Certified Public Accountants · PLLC
Order in your books.
Confidence in your numbers.
Beehive CPAs is a full-service certified public accounting firm serving businesses, nonprofits, and individuals, from clean monthly bookkeeping to tax strategy, assurance, and CFO-level guidance.
1One firm, full service
Bookkeeping, payroll, tax, assurance, and advisory under one roof, so your accountant, tax preparer, and CFO are never out of sync.
2CPA-level rigor
Every engagement is built on professional standards, documented processes, and internal controls, the same discipline we bring to audit-ready clients.
3Built around your business
From startups choosing an entity to established organizations preparing for audits, engagements are scoped to what you actually need, nothing more.
What We Do
Services
Thirteen practice areas, one coordinated team. Open any category to see the full scope.
01Bookkeeping & Accounting+
- Recording and categorizing transactions
- Bank and credit-card reconciliations
- Accounts payable and vendor management
- Accounts receivable and customer invoicing
- General-ledger maintenance
- Month-end and year-end closing
- Cleanup or catch-up bookkeeping
- QuickBooks Online setup, migration, and support
02Financial Reporting+
- Monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
- Balance sheets, income statements, and cash-flow statements
- Budget-to-actual reports
- Department, program, or location-level reporting
- Management dashboards and key performance indicators
- Customized reports for owners, boards, banks, or investors
03Tax Preparation & Compliance+
- Individual income-tax returns
- Partnership returns
- S-corporation and C-corporation returns
- Nonprofit tax returns
- Trust and estate returns
- Payroll and sales-tax filings
- Estimated tax calculations
- Tax notices and correspondence
- Multi-state tax compliance
- 1099 and W-2 reporting
04Tax Planning & Advisory+
- Year-round tax planning
- Business-entity selection
- S-corporation election analysis
- Reasonable compensation planning
- Retirement-plan and deduction strategies
- Capital-gains planning
- Estimated-tax planning
- Tax-efficient owner distributions
- Business purchase or sale tax planning
- Succession and estate-tax planning
05Payroll Services+
- Payroll processing and direct deposits
- Payroll-tax filings
- Employee and contractor setup
- Benefits and deduction administration
- W-2 and 1099 preparation
- Payroll reconciliations
- Compliance assistance
- Coordination with payroll platforms
06Audit & Assurance Services+
- Financial-statement audits
- Reviews
- Compilations
- Agreed-upon procedures
- Internal-control testing
- Employee-benefit-plan audits
- Nonprofit or governmental audits
- Grant and compliance audits
- Lender-requested financial reporting
An audit provides the highest level of assurance, a review provides limited assurance, and a compilation presents financial information without providing assurance.
07Outsourced Controller & CFO Services+
- Monthly financial oversight
- Cash-flow forecasting
- Budget preparation and financial projections
- Board and management reporting
- Profitability analysis
- Strategic financial planning
- Banking and lender support
- Internal-control development
- Oversight of accounting staff
- Assistance with major financial decisions
08Business Advisory & Consulting+
- Business startup guidance
- Entity formation support
- Accounting-system design
- Policies, procedures, and internal-control improvements
- Pricing and profitability analysis
- Cost-reduction and break-even analysis
- Business process improvement
- Acquisition and expansion planning
- Succession planning
09Audit Readiness & Compliance Support+
- Preparing schedules for external auditors
- Cleaning up accounting records
- Supporting documentation requests
- Revenue-recognition analysis
- Fixed-asset and deferred revenue schedules
- Grant tracking
- Policy documentation
- Financial-close checklists
- Internal-control documentation
10Forensic Accounting & Fraud Services+
- Fraud investigations
- Misappropriation analysis
- Financial-record reconstruction
- Litigation support
- Insurance-claim calculations
- Divorce and marital financial analysis
- Employee-theft investigations
- Expert-witness services
11Business Valuation+
- Valuation of privately held businesses
- Buy-sell agreement support
- Partner buyouts
- Estate and gift-tax valuations
- Divorce-related valuations
- Merger and acquisition support
- Succession-planning valuations
12Nonprofit & Religious Organization Services+
- Fund accounting and donor-restricted fund tracking
- Grant accounting
- Budgeting and board reporting
- Form 990 preparation
- Contribution and donation reporting
- Internal controls over cash and donations
- Financial policies and procedures
- Audit and review preparation
- Compliance with donor or grant requirements
13Personal Financial & Wealth Services+
- Personal financial planning
- Retirement planning
- Estate and gift planning
- Education-funding strategies
- Investment tax planning
- Family-office services
- Net-worth statements
- Coordination with attorneys and financial advisers
How We Work
A disciplined process, like the hive itself
Discover
A conversation about your business, your books, and your goals — followed by a review of your current records and systems.
Scope
A clear written engagement: the services included, the deliverables, the timeline, and the fee. No surprises.
Build
We clean up, set up, or migrate your accounting foundation — chart of accounts, QuickBooks Online, payroll, and processes.
Maintain
Recurring closes, filings, and reporting on a set calendar, with year-round planning instead of year-end scrambles.
About the Firm
Beehive CPAs PLLC
A certified public accounting firm founded on the belief that great accounting looks like a well-kept hive: every cell in order, everything accounted for, nothing wasted.
Beehive CPAs serves closely held businesses, nonprofit and religious organizations, and individuals who want more than a once-a-year tax appointment. We combine hands-on bookkeeping and payroll with CPA-level tax strategy, financial reporting, and controller oversight — the structure of a larger firm with the attention of a dedicated accountant.
Get Started
Request a Consultation
Tell us a little about your business or situation and we'll follow up to schedule an introductory conversation.
Beehive CPAs PLLC
10 Horseshoe Ln
Lemont, Illinois 60439
Phone: (630) 788-7372
Email: yscherawala@beehivecpas.com
Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM CT
Evening and weekend appointments available during tax season.
Prospective clients receive a complimentary introductory consultation. Existing clients can reach us anytime through the secure client portal.