Tax preparation that gets you back to your business
Year-round tax planning for farmers, agribusiness operators, and professional service businesses, built into one fixed monthly fee
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TruCount CPA PC provides year-round tax preparation and planning for farmers, agribusiness operators, and professional service businesses in Brookings, SD, and throughout the Midwest, bundled with accounting and payroll under one fixed monthly fee. Led by Julie Underwood, CPA, the firm covers ag-specific strategies like the R&D credit and excess fertility deduction alongside entity and retirement planning for service businesses.
Tax season shouldn't take over your calendar for three months and then disappear until next April. At TruCount CPA PC, tax preparation and planning run all year, not just in the weeks before a deadline. Farmers watching commodity prices, agribusiness operators managing input costs, and professional service business owners in Brookings all need a plan that adjusts as their numbers change, not a form filled out after the fact.
TruCount CPA PC was founded in 2009 to give South Dakota business owners a way to know their tax position before December 31, not after. When you know your numbers sooner, decisions get easier and surprises get rarer.
Year-round tax planning instead of once-a-year filing
Most tax preparation happens backward: a business owner hands over their tax documents in March and finds out in April what they owe. That model leaves no room to change anything. TruCount CPA PC works the other direction. Tax planning happens throughout the year on a fixed monthly fee, bundled with the rest of your accounting work, so there's no bill that shows up out of nowhere in tax season.
Everything runs through a secure online platform, so you can see where your business stands anytime instead of waiting for a year-end phone call. Quarterly check-ins flag tax moves while there's still time to act on them, whether that's adjusting estimated payments, timing equipment purchases, or restructuring how income flows through your entities. By the time your return is due, there's nothing left to figure out. It's already been planned for, reviewed, and confirmed with you along the way.
Specialized tax strategy for farmers and agribusiness
Farm tax returns carry rules that a general practice CPA might see once a year. TruCount CPA PC works with farmers and agribusiness operators across Brookings, SD, and the Midwest every season, which means these strategies get applied before December, not discovered after the return is filed.
R&D credit review for qualifying farm activities, including seed trials, precision ag testing, and new equipment integration
Excess fertility deduction analysis for purchased farmland with above-average soil nutrient levels
Multi-entity structuring for operations that combine a farm with a trucking company, feed lot, or other related business
Depreciation timing and Section 179 planning tied to equipment purchases
Income averaging and self-employment tax planning for years with swings in farm income
Tax support built for service-based businesses
Consultants, architects, chiropractors and other professional service businesses in the Midwest face a different set of questions than a farm operation does. The biggest one is usually entity structure: is an S-corp saving money, or is it just adding payroll complexity without a real tax benefit? TruCount CPA PC runs the numbers on reasonable salary, distributions, and self-employment tax before recommending a structure, not after you've already filed as one.
Retirement plans get the same treatment. A SEP IRA, SIMPLE IRA, or 401(k) each carries different tax timing and contribution limits, and the right choice depends on payroll size and cash flow, not a generic recommendation. We walk through the tradeoffs in plain terms, connect the retirement decision to your entity structure, and revisit both whenever your business grows enough to change the math.
One team handling your books, payroll, and taxes
Tax preparation works better when it's not the only thing your accountant sees. TruCount CPA PC bundles bookkeeping, payroll, and tax planning under one fixed monthly fee, so your tax return is built on numbers that were already reviewed all year, not reconstructed in April.
Accounting
Daily transaction classification and reconciliation keep your books current, so tax time starts with clean numbers instead of a cleanup project.
Payroll
Payroll tax deposits, filings, and W-2s get handled correctly and on time, which protects you from penalties that have nothing to do with your actual tax bill.
Outsourced accounting
Reconciliation, reporting, and advisory work run together under one fixed monthly fee, so tax planning is built into your regular financial rhythm instead of bolted on in April.
Frequently Asked Questions About Tax preparation and planning
Talk to a Brookings tax advisor about your business
Tax deadlines don't wait, and neither does a growing farm or business. If you want a tax plan built before the deadline instead of scrambled together right before it, schedule a consultation with TruCount CPA PC. We'll look at your entity structure, your bookkeeping, and your current tax position, then tell you plainly what's working and what needs to change.
Why clients trust us
- AICPA member firm
- South Dakota Society of CPAs member
- Firm founded in 2009, operating in Brookings, SD
- Active member, Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce