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We're a Firm with a Unique Personality

We are a reflection of our history. Our firm was founded in 1976 by Brion R. Smoker, who was then joined in 1986 by the late Kevin L. Smith.

Brion and Kevin built a firm focused on providing clients with a higher level of commitment, strong relationships, and quality service.

That drive and energy has continued and allowed us to serve clients for over 40 years. Today, we are a full service accounting firm providing cost effective services to businesses and individual clients not only in Central Pennsylvania, but across all borders.

Smoker Smith and Associates, P.C. is a proud member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and INPACT Americas. Our professionals are active and contributing members of various local and regional professional and communication organizations.

Our heritage has helped us grow into a highly respected firm, one that provides a full range of integrated services. Our heritage continues to guide and sustain us as we work every day to embody our promise of “A Higher Level of Commitment.”

John Peters, President - ACCUWRITE Forms & Systems Inc.

Jori and the Smoker Smith team have been a very valued partner of ACCUWRITE Print + Promo for over 30 years. Jori's expertise on taxes and planning have been invaluable to us for decades. Her recommendations have been spot on and I would personally recommend her and SSA to anyone, large or small. If Jori says she can handle a client and their needs - she can. And beyond her expertise and advise, her availability and personal service is absolutely the best!

- John Peters, President - ACCUWRITE Forms & Systems Inc.

David L. Morgan, DDS, Owner– Dental Associates of Hershey

As our practice has evolved and grown, the expertise of Smoker, Smith and particularly Jori Culp and Brion Smoker has been invaluable. My questions are always addressed promptly and anything I need to change is brought to my attention rather than me needing to inquire about it. Personalized service with top notch expertise.

- David L. Morgan, DDS, Owner - Dental Associates of Hershey

Norman Twain - Norman Twain Productions

I first met Smoker, Smith and Associates, specifically Jori Culp and Dave Reinhart, as a recommendation for somebody in Pennsylvania to do a state incentives certification on a film I was doing. They couldn't have been more precise or more efficient in the work they did for my company, and since that time, not only have we become friends, but have had an excellent working relationship with regard to all of my production companies, tax needs and on various LLCs. We have also been extremely happy in my wife's and my own personal income taxes as well. Additionally, they now represent my daughter and son-in-law as their tax representative. What could be more of a recommendation than entrusting ones daughter to them!

- Norman Twain - Norman Twain Productions

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Reminders & Updates

Check It Out!

Check out the article in the Central Penn Business Journal, Women Who Lead, March 2019 article featuring our partner Jori Culp

http://www.cpbj.com/article/20190306/CPBJ01/303069999/women-who-lead-jori-m-culp-cpa?fbclid=IwAR1QS3LqoY_P5jEkST4y0QOhRYFYvqzr3UunTpTTFF5PKLUqEfT3JSxd-Tw

Tax-Related Identity Theft

The IRS combats tax-related identity theft with aggressive strategies of prevention, detection and victim assistance. To find out more about tax-related identity theft call our office or visit https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/identity-protection for information and guidance.

Remember that the IRS will never contact you by electronic means. This includes emails, phone calls, text messages, or social media channels. If you are ever in doubt whether contact by someone claiming to be from the IRS is legitimate, call our office first for verification.

2019 Standard Mileage Rates

58 cents per mile for business miles driven
20 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes
14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations

Weekly Tax Brief

Understanding and controlling the unemployment tax costs of your business

Employers must pay federal unemployment tax on amounts up to $7,000 paid to each employee as wages during the year. Typically, the more claims made against a business, the higher the unemployment tax bill. But there may be ways to control costs. Don’t hire employees to fill short-term jobs. To avoid layoffs, use temps.

If you must hire, do so carefully to increase the chance that employees will work out. And if you terminate someone, provide severance and outplacement services, which may delay the start of unemployment benefits and cause them to end sooner. Contact us for more ideas.