Retail & franchise accounting
We set up and maintain books around how retail actually works: daily sales, inventory purchases, merchant fees, royalties, ad fund contributions, and location P&Ls.
Office in Dyer, Indiana · Local and remote
Accounting that keeps up with the register.
Wisely Advised Accounting works with small businesses — especially retail shops and franchise owners. After an initial discovery meeting, you receive three customized plans: Core, Operating, and Advisory.
Retail & franchise focusLocation-level books, royalties, multi-unit payroll
Office in Dyer, IN10261 Calumet Ave, Suite 104 · remote anywhere
One practice, reachable peopleaccounting@wiselyadvised.com
Services
What we handle
If you run a store, a franchise, or another small business, you need books that match daily sales — not a generic year-end pile of receipts.
Bookkeeping
Monthly close, bank and credit-card reconciliations, and reports you can use to see what each location or concept is actually earning.
Payroll
Pay runs, withholdings, and payroll tax filings for owners and staff — including businesses with more than one location.
Business tax preparation & planning
Federal and state business returns, plus planning during the year so entity choice, owner pay, and estimated taxes are not decided in April.
Individual tax returns
Personal returns for owners and families, coordinated with the business so K-1s, wages, and estimated payments line up.
Notices & year-round questions
IRS or state letters, onboarding a new location, or a question about a franchise fee: you get a person who already knows the file.
Who we help
Built for operators, not for enterprises.
The practice is focused on small businesses. Retail and franchises are the emphasis because those books break in specific ways: multiple tenders, royalties, inventory, and labor that moves between locations.
Independent retailers
Shops that need clean monthly numbers without hiring a full-time controller.
Franchise owners
Single-unit or multi-unit operators who have to report upward and still run a real P&L of their own.
Other small businesses
Service and closely held companies that want the same steady bookkeeping and tax cadence.
Plans
Discovery first. Then Core, Operating, or Advisory.
We do not start with a generic package. After an initial discovery meeting, you receive three customized plans written for your locations and systems. You choose one before ongoing work begins.
Core
The essential books. A clean monthly close so sales, expenses, and bank accounts match what is actually happening in the store.
Operating
Books plus the monthly rhythm of running the business: payroll, location reporting, and the filings that come with staff and more than one register.
Advisory
Year-round tax planning and a closer working relationship — entity questions, estimated taxes, new locations, and notices handled against books that are already in order.
Exact scope for each plan is set after discovery. Pricing is not published because a single-unit shop and a multi-unit franchise are not the same engagement.
About
A local CPA practice, not a call center.
Wisely Advised Accounting is led by Chris Deems, CPA. The office is in Dyer, Indiana. Many clients are in Northwest Indiana and the southwest Chicago suburbs. We also work remotely with owners anywhere. This site is for accounting and tax work only. Investment advisory is a separate practice.
Office
10261 Calumet Ave, Suite 104
Dyer, IN 46311
(219) 400-8194
accounting@wiselyadvised.com
Service area
In person from the Dyer office: Dyer, Schererville, Munster, Hammond, St. John, and nearby Indiana communities, plus the southwest Chicago suburbs. Remote work is available anywhere.
Questions
Straight answers
Who do you work with?
Small businesses, with an emphasis on retail operators and franchise owners. We also prepare individual returns for owners and their families.
Do you handle multi-unit or franchise locations?
Yes. That is a core part of the work: location-level books, royalties and brand fees, payroll across units, and returns that match the real entity structure.
Where are you located?
The office is at 10261 Calumet Ave, Suite 104, Dyer, IN 46311. Local clients can meet there. We also work remotely with clients anywhere. Call (219) 400-8194.
How do we start?
Call or email to schedule an initial discovery meeting. After that conversation we prepare three customized plans: Core, Operating, and Advisory. You choose one before ongoing work begins.
What is the difference between Core, Operating, and Advisory?
Core keeps the essential books current. Operating adds payroll and the monthly reporting rhythm of running locations. Advisory is the year-round tax and planning relationship. What sits inside each plan is written for your business after discovery.
Do you work with clients who are not local?
Yes. The office is in Dyer, and many clients are nearby in Northwest Indiana and the southwest Chicago suburbs. We also work remotely with owners anywhere.
Is this the same as Wisely Advised investment planning?
No. This website is only for bookkeeping, payroll, and tax. Investment advisory is handled separately.
Contact
Talk to the practice.
Wisely Advised Accounting
10261 Calumet Ave, Suite 104
Dyer, IN 46311
(219) 400-8194
accounting@wiselyadvised.com
Local meetings in Dyer, or remote from anywhere. Tell us the business type, number of locations, and whether you need catch-up bookkeeping, payroll, or tax help. Next step: discovery meeting, then Core, Operating, or Advisory.