We review your last 12 months of bank and card statements against your books, score each account, and hand you a written findings list. Every item is traced to the statement, page and line it came from, so you can verify it yourself.
Count the lines on last month's bank and card statements. That number is your plan. Every plan includes reconciliation of every account, transaction coding and review, monthly profit and loss, balance sheet and cash summary, a secure client upload, a year-end package for your tax return, and an independent zero-variance re-check before anything is delivered.
| Plan | Fits | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Sole proprietor, one account, under 75 transactions a month | $350 | Start Starter |
| Standard | Multiple accounts, 76 to 150 transactions a month | $650 | Start Standard |
| Growth | 151 to 300 transactions a month, receivables and payables managed | $1,200 | Start Growth |
| Complex | Over 300 transactions, multiple entities, inventory or trust accounts | from $1,800 | Request a quote |
| Service | What it covers | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Payroll | Processing, withholdings and quarterly filings (941, DE 9, DE 9C); year-end W-2, W-3 and 940 for up to 10 employees | $75/month base + $8 per employee per pay run; $125 per quarter filings; $200 year-end |
| 1099 preparation | 1099-NEC prepared and e-filed | $20 per form, $75 minimum |
| Sales and use tax | CDTFA return prepared and filed, per period; seller's permit setup | $150 per filing, +$50 each added jurisdiction; $150 permit setup |
| Business tax return | Partnership (1065) or S-Corporation (1120-S); C-Corporation (1120); nonprofit (990) | $850; $1,000; $750 |
| Individual tax return | Form 1040 with one state, standard or itemized; schedules added as needed | $250 standard, $350 itemized; Schedule C +$150, Schedule E +$125 per property, Schedule D +$100, added state +$100 |
| Quarterly review and report | A written review of the quarter and a call to go through it | $400 per quarter |
| Advisory retainer | A standing monthly call and ongoing access for planning questions | from $500/month |
| Tax planning session | Strategy for the year ahead, by the hour | $200/hour |
| IRS or FTB notice response | Review, correspondence and resolution | $150/hour |
Plans are month to month. Cancel in writing any time and your books are handed back reconciled through the last paid month. Catch-up work for prior months is quoted separately after the Health Check. Prices are reviewed each January. Travel beyond ten miles is billed at the IRS mileage rate.
Each of these starts with the Health Check or a 20-minute call, then a one-page proposal with the scope, the price and the delivery date.
Financial statements prepared for SBA and bank underwriting, with every balance tied to a statement and a reconciliation schedule a lender can follow. Includes a review of the prior-year return against the books.
For sellers, three years of consistent statements in a buyer package. For buyers, an independent review of the seller's books before you sign, with findings traced to source documents.
Three-way reconciliation of your client trust account every month, with the ledger, bank and client balances documented the way the State Bar of California expects to see them.
Catch-up from bank statements, delivered as working papers and a QuickBooks import pack in your QuickBooks format. Re-verified to zero variance before it is called final. Published starting points: 1 to 3 months behind $400; 4 to 6 months $850; 7 to 12 months $2,000; over a year from $3,500, quoted by complexity.
Federal and California, prepared by a CTEC Registered Tax Preparer. Priced on the add-on list above.
Owner reports, intercompany reconciliation and consolidated statements for property portfolios.
A standing monthly call to go through the numbers and plan ahead. Available on any plan from $500 a month.
Take the three-minute scorecard, or book a call and we will tell you plainly.