Cook Martin Poulson

ABOUT OUR FIRM

Our history and staff

Meet the shareholders

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Cook Martin Poulson, P.C. was founded in 1977 by Bruce M. Cook, CPA and Dwight D. Cook, CPA. They both left positions with international accounting firms and chose to focus on Cache Valley and Northern Utah business.

Bruce Cook was previously with the international accounting firm of Arthur Andersen & Co. where his emphasis was in business consulting, accounting, and taxation of small businesses. Bruce currently serves as the firm manager.

In 1996, Troy R. Martin, CPA, was admitted as a shareholder to the firm, coming from Rudd & Company. Troy's specialty is tax planning and small business consulting. Richard K. Poulson, CPA, joined the firm as an accountant in 1996 and became a partner in 2000.

In addition to the five shareholders, our team includes a continually growing cadre of certified public accountants, bookkeepers, and other professional staff. Cook Martin Poulson takes great pride in maintaining the highest quality of professional staff available. Our attitude in staffing is very simple: We hire the best, train them well, provide opportunities for personal and professional growth and empower them to use their skills and creativity to help clients succeed.

Our service

As a firm, we stress excellence in all our services. We not only deliver superior accounting and tax services, but we also help our clients deal effectively with all their key financial issues. At Cook Martin Poulson, P.C., financial statements and the underlying accounting transactions are only the beginning of our approach to solving problems for clients. We realize that many considerations cannot be captured in numbers. Accounting principles and business issues are correlated, enabling us to offer knowledgeable and practical recommendations to you, our client.

We emphasize continued year-round training in the areas of income tax compliance and planning issues. With clients in almost every state in the nation and several foreign countries, quality is the center of our practice. By offering our clients excellent practical and creative advice on business matters, Cook Martin Poulson has gained a remarkable reputation in the areas of business and tax consulting.

Performance standards and certifications

As part of our continuing efforts to maintain the highest levels of service, Cook Martin Poulson, P.C., regularly submits the firm to peer review by other certified public accounting firms under the quality review program established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The results of these reviews indicate the work completed by Cook Martin Poulson, P.C. conforms in all material respects with the requirements of professional standards. Our firm is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the AICPA Tax Division, and the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants.