Bookkeeping & Tax Preparation Case Study: Food Manufacturing Company

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Customer: A food manufacturing company in Southern California.

Manufacturer of agave syrup.

Their finished goods can be sold directly to consumers or to other manufacturing businesses that use them further for making a different product.
So, they needed a bookkeeping solution to record the number of sales, goods manufactured daily under various categories, and for this, they availed a tax preparation service.

Their Requirements Were
Bookkeeping, Tax preparation for Federal and State Tax Returns

Challenges they faced
• Accounting workload and less experienced staff in the office.
• The accounting books were structured on an accrual basis rather than GAAP basis.
• Over Expenditure (due to higher rates of in-house team and cost of training new employees)
• The client was facing difficulties in closing the transactions. The transactions were structured as stock transactions, which were complex.
• Difficulty preparing Federal and State Tax Returns during tax season.

Solutions we provided
• Cogneesol managed their entire work with an experienced team.
• We helped in adjusting books from an accrual basis to GAAP basis.
• The cost was reduced because of the elimination of training and infrastructure expense.
• We completed financial due diligence efficiently and cleared discrepancies between client and inventory information.
• We prepared their taxes for Federal and State Tax, so it became easy to file tax returns.

Impact on the Customer's business
• Staff and related expenses were cut-down significantly
• Tax Seasonal load was managed efficiently
• Better financial control was achieved due to regular management reporting and greater accuracy of financial data. Hence, we were able to meet all the deadlines.

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