Clarity and Solutions for Your Taxes
Plan for and file your tax return with confidence.
Find Answers to Your Questions
Find a Trusted Advisor for the Journey Ahead
Find Peace of Mind About Your Finances
When it comes to taxes, no one likes surprises.
Tax regulations are complex and changing faster than ever. This leaves you feeling uncertain and distracted by the prospect of making a critical mistake. You deserve clarity about your taxes so you can make confident, informed decisions and focus on your financial goals instead.
Find Clarity and Confidence in the Midst of Change
File an Accurate Tax Return
Be Proactive and Plan Ahead
Focus on What Matters Most
We understand how hard it is to plan for your financial future without knowing the tax implications of your decisions.
Together, our owners have over 100 years of tax and accounting experience.
Paul Greenwood – Client
My wife and I have used Battershell Nichols & Blum for more than 15 years to prepare our personal taxes. Due to employment and investment considerations, our taxes are exceptionally complex, and having a tax return thicker than an inch is normal for us. Working with BNB has been great, and they have made this process as painless as it can be. READ MORE
Ray Armstrong – Client
It is hard to believe that we have been with Battershell Nichols & Blum for almost 30 years! They handle the accounting for our nonprofit ministry, for-profit preschool, and our personal taxes. Their professionalism and care have remained the same from when we were small thru the growth years to where we are today. READ MORE
Here’s How You Find Clarity and Solutions
1. Talk to Our Team
Get to know us while we make sure we understand your questions and concerns.
2. Be Guided Through the Process
We will make sure you understand the steps needed to minimize your taxes and complete your return.
3. Find Peace of Mind
This is not just a job to us. We view it as a calling to help you succeed, and we invest in long-term relationships with our clients.
2025 IRS Compensation Reporting for Ministries
(Free)
- Key updates for 2025 IRS reporting requirements
- Employee vs. independent contractor classification (W-2 vs. 1099-NEC)
- Completing Form W-2 accurately
- Filing deadlines and electronic filing requirements
- Nonemployee compensation reporting on Form 1099-NEC
- Backup withholding rules and compliance tips
- Resources and best practices for ministries
- Brief update on Washington State’s New 2025 Law: Sales Tax Reporting for a visiting pastor contracted to deliver a sermon
Noncash Charitable Contribution 2025 Reporting
- What is required when receipting donors for different types of contributions?
- Stocks: what must be reported to the donor, how to record it, and why a brokerage account is necessary
- Cryptocurrency: how to report gifts to donors
- Vehicles, boats, and other property: how to report these gifts to both the donor and the IRS (Form 1098-C), and how to properly record them in your organization’s books
- IRS Forms: when and how to complete
- Practical tools for churches and ministries
Reporting Ministry Wages to the IRS
(Free)
- How short-term missions are treated differently for tax purposes when the assignment exceeds one year
- Special tax deductions available to missionaries
- Types of reimbursed expenses that may be considered "taxable compensation
- We'll also answer several common questions, including:
- Are travel reimbursements to short-term mission trip volunteers reportable on Form 1099-MISC?
- Are the travel expenses for a spouse or dependents considered taxable?
- Are missionaries required to file an income tax return or pay estimated tax payments?
Download Our Free Guide
How to Maximize the Tax Benefits of Working from Home
6 Critical Questions Asked by Employees and Employers
There are tax benefits available to those who are working from home that you do not want to miss. This free resource will help you make the most of them.
Tax and accounting regulations are complex and changing faster than ever, and the confusion is distracting. At Battershell Nichols & Blum, we come alongside you as a trusted advisor to provide clarity and solutions so you can focus on what matters most. Read More
Schedule Your Free Consultation
Take your first step towards clarity. You’ll get a chance to get to know us, and we’ll make sure we understand your questions and goals.