Chickering

At Chickering & Company, Certified Public Accountants, PLLC, we are dedicated to helping small businesses and individuals succeed financially through quality audit, tax, accounting, and business advisory services. Our focus on integrity, reliability, and passion for client service allows you to focus on your passion. We recognize that each client has unique goals, so we work with your business to tailor our services to meet your specific needs. Our primary goal is to offer our clients a cost-effective service that will pay for itself in reduced headaches, time savings, and penalties avoided.

We are a full-service CPA firm, providing accounting, tax, and consulting services for businesses, non-profits, and individuals. We will assist you with every aspect of your accounting needs, whether it's tax planning, budgeting, or bookkeeping to more specialized areas such as business formation or QuickBooks accounting system implementation. Beyond the standard preparation services, we will work with you in an ongoing effort to minimize your future tax burden. We work with a diverse range of clients, including Construction Companies, Doctors, Dentists, Franchisors/Franchisees, Lawyers, Real Estate Companies, Retail Sales, and many other types of businesses.

Our Mission and Philosophy

Our mission is to help clients maintain financial viability in the present, while taking a proactive approach to achieve future goals. We believe in providing quality services at reasonable and affordable prices to meet your needs. We strictly adhere to the "24/7" philosophy for availability and commitment to our clients. Our commitment to quality, communication, timeliness, responsiveness, and value makes us proud of our reputation for excellence.

Principal of the Firm

Jefferson M. Chickering, CPA, MST, is the principal of the firm. He has twenty-five years of public and private industry experience, including over seven years with Ernst & Young, LLP, and Price Waterhouse, LLP. Mr. Chickering graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a B.S. Degree in Business Administration and Northeastern University with a M.S. Degree in Taxation. He is a Beta Gamma Sigma scholar and an Honors Student. Mr. Chickering has served on various boards, including the Governor-appointed State of New Hampshire Board of Accountancy and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). He is also involved in his community, serving as an instructor for the Church's Our Whole Lives Program (OWL) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Manchester, NH.