When the Numbers Do Not Add Up, We Find Out Why.
Messy books cause tax problems. We clean up the mess, resolve the noncompliance, and keep your finances right going forward.
Over 25 Years of Experience Untangling Financial Complexity
Success Positive is a forensic accounting and tax practice led by Carley Martha, a US-licensed CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner with more than 25 years of experience. We specialize in financial investigations, fraud examinations, bookkeeping cleanup, tax preparation, and IRS resolution for small business owners who need real answers, not just reports.
Our clients come to us when things have gone wrong. Employee theft, years of unfiled returns, messy books that no one can make sense of, IRS notices that keep piling up. We do the hard work of sorting through the chaos, identifying what happened, fixing it, and then staying on as your accountant to make sure it never happens again.
Forensic Accounting & Fraud Examination
We trace missing money, investigate fraud, and build cases that hold up in court.
Tax Preparation & IRS Resolution
From annual returns to back taxes and IRS notices, we get you compliant and keep you that way.
Bookkeeping Cleanup & Ongoing Support
Once we rescue your books, we stay on to keep them clean, accurate, and tax-ready all year long.
Why Clients Trust Us With Their Hardest Problems
Carley Martha is a US-licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) with over 25 years of hands-on experience in accounting, tax, and financial investigation. She is recognized as a Local Leader and Ambassador on Alignable.
Success Positive exists because complicated financial situations are where Carley does her best work. Whether the problem is suspected fraud, a decade of unfiled tax returns, or a set of books that three other accountants gave up on, this is the practice that takes it on and sees it through.
Our clients include small business owners, caregivers, veteran families, and parents of children with special needs. Many are juggling more than most people can imagine. They need an accountant who understands that life is complicated, and who does not judge the mess, just fixes it.
Investigate & Resolve
We dig into your financial records, identify discrepancies, trace missing funds, and document everything. Then we fix it: cleaning up the books, filing overdue returns, and getting you back into compliance.
Protect & Prevent
After the cleanup, we stay on as your ongoing accountant. Monthly bookkeeping, tax preparation, and financial oversight to make sure the problems do not come back.
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Ready to Get Your Finances Straightened Out?
Whether you are dealing with a financial mess, need help catching up on taxes, or suspect something is not right with your books, we are here to help.
Schedule a free consultation and let us take a look at what is going on. No judgment, just solutions.
- (844) 953-3334 or (716) 247-5133
- answers@successpositivecpa.com
- 4498 Main Street, Buffalo NY, USA