Small Business Accounting for Bozeman & Southwest Montana

Formerly Runyan & Associates — now part of Acction Advisors.

From $500/month. Remote bookkeeping, payroll, tax, and CFO advisory for owner-operated businesses across Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley — carrying forward the Runyan & Associates client relationships with a Montana-based team.

Unfortunately, we do not have an office in Bozeman. What we do have is two accountants who live in Montana — Jen Matson, CPA, and Amanda Gottsch. So when you talk taxes with us, you are talking to people who understand the Gallatin Valley, not a call center three time zones away.

We acquired Runyan & Associates P.C., a Bozeman-based CPA firm, in 2024. Our local team felt it was time to forego the office, and we supported them — our Bozeman team is now fully virtual. We carry forward Runyan’s client relationships and our Montana base of employees.

Acction Advisors is a full-service accounting firm for owner-operated businesses under $5M in revenue: bookkeeping, payroll, tax, and CFO advisory under one roof, with plans starting at $500 per month. We work with Montana clients entirely through our secure TaxDome portal.

Your Montana team

  • Jen Matson, CPA. 30+ years as a CPA, known for long-term client relationships built on trust. She relocated to Montana and enjoys working from home where her cat can join Teams meetings.
  • Amanda Gottsch. Broad bookkeeping and accounting experience across startups to multi-million-dollar organizations, for-profit and nonprofit.

Areas we serve in Southwest Montana

Bozeman, Livingston, Belgrade, Big Sky, Manhattan, Three Forks, and the surrounding Gallatin Valley and Park County.

Montana taxes we handle for you

Montana is genuinely tax-friendly for small business, but there are still moving parts worth getting right:

  • No state sales tax. Montana is one of a handful of states with none — no permits, no collection, no sales tax returns. One less thing to manage.
  • State income tax on your profits, with 2026 individual rates of 4.7% to 5.65% flowing through to owners of pass-through entities.
  • The Pass-Through Entity Tax (PTET) election — an optional entity-level tax (top rate 6.75%) that can work around the $10,000 federal SALT cap. We check whether it pays off for you each year.
  • No franchise tax and low state fees — we keep your annual filings current so nothing lapses.

Small businesses we work with in Southwest Montana

Trades and construction, hospitality and tourism (including the Big Sky corridor), ranching and agriculture, professional services, and e-commerce. If you own it and run it, we can keep the books and the taxes straight.

Frequently asked questions

Do you have a Bozeman office?

No. We do not staff a physical office in Montana — we work with clients remotely through TaxDome. Jen and Amanda are local to the area.

Montana has no sales tax — do I even need an accountant?

Yes. Income tax, the PTET election, payroll, and clean bookkeeping still matter, and that is where we save you time and money.

What does it cost?

Plans start at $500 per month. The estimator gives you a real number in about a minute.

Can you do both my bookkeeping and my taxes?

Yes — under one roof, all year.

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