Bottom Line Bookkeeping & Tax

Specialties

Whether you need assistance managing your business finances or preparing your income tax returns, Bottom Line Bookkeeping & Tax is a comprehensive Millcreek, UT accounting solution.

History

Established in 2006.

Bill Brough founded Bottom Line Bookkeeping & Tax in 2006 after years of being self-​employed and running not one but two successful businesses: Laser Technologies, one of the first laser printer service, repair and toner cartridge recycling firms in the country; and Content Development Group, providing research and website development on a contract basis to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Meanwhile, Ben Fellmeth started and ran several small enterprises while a student, including contracting to make alarm sales and an auto detailing business. He then launched his own bookkeeping practice, Superior Accounting, after graduation from college with an accounting degree.

Bill and Ben were introduced to each other in 2013 through a business associate they had in common. They immediately felt a mutual respect due to their love of good, old-​fashioned entrepreneurship, and especially their shared passion for outstanding customer service. Bill was looking for someone to help with the bookkeeping.

Meet the Business Owner

William B.

Business Owner

William Brough, MBA, EA, came to the world of ledgers and tax returns by an unlikely route, which he calls «my ricochet career.» He majored in music, and spent time as a songwriter in Los Angeles, even landing a spot on a production team for a Stevie Wonder spin-​off called Writer’s Quarters West. To help make ends meet for his young family, Bill started a small business in 1988. «I envisioned doing it part time, and still keeping a foot in the music industry. But it quickly consumed all my time and energy, and I discovered — to my astonishment — that I enjoyed it.»

Running a business required learning how to keep the books, which led to an MBA in finance and accounting. Eventually, Bill was hired by Universal Accounting Center in Salt Lake City to teach their unique bookkeeping and tax preparation courses to students from all over the country. He also worked several seasons as a tax professional for H&R Block.