Bookkeeping and Tax for Agoura Hills Trade Businesses
Bookkeeping and tax prep for Agoura Hills contractors and trades. Clean books, fewer missed deductions, and tax-ready records year-round.
What We Do for Agoura Hills Businesses
Agoura Hills sits where LA County meets the Santa Monica Mountains, right along the 101 corridor. A lot of the businesses here are trade and service operations working residential jobs throughout the area and across the Conejo Valley. We provide contractor bookkeeping and tax services for these businesses. Monthly books, tax returns, payroll setup, and the financial cleanup that most owners eventually need.
Michael Garr is a CPA with over ten years of accounting experience, based in Long Beach. Everything happens remotely, which means your location in Agoura Hills doesn’t slow anything down. You get a CPA who actually understands how trade businesses operate, without paying for the overhead of a big firm.
Full-Service Bookkeeping
Full-Service Bookkeeping
Transaction categorization, bank reconciliation, and monthly financial statements. Your books stay current so you can see where money is going and make decisions based on real numbers instead of guesswork.
Tax Returns
Tax Returns
Federal and state business tax returns prepared from books we’ve maintained all year. When the same firm handles your bookkeeping and your taxes, nothing falls through the cracks. You capture every deduction you’re entitled to.
Catch-Up Bookkeeping
Catch-Up Bookkeeping
If your records are months or years behind, we clean them up first. Most trade business owners we work with started here. We get everything current and then move into ongoing monthly service.
QuickBooks Setup and Training
QuickBooks Setup and Training
If you’re just getting started with QuickBooks Online or your current setup is a mess, we configure it properly for your type of business and show you how to use it day to day. One-time project, no ongoing commitment required.
Agoura Hills Trades and Service Businesses
Most of our clients are business owners who are skilled at their trade but didn’t start their company to do accounting. They’ve been handling the books themselves or handing a folder of receipts to a tax preparer once a year. That approach works until it doesn’t. Missed deductions, surprise tax bills, and no real visibility into whether the business is actually profitable on a job-by-job basis.
We work with trade and service businesses doing anywhere from $100K to a few million in annual revenue. Businesses that need professional accounting but don’t have the volume to justify a full-time bookkeeper on staff.
Construction and General Contractors
Construction and General Contractors
General contractors, remodelers, and builders working residential and light commercial jobs around the Conejo Valley and western LA. Job costing, progress billing, and financials that support bonding applications and bank relationships.
Home and Property Services
Home and Property Services
Landscapers, roofers, pool services, and pest control operators running crews across multiple jobs daily. We track expenses by job so you know which accounts and services are worth your time and which ones are eating into your margins.
Skilled Trades
Skilled Trades
Electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, and welders. Whether you’re a one-person operation or running a crew of ten, we handle the bookkeeping and tax work so you’re not spending evenings sorting through bank statements.
Cleaning Services
Cleaning Services
Commercial janitorial, residential cleaning, and pressure washing. Labor is usually the biggest cost, and tracking profitability per contract or per crew matters. We set up the books to show you those numbers clearly every month.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are you located in Agoura Hills?
No, we're based in Long Beach. But everything we do is handled remotely, so your location along the 101 corridor doesn't change the quality or speed of service. Michael Garr is a CPA who specializes in trade businesses across the greater LA area.
What does monthly bookkeeping cost?
Starting at $200 per month. Pricing is based on your total monthly expenses and transaction volume. We'll give you an exact number after learning about your business.
Can you help with tax planning, not just filing?
Yes. Michael is a CPA with over ten years of experience. When we maintain your books throughout the year, we can spot opportunities for deductions, equipment timing, and entity structure decisions well before tax season.
My books haven't been touched in over a year. Can you help?
Yes. Catch-up bookkeeping is a big part of what we do. We reconstruct and clean up the backlog, then transition to monthly service so it stays current going forward.
Do you work with other businesses in the Conejo Valley area?
We work with trade and service businesses across the greater LA area, including Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Calabasas, Thousand Oaks, and surrounding communities. Remote service means geography isn't a limitation.
Long Beach's CPA for Contractors and Trades
The Next Step:
A Quick Conversation
Tell us about your business and where you need help. We'll ask a few questions, let you know what we can do, and give you a quick quote.
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