Your Business Finances Made Easy
Our goal at Top 1 Tax & Business in Lake Charles, LA is to make your financial information easier to update, access, and comprehend. In doing so we offer an array of year-round services to help you with your business financial needs from startup to growing over the years. Our financial services are designed to help business owners better manage their finances and gain easier access to helpful financial resources.
Our payroll services offer full processing, employee setup, tax withholding, and federal/state compliance; ensuring your team is paid on time, correctly, and effortlessly.
For businesses that require high-level financial leadership without the cost of a full-time executive, our part-time CFO services provide expert strategic guidance, budget development, financial forecasting, and long-term growth planning.
We also support clients with cash flow management, ensuring steady revenue, improved cash control, and operational financial stability.
Our business financial planning services help both new and established companies structure their finances, evaluate funding needs, and map sustainable paths for expansion.
We provide full New Business Formation support, including entity selection, registration, tax documentation, EIN setup, compliance requirements, and strategic guidance to help new entrepreneurs start with confidence.
Our firm is also highly experienced in assisting Non-Profit Organizations, offering formation, bookkeeping, grant-ready financials, compliance support, and operational financial planning.
To enhance organizational stability, our specialists develop and implement strong internal controls, helping businesses protect assets, reduce risk, and create secure, efficient financial procedures.
Our team goes beyond accounting by helping entrepreneurs and business owners access the financial resources they need. We provide startup funding assistance, assisting clients to prepare financial documents, startup budgets, business plans, and lender-ready financials. We also offer guidance on working capital loans, grants, and other financing programs, ensuring clients are fully prepared to secure the capital needed to launch or expand their businesses.
To better serve the community, we operate a complete Bill Payment Center, allowing individuals and businesses to make secure payments for utilities, phone bills, rent, insurance, credit accounts, and more—all in one location. This service provides convenience, security, and reliable processing for clients who need a trusted partner to manage their recurring payments.