Jim Gay, CPA

When you love your hometown so much that you stay long after graduation, investing in its very future by opening your business there, magic happens.  Pretty soon, you are servicing those same friends and neighbors who saw you through high school, and then, college.  They were the same people who were at your wedding, birthday celebrations and backyard barbeques.  And now, all these years later, here they are, sitting in your office and entrusting you to be that professional, and friend, to get them through tax season, payroll issues, and bookkeeping nightmares.  For Jim Gay, CPA, this is business as usual, as the guy who grew up in Bradenton and never left.

With 18 years in practice, Jim Gay has built his clientele on one honest, integrity-filled transaction after another.  As he puts it, “We are a haven for small businesses, and out of that we have received countless individual referrals.”  Because, as we all know, word of mouth is everything and when a great CPA is found, people tend to talk about that.  Jim has been serving the area with sound, personalized advice for business owners and private consumers, with a mantra that says, “Business owners shouldn’t have to go at it alone.”  You can be assured of prompt, accurate information as you make decisions that impact the livelihood of your business and employees when you work with Jim Gay, CPA.

When it comes to bookkeeping, the folks at Jim Gay, CPA can fully take the reins of the mundane, yet vital aspects of your office.  From daily bookkeeping to payroll, bill-pay and invoicing, they take maintaining your financial systems very personal, becoming an extended office support system for your staff.   Don’t let monthly bank statement reconciliation steal your valuable time that can be spent sourcing new clients or training your staff.  Stay ahead of the curve with the great team at Jim Gay taking the helm on all your bookkeeping issues.

If you don’t get your employees’ payroll right, it can set a negative tone for all things to follow.  It is crucial that withholdings, direct deposits, and online access of paystubs and tax records be readily available.  At Jim Gay, CPA they offer affordable, and reliable payroll services and will never leave you, or your employees insecure on pay issues.

For Jim Gay, who arguable runs a “seasonal” business, with tax season being the fifth season, of course, bringing extra business in on the off months is always welcomed.  With IBE, that void has been filled time and time again.  “We have busy times, and when we are not as busy, we utilize IBE to get additional work,” Jim says.  He goes on to say that it is “nice to get annual passes for our employees from Jax Car Wash, thanks to IBE.”  Like many prudent IBE members, Jim likes to use IBE to take care of many of his fixed monthly expenses like shredding and office upkeep.  Of course, the QR certificates are also nice to get and receive.  For Jim Gay and his team, IBE is just another successful decision that they have happily made in their nearly 20 years of service to the Bradenton and surrounding areas.