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Bookkeeping & Tax Services for Boyle Heights Businesses

Bookkeeping and tax services for contractors and trades in Boyle Heights. Clean books, fewer missed deductions, and a CPA who gets blue-collar business.

What We Do

Boyle Heights is full of people who work with their hands and run their own businesses. Contractors, tradespeople, cleaning crews, landscapers. The work gets done, but the books often don’t. Tax season turns into a scramble, deductions get missed, and financial decisions are made on gut feel because there are no reliable numbers to look at.

We’re a CPA-led firm in Long Beach that provides contractor bookkeeping and tax services for businesses across Greater LA. Boyle Heights is a short drive down the 710, though most of our work happens remotely. Monthly bookkeeping, tax preparation, and the kind of hands-on guidance that helps you keep more of what you earn.

Monthly Bookkeeping

Transactions categorized, bank and credit card accounts reconciled, books closed every month. You get a P&L and balance sheet that actually reflect where your business stands. No more guessing.

Catch-Up Bookkeeping

If your books are months or years behind, we start here. We sort through bank statements, organize the history, and build a clean set of records you can move forward from.

Business Tax Returns

When the books are accurate all year, tax preparation becomes straightforward. Every deduction gets captured. Equipment purchases, vehicle expenses, materials, subcontractor payments. Nothing falls through the cracks.

Tax Strategy

Should you buy that truck now or wait until next year? Is your entity structure costing you money? These questions are impossible to answer without accurate books. We help you plan around real numbers so you pay what you owe and not a dollar more.

Boyle Heights Businesses We Work With

Boyle Heights has been a working-class neighborhood for generations. The businesses here reflect that. Contractors handling renovation projects across the Eastside. Plumbers and electricians running service calls all day. Cleaning companies maintaining commercial properties near downtown. Landscapers keeping properties across East LA looking sharp.

These businesses run lean. There is no accounting department. The owner handles everything, and the books are usually the first thing that slips. That is exactly the gap we fill. Accurate financial records, clean tax returns, and someone to call when you have a question about a purchase or a new hire.

Construction and Contractors

General contractors, remodelers, and builders working across LA. We track job costs, manage materials and labor expenses, and keep your financial records organized for bonding applications and bank relationships.

Skilled Trades

Electricians, plumbers, HVAC techