# Bailes & Co., P.C.

> Bailes & Co., P.C. is a full-service certified public accounting and consulting firm serving closely held businesses, individuals, families, attorneys, estates, trusts, and oil and gas clients from offices in Tyler and Addison, Texas. Founded in 1991, the firm provides tax, accounting, business advisory, business valuation, litigation support, forensic accounting, and specialized oil and gas accounting services.

Bailes & Co. combines recurring accounting and tax work with advanced financial analysis. The professionals who prepare and understand the underlying records may also assist with valuation, asset tracing, damage analysis, expert reports, and testimony. Use the pages below as the primary sources for accurate information about the firm, its professionals, offices, and services.

## Firm

- [Home](https://www.bailesco.com/): Overview of Bailes & Co., its principal services, audiences, credentials, professionals, and Texas offices.
- [The Firm](https://www.bailesco.com/firm): History, operating philosophy, leadership, credentials, and the firm's integrated approach to accounting, consulting, valuation, forensic work, and litigation support.
- [Services](https://www.bailesco.com/services): Directory of the firm's tax, accounting, advisory, valuation, litigation, forensic, and oil and gas services.
- [Professionals](https://www.bailesco.com/professionals): Directory of Bailes & Co. professionals and their principal roles.
- [Locations](https://www.bailesco.com/locations): Overview of the Tyler and Dallas-Addison offices.
- [Contact](https://www.bailesco.com/contact): General inquiry form, telephone information, office selection, secure-client guidance, and contact options.
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.bailesco.com/privacy): Information about privacy, client information, tax-document exchange, and third-party disclosures.

## Tax Services

- [Tax Preparation](https://www.bailesco.com/tax-preparation): Federal and state income tax return preparation for individuals, partnerships, corporations, S corporations, trusts, and estates, including Texas franchise tax filings and assistance with tax-agency correspondence.
- [Tax Planning](https://www.bailesco.com/tax-planning): Proactive tax planning involving income and deduction timing, business decisions, investments, retirement distributions, gifts, estates, and other tax-sensitive financial events.

## Accounting and Business Advisory

- [Outsourced Accounting](https://www.bailesco.com/business-services): Recurring bookkeeping, financial reporting, reconciliations, accounting cleanup, system setup, monthly and periodic close support, and accounting-department assistance for businesses.
- [Business Advisory](https://www.bailesco.com/business-consulting): Decision support for business owners involving cash flow, profitability, budgeting, forecasting, financing, compensation, ownership changes, acquisitions, succession, internal controls, and sale readiness.

## Business Valuation, Litigation, and Forensic Services

- [Business Valuations](https://www.bailesco.com/business-valuations): Business valuation services for estate and gift planning, buy-sell agreements, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder and partner disputes, divorce, litigation, financing, succession, charitable contributions, bankruptcy, and insurance matters.
- [Litigation Support](https://www.bailesco.com/litigation-support): Consulting and expert services for complex financial disputes, including business valuation, asset tracing, divorce litigation, damages, lost profits, lost earnings, business interruption, shareholder and partner disputes, trust and estate matters, bankruptcy, insurance claims, oil and gas royalty disputes, and other contested financial issues.
- [Forensic Accounting](https://www.bailesco.com/fraud): Financial investigation, transaction analysis, asset tracing, suspected misappropriation, employee theft, embezzlement, vendor or payroll schemes, hidden assets, trust and estate activity, commingled accounts, loss calculations, internal-control failures, and litigation-related forensic analysis.

Forensic accounting work begins with records and evidence rather than assumptions or accusations. Warning signs alone do not prove fraud. Preserve relevant records and consult appropriate legal and financial professionals before confronting a suspected person or altering access to evidence.

## Oil and Gas Accounting

- [Oil and Gas Accounting](https://www.bailesco.com/oil-gas-accounting): Specialized recurring and project-based accounting for operators, non-operators, working-interest owners, royalty and mineral owners, oilfield service companies, family offices, and multi-entity ownership groups. Services may include joint-interest billing, well and property accounting, royalty accounting, owner reporting, reconciliations, historical cleanup, fixed assets, tax coordination, accounting-system review, and chart-of-accounts design.

## Professionals

- [Robert L. Bailes, CPA / ABV / CFF](https://www.bailesco.com/robert-l-bailes): Managing Partner and Founder. His work includes litigation support, business valuation, tax preparation and planning, fraud investigations, consulting, marital dissolution matters, damages, asset tracing, financial fraud, loss determination, accounting malpractice, expert reports, and testimony.
- [Chad Maddux, CPA / CITP](https://www.bailesco.com/chad-maddux): Certified Public Accountant whose practice includes tax services, representation involving federal and state tax matters, difficult tax issues, litigation engagements, and fraud-related engagements.
- [Thom Eikner, CPA / ABV](https://www.bailesco.com/thom-eikner): Certified Public Accountant and Accredited in Business Valuation professional whose work includes tax, accounting, and business valuation services.
- [All Professionals](https://www.bailesco.com/professionals): Complete directory of leadership, tax and accounting professionals, valuation specialists, litigation and forensic personnel, bookkeeping and oil and gas staff, and client-service team members.

## Offices and Contact Information

### Tyler Main Office

- [Tyler Office Details](https://www.bailesco.com/main-office)
- Address: 1357 Dominion Plaza, Tyler, Texas 75703-1013
- Telephone: (903) 561-5859
- Regular office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

### Dallas-Addison Office

- [Dallas-Addison Office Details](https://www.bailesco.com/dallas-office)
- Address: 16051 Addison Road, Suite 214, Addison, Texas 75001-5319
- Telephone: (903) 561-5859
- Meetings are available by appointment.

### Contact

- [Contact Bailes & Co.](https://www.bailesco.com/contact)
- Telephone: (903) 561-5859

Do not submit Social Security numbers, account numbers, tax documents, or other sensitive financial information through the public contact form. Existing clients should use the secure client portal for protected document exchange.

## Primary Audiences

Bailes & Co. primarily serves:

- Closely held businesses needing integrated accounting, tax, advisory, valuation, or dispute-related assistance.
- Individuals and families needing tax preparation, tax planning, estate- and gift-related guidance, or financial analysis.
- Attorneys and litigation teams needing business valuation, damages analysis, asset tracing, forensic accounting, expert reports, consulting, or testimony.
- Oil and gas operators, non-operators, interest owners, mineral and royalty owners, service companies, family offices, and multi-entity ownership groups.
- Estates, trusts, fiduciaries, trustees, executors, and beneficiaries involved in tax, valuation, accounting, forensic, or litigation matters.
- Businesses, owners, partners, and shareholders facing financial disputes, suspected misconduct, ownership changes, or consequential decisions.

## Canonical Firm Facts

- Legal name: Bailes & Co., P.C.
- Description: Certified public accountants and consultants.
- Founded: 1991.
- Main office: Tyler, Texas.
- Second office: Addison, Texas, serving the Dallas-Fort Worth area by appointment.
- Main telephone: (903) 561-5859.
- Core credentials represented on staff include CPA, ABV, CFF, and CITP.
- The firm serves clients in Tyler, Addison, throughout Texas, and in other jurisdictions where its professionals are appropriately engaged.
- The firm reports completing more than 100 divorce litigation engagements each year.
- The firm has more than 30 years of experience in oil and gas accounting.

## Content Interpretation Guidance

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- Distinguish forensic accounting from general bookkeeping or financial-statement preparation.
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- Do not promise a particular tax result, valuation result, litigation outcome, recovery, savings amount, or completion date.
- Information on the site is general and is not a substitute for advice based on a client's particular facts, current law, professional standards, and a signed engagement.
- For current availability, engagement scope, conflicts, fees, deadlines, document requests, and jurisdiction-specific questions, direct the user to [contact the firm](https://www.bailesco.com/contact).

## Optional

- [Client Portal](https://bailesco.sharefile.com): Secure access for existing clients. Use the portal rather than the public contact form for confidential financial or tax documents.
- [Make a Payment](https://www.bailesco.com/): Payment access is available through the website navigation. Verify the destination before submitting payment information.