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Welcome to Stanaland, Dodson & Associates, your comprehensive solution for all accounting needs. From tax planning to financial reporting, our experience spans a wide range of services, ensuring precision and efficiency for businesses of all sizes.

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Certified Public Accountants

Empowering Your Financial Journey with Experienced and Trust.

Thank you for choosing Stanaland, Dodson & Associates. Our team of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) is here to provide you with experience assistance, to help you overcome any financial challenge you may face. Here at our firm, we value the importance of establishing strong connections with our clients. It is our priority to gain a comprehensive understanding of the specific details of your financial situation. Our team of CPAs goes beyond traditional accounting. They are dedicated advisors who provide outstanding service in tax management, cash flow forecasting, accounting consulting, and more. When you choose Stanaland, Dodson & Associates, you’re teaming up with a group that believes in being precise, transparent, and proactive to help you achieve financial success.

Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) are licensed accountants. Their Experienced in tax, auditing, and business advice services is well-known. To earn this prestigious designation, persons must meet rigorous educational requirements, pass a rigorous test, and commit to ongoing professional development. We are a public accounting firm, serving people, corporations, and organizations. In public accounting, CPAs do audits, financial reporting, tax planning, and advice for a variety of clients. In this capacity, they advise clients on financial decisions, ensure compliance with financial regulations, and guide them through complex financial situations.

Public accounting needs legal, financial, and regulatory Experienced . It provides accounting services to individuals, businesses, and governments. An important public accounting duty is auditing. Company financial statements are verified by CPAs for correctness and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) compliance. This strategy is crucial for investor, regulator, and market compliance. Tax services are essential because CPAs manage complicated and changing tax laws. This streamlines tax planning and execution. Public accountants recommend financial management, company strategy, and risk evaluation, using a number of different documents. Public accountants must be analytical, ethical, and learning-oriented.

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Thank you for choosing Stanaland, Dodson & Associates. Our team of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) is here to provide you with experienced assistance, to help you overcome any financial challenge you may face. Here at our firm, we value the importance of establishing strong connections with our clients. It is our priority to gain a comprehensive understanding of the specific details of your financial situation. Our team of CPAs goes beyond traditional accounting. They are dedicated advisors who provide outstanding service in tax management, cash flow forecasting, accounting consulting, and more. When you choose Stanaland, Dodson & Associates, you’re teaming up with a group that believes in being precise, transparent, and proactive to help you achieve financial success.

Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) are licensed accountants. Their Experienced in tax, auditing, and business advice services is well-known. To earn this prestigious designation, persons must meet rigorous educational requirements, pass a rigorous test, and commit to ongoing professional development. CPAs usually work in public accounting, serving people, corporations, and organizations. In public accounting, CPAs do audits, financial reporting, tax planning, and advice for a variety of clients. In this capacity, they advise clients on financial decisions, ensure compliance with financial regulations, and guide them through complex financial situations.

Public accounting needs legal, financial, and regulatory experience. It provides accounting services to individuals, businesses, and governments. An important public accounting duty is auditing. Company financial statements are verified by CPAs for correctness and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) compliance. This strategy is crucial for investor, regulator, and market compliance. Tax services are essential because CPAs manage complicated and changing tax laws. This streamlines tax planning and execution. Public accountants recommend financial management, company strategy, and risk evaluation, using a number of different documents. Public accountants must be analytical, ethical, and learning-oriented.

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About us

Why you need us?

A corporation needs a public accountant to comply with financial and tax rules and ensure its financial statements correctly represent its fiscal health. Public accountants advise organizations on financial planning and risk management to boost growth and profit.

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Compliance and Regulatory Experienced

CPAs are well-versed in current financial regulations and tax laws, ensuring that a company's financial practices comply with legal standards, which helps to avoid costly penalties and legal issues.

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Strategic Financial Planning and Analysis

Certified Public Accountants provide valuable insights into financial planning and analysis, helping with budgeting, forecasting, and strategic decision-making to drive business growth and efficiency.

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Tax Planning and Optimization

CPAs are experiences in tax planning, helping businesses to identify tax-saving opportunities, ensuring efficient tax compliance, and advising on the implications of business decisions on tax obligations.

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Business Valuation

A business valuation is a process conducted by professional analysts to determine the economic value of an owner’s interest in a business. A business valuation may be formal or informal based on the specific need.

About us

Why you need us?

A corporation needs a public accountant to comply with financial and tax rules and ensure its financial statements correctly represent its fiscal health. Public accountants advise organizations on financial planning and risk management to boost growth and profit.

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Compliance and Regulatory Experience

CPAs are well-versed in current financial regulations and tax laws, ensuring that a company's financial practices comply with legal standards, which helps to avoid costly penalties and legal issues.

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Strategic Financial Planning and Analysis

Certified Public Accountants provide valuable insights into financial planning and analysis, helping with budgeting, forecasting, and strategic decision-making to drive business growth and efficiency.

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Tax Planning and Optimization

CPAs are experienced in tax planning, helping businesses to identify tax-saving opportunities, ensuring efficient tax compliance, and advising on the implications of business decisions on tax obligations.

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Audit and Assurance Services

Through rigorous audits, CPAs offer assurance on the accuracy and reliability of financial statements, which is crucial for investor confidence and meeting regulatory requirements.

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Experienced in Every Detail

Empowering Your Financial Journey with Experienced and Trust

How We Work

CPAs are known for their thorough and detailed approach, which guarantees top-notch service for their clients. First, CPAs do a thorough client onboarding. Understanding the client’s company, finances, and aspirations is important. We scrutinize financial statements, tax filings, and company financial procedures. We tailor their strategy to each client’s needs and challenges by carrying out rigorous research. CPAs also remain abreast of regulatory developments and industry standards. Our advice and methods are current and compliant with regulations.

 

CPAs provide services in an organized and iterative manner. Let’s look at audit and assurance services: The first phase is audit planning, where we assess risks and scope. After that, we gather and analyze financial data, verify, and validate financial records. CPAs evaluate internal controls to guarantee accurate financial reporting without major mistakes. CPAs play an essential part in tax and advisory services by helping with strategic tax planning, spotting opportunities to save on taxes, and offering guidance on intricate tax matters. We ensure correct and timely tax filings, reducing audits and fines. By communicating consistently, CPAs keep clients informed and provide recommendations. This method ensures accuracy and compliance in financial reporting and helps the organization make decisions and prepare for the future.

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How We Work

CPAs are known for their thorough and detailed approach, which guarantees top-notch service for their clients. First, CPAs do a thorough client onboarding. Understanding the client’s company, finances, and aspirations is important. We scrutinize financial statements, tax filings, and company financial procedures. We tailor their strategy to each client’s needs and challenges by carrying out rigorous research. CPAs also remain abreast of regulatory developments and industry standards. Our advice and methods are current and compliant with regulations.

 

CPAs provide services in an organized and iterative manner. Let’s look at audit and assurance services: The first phase is audit planning, where we assess risks and scope. After that, we gather and analyze financial data, verify, and validate financial records. CPAs evaluate internal controls to guarantee accurate financial reporting without major mistakes. CPAs play an essential part in tax and advisory services by helping with strategic tax planning, spotting opportunities to save on taxes, and offering guidance on intricate tax matters. We ensure correct and timely tax filings, reducing audits and fines. By communicating consistently, CPAs keep clients informed and provide recommendations. This method ensures accuracy and compliance in financial reporting and helps the organization make decisions and prepare for the future.

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What Our Client Says?

Learn about Stanaland, Dodson & Associates’ dedication to happy clients and first-rate service. To see why we are the go-to accounting firm for our clients, read their reviews.

Navigating the financial side of healthcare can be daunting. The CPAs at Stanaland, Dodson & Associates have made it manageable, and their advice has been spot-on every time.

Greg P. Medical Professional

Navigating the financial side of healthcare can be daunting. The CPAs at Stanaland, Dodson & Associates have made it manageable, and their advice has been spot-on every time.

Emily G. CEO of Tech Start-up

In the hospitality industry, every penny counts. The team at Stanaland, Dodson & Associates has been instrumental in improving our financial processes and profitability.

David K. Restaurant Owner

What stands out about Stanaland, Dodson & Associates is their personalized approach. They really take the time to understand your business and offer tailored solutions.

Lisa M. Retail Business Owner

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Ryan Dodson

Certified Public Accountant
NC CPA License # 24326

Ryan Dodson has been a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) since 1995 and a partner at Stanaland Dodson & Associates (SDA). Ryan completed his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at The University of North Carolina and a Master of Accounting at North Carolina State. His career spans working with regional CPA firms, internal top firms, and international businesses.

When asked why he selected accounting, Ryan says, “I enjoy helping entrepreneurs achieve their goals and dreams. During my 30 years of guiding clients, I discovered they are experts in their field – my advice: do what you excel at; hire everything else out. And that is where we come in. We are experts in financial, cash flow and tax planning. I really enjoy helping clients meet their financial goals”.

Ryan adds that, “I also enjoy working on individual tax returns. Over the past 20 years, I’ve supervised the preparation of over 37,000 tax returns. If you can think of it, I can assure you that I’ve probably seen it”.

In his spare time, Ryan shares, “I love to play golf, although my handicap does not reflect my passion for the sport. I have been happily married for the past 30 years and am a proud father of two daughters who are 4th generation graduates of their respective universities, UNC-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University.”

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Bill Stanaland

Certified Public Accountant
NC CPA License # 13632

Bill became a Certified Public Accountant in 1980 after finishing his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Central Florida in 1978. Bill earned several additional certifications including:

  • 1982 Certified Public Accountant – North Carolina
  • 1992 Certified Financial Planner (currently not practicing)
  • 1995 Certified Valuation Analyst

Bill has worked in the financial services profession since 1975 and still practices because he loves his clients and helping with their business and financial needs. He works with clients on various needs that cover litigation support services including valuations and forensic accounting services. Bill has written articles on various tax areas and has given presentations on Tax, Estate and Financial planning subjects. He participated as a lecturer in continuing education courses. Furthermore, Bill has testified and served as an experience witness in equitable distribution, lost income, shareholder disputes and other cases.

Bill also brings experience in valuing businesses from many different industries including medical, construction, real estate, manufacturing and beer wholesalers.

Bill is a member of North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants, The American Institute of CPAs, North Carolina Association of CPAs and the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.

When Bill is not supporting clients, he enjoys competitive power lifting, even if aches and pains with age start to impact performance.

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Cynthia Ward

Accounting Clerk

Cynthia helps clients with bookkeeping and maintains client records. When not helping clients, Cynthia enjoys reading, traveling, sewing, knitting, gardening and spending time with her family.

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