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Wanda S. Ellis
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Okolona, Mississippi 38860
Operating out of Okolona, Mississippi, Wanda S. Ellis is a seasoned accountant providing a range of services to meet the financial needs of her clients. With over a decade of experience, she specializes in offering basic accounting services, tax compliance, and financial planning, catering to the unique needs of family-owned enterprises and individuals and families in the local community. Her expertise extends to payroll processing and compliance, as well as sales tax compliance, ensuring her clients' financial operations run smoothly and in accordance with regulatory requirements.
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Robert E. Tallant
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Okolona, Mississippi 38860
Located in Okolona, Mississippi, Robert E. Tallant brings over 20 years of experience to his role as a certified public accountant. His practice focuses on small business accounting and tax compliance, serving clients with various business structures, including S-Corps, partnerships, and LLCs. With expertise in basic accounting services and IRS representation, Mr. Tallant offers comprehensive financial statement compilation and bookkeeping services to family-owned enterprises and other businesses.
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Thomas A. Jones
Certified Public Accountant
Verified Licensed
Location Okolona, Mississippi 38860
Based in Okolona, Mississippi, Thomas A. Jones provides accounting services to small and medium-sized businesses, including family-owned enterprises. With over 15 years of experience in tax preparation, financial planning, and payroll processing, he offers specialized services in basic accounting, financial planning, and small business accounting. Specifically, he assists clients in accurately reporting retirement account tax liabilities and maintaining compliance with payroll regulations.

Mississippi's CPA community serves a traditional economy with agriculture, manufacturing, and growing gaming industry. The Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy requires 150 semester hours for licensure. CPAs must complete 120 hours of continuing professional education every three years, including 4 hours of ethics and minimum accounting/auditing requirements.

Key Tax Considerations: Mississippi has graduated individual income tax up to 4.7% and corporate income tax up to 4%. CPAs commonly handle state income tax compliance, sales tax, and various economic development incentives offered to attract and retain businesses. The gaming industry along the Gulf Coast and Mississippi River creates specialized needs for gaming tax compliance and internal controls. Agricultural tax planning remains important in rural areas.

Industry Specializations: Agriculture (cotton, soybeans, catfish farming), manufacturing (automotive, furniture, aerospace), gaming and hospitality, healthcare, energy, forestry, and higher education are key practice areas. CPAs often develop expertise in gaming compliance and controls, agricultural cooperatives, or serving the automotive manufacturing supply chain that has grown in recent decades.

For CPA Professionals: The Mississippi Society of CPAs serves practitioners across the state. Major markets include Jackson (state capital and largest city), the Gulf Coast (gaming and tourism), Tupelo, and university towns like Oxford and Starkville. The state offers very low cost of living and Southern lifestyle, though it faces economic challenges and lower compensation compared to many states. Rural areas often experience CPA shortages, creating opportunities for practitioners comfortable serving smaller communities and agricultural clients.