Making Accounting a Little Less Taxing ® for small business owners is Nayo Carter-Gray’s goal as owner and founder of 1st Step Accounting LLC. A self-proclaimed techie, Nayo decided a virtual accounting practice was the best way to experience her love of travel and still help small business owners all across the U.S. reduce the stress of managing their disorganized financial systems. Mrs. Carter-Gray is an Enrolled Agent, a QuickBooks Online Advanced Certified Pro-Advisor, was named one of Hubdoc’s 2017 and 2018 Top 50 Cloud Accountants in North America, was handpicked to sit on the 2018-2019 Intuit Accountant Council, was named one of Forbes Top 100 Tax Twitter accounts to follow and one of the Top 50 Women in Accounting by Practice Ignition 2 years in a row. 

About Us: Outsourcing a business accounting, payroll and tax services allows companies to focus on making new sales and bring in new clients and customers. Handing accounting duties over to a professional from the beginning saves time and money. Companies can focus their energy on growing their businesses instead of accounting records and clients save money in the long run by not paying to fix costly errors. Allow 1st Step Accounting to reduce the expenses of hiring a full time employee by providing accurate accounting services on a schedule that fits budgets.