Full-service accounting firm CB Smith & Associates P.C. has acquired the Macon-based accounting firm Meadors Wall & Co. P.C. This announcement was made today by Christopher B. Smith, CPA, owner of CB Smith & Associates.

“We are pleased to announce our expansion,” said Smith. “Meadors Wall & Co. is a highly respected accounting firm with deep roots in Macon, Georgia, and we’re proud to bring such high-caliber professionals to our team. This addition is the result of our desire to grow our accounting business while continuing to provide the big-firm expertise and small-town responsiveness our clients have come to expect of us.”

Meadors Wall & Co. was founded in 1952 by Mortimer Meadors and has been run in recent years by partners and CPAs Gary Meadors, Alan Meadors and Joe Wall. Since its inception, Meadors Wall & Co. has established itself as a leading advisor to the business leaders, corporations and industries in the Macon area, as well as the families they serve.

“The dedicated professionals at CB Smith & Associates share our commitment to personalized attention, deep expertise and strong community roots,” said Gary Meadors, CPA, partner at Meadors Wall & Co. “We’re proud to work with such outstanding people who will continue our firm’s legacy of exceptional service.”

The acquisition enables CB Smith & Associates to provide its clients with enhanced benefits and services, as well as personalized attention from a larger team of professionals. The firm now offers the following services:

·        Business services: Business advisory services, tax planning, tax preparation and corporate tax filings, business accounting, part-time CFO/controller services, cloud-based paperless accounting, monthly business financial statements, solving tax problems, compliance, HR and payroll, and audits

·        Business services offered through CB Smith & Associates affiliates:

o   Reliance Payroll — Full-service payroll and human resources outsourcing

o   Reliance One Benefit Administrator — Cost-effective Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts that help employees offset rising health care costs

·        Individual services: Tax planning and preparation, and tax resolution services (such as issues with the IRS)