyrians). The people of that time relied on primitive accounting methods to record the growth of crops and herds. Accounting evolved, improving over the years and advancing as business advanced.[5]

Early accounts served mainly to assist the memory of the businessperson and the audience for the account was the proprietor or record keeper alone. Cruder forms of accounting were inadequate for the problems created by a business entity involving multiple investors, so double-entry bookkeeping first emerged in northern Italy in the 14th century, where trading ventures began to require more capital than a single individual was able to invest. The development of joint stock companies created wider audiences for accounts, as investors without firsthand knowledge of their operations relied on accounts to provide the requisite information.[6] This development resulted in a split of accounting systems for internal (i.e. management accounting) and external (i.e. financial accounting) purposes, and subsequently also in accounting and disclosure regulations and a growing need for independent attestation of external accounts by auditors.[7]

Today, accounting is called "the language of business" because it is the vehicle for reporting financial information about a business entity to many different groups of people. Accounting that concentrates on reporting to people inside the business entity is called management accounting and is used to provide information to employees, managers, owner-managers and auditors. Management accounting is concerned primarily with providing a basis for making management or operating decisions. Accounting that provides information to people outside the business entity is called financial accounting and provides information to present and potential shareholders, creditors such as banks or vendors, financial analysts, economists, and government agencies. Because these users have different needs, the presentation of financial accounts is very structured and subject to many more rules than management accounting. The body of rules that governs financial accounting is calledGenerally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP.[8]

Accounting & Tax Preperation

Looking for a “number cruncher”? Need a professional Accountant? Someone to do your bookkeeping? An accountant is useful in discovering the success or of failure of a business. An Accountant understands how to talk to the people most important to your business to include, vendors, banks, and other accountants. When operating a business an accountant will advise you in important financial operations like what ownership structure your business should be under, help you design an accounting system so yearend reports will be easier, the types of taxes you should pay and the amounts, ensure that you send out W2’s and 1099 forms, advise you on tax deductions, and compile your financial records. An accountant is an important tool for your business. In this section you will find reputable accountants ready to handle the financial operations of your business or personal taxes.