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Three disciplines,
one firm,
one bill to pay.

Bookkeeping, payroll, and tax preparation handled by the same team that knows your books. The savings from keeping those three functions under one roof is the core of what Hughes Business Services does.

What we do, and for whom.

Each service stands on its own. The real value comes from combining them.

01 · Bookkeeping

Clean books, every month.

General ledger, bank reconciliation, monthly financial statements. Delivered on a predictable schedule that makes year-end a non-event instead of a scramble.

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02 · Payroll

Payroll without the headache.

Any pay schedule your business runs on. Direct deposit or printed checks. Federal and state reporting handled, W-2s and 1099s issued on time.

Payroll details
03 · Tax Preparation

Personal, business, farm, rental.

Individual 1040s, Schedule C small businesses, Schedule F farms, and Schedule E rentals. Idaho state returns included. E-filed through Drake Tax.

Tax preparation details

Why combined service is the point.

A client who uses a different firm for bookkeeping, another for payroll, and a third for taxes asks us one question every year: "Can I just have you do all of it?" The answer is yes, and it almost always saves them money.

When we keep your books, we know your business as it happens — not in April when you hand us a box of receipts. That means deductions don't get missed, tax-planning moves happen in time to matter, and year-end closes on a Tuesday afternoon instead of a weekend in March.

When we run your payroll, the wages, withholdings, and contractor payments are already reconciled into the books. No one's re-keying data or guessing why two totals don't match.

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  • One team, one record.

    Your bookkeeper, payroll specialist, and tax preparer are in the same office, looking at the same ledger.

  • Proactive tax planning.

    Because we see your financials monthly, we can flag moves in Q3 and Q4 that change your tax outcome — not just report it after the fact.

  • Fewer handoffs, fewer errors.

    The payroll data flows into the books. The books flow into the tax return. No reconciliation drama.

  • A single point of accountability.

    When something's wrong, you call one office. We don't blame the other firm.

The kinds of clients who fit HBS.

We're a small-practice firm serving small-practice businesses and the families behind them.

Small Business Owners

Sole proprietors to small S-corps.

Main Street businesses — construction trades, professional services, retail, hospitality. Anyone who wants their books, payroll, and taxes handled by people who know their name.

Farms & Ranches

Schedule F expertise.

Livestock sales, crop income, agricultural program payments, crop insurance proceeds, depreciation on equipment. Farm tax is its own specialty and we've done it for decades.

Rental Property Owners

Schedule E for one property or many.

Single-family rentals, duplexes, small portfolios. Rental income, depreciation, passive activity loss rules — all the Schedule E complexity handled correctly.

Individual tax returns too. Many of our clients are families with a W-2 or two, an itemized return, some dependents, and a desire to have it done right. We do plenty of those.
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Clear expectations, every step.

We're not mysterious about the process. Here's roughly what engaging HBS looks like.

STEP 01

Initial Conversation

You tell us what you need. We tell you honestly whether we're the right firm and roughly what it looks like.

STEP 02

Scope & Engagement

We write down what's in scope and what's not, in plain language. You sign an engagement letter. No surprises.

STEP 03

Work Begins

For ongoing services, we establish a monthly rhythm. For tax work, we schedule the return and get your intake started.

STEP 04

Ongoing Relationship

We're here year-round — not just in March. Call us when something comes up; it's usually faster than you expect.

Ready to talk specifics?

Most of our new client relationships start with a single phone call. No pressure, no sales pitch — just a conversation about what you need and whether we're the right fit.