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History Of Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk & Loyd, LLC
The CPA firm of Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk & Loyd, LLC had its beginning in McPherson, Kansas in 1936 when P. H. Willems opened an accounting practice located in the Grand Building on the northwest corner of Kansas and Main Street. The firm moved to 901 N. Main in 1960 and expanded that building in 1968.
B. Carver Swindoll was admitted as a partner in September 1978. Keith S. Janzen was admitted as a partner in August 1987. In January 1990, Kyle J. Hawk and D. Scot Loyd were admitted as partners.
In December of 1990, the firm moved to its present location at 123 S. Main, after renovating the historic downtown building.
On December 1, 1993, the name of the partnership was changed to Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk & Loyd, CPAs. On January 1, 1996, the partnership changed the entity to a limited liability company therefore changing the name to Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk & Loyd, LLC.
We continue to serve McPherson and the surrounding area as we have done for over sixty years.
Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk & Loyd, LLC is the largest accounting firm in McPherson County. We are a Limited Liability Company (LLC) formed under the laws of the State of Kansas. Founded in 1936, we service clients in McPherson County and the surrounding counties. We have four members (owners), nine certified public accountants and nine other accountants and support staff.
Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk & Loyd, LLC provides a full range of audit, accounting, computer, consultation and tax services. Our services are provided to a wide range of clients.
Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk & Loyd, LLC believes that the key to providing sound accounting and auditing services is a close, professional relationship with clients. All personnel function as a team coordinated by the Managing Member. Specialists in accounting, auditing, computers, consultation and taxation are all part of the structure that assists each client at every level of its growth and expansion.
The increasing complexity and rate of change in business requires specialized people to serve specialized needs. As a full service firm, Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk & Loyd, LLC offers clients a wide range of interrelated services.
Auditing
In our role as independent auditor, we conduct examinations of clients' financial statements to determine the propriety of underlying accounting measurements, the fairness of presentation and the adequacy of disclosure within the framework of generally accepted accounting principles. In certain circumstances, such as municipals and school districts, that have waived generally accepted accounting principles, we will comply with the requirements outlined in the Kansas Municipal Audit Guide. Where applicable, audits will be conducted within the guidelines of Governmental Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States and the provisions of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments and Non-Profit Organizations.
The expertise of Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk & Loyd, LLC's members and professional staff has been developed through the years of experience serving clients in a wide range of industries. This knowledge is supplemented through extensive continuing professional education. This expertise is available in specific industries such as nursing homes, colleges, school districts, cities, counties and construction, among others.
Tax Services
Our office is staffed with personnel experienced in all fields of taxation. One of the primary tax services we perform is minimizing clients' tax liabilities through effective planning. We also prepare federal, state and local tax returns for individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts and non-profit corporations.
Performance Improvement Services
Our office specializes in various types of management consulting services. One of the primary services we perform is Performance Improvement Consulting. These consulting services assist client with meeting the demands of the changing economic and business climate.
A performance improvement system takes the guesswork and arbitrary decision-making out of managing a business. Armed with better information, the entity will be in a position to make better decisions on a real-time basis. The impact of a Performance Improvement system can be amazing. Our goal is to improve the quality of information used to make decisions. As we work together we help you develop new information sources and systems that allow you to run your business more effectively.
Performance Improvement services include, but are not limited to the following: Accounting Systems Development, Activity Based Costing, Budgeting, Forecasting and Projection of Financial Statements, Inventory Control Analysis, Cash-flow Analysis, Profit Center Analysis, Capital Improvement Analysis, Benchmarking with Industry comparison and trend analysis, and Business Plan Development.
This expertise is available to all business and not-for-profit entities.