Welcome
Welcome and thank you for visiting our web site. We appreciate your interest in Smith, Cochran & Hicks, P.L.L.C. As you explore our site, it will become very evident that we’re more than just a public accounting firm… a great deal more.
In addition to providing complete business and individual tax and accounting services, general business consulting and financing assistance designed to help businesses succeed in today’s competitive market, we offer a great deal more. Our other services are rather unique to public accounting firms and target specific businesses. They are also a good fit with the specific experience and skills possessed by public accountants. Our Public Utilities and Verification practice areas were each established in 1990, and continue to support the municipal public utilities and municipal funding activities. We also offer Premium Audit services to support the insurance industry and Settlement Administration services for class action litigations.
Premium Audit Services
Our in-house audit staff is comprised of experienced professionals possessing A.P.A., C.I.P.A., CPCU, A.I.C., Certified Premium Auditor and Certified Public Accountant designations that possess a thorough understanding of the issues that could impact premium calculations. The result is audits that are completed accurately, objectively and in a timely manner, without sacrificing accuracy. Our premium audit services are offered in various formats and can be provided in many different configurations in a secure, paperless environment using PremiumWare.
Settlement Administration
The role of the settlement or claims administrator in any class action is to implement the terms of the settlement agreement. An administrator that is an independent third-party adds credibility to the implementation and distribution of settlement benefits. We provide that implementation accurately, objectively and expeditiously.
Our Professionals
Our professionals possess very diverse skill sets, developed through years of experience and training both in and out of traditional accounting areas. We staff each engagement with the professionals whose training and experience are best suited to the unique characteristics of that engagement. While every firm says they do that, we really do, and we do it very well. We carefully inventory the level of training and experience that is required for each and every engagement, and we select our professionals based on that inventory.