Serving tri-cities for more than 40 years, Blackburn, Childers & Steagall is one of the oldest accounting, management and consulting firms in the upper east Tennessee. The firm offers a wide variety of services, including general ledger and financial statement preparation, bookkeeping, accounting system setup for new businesses, computerized payroll services, business tax return preparation, and personal financial statements. The firm also offers litigation support, audits, reviews and compilations, cash flow and budgeting analysis, consulting services, estate planning, financial forecasts and projections, international taxation, Internal Revenue Service representation, and online accounting solution services. Additionally, it provides mergers and acquisitions, asset protection, investment review, cash flow forecasting, employee benefit plans, expert witness services, and Internet trade. BCS accountants, tax professionals and management consultants have expertise in an array of industries, such as agribusiness, health care, construction, manufacturing, real estate, nonprofit organizations and public sector. The firm has branches in Greeneville, Johnson City and Kingsport, Tenn.