Travis Raml, CPA & Associates, LLC is a Columbia Maryland CPA firm offering a variety of Tax Preparation, Accounting, and Consulting Services in the end our very simple goal is to increase our client's wealth constantly & consistently overtime.  While the time of the year when a client first engages us may limit the initial options available to us (usually limited to a very short period of time),  ALL our services are created and designed with an eye on year-around, and multi-year planning to truly produce the best results.  Accordingly, and as early as possible we begin to design and implement a set of customized strategies and solutions to help new clients begin the wealth building journey with us (always ongoing for existing clients).

Our firm's key principles in providing service are:

• Our Ultimate Goal is to always be instrumental in aiding Client Growth, Profits, and Wealth.
• Compliance MUST comes FIRST related to Tax Filings and Other Quarterly, Monthly, or Annual Filings Related Activities!
• We always focus on ways to minimize our clients audit risk without being too conservative and miss legitimate tax deductions.  The simple truth is if you have a tax deduction that is Legal and Supportable, 99 times out of 100 we should deduct it.  The IRS and state tax jurisdictions set the tax laws, and one of the worse sins is not taking a deduction your entitled to simply because the majority of people or some talking head on the radio thinks its an audit risk (not whether it is an audit risk).  

We're always looking for ways to provide piece of mind to our clients with our accounting, tax preparation and consulting services so our clients can focus on creating, maintaining, and increasing revenue.

Features & Benefits of All Services

Located in the heart of Maryland we're well placed to service clients through out the greater Washington, DC, and Baltimore Areas.  While many services and features are self explanatory, we've found that adding extras and free new features (large and small) over time both enhances our services and helps provide our clients with an experience not available elsewhere.

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Year Around Advice & Information

Wealth Creation & Planning 

Updates, Research, New Laws

Guidance, Training, & Seminars

We pride ourselves on being a resource for EVERY client, and our duty to help each of them.

Wealth creation is at the heart of every service and advice whether regardless if its stated or not.

Social Media is used to provide most updates today, while our new newsletters will enhance this.

Over the years we've understood that FREE training & seminars are a great place to aid client growth.

As Columbia, MD CPA's we offer 8 key financial services that are designed to fulfill a specific need with a eye always on building and develop client wealth in the process.  Below is a summary of our Tax Preparation Services and a few key details (please refer to the service page for additional details) though they are designed to meet and exceed the needs of Individuals and Businesses clients alike:

• Individual Tax Preparation - including all necessary schedules, with significant experience with complicated and multi-sate filings
• Business Tax Preparation (1120s, 1065, 1120, 990, 1041, and all necessary state filings),

Our Tax services don't stop here.  While never advisable life happens and sometimes tax returns are not filed, accidently missing, not full processed to mention just a few of the issues that occur.  Additionally, it not uncommon for clients to receive a tax notice from the IRS (or state tax agency) to having their return scrutinized under a correspondence audit.  In these and other cases our Tax Resolution Services are designed to sort out any and all tax problems as quickly and effortlessly as possible, while providing the best results for our clients so they can get on with their business lives.

• Tax Resolution Services (everything from Audit Responses, back filings, and much more).

While accounting & bookkeeping service is a traditional service offered by many if not most CPA firms, our approach and view of accounting services couldn't be greater.  In many cases accounting & bookkeeping is taken for granted by many firms.  However, we view as a way to get to know our clients in greater detail and the building block of many other services.

• Accounting & Bookkeeping  (including full  data entry services & financial statement creation | Accounting & QuickBooks Health Checks Quarterly, Trimester, or Semi-Annual Cleaning Services were we add missing transactions & prepare and include all necessary adjustments)

Our four (4) other primary services focus are more specialties in nature with each taking years of training, and hundreds of hours a year of invested in these services to improve and enhance our capabilities, and pass along new strategies for the betterment of all our clients.  These services include:

• DCAA Compliance Services  (Including Rate Calculations, DCAA Audit Agency Responses & Support),
• Business Incorporation Services (New Business Formation, Entity Selection, State Selection of home offices)
• Wealth Growth, Planning, & Management.
• Business Advisory & Outsourced CFO Services with a focus on a variety of CFO Capabilities & Business and Executive Advisory,
• Training & Coaching Services - Executive & Staff, process setup and staff improvement, employee work handbooks).

While our payroll services may no longer be one o four key services it is necessary requirement for many clients and we've developed our payroll services to be effective for clients with 50 or less employees. Through 3rd party resources we have access and solutions for clients of any size regardless of the number of employees.

• Payroll Processing (New Business Setup ,Year End 1099 & W2's, Designed for New and Growing Businesses, and Ideal for Businesses with 50 or less Employees).

We've developed these services and expertise by working in these industries for years prior to the formation of Travis Raml, CPA & Associates', and by investing thousands of hours annually towards work, study, and research. These facts and with an ever growing and more diversified clients base has given us the unique ability to developed true industry specializations & experience and by always focusing on the true needs of our clients.

As a Columbia MD CPA firm (licensed Maryland CPA, Washington DC CPA, Virginia, CPA) our Columbia Maryland accounting and Columbia MD tax services can nearly pay for themselves by reducing management headaches and saving clients time and money. Benefits include:

• Complete tax preparation, tax planning, and  management system.
• Providing answers and solutions to everyday business needs
• Developing a financial management system and financial reporting system that shows the progress of your business various with ongoing KPI specialty reports and bench-marking. 

Through years of work with numerous small businesses in the Greater Washington, DC / Baltimore area, we're sure our accounting and tax solutions can benefit any new or existing small business.

Industry Specialization

• Doctors & Physicians
• Dentists & Dental Groups
• DCAA & Government Contractors​
• Lawyers & Law Firms
• IT & Technology Service Firms
• Software & App Development
• Professional Service Firms - Management Consultants, Architects, Environmental and More
• Consumer Focus Businesses - Insurance Agents & Agency's, Electricians, Plumbers, Painters, Landscapers, and More
• Real Estate Related - Developers, Investors, Renovators, Handy-Man, Mortgage Brokers, Rental & Property Management (Airbnb).
• Retail Businesses - Specialty Restaurants, Franchises, Spas & Salons, Laundry, Tailor, & Other Personal Services.

Our Services:   We provide a wide range of tax and accounting related services to small businesses and individuals thorough out the Greater Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD areas including Ellicott City, Columbia, Severn, Odenton, Crofton, Silver Spring, Rockville, Potomac, Reston, Tysons Corner, Alexandria, Arlington. We are convenient located in Columbia Maryland
Travis Raml, CPA has been an accountant since 1998 and a certified public accountant (CPA) since 2003 and prides his firm on delivering high quality small business CPA services. He specializes in Columbia MD Tax Preparation, and Columbia Maryland Accounting.