Kraft and Company, PLLC is a full service accounting firm providing more than just annual tax preparation. Involvement with clients goes beyond basic accounting functions, we see ourselves as true partners to our clients, on both a personal and professional level.
The firms culture breeds long term employees and high staff retention. These strengths allow Kraft and Company to provide its clients with continuity and a level of service and attention that is unmatched. We are proud to work with individual and business clients through the many needs of their lifetime and business cycles from entrepreneurial endeavors, to tax planning, and estate planning. We support our client’s goals.
Clients find us to be attentive, proactive and dependable in an environment that is welcoming, friendly and feels like family.
Kraft and Company was founded by Kenneth Kraft in 1975 after he had gained several years’ experience working at Price Waterhouse and then at his uncle’s family accounting firm: Kraft Brothers. Ken decided to start his own firm, opening the original office in Belle Meade.
In 1978, the company moved to downtown Nashville in what is currently the Bank of America building where it remained until 2003 when the office was moved to its present location off West End. The location fits Kraft & Company, PLLC’s character: it is welcoming, comfortable and the door is always open for clients and visitors.
Address:
114 29th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212​
P: 615-244-3991
F: 615-244-0278
Website: https://www.kraftcpa.com
Blog:
https://www.kraftcpa.com/blog-1

In order to truly focus on your future and bring the most value to your business we strive to build relationships rather than merely providing services. This means staying involved with you and your business on a continuing basis throughout the year, not just checking in once or twice a year to prepare your taxes.
We will be there each month to review your business’ finances and offer assistance as issues arise. This is the foundation for building our relationship. Each quarter we offer an Executive Summary of key financial indicators specifically for your business, so that you can monitor your progress and adapt as necessary. Each year we will review where your business has been and assist you in end-of-year tax planning and budgeting for the year to come. Finally, we will focus on the tax compliance needs for the year with confidence that there will be no surprises in tax liability or missed opportunities.
Jay Hoover, CPA
EDUCATION
Personal Financial Specialist: Awarded by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1995
Certified Financial Planner: Certified by the International Board of Certified Financial Planners, 1992
Certified Public Accountant: Certified by the Tennessee State Board of Accountancy, 1987
Postgraduate: College for Financial Planning, Denver CO; 1988 – 1992
Undergraduate: Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; B.S. Degree: Accounting – 1984
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Baker Sullivan Hoover, PLC, Certified Public Accountants, Nashville, TN:
Chief Manager – 1999 to Present
Managing Member – 1990 to 1999
Senior Accountant – 1987 to 1990
Tax Accountant – 1985 to 1987
Charles E. McDonough, Certified Public Accountant, Bowling Green, KY:
Staff Accountant – 1979 to 1985
ARTICLES PUBLISHED
Business’ Crystal Ball – The Importance of Financial Projections,
The Memphis Business Journal, 1999
Your First Business Decision – Selecting a Business Entity Form,
The Memphis Business Journal, 1998
The Penalty Box – How to Stay Out and Get Out,
The Memphis Business Journal, 1999
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Member – American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member – Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants
Member – Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Member – AICPA Tax Division
Member – AICPA Management Advisory Services Division
AFFILIATIONS
Member, Economic Club of Nashville, 2012-present
Treasurer, Economic Club of Nashville, 2012-present
Board of Directors, Catholic Community Investment & Loan, 2009-present
Board of Trustees, Pope John Paul II High School, 2006-2012
Treasurer, Pope John Paul II High School, 2006-2011
Lay Director, Nashville Cursillo Center, 2007-2010
Member, Catholic Business League, 2008-present
Treasurer, Exchange Club of Nashville, 2007-2012
Member, Exchange Club of Nashville, 2004-2012
Treasurer, Knights of Columbus National Convention, 2006-2008
Treasurer, Nashville Cursillo Center, 2005-2007
Member, Jericho Project Committee of Men of Valor, 2002-2004
Chairman, TSCPA Small Business Committee, 1999-2004
Board of Directors, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Tennessee Chapter, 1996-1998
Member, TSCPA Personal Financial Planning Committee, 1996-1998
Member, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, 1985-present
Bowling Green/Warren County Jaycees, 1983-1985
Address:
35 Peabody Street, Suite 310
Nashville, TN 37210
Phone: (615) 255-6143
Fax: (615) 255-6184
Email: contact.us@bsh-cpa.com
Website: http://bsh-cpa.com
Blog:
http://bsh-cpa.com/blog/