Welcome to First State CPAs & Associates

Full-Service Accounting, Tax Preparation, Tax Planning and Bookkeeping for Individuals and Businesses Nationwide

At First State CPAs, we make YOUR life less taxing!

First State CPAs & Associates specializes in providing first-rate business accounting, tax preparation, and advisory services. Our team of dedicated professionals has the experience, insight, and business acumen to identify the best accounting solutions and tax strategies for maximizing deductions and credits, as well as improving overall business performance.


First State CPAs, Dover DEWe specialize in bookkeeping, payroll, income tax return preparation, and retirement planning, and serve a nationwide clientele consisting of individuals and businesses of all types and sizes (LLC, partnerships, C & S Corporations), as well as trusts and estates. As financial problem solvers, we provide practical advice and proactive solutions with personalized service. We are affordable, experienced, and friendly, and we tirelessly study and research the ever-changing world of tax law and regulation so that we can help every client realize the greatest possible savings and return on investments. Our office is conveniently located in Dover, Delaware. Please contact us today to find out more about how we can make YOUR life less taxing!

Tax
Services

First State CPAs, Dover DE - Tax Services
A comprehensive approach to both business and personal taxes that leverages veteran expertise with a passion for client satisfaction.

Accounting
Services

First State CPAs, Dover DE - Accounting Services
An uncompromising commitment to the most reliable accounting techniques and practices for both individuals and businesses.

Software
Services

First State CPAs, Dover DE - Software Services
Installation, setup and training for all versions of Quickbooks from in-house Advanced Certified Quickbooks ProAdvisors.

Retirement
Planning

First State CPAs, Dover DE - Retirement Planning
Invaluable guidance from in-house Certified Retirement Counselors with investments, risk management, estate planning and more.

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๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ-๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป?

Yes. Contributing pre-tax earnings to a Solo 401(k) or SEP IRA directly reduces your taxable income for the year.

Here's how those options compare:
โ€ข A Solo 401(k) lets you contribute as both employee ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ employer. You can save a lot more, even if your profit is under $100,000.
โ€ข A SEP IRA is employer-funded only. It offers less contribution flexibility at lower income levels, but is easy to set up without much ongoing paperwork.

๐˜๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ: pre-tax retirement contributions can lower your federal and state income tax liability, but they don't reduce your 15.3% self-employment tax.

Unsure which plan gives you the biggest tax savings? Send us a message and we can help you calculate the best fit.
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๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ-๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป?

Yes. Contributing pre-tax earnings to a Solo 401(k) or SEP IRA directly reduces your taxable income for the year.

Heres how those options compare:
โ€ข A Solo 401(k) lets you contribute as both employee ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ employer. You can save a lot more, even if your profit is under $100,000.
โ€ข A SEP IRA is employer-funded only. It offers less contribution flexibility at lower income levels, but is easy to set up without much ongoing paperwork.

๐˜๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ: pre-tax retirement contributions can lower your federal and state income tax liability, but they dont reduce your 15.3% self-employment tax.

Unsure which plan gives you the biggest tax savings? Send us a message and we can help you calculate the best fit.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ?

You can deduct ordinary and necessary business expenses, which reduce your taxable net income dollar-for-dollar.

Some of the bigger deductions to check for include:
โ€ข Home office expenses
โ€ข Business mileage
โ€ข Self-employed health insurance premiums
โ€ข The business portion of your phone and internet
โ€ข Software, web hosting, cloud storage, and other business tools

But having the expense isn't always enough. You also need the records to back it up.

Vehicle mileage is a good example. An end-of-year estimate can put your entire mileage deduction at risk if you don't have a detailed log showing the dates, miles driven, and business purpose.

๐˜‹๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜น ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ?
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๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ?

You can deduct ordinary and necessary business expenses, which reduce your taxable net income dollar-for-dollar.

Some of the bigger deductions to check for include:
โ€ข Home office expenses
โ€ข Business mileage
โ€ข Self-employed health insurance premiums
โ€ข The business portion of your phone and internet
โ€ข Software, web hosting, cloud storage, and other business tools

But having the expense isnt always enough. You also need the records to back it up.

Vehicle mileage is a good example. An end-of-year estimate can put your entire mileage deduction at risk if you dont have a detailed log showing the dates, miles driven, and business purpose.

๐˜‹๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜น ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ?

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€?

If cash feels tight in your business, start by collecting money that's already owed to you.

Here are three places you can start:
1. Audit monthly software and vendor subscriptions, and cancel whatever isn't bringing in revenue or saving time.
2. Send follow-ups on overdue invoices past 15 days (uncollected money is an interest-free loan you're giving away).
3. Offer an add-on service to active clients, which takes less effort than landing a new customer.

Cash flow problems are usually a system issue, not a personal failure.

Send us a DM if you want another set of eyes on your expenses and unpaid invoices.
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First State CPAs
& Associates
18 S. State St,
Dover, DE 19901
 (302) 736-6657
Business Hours
 
January 1st January 31st
Mondayโ€“Friday:8amโ€“5pm
Saturday & Sunday:closed
 
February 1st April 15th
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Friday:8amโ€“5pm
Saturday:By appointment
Sunday:closed
 
April 16th December 31st
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