Lancaster Accounting and Tax Services
is dedicated to building meaningful
client relationships by providing quality and cost-effective solutions for accounting and tax services for not for profit organizations and small business.

How We’re Different

With over ten years experience in public accounting, Lancaster Accounting and Tax Services’ Founder, Angela Dussault, CPA strives to build long term relationships with each one of her clients.

Through personalized services tailored for not for profit organizations and small businesses, Angela goes the extra mile to ensure clients are satisfied and on a solid financial footing.

OUR SERVICES

Lancaster Accounting & Tax Service is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Government Audit Quality Center, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Not-for Profit Section, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Tax Section, and the the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Peer Review program.

Click here to download a copy of the report on the Firm’s System of Quality Control.

Accounting

  • Small Business Accounting

  • QuickBooks Services

  • Sage, Fund EZ, Yardi, and Quicken

  • Business Consulting

  • Remote Service Option with Secure File Transfer Available for all Accounting Services

Audit and Attestation

  • Audit, Review, and Compilation

  • Single Audit

  • Yellow Book Audit

  • Employee Benefit Plan Audits

  • Revenue Recognition and lease accounting

  • Remote Service Option with Secure File Transfer Available for all Audit and Attestation Services

Tax Preparation

  • Business Tax Preparation

  • Individual Tax Preparation

  • Tax Consulting

  • Sales Tax

  • 1099 Preparation

  • Payroll Tax Returns

  • Remote Service Option with Secure File Transfer Available for all Tax Services

2023 Tax Season

  • Single and Married Filing Separate: $13,850

    Married Filing Joint and Qualified Widower: $27,700

    Head of Household: $20,800

  • Beginning on Jan. 1, 2024, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be:

    67 cents per mile driven for business use,

    21 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes for qualified active-duty members of the Armed Forces

    14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations

  • From September to December 2022, NYS DOL will send DocuSign emails to New Yorkers who will receive 1099-G tax forms for tax year 2022. The DocuSign email will provide information about accessing the 2022 1099-G tax form, which will become available in January 2023.

  • New Energy Home Efficient Credit Annual Limitation $1,200 per year, per tax payer

    Annual limits for the following improvements: Windows and skylights $600 per year $250 per exterior doors up to $500 total for all exterior doors

    $2,000 per year for heat pumps, water heaters, biomass stoves and boilers

    Up to $150 credit for a home energy audit

    Qualifying energy-efficiency improvements

    Residential clean energy tax credit 30% of the costs of new, qualified clean energy property.

    Qualified expenses include the following items:

    • Solar electric panels

    • Solar water heaters

    • Fuel cells (limited to $500 per 0.5 kilowatt of capacity)24

    • Wind turbines

    • Geothermal heat pumps

    • Battery storage technology (new for 2023)

  • https://www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/publications/sales/pub750.pdf

  • https://www.businessexpress.ny.gov/app/answers/cms/a_id/2058/

  • Form 1099 NEC is due to the recipient and the IRS by January 31, 2024

    Did you pay at least $600 in

    1. Services performed by someone who is not your employee?

    2. Payments to an attorney?

    3. Cash payments for fish (or other aquatic life) you purchase from anyone engaged in the trade or business of catching fish?

  • Form 1099 MISC is due to the recipient by January 31, 2024 and February 15, 2024 for attorneys and Substitute dividends and tax-exempt interest payments reportable by brokers

    Paper filed Form 1099 MISC is due to the IRS by February 28, 2024

    Electronically filed Form 1099 MISC is due to the IRS on March 1, 2024

    Did you pay at least $600 in

    1. Rents?

    2. Prizes and awards?

    3. Other income payments?

    4. Generally, the cash paid from a notional principal contract to an individual, partnership, or estate?

    5. Any fishing boat proceeds?

    6. Medical and health care payments?

    7. Crop insurance proceeds?

    8. Payments to an attorney?

    9. Section 409A deferrals?

    10. Nonqualified deferred compensation?

Are you ready for the 2023 tax season?

