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Alder & Quinn CPAs & Business Advisors
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Partners & Key Advisors

You work with the professionals whose names are on the door. Over thirty combined years in Midwest pass-through tax, manufacturing accounting, and owner-led financial strategy.

Sarah Alder, CPA

Managing Partner & Tax Lead CPA, MST (Master of Science in Taxation), University of Iowa

Specializes in pass-through entity tax strategy, multi-state apportionment, and capital gains planning for owner-operated logistics, agriculture, and construction firms.

Focus: Corporate tax compliance, entity elections, state nexus analysis
Direct: s.alder@alderquinn.example

David Quinn, CPA

Partner & Advisory Director CPA, B.B.A. Accounting, Drake University

Leads client accounting operations, monthly controllership, and business valuation modeling. Former senior manager at regional audit firm before founding Alder & Quinn in 2012.

Focus: Financial reporting, cash flow modeling, owner succession planning
Direct: d.quinn@alderquinn.example

Rachel Vance

Senior Accountant & Payroll Lead Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, B.S. Accounting

Manages monthly ledger closes, quarterly payroll filings, and client software integrations for 50+ regional business accounts.

Focus: Monthly bookkeeping closes, sales tax filings, payroll audits
Direct: r.vance@alderquinn.example
Partner Accountability

Why We Keep Our Active Client Roster Capped

Eighty clients. Direct partner oversight on every return.

Large regional and national accounting firms operate on a leverage model: one partner oversees 400 client returns while junior staff handle the calculations. When an owner calls with an urgent equipment financing or tax nexus question, they wait three days for a callback from someone who hasn't reviewed their ledger.

We deliberately maintain our active business client roster under 90 companies. That means Sarah Alder and David Quinn are personally in your numbers, familiar with your ownership agreement, and available whenever a major transaction or audit issue arises.