Welcome to our little space in the clouds! Thank you for looking around at our site so you can get to know us a little!
We are glad that you are interested in using our firm for your accounting needs. As a small business owner, we know how important it is to have accurate financial information available to make business decisions. What we believe that makes us different than most is the unique background of our staff as we have worked for on your side of the business and understand what it takes on a day-to-day basis. This gives us the ability to understand what works and does not from your perspective as a business owner. This allows us to support you in a unique way.
Our company specializes in accounting services for a wide variety of clients and industries. Please see our services section on what we offer. If there is a service that you need that is not listed, please feel free to reach out and ask us!
Annual participation in Continuing Professional Education courses offered by local chapters of national accounting and tax associations keeps our firm on the leading edge of ever-changing tax laws and accounting methods.
We might be a small CPA firm nestled in the mountains of NE Georgia but we are proud of our forwarding thinking environment related to technology. Laurie is a computer geek and it has been important to her to make sure she has influenced her staff in this area so technology can be used to provide efficiency in the services provided to our clients. The firm went paperless in Year 2010 and has never looked backed. We continuously look for ways to improve and be more productive.
We pride ourselves with having such a dynamic and fun-loving team. We aren't just staff, we are FAMILY. We believe that accounting doesn't need to be all "numbers and calculators". Every client new or existing will rest easy knowing that we are dedicated to YOU. With us, you aren't just a client, but an extension of our warm office family.
Meet Our Team!
Laura (aka Laurie) Padgett-"Da Boss"
Laura started Laura R. Padgett, LLC in 2006. She graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from the University of Central Florida. She obtained her Master's in Accounting from Nova Southeastern University in 2001 with honors. She earned her CPA credential in 2003. She currently holds CPA Licenses in Florida and Georgia. Laura is a member of the Georgia Society of CPAS and the National Association of Tax Professionals. She has more than 25 years of accounting experience working in public and private industries with experience in manufacturing, wineries, property management, not-for-profit, restaurants, and a variety of other industries. She brings a unique combination of experience as she has worked “hands on” for small businesses and understands what it takes to be successfully. She is also a techy and enjoys working with various systems and applications. Laura grew up in Vero Beach, Florida and relocated to the North Georgia mountains in 2005. In her spare time, she enjoys painting, hiking to waterfalls, jeeping, and staying active outdoors.
Stacey David-Office Manager "Wearer of all Hats"
Stacey began her career with Laura R. Padgett, LLC. in 2018. She is currently our Office Manager/Accounting Assistant, or really, whatever Laurie wants her to do that day. Stacey is a native of Banks County, Georgia where she resides with her family. She is currently studying for her Enrolled Agent (EA). Stacey wears many hats in the office but specializes in Customer Service, Payroll Services and individual client intakes for tax season.
Amy Adams-Accountant
Amy has been with the firm for over 7 years, starting her career with Laura R Padgett, LLC in 2015. In her current role as an accountant, she works close with clients assisting them with bookkeeping, payroll services, sales tax reporting, and other miscellaneous accounting services. Amy has 2 children who keep her very busy and she enjoys the beach and hanging with her family.
She is currently studying for her Enrolled Agent certification to expand her knowledge.
Chris Gallagher-
Accountant
Chris has been with Laura R. Padgett, LLC for over 2 years. She has over 20 years of experience with 5 years working in public accounting. As an accountant, she supports client accounts providing various accounting services including bookkeeping, payroll, sales tax, wine reporting, workers comp audits, and other miscellaneous services as needed.