Download your complementary 2023 tax organizer below!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Need Help with Filing for the New Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement?

Please call or submit a form for an appointment.

Corporate Transparency Act — Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement

Starting January 1, 2024, a significant number of businesses will be required to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA). The CTA was enacted into law as part of the National Defense Act for Fiscal Year 2021. The CTA requires the disclosure of the beneficial ownership information (otherwise known as “BOI”) of certain entities from people who own or control a company.

Who is a beneficial owner?

  • Any individual who, directly or indirectly, either exercises “substantial control” over a reporting company, or owns or controls at least 25 percent of the ownership interests of a reporting company

When must companies file?

  •  New entities (created/registered after 12/31/23) — must file within 30 days

  • Existing entities (created/registered before 1/1/24) — must file by 1/1/25

Risk of non-compliance

  •  Penalties for willfully not complying with the BOI reporting requirement can result in criminal and civil penalties of $500 per day and up to $10,000 with up to two years of jail time.

  • For more information about the CTA, visit www.aicpa-cima.com/boi.

OUR CLIENTS

  • “As an all-volunteer organization embarking on our first financial audit, Angela made the process easy to understand and has provided us with the financial tools we need to grow as an organization.”

    - Darren Cotton, President
    The Tool Library

  • “Angela is so patient and understanding to work with. As a small grassroots organization, she is helping us align ourselves to seek substantial funding opportunities to aid our growth”

    - Raziya Hill, Founder & Executive Director, Every Bottom Covered, Inc.

  • “I have so appreciated working with Angela for GObike's audits. She is knowledgeable, thorough and thoughtful, always providing helpful critique and recommendations for how we can improve our financial practices."

    - Ashley Smith, Deputy Director
    GOBike Buffalo

  • “As a young company it was important to me to have a CPA I could contact with a quick response. Lancaster Accounting and Tax Service is always prepared to discuss the details of any questions I have. Angela approaches each question or task with the same level of dedication!”

    - Lisa Stanek, Owner, Licata Pottas

  • “Angela Dussault, CPA, MBA is a very skilled and dedicated accountant that has helped my business become organized so that I can start reaching my goals. She is a pleasure to work with and I would recommend her services to anyone in need of a new accountant. “

    - Timea Braun, Owner
    Tumbles Play Cafe

  • “As a small arts nonprofit run entirely by volunteers, Opera-Lytes needed accounting help. Angela provided detailed and instructive guidance as she assisted us through the process of our first financial review. We are better positioned to apply for grants, develop new programming, and grow our theater company.”

    - Lisa Berglund, President
    Opera-Lytes

  • “I've been working with Angela for a few months now and I couldn't be more happy about my decision to work with her. She's helped me go through my finances to maximize my tax strategy and I know things will only continue to improve the longer we work together. She treats you as though you're her only client each time.”

    - James Ziccarelli
    JDZ Services LLC

  • “I found Angela last year after looking for a second opinion. I wish I would have found her first. She is truly great at her profession. She treats our money and business like it was her own. She looks for any way she can to benefit our company and I look forward to working with Lancaster Accounting for years to come. “

    - Shane Parker, President Of Operations
    Parker Trucking

  • “As a non-profit organization involved in a construction project which was funded through federal, state and local dollars; it was very daunting to be required to complete an audit process. Angela was incredible! Her attention to detail and methodical approach put me at ease. I trusted her and now feel very confident about the financial health of our organization.”

    - Lillie V. Wiley-Upshaw, Chair
    The Historic Michigan Street Baptist Church

  • “Angela is a pleasure to work with. She provides clear, regular updates and always shares the proper guidance to eliminate unnecessary expenses. Lancaster Accounting and Tax Service meets all deadlines on time while meeting all of our expectations. Great asset!”

    - Patty, Owner
    Vintage Buffalo Ink

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