Balance Consulting

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Balance Consulting LLC
Type Private
Founded 1989
Headquarters Ann Arbor, Michigan
Key people Janet Fry, President; Denise Johnson, General Counsel & Tax Compliance Manager
Industry Professional services
Employees 37
Website [4] www.balanceconsult.com

Balance Consulting LLC is a company that provides training and advisory services[1] for tax information reporting, accounts payable,[2] and sales and use tax to businesses.[3][4] The company was founded in 1989 by Ilan Gittlen who had developed software for businesses reporting Form 1099 tax information. Since Mr. Gittlen's death in 2006, his wife, Janet Fry, has served as President.

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[edit] Internal Revenue Service Committees

Balance Consulting professionals have served on the IRS Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee (IRPAC)[5] and the IRS Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC),[6] a public forum for electronic tax administration issues and the electronic interactions between tax professionals and the IRS.

[edit] Clients

Clients include many of the Fortune 500 companies[7] including:

[edit] Software Subsidiary

Balance Consulting has a wholly owned subsidiary, Manchester Incorporated,[8] established in 1995, which develops software for processing tax information returns and provides outsourcing services for Forms 1099 and 1042-S.[9]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Year-end planning: IRS set to expand audits of payments to nonresident aliens." Managing Accounts Payable 05-10 (Oct 2005): 2. General OneFile. Gale. Ann Arbor District Library (AADL). 5 Mar. 2008[1]
  2. ^ "What G/L pros need to know to get 1099s completed for 2002." Managing the General Ledger, Dec 2002 p5.
  3. ^ "Are you up on the new-for 2006 rules for year-end?(FORM 1099)(Conference news)." Managing Accounts Payable 06-12 (Dec 2006): 1. General ONEFILE. Gale. Ann Arbor District Library (AADL) 5 Mar. 2008
  4. ^ Schaeller, Mary S. Accounts Payable: A Guide to Running an Efficient Department, pages 246-247. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004.
  5. ^ Information Reporting Program Advisory Public Meeting [2]
  6. ^ IRS Selects New Members and a Chairman for ETAAC [3]
  7. ^ In 2006, clients included 78% of all Fortune 100 companies and 70% of all Fortune 500 companies.
  8. ^ Manchester website (http://manchester1099.com)
  9. ^ http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/cms/NULH/Weekly%20Issues/Issues/2005/22/Features/L22accountingsoftware?searchfor=Accounting%20software

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