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The vast majority of emails are answered the same day, even during tax season. You will have access to a physical location in Bellingham, supported by a network of CPAs and Enrolled Agents from around the country, ready to handle any task beyond the local office's capabilities.
1326 E Laurel Street, Bellingham, WA 98225
Mon to Fri, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(360) 862-6556
Cross-border tax (Canada/U.S.), farm and agricultural returns, business audits, year-round bookkeeping
Licensed CPAs and IRS Enrolled Agents
1040, 1040-NR, Schedule C, Schedule E, Schedule F, 1120-S, 1065, 8938 (FATCA), FinCEN Form 114 (FBAR), 3520, 3520-A, 5471, 5472, 8621, and more
1326 E Laurel Street, Bellingham, WA 98225
Need a CPA or tax company that operates throughout the year? Most Bellingham companies don't. Once April 15th comes around, they close their offices, hang up the phone lines, and won't be available until the first of the year. This can be difficult if the IRS sends you a letter in July, if you have a decision to make regarding a capital investment, or if you have any queries regarding your estimated payments.
We remain accessible all year round. Give us a call or visit our office, and we'll provide answers within the day, not weeks or months later.
We offer a complete suite of tax and accounting services to individual taxpayers, families, small businesses, and farms throughout Whatcom County. Our standard offerings include:
Personal 1040s, small business returns (Schedule C, S-Corporation, partnership), farm returns (Schedule F), and multi-state filings. All returns are reviewed by a CPA before signing off.
Monthly bookkeeping, payroll, QuickBooks setup, and cleanup of disorganized books. Lorrie and Tiffany handle the local work in-house — your bookkeeper is your point of contact.
Ongoing advice through the year, sold separately or packaged with your annual return. One-time consultation packages also available.
Back taxes, IRS audits, payment plans, and offers in compromise — handled by our team of Enrolled Agents. The Bellingham office serves as your local representative.
Tax assistance for Canadians living and working in the U.S., including TN, H-1B, and L-1 visas, led by our cross-border tax manager, Kelly Sheng, CPA.
PCAOB-registered auditing for SEC-regulated companies. Peer-reviewed assurance work delivered remotely for other clients.
Contact us for a complimentary consultation, and we'll ask about your circumstances, the information you have, and your goal(s). In a couple of days, we will provide you with a flat-fee quote based on the actual amount of work required, rather than a time-based estimate, which can quickly spiral out of control.
After you sign up, we assign you a single point of contact at our Bellingham office, as well as a CPA who reviews your case. Individual tax returns are completed within two to three weeks of receipt of all documentation; corporate returns and other complex filings take longer, but we will give you a realistic timeline up front.
Most services are priced under a flat fee arrangement. Hourly billing is reserved only for IRS resolution and audits, where the scope varies depending on the IRS's response.
The local Whatcom County economy is diverse, with farmers in Lynden and the Nooksack Valley, construction projects throughout Bellingham and Ferndale, downtown small businesses, and Canadian citizens now employed in tech and healthcare occupations south of the border. Throughout the years, we have helped our clients with tax preparation and accounting services for all of the above categories.
The Schedule F income tax form has unique reporting requirements, depreciation, and seasonality. We have decades of experience working with dairy operators, berry farms, hay farmers, and many other local agricultural businesses throughout the county and beyond.
What we provide our farming clients:
Construction accounting brings another set of problems, from job costing to subcontractor 1099s to equipment and vehicle expenses to multi-jurisdiction sales tax compliance. In addition to helping construction firms navigate these issues, we review additional year-end deductions that other CPAs might overlook. Our favorite example is equipment depreciation timing, which can save thousands of dollars when done properly.
Individual income tax returns are not really a CPA domain for most W-2 taxpayers. However, if you have rental properties, equity compensation, or retirement and/or business activities that you want to optimize from a tax perspective, it becomes a whole different story. We prepare hundreds of individual tax returns for our Bellingham clients and tell you up front if you actually need CPA level work.
Bellingham sits about 25 minutes from the Canadian border, and helping Canadians and dual residents is one of our specialties. We work through the Substantial Presence Test, FBAR and Form 8938 reporting, TFSA and RRSP filings, and the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures for clients who have fallen behind, the kind of work most local firms will not take on. Our cross-border tax manager, Kelly Sheng, CPA, leads our cross-border tax services.
Call our Bellingham branch and talk to someone in person. Our team listed below are your contact persons on a daily basis, but behind them stands a nationwide network of licensed CPAs and Enrolled Agents that takes care of audits and other unique or complex situations.
Bookkeeper
Seasoned bookkeeper with more than 30 years of experience supporting small businesses with accurate records, payroll, and compliance.
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Cross-Border Senior Tax Manager
Cross-border tax specialist with 20 years of experience helping individuals, families, and business owners navigate the U.S. and Canadian tax intersection, including residency planning, dual filing, expatriation, foreign reporting, and treaty-based strategies to reduce double taxation.
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Bookkeeper
Bookkeeper focused on organized records, reconciliations, and day-to-day accounting support for client businesses.
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Bookkeeper
Hurliman Minajatdinova supports small business clients with bookkeeping across construction, retail, property management, and nonprofits using QuickBooks and Xero.
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Tax Accountant
Tax accountant experienced in individual, entity, and multi-state tax work, including complex consolidated filings.
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Tax Accountant
Experienced tax accountant with more than 30 years of experience helping high-net-worth individuals and families minimize taxes through personalized planning.
Learn more→Clients we represent range from the dairy and berry farmers of Lynden and Nooksack to the tradespeople and merchants of Ferndale and Birch Bay to the border community of Blaine to residents of our very own Bellingham. We work with clients throughout Whatcom County, as well as in Sedro-Woolley, Burlington, Anacortes, and the San Juan Islands, including Friday Harbor.
Explore our dedicated CPA and tax service pages for the communities we serve across Whatcom County:
Or stop by our office at 1326 E Laurel Street, Bellingham, WA 98225. Mon to Fri, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Reviewed by Kelly Sheng, CPA at Clarity Tax & CPAs · WA CPA license #31048933 · Last reviewed: May 2026.