Welcome to Legg and Watne
We provide a full range of tax, and accounting services to individuals, families, and small businesses. Serving Skagit, Whatcom, Island, and Snohomish counties since 1970.
Our business services
We provide a full range of accounting services to business clients of all sizes. In addition to crunching the numbers and processing all of your transactions, our team works closely with you to ensure that you understand the reports we are giving you. Let us work together to provide you the tools you need to effectively and easily manage your successful business.
These are just some of the popular services we offer…
Business services
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Compilation reports
Compiling financial data that you provide to us, we prepare for you a full set of reports including a balance sheet, a profit & loss sheet, and a variety of optional schedules that reveal vital information about the operations of your business. We can prepare these on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis to provide you with the insights when you need them.
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We file all required reports:
State excise taxes, payroll tax forms and quarterly reports, W-2s and 1099s, tax returns, garnishment data, IRS correspondence, and more. If your business needs to get something official filed, we’re here to help you get it done.
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Strategic planning
Are you considering an expansion? Selling your business? Just want some help keeping your costs under control? We provide a wide variety of consultation services, forecasts, hypothetical analyses, and other information to help you make the best decision possible for your business in this dynamic environment.
Our services for individuals
We offer to individuals and families a host of services that will help you take control of tricky financial matters quickly, accurately, and (best of all) simply.
In an ever-changing environment, it is easy to get lost or overwhelmed by the many new things the IRS or financial institutions expect from you every year.
Legg & Watne is here to help. Here are just some of the things we can do…
Individual services
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Tax Returns
We file nearly a thousand tax returns with the IRS every year. No matter your situation or your income level, we have the knowledge and experience to get your return filed correctly, and we’re always on the lookout for ways to help you get the most favorable results. We can handle 1040s, estates, gift taxes, state returns, and more.
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Personal financial statements
With the tight restrictions on banks and money lenders these days, more and more people are in need of personal financial statements to obtain financing. We can help you put together a Statement of Net Worth, a personal income statement, and nearly any other document you might need to meet these requirements.
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Much more
We are here to help you make the right decisions when it comes to your tax and financial planning. We offer a wide variety of consulting services, and maintain a strong network of other financial professionals who can offer guidance on nearly all of your financial concerns.
Who we are
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MIKE WATNE
A graduate of the University of Washington, Mike obtained his CPA license in 2007 after five years in the field as a bookkeeper. Mike is currently the only CPA on staff after the retirement of his long-time partner and Grandfather, Bob Legg. Mike was fortunate to have had such a dedicated mentor, as Bob’s experience and methods spanned nearly 50 years in the industry and provided a very pragmatic supplement to the modern and technically savvy perspectives Mike acquired through school. Mike brings this well-balanced blend of experience into every engagement, empowering his clients with better practices, time-saving organization systems, and a deeper understanding of their financial information.
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LINDA LEGG
Office manager, receptionist, and staff bookkeeper, Linda wears many hats. She is the smiling face of our firm and the person who makes sure that the information you receive from us is presentable and complete. Linda administers most payroll accounts and has a hand in many of our bookkeeping processes, and therefore maintains a keen understanding of our clients’ business needs and considerations. On top of all of that, she is also Mike’s mom, keeping him in check and in good health through the busiest of times.
About Legg and Watne
Tradition. Innovation. Excellence.
Legg & Watne, CPAs is a certified public accounting practice located in Mount Vernon, Washington.
We are a family business with more than 50 years of experience, providing invaluable assistance and insight to taxpayers and small businesses all over the United States.
It is our mission to go beyond the basic preparation of your financial statements and tax returns – we work closely with you to develop a thorough understanding of this information so that you can wield it as a powerful management tool.
Our goal is to give you much more than a sheet of meaningless numbers. Knowledge is power. We’re here to make it your power.
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Please note that we do not accept new client inquiries via email. To schedule an initial consultation, call (360) 424-1752.