The Firm of Gardner & Billing, CPAs PLLC

In honor of Independence Day, the office of Gardner & Billing CPAs will be closed Monday, July 4th and will reopen with regular summer hours on Tuesday, July 5th.   Have a safe and happy 4th of July and enjoy the local events taking place here in Broadus!

Appointments Now Needed at IRS Tax Centers Taxpayers in need of service at the following IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center (TAC) will now need to call to schedule an appointment. Billings, MT starting 5/23/16 Bozeman, MT starting 6/13/16 Great Falls, MT starting 6/13/16 Taxpayers requiring assistance should call 1-844-545-5640 or the local office number to schedule an appointment.  Please see the information below from the IRS website.  Face-to-face Tax Help IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TACs) are your source for personal tax help when you believe your tax issue can only be handled face-to-face. Keep in mind, many questions can be resolved online without waiting in line. Through IRS.gov you can: • Set up a payment plan . • Get a transcript of your tax return. • Make a payment . • Check on your refund . • Find answers to many of your tax questions . We are now referring all requests for tax return preparation services to other available resources. You can take advantage of f

D-Day Landings: June 6, 1944 By dawn on June 6, thousands of paratroopers and glider troops were already on the ground behind enemy lines, securing bridges and exit roads. The amphibious invasions began at 6:30 a.m. The British and Canadians overcame light opposition to capture beaches code-named Gold, Juno and Sword, as did the Americans at Utah Beach. U.S. forces faced heavy resistance at Omaha Beach, where there were over 2,000 American casualties. However, by day’s end, approximately 156,000 Allied troops had successfully stormed Normandy’s beaches.   According to some estimates, more than 4,000 Allied troops lost their lives in the D-Day invasion, with thousands more wounded or missing. Less than a week later, on June 11, the beaches were fully secured and over 326,000 troops, more than 50,000 vehicles and some 100,000 tons of equipment had landed at Normandy. For their part, the Germans suffered from confusion in the ranks and the absence of celebrate

Following on the tail of Memorial Day, we thought it appropriate to reflect and remember the events of D-Day.  The following excerpt is from History.com During World War II (1939-1945), the Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. Code-named Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. Prior to D-Day, the Allies conducted a large-scale deception campaign designed to mislead the Germans about the intended invasion target. By late August 1944, all of northern France had been liberated, and by the following spring the Allies had defeated the Germans. The Normandy landings have been c