Common Questions from Knox County Business Owners
Do you have an office in Knox County?
No. Our office is in Oak Ridge, and it moves to downtown Clinton in December 2026. Most of our Knox County clients work with us digitally, and we meet in person when it helps.
My mailing address says Knoxville, but I am not in the city. What changes?
Your local business tax. Many addresses in unincorporated Knox County carry a Knoxville mailing address. If your business sits outside the Knoxville and Farragut city limits, you owe Knox County’s business tax alone. We check the map, not the envelope.
Which Tennessee filings do you handle?
Annual city and county business tax returns, monthly sales tax filings, tangible personal property returns, annual franchise and excise tax returns, and quarterly payroll tax returns. We also serve as registered agent, which keeps your LLC from being administratively dissolved because a notice went to an old address or the circular file.
Do I need a CPA or a bookkeeper?
For most businesses, a bookkeeper handles the ongoing work — recording transactions, reconciling accounts, running payroll, filing sales and business tax returns, and producing financial statements. A CPA is typically brought in for audits, complex tax strategy, or certified financial statements. We handle bookkeeping, payroll, and tax preparation, and we will tell you plainly if something needs a CPA. We work directly with several CPAs and will refer you to them.
How do you charge?
We bill hourly. We do not sell packages, because most businesses do not need the same amount of work every month and we would rather not charge you for hours you did not use.
