Company Info

Purtill & Company is specialized firm of Certified Public Accountants in Cheshire, Connecticut which was founded in 1983. Its practice focus is management accounting, including consulting and accounting for closely held businesses. The firm serves as accountants and business advisors to a number of successful small companies. It also handles business and tax planning, start-ups, bankruptcies, workouts, bank relations, tax defense and appeals, computer systems design, business valuations and similar assignments. The firm consists of four CPAs, a computer professional and two support staff members.

The firm produces educational seminars for CPAs, which are distributed nationally. The topics are management reporting. corporate cash management, budgeting, effective controllership, personnel laws and regulations, business startup, family business management. The firm also produces the book, Starting a small business in Connecticut, available in English and Spanish, used widely in start-up courses in Connecticut and sold in bookstores.

Purtill & Company staff are qualified resellers and installers for Visual AccountMate accounting software and developers of specialized accounting applications. They have written many modifications to AccountMate to customize it to client needs and have developed custom accounting applications for small businesses.

Business Services
  • Budgeting, lease vs. buy decisions
  • Loan negotiations
  • Print batch feature 1
  • Financial statements
  • Tax planning and returns
  • Business management and strategy

Specialized Services
  • LIFO inventory training and consultation
  • Business valuations
  • Litigation support
  • IRS tax defense and appeals
  • Banking relations
  • Bankruptcies and workouts
  • Start-ups
Business Accounting Systems
  • Custom applications
  • Troubleshooting
  • Modifications
  • Off-the-shelf accounting software
  • Systems consultation

Training
  • Self-study seminars
  • Custom in-house seminars
  • Seminars for financial professionals