See the decision
before it gets expensive.
Cooper Norman puts tax, accounting, audit, and advisory on one bench so owner-led businesses can move with clarity.
Built for owner-led companies across Idaho and Utah.
The most expensive decisions are the ones made without the numbers in front of you.
Bring Us the Decision
Start where you are
What are you deciding?
Reduce tax exposure
before year end- Quarterly planning cadence
- Scenarios modeled before you choose
- Estimates set before deadlines
Get reliable
monthly numbers- Bookkeeping
- Controller-level review
- Fractional CFO support
Understand what the business
is worth- Pricing a sale or purchase
- Buy-sell agreements
- Gifting and succession
Prepare for a sale
or succession- Process phases mapped
- Tax outcomes modeled
- Coordination with your attorney
Improve construction reporting
and margins- WIP schedules
- Job-level margins
- Bank-ready reporting
Build the systems
growth needs- Hiring ahead of revenue
- Financing and acquisitions
- Reporting that scales
Working alongside the owners
building this region
- Idaho-founded
- Mountain West-facing
- One connected bench
About Cooper Norman
The numbers matter most
before the decision.
Cooper Norman has advised owner-led companies across Idaho and Utah since 1954. One bench of tax, accounting, audit, valuation, and transition specialists, working the decision in front of you.
See How We HelpThe Cooper Norman promise
Bring the decision. We will bring the numbers.
Five services,
one bench
Every core service is tied to a practical owner decision.
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Tax Planning & Advisory
Proactive multi-year planning, so decisions land with the tax lens already applied.
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Client Accounting Services
The financial operating system for your business, keeping the numbers decision-ready.
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- 04
Business Transition Planning
Succession and sale decisions mapped years ahead, not the quarter before.
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The everyday work
Ready before the
next decision
Tax Assistance
Planning that starts before the deadline, not after it.
Cash Flow Clarity
Weekly and monthly views that show what your business can actually afford.
Transition Planning
Sale, succession, or step-back, planned before the terms are dictated to you.
Advisory Support
The right ear at the right moment. Real answers, on your timeline.
The people across
the table
- Blake Johnson, CPAManaging Partner, Chair of Food and Agriculture Industry
- Tyson Bingham, CPA, MACCPartner, CAS Lead
- Terri Gazdik, CPAPartner, Chair of Construction and Real Estate Industry
- Jordan Graves, CPA, ABV, CFFPartner, Forensic and Valuation Services
- Remington HodsonPartner, Director of Operations, CFO
- Ryan Mathews, CPA, CFEPartner, FAS Lead, Chair of Manufacturing and Retail Industry
- Scott Nielson, CPAPartner, Director of Tax
- Daniel Packard, CPA, CVA, CFEPartner, Director of Growth, Chair of Medical Industry
- Thomas Ryan, CPA, MACCPartner, A&A Lead
- Christy Stein, MACC, CPA, CMAPartner, Growth Team
- Eric Story, CPA, CITP, PFSPartner, Chief Innovation Officer
- Sheldon Anderson, CPA, MACCPartner
- Matthew Barker, CPA, CVAPartner
- John Drasso, CPAPartner
- Lance Fenton, CPAPartner
- Tommy Gwinn, MACC, CPAPartner
- Kevin Koplin, CPAPartner
- Daniel Norton, CPAPartner
- Ryan Patterson, EAPartner
- Rachel Tokhi, CPAPartner
- Todd Wadsworth, CPAPartner
- Kolten Williams, CPA, MACCPartner
- Tim Anderson, CPAPartner Emeritus
- J. David Stoddard, CPA, CVA, CFEPartner Emeritus
- Clint Tavenner, CPAPartner Emeritus
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Professional accountants with very friendly customer service. I have always been happy with their quick response to my tax and accounting needs.
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