We are a member of the McGladrey Alliance, a premier affiliation of over 90 independent accounting and consulting firms with offices in 42 states and Puerto Rico.

As a member of the Alliance, the firm has access to the resources of national and international CPA firms, plus access to the expertise provided by all the other Alliance members. This affiliation provides us with the benefits of a national and international network, while allowing the firm to maintain the qualities of personal service and close relationships that only a locally owned CPA firm can provide.

Mission:
Atchley & Associates, LLP seeks to provide exceptional services to our clients by developing long-term relationships, enabling us to assist our clients in anticipating and proactively managing their most important business challenges. In doing so, we seek to provide opportunities for our people to grow and to be rewarded.

Core Values:
Individually and as a firm, we share the following values:

• Exhibiting personal and professional integrity
• Providing service with care and concern for others - services that meet the real needs of our clients
• Committing individually and collectively to work to the best of our abilities
• Developing relationships that will benefit our people and our clients
• Encouraging open and honest communication that results in positive outcomes
• Providing career opportunities for challenge, growth and rewards

People Make the Difference:
Atchley & Associates, LLP began operations on August 2, 1999. Our partners and associates play a critical role in the deliverance of our exceptional services. Currently, we have six partners – Karen Atchley/CPA, Dan Shaner/CPA, Evonne Jones/CPA, Harold Ingersoll/CPA/CFF/ABV, CVA, CM&AA, Ronny Armstrong/CPA and Laura M. Stephens/CPA. The majority of our partners have experience working in both national and local public accounting firms and several have gained additional management experience as partners or shareholders in prior firms. Our partners have a combined total of over 200 years experience in the practice of public accounting and three of the seven have worked together since the mid 1980s. Each brings a unique set of talents and expertise to the firm enabling us to offer comprehensive service to our clients.

Our People:
Atchley & Associates, LLP realizes that the successful performance of any engagement is directly related to the personnel assigned to it. The majority of our seniors and staff members are college graduates and the majority of our professional staff are Certified Public Accountants.

Atchley & Associates, LLP strongly believes in providing opportunities for personal and professional growth for its people. We work hard to foster an environment where people want to work because it is both challenging and rewarding. We believe we have succeeded. We provide exceptional services because we have exceptional people.

Peer Review:

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Privacy Policy:
In accordance with Section 35.581 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, Atchley & Associates, L.L.P. has adopted the following policy pertaining to nonpublic personal information about current and former clients. CPAs have been and continue to be bound by professional standards of confidentiality that are even more stringent than those required by law. It is the policy of Atchley & Associates, LLP to protect the confidential nature of all personal information obtained from clients and former clients. Except as disclosed in this agreement, we will not intentionally disclose personal information, including Social Security numbers, to third parties without authorization.

Types of Nonpublic Personal Information We Collect:

Atchley & Associates, LLP requires that you provide your Social Security number because it is necessary for us to use the number when preparing forms and communicating with the Internal Revenue Service and other taxing authorities. We will only use the Social Security number as means of identification with a taxing authority, or as otherwise allowed by you.

Parties to Whom We Disclose Information:

For current and former clients, we do not disclose any nonpublic personal information obtained in the course of our practice except as required or permitted by law. Permitted disclosures include third parties who assist us in providing services to you, such as CCH Incorporated, the vendor providing us with our tax compliance software, ProSystem fx Tax.

Protecting the Confidentiality and Security of Current and Former Clients' Information:

We retain records relating to professional services that we provide so that we are better able to assist you with your professional needs and, in some cases, to comply with professional guidelines. Atchley & Associates, LLP protects social security numbers as it protects all of its clients’ confidential information. We use commercially reasonable safeguards on our computer system to prevent unauthorized access of confidential information, including Social Security numbers. Although security cannot be guaranteed, we maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with our professional standards.

Access to Personal Information:

Only the accountants and staff of Atchley & Associates, LLP have access to the Social Security numbers in our records. All accountants and staff will hold this information in confidence and will not release it to people outside the firm, except as agreed by you or required by law.

Disposition of Personal Information:

Atchley & Associates, LLP will dispose of its business records that contain personal information by modifying the personal information to make it unreadable or undecipherable. We may make personal information unreadable by shredding, erasing, or other means. We may also dispose of personal information by contracting with a person engaged in the business of disposing of records that contain confidential information.