Butzerin Tax & Accounting

Butzerin Tax & Accounting is a full-service accounting office providing tax preparation, bookkeeping, payroll and consulting. We are located on California Ave SW in the heart of West Seattle. While Peter J. Butzerin took over the business from Larry J. Richter (Richter & Associates) in 2014, we have been here in the same location since 1982. Peter joined Larry at the firm in 1993 and is familiar with the individuals and businesses that have used our firm for many years.



As a firm, our goal is to provide accounting services in a simple, easily understood and affordable way. We have fees that compare very well against the big national “franchise” tax services…and unlike them; we use only degreed accountants and CPAs. For our business clients, we encourage them to use the software they already own and staff they already have in place to do as much data entry as possible. We set up bookkeeping systems and constantly train clients staff on how to maintain their own books. For most companies, accounting and compliance, while absolutely indispensable, are burdensome overhead. Oddly for an accounting service…we agree! So we aim to make those functions as easy and inexpensive as possible.



Tax preparation is all about service and we take that to heart. We generally never charge for “talking” to people. Visiting the tax accountant, even multiple times, has no effect on the fees. We simply charge by the form and if additional bookkeeping is required to complete a return. The idea is to erect no barriers to an open and free flow of information. We know that the better the flow of information, the better a job we can do.