LCWA: Your Accounting & Tax Planning Resource

The professionals at Lopez, Chaff, & Wiesman Associates maintain strong, close relationships with their clients. Beneficial alliances are formed to guide you every step of the way in order to balance your company's financial position and optimize on potential growth opportunities. We believe it is imperative that owners and managers receive accurate, reliable information on a timely basis in order to make sound financial decisions. Meeting the financial needs of our clients is a commitment that precedes our reputation.

We invite you to test our philosophies and expertise in providing accurate records and easy to understand financial reports necessary to insure the continuing success of your business –
all at an honest, cost-effective fee structure that just might surprise you!

News: Avoiding Payroll Problems in a Slowing Economy

The credit crunch and economic downturn have many businesses, especially small businesses, looking for ways to make their funds go further. During times of economic stress, some business owners may be tempted to delay or not make their federal payroll tax deposits. The results can be devastating for businesses. read more

News: Bailout Bill has 100 Tax Provisions

On October 3, 2008, President Bush signed into law H.R. 1424 (P.L. 110-343), the so-called “Bailout Bill.” The new law contains not only the $700 billion financial industry rescue plan but also several important and far-reaching tax bills that were moving through Congress at the same time. The tax titles include the yearly extension of expiring tax provisions (the tax "extenders" bill), a temporary adjustment in income thresholds for the alternative minimum tax (the AMT “patch”), tax relief for Midwestern disaster areas hit by storms and floods, and, finally, numerous energy tax incentives. read more