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Silver City, NM’s Leading Accounting Firm

We serve clients across Southwest NM and nationwide.
For over 20 years, Mike Morones & Associates, LLC has been dedicated to fostering meaningful relationships with small business owners seeking expert financial services and guidance. Our team is committed to providing CPA-led services that prioritize personalized attention and tailored advice.
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Our Core Values

Cultural Integrity

We are a small-town accounting firm with significant capabilities and a genuine, approachable demeanor, embodying our local community values. Our commitment extends beyond providing tailored services to local businesses and individuals – we actively support local nonprofits and engage with our community. Additionally, we welcome and serve clients from across the United States, demonstrating our inclusive and accessible approach to personalized accounting services.

Knowledge & Expertise

As trusted advisors, it is our foremost objective to offer insightful guidance and empower clients to make informed financial decisions. Continual professional education ensures that our team is equipped with the technical expertise and financial acumen necessary to meet our client’s needs. We are dedicated to addressing all client questions and concerns, leveraging our expertise to provide comprehensive tax and financial solutions.

Timeliness

Recognizing the significance of timely financial information, we prioritize swift response times and efficient service delivery. Whether it’s scheduling appointments, responding to inquiries, or completing work products, our commitment to prompt, superior service underscores every interaction with our clients. Our dedication to providing quick, efficient responses is integral to our client-centric approach and ensures that they have access to the information they need when they need it.

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Meet Our Team

Mike Morones, CPA at Mike Morones & Associates, LLC

Mike Morones, CPA

Mike is a Silver City native and alum of our local Western New Mexico University. He earned his CPA license while working for Tizzard, Knuttinen, Wright & Bosse, PC in Tucson, where he met his future business partner William Knuttinen. Mike returned to Silver City to work with a local CPA firm until branching out to purchase a competing CPA firm. He convinced William to become his partner in Morones & Knuttinen, LLC in 2002. In 2021, upon William’s retirement, Mike began the process of transitioning the organization to Mike Morones & Associates, LLC.

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Mike is active in the community. He served on the Silver City Town Council for two terms and then made a successful run for mayor in 2013. Mike is the past Chairman and Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the Gila Regional Medical Center as well as the past President and Treasurer of the Silver City MainStreet Project. He has served on both the local and state Small Business Development Center’s Advisory Councils. Currently, Mike serves on the Board of Directors of the Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce.
Elaine Lopez, CPA at Mike Morones & Associates, LLC

Elaine Lopez, CPA

Elaine was born in Silver City and raised here till 1987, then moved to Pojoaque, NM with her mother and brother. She returned to Silver City to attend Western New Mexico University, where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in accounting in 2008. She began working for M&K in 2004 and has been a licensed CPA since 2010. Elaine runs our full-service payroll processing division, Payrite.

Elaine married Joey Lopez in 2011. Between the two of them, they have five children who are all quickly moving through school and onto their own lives. Elaine enjoys family time, traveling with her husband, camping, and hunting.

Faith Hobbs, Tax Services Manager at Mike Morones & Associates, LLC

Faith Hobbs, Tax Services Manager

Faith is from the Cliff / Gila area on the outskirts of Silver City. She has been at the firm since 2016 excelling in the tax department and rising to the firm’s Tax Manager in 2021. Faith loves the outdoors and spends her time away from the office with friends and family four-wheeling, camping, and hunting.

Bernadette Polanco, Associate at Mike Morones & Associates, LLC

Bernadette Polanco, Associate

Bernadette was born and raised in Silver City and graduated from Western New Mexico University with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting in 2012 and has worked at Mike Morones & Associates since August 2022. She enjoys cooking, fishing, camping, and spending time with her family, her two wonderful daughters and two sons.
Ashlyn Richley, Payroll Clerk at Mike Morones & Associates, LLC

Ashlyn Richey, Payroll Clerk

Ashlyn was born and raised in Silver City and is currently a student at Western New Mexico University. She has worked at Mike Morones & Associates since May 2023. She enjoys art, camping, traveling, and spending time with her family and friends.
Leanne Gutierrez-Woods, Accounting Assistant at Mike Morones & Associates, LLC

Leanne Gutierrez-Woods, Accounting Assistant

Leanne has been working for Mike Morones & Associates since 2019. She was born and raised in Grant County. She and her husband have two kids. In her spare time, she likes to read, go camping, and is a Tudor History enthusiast.

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