Hayward's Tax & Accounting

What Hayward's Tax & Accounting does

Hayward's Tax & Accounting Inc. is a private, family-owned tax, payroll, and accounting practice headquartered at 390 E Maple St, Climax, Michigan, serving individuals, farms, corporations, trusts, non-profits, and partnerships across Southwest Michigan. Founded in 1969, the firm operates as a single-office boutique practice with 1–10 employees and limited office hours (Tuesday–Thursday 9:00 am–3:00 pm), reflecting a relationship-driven, in-person service model.

The firm's core offerings are tax preparation and planning (including year-end workups, IRS and state issue resolution, and business structuring), full-service payroll processing (form filing and payroll tax deposits), and bookkeeping and financial statement preparation. Technology footprint is minimal: a basic Hibu-built marketing website with a "Request Service" intake form and downloadable client forms, plus standard phone/fax contact channels. There is no proprietary software, no API or integrations, and no disclosed AI/automation tooling.

The revenue model is professional-services engagement-based with non-public, quote-based pricing, accepting Visa, Mastercard, Discover, cash, and personal check. Customer acquisition is primarily local word-of-mouth, BBB-accredited trust signals, and direct phone or website contact — the firm indicated during the 2025 filing season that it was not accepting new clients in order to focus on existing workload. Ownership is independent family ownership with no institutional investors, parent company, or M&A activity on record.

Name

Hayward's Tax & Accounting

Legal name

Hayward's Tax & Accounting Inc.

Website

https://haywardstax.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hayward's Tax & Accounting Inc. is a family-owned tax, payroll, and accounting firm founded in 1969, serving individuals, farms, corporations, trusts, non-profits, and partnerships in Southwest Michigan from its Climax, MI office.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tax and Accounting Services

NAICS

Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (54121), Tax Preparation Services (541213), Payroll Services (541214), Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211)

akta.pro primary industry

Payroll & Employment Tax Services (BPAHABAD)

Keywords

• Tax preparation services
• Payroll processing
• Accounting services
• Bookkeeping services
• Tax planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Climax

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tax Preparation and Planning Services: Tax preparation services for individuals, farms, corporations, trusts, non-profits, and partnerships. Includes year-end tax planning, business structuring advice, and tax workups for existing clients.
2. Payroll Services: Full-service payroll processing including filing all required payroll forms, managing payroll forms, and ensuring timely payroll tax deposits to prevent penalties.
3. Accounting and Bookkeeping Services: Complete accounting and bookkeeping services including income and expense tracking, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and financial document preparation tailored to client needs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Hayward's Tax & Accounting Inc. delivers tax preparation, payroll, and accounting services to individuals, farms, corporations, trusts, non-profits, and partnerships in Southwest Michigan. Services include year-end tax planning, tax workups for existing clients, business structuring advice for new business creation or sale, payroll form filing and tax deposit handling, and complete bookkeeping with balance sheet and cash flow preparation.

Product overview

Hayward's Tax & Accounting Inc. is a local, family-owned tax and accounting firm offering a unified service portfolio combining tax preparation and accounting services. The core offerings include Tax Preparation services for individuals and businesses, Payroll Services for handling payroll reports and tax deposits, and Accounting Services for bookkeeping and financial statement preparation. These services are offered as an integrated package to serve the complete financial management needs of individuals, farms, corporations, trusts, non-profits, and partnerships in Southwest Michigan.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tax Preparation Tax preparation services for individuals, farms, corporations, trusts, non-profits, and partnerships in Southwest Michigan, including year-end tax planning, form filing, preseason tax workups for existing clients, IRS and state tax issue resolution, and advisory support for structuring the creation of a new business or the sale of an existing business.
• Payroll Services Full-service payroll processing including filing all required payroll forms, managing payroll forms, and ensuring timely payroll tax deposits to prevent burdensome penalties, delivered to Southwest Michigan business clients.
• Accounting Services Complete accounting and bookkeeping services including income and expense tracking, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and financial document preparation tailored to each client's specific business needs.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Broad incumbents

• ADP: Largest US payroll and HR services provider; competes with Hayward's payroll service line for small business clients but operates as a technology-driven platform rather than a local advisory relationship.
• CBIZ: National professional services firm providing tax, accounting, and advisory services to SMBs and middle-market clients; a scaled, multi-location incumbent operating in the same broad tax-and-accounting category.
• H&R Block: National tax preparation chain with retail and online offerings serving individuals and small businesses; overlaps directly with Hayward's core tax preparation service but operates at vastly greater scale with digital, DIY, and assisted channels.
• Paychex: Major SMB-focused payroll and HR solutions provider; direct overlap with Hayward's payroll processing offering, but delivered as scalable SaaS rather than local in-person service.
• Liberty Tax: National tax preparation franchise with seasonal retail footprint targeting individual taxpayers; competes in the same basic tax-prep category but does not match Hayward's farm, partnership, and corporate specialization.
• Jackson Hewitt: Large national tax preparation franchise competing primarily on price and convenience for individual filers; a broad incumbent in the same consumer and small-business tax category as Hayward's.

Emerging players

• Bench (by Automattic): Tech-enabled bookkeeping service combining software with dedicated bookkeepers for small businesses; an emerging digital alternative in the bookkeeping segment where Hayward's competes.

Direct peers

• Gusto: Cloud-based payroll, benefits, and accounting platform purpose-built for small businesses; the digital-native equivalent of what Hayward's delivers in payroll and bookkeeping, posing a long-term substitution threat.
• Intuit QuickBooks Live: Intuit's virtual bookkeeping and tax service staffed by qualified professionals; competes with Hayward's accounting and tax preparation offerings on convenience and price for small business clients.

Regional players

• GreenSlate: Payroll and accounting services provider focused on small businesses, particularly in entertainment and production; comparable payroll + accounting service model but with a different vertical focus.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Haywardstaxprep

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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