Erica - HER LIFE Magazine

herlife | spotlightby ann e. butenas | photos by bre baszlerWhen was the last time a business made a commitmentto exceed your expectations? For Kemper CPAGroup LLP, giving 100 percent of their effort, timeand commitment to your small business, tax and accounting needs ismerely a baseline endeavor. When it comes to going the extra mile fortheir clients, the professional staff at Kemper CPA Group will alwaysbe there for you.Kemper CPA Group is more than just a regional accounting firm.The firm is ranked as one of the top 100 firms in the United States.Diversity among their 22 locations and over 50 partners allows themto offer large national firm services, but provide a personal touch on alocalized level. In addition to the traditional CPA firm services, tax andaccounting, their non-traditional services include wealth managementand retirement planning, payroll and human resource functions, software,hardware installations and network management offered throughits divisions of Kemper Capital Management, Kemper First ChoicePayroll and Kemper Technology Consulting.Through its Capital Management division, clients can feel confidentthat all of their investment goals are being pursued with sound, individually-designedstrategies to help meet and sustain those goals. Even when itcomes to one’s retirement needs, Kemper CPA Group understands howimportant and personal those are to each client and will work tirelessly toprovide the best options possible to enjoy retired life worry-free.If you own a small business, Kemper First Choice Payroll bringssimplicity to the game, offering a full range of payroll services, includingtime entry, check processing, tax payments and filing. They takethe headache out of the payroll process so that their clients can focusmore fully on their businesses. In addition, they stand ready to assistin establishing policy and procedure as well as guidance with otherhuman resourceneeds.KemperCPA Group’s corefoundation is its accounting,audit andtax services. Weoffer personalizedaccounting services to allow for increased business and growth whichensures accurate and complete financial information for each client.Of course, everything offered by the partners and staff at KemperCPA Group is built upon a solid foundation of moral, ethical andprofessional standards.Lammert Van Laar III CPA/ABV/CFF, CVA, Partner-in-charge inthe Stockton office, emphasizes the company’s true niche.“We have expertise in areas most small firms do not,” he said.“Our big-service feel embraces service on a personalized and locallevel and our highly-skilled staff operates as a dedicated team. We havethe manpower for big projects, but still offer the small firm feel. Ourtop priority remains, however, to know and understand our client’sneeds and to ensure their utmost satisfaction.”With California offices in Tracy, Stockton, Modesto and Merced,it is not uncommon for the firm to share offices and staff, making thema highly portable company that can provide a wide range of services,expertise and manpower.Kemper CPA Group has its roots in Illinois and currently has officesin California, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. Founded over a halfa century ago by Morris Kemper in Mt. Carmel, Illinois, his overallphilosophy was to genuinely and honestly serve his neighbors. Today,52 HERLIFEMAGAZINE.COM