Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Your Trusted Partner for Accounting and Tax Services in St. Cloud, MN
Schlenner Wenner has been a trusted accounting firm in central Minnesota since 1964, celebrating 60 years of service in 2024. Our firm balances professional expertise with personalized client needs, offering auditing, tax planning, financial consulting, and wealth management services. We maintain the highest quality standards through independent peer reviews and have received the top ranking in every review conducted. Recognized as 'Best Accounting Firm' by multiple local awards, we prioritize community involvement, ethical practices, and employee well-being.Our team of 12 partners and over 80 staff members serves clients across industries including construction, healthcare, government, and nonprofits. We emphasize innovation through flexible work arrangements, continuing education support, and technology integration while maintaining deep local market knowledge. Our commitment to transparency and client relationships has sustained lasting partnerships with businesses and individuals throughout central Minnesota.
Services
Auditing
Tax & Accounting
Financial Statements
Nontraditional Services
Wealth Management
Business Consulting
Cost Segregation
Internal Controls
Business Valuation
Lease Purchase Analysis
Details
- Year established: 1964
Highlights and features
- 60 years of continuous service to central Minnesota businesses since 1964
- Maintains highest peer-review quality rating for 20+ consecutive years
- Awarded 'Best Accounting Firm' by St. Cloud Times for 9 consecutive years
- Offers specialized industry expertise across construction, healthcare, and government sectors
- Provides flexible work arrangements with 40+ hours PTO starting from day one
Associations and certifications
- AICPA Employee Benefit Audit Quality Control Center
What people say
Professional yet friendly
Highly recommend
Successfully happened
Knowledge that they have
Smoothly and successfully
Services
Auditing
We provide comprehensive auditing solutions for not-for-profit and for-profit organizations across various industries. Our services include benefit plan audits, business audits, government entity audits, and gambling activity compliance reviews. With specialized expertise in AICPA standards and federal regulations, we ensure financial integrity and regulatory compliance while helping organizations maintain transparent operations through independent third-party verification.
Tax & Accounting
Our tax and accounting services cover business tax compliance, estate planning, and QuickBooks support for businesses of all sizes. We specialize in entity selection, succession planning, and cost segregation while providing bookkeeping solutions that combine CPA expertise with cost-effective service models. Our team helps clients navigate complex tax regulations while maximizing growth opportunities through strategic financial planning.
Wealth Management
Through our partnership with Avantax Planning Partners, we offer comprehensive wealth management solutions including retirement planning, legacy strategies, and tax-efficient investment approaches. Our services address business continuity, education planning, and risk management while integrating tax expertise with personalized financial strategies to help clients achieve long-term financial security and intergenerational wealth transfer.
Business Consulting
We provide strategic business consulting services covering due diligence, entity selection, and cash flow analysis for growing businesses. Our consultants assist with merger integration, capital structure optimization, and operational improvements while offering specialized support for business expansion through acquisition. Services include on-site CFO support and executive mentoring to help business owners make data-driven decisions.
Cost Segregation
Our cost segregation studies identify accelerated depreciation opportunities for commercial real estate owners. By reclassifying assets to shorter depreciation periods, we help clients reduce current taxable income and improve cash flow. Services include catch-up depreciation analysis for existing properties and industry-specific studies for hotels, manufacturing facilities, and apartment complexes to maximize legitimate tax benefits.
Questions
What accounting services do you offer for small businesses?
We provide tax compliance, bookkeeping, QuickBooks support, business formation guidance, and cash flow management tailored to small business needs.
How does your wealth management service integrate with tax planning?
Our Avantax partnership combines investment strategies with CPA tax expertise to create coordinated plans that optimize both investment returns and tax efficiency.
Do you serve industries outside central Minnesota?
While based in central Minnesota, our industry expertise spans construction, healthcare, government, and nonprofits nationwide through our specialized service teams.
What makes your firm different from other accounting firms?
We combine 60 years of local experience with national standards through AICPA affiliations, independent peer reviews, and a unique 'people-first' culture emphasized in our 'numb3rs' motto.
How do you handle complex business mergers?
Our team provides due diligence investigation, entity selection analysis, and post-merger integration support to ensure smooth transitions and optimal tax structures.
