The Staff

Managing Partner

Jeremy Corson, CPA

Managing Partner

Jeremy has a degree in Accounting and also another degree in Business Management from Missouri State University. He has been a part of our firm for over 16 years.Jeremy holds a CPA and primarily works with business consulting, tax planning and tax services. He also specializes in real estate tax and cost segregation studies. He prepares individual, corporate, partnership, trust and estate tax returns. In his free time Jeremy enjoys spending time with his wife and three children and he also loves playing and coaching soccer.

Partners

Penny Meridith

Partner

Penny has a Bachelor’s degree from Missouri State University in accounting. She has spent her entire career in public accounting tirelessly servicing her clients with over 46 year of public accounting and tax experience. Penny provides a wide range of accounting and tax services to clients in a variety of industries. She works primarily in individual, corporate, and partnership taxes. She is also skilled in small business accounting, payroll, and QuickBooks. In her free time, Penny enjoys reading, swimming, scrap booking and spending time with her grandkids.

Christine Gonzalez, EA

Partner

Christine has a Bachelor’s degree from Baylor University. She has over 18 years of experience in public accounting and is an Enrolled Agent with the IRS. Christine works with our business accounting services and corporate/partnership tax preparation as well as individual tax preparation. She is also bilingual and services our Spanish speaking clients and business owners. Outside of work she loves camping, traveling, and being outdoors with her husband and three children.

Payroll

Caroline Stewart

Payroll Manager

Caroline has been our payroll manager for over 16 years. Caroline oversees all of our payroll clients and their payroll tax needs. She stays informed about not only Missouri payroll tax issues but also helps many clients with multi-state payroll tax reporting. In her free time Caroline loves spending time with her husband and 4 kids and they enjoy camping around the beautiful local lakes.

Accountants

Keith Morgan, CPA

Tax Accountant

Keith earned his Bachelor’s degree in Illinois before moving to Missouri. He is a CPA and has over 35 years of experience in accounting, auditing, and tax preparation. Keith also worked for many years as a church administrator and has ample experience working with non-for-profit organizations. Keith primarily works with our individual tax preparation as well as trust and estate tax preparation.

Sarah Smith, CPA

Tax Accountant

Sarah holds a CPA license and has been with our firm for over three years. She earned her Master of Accountancy from Missouri State University and Bachelor of Business Administration from Drury University.

Sarah works with our small business clients, focusing on accounting services and tax return preparation. She prepares individual, corporate and partnership returns. In her free time, Sarah enjoys spending time with her husband and four kids. She enjoys traveling to watch her children wrestle at the youth and collegiate level.

Mary Collins, EA

Senior Accountant

Mary has a Bachelor’s degree from Indiana University. She began her accounting career in the private industry and transitioned over to public accounting 17 years ago. Mary has over 33 years of accounting experience and is experienced in preparing both corporate/partnership returns and individual returns. She is also experienced in Quickbooks and provides training in both desktop and online versions. In her free time, she enjoys fishing with her husband and spending time with her grandchildren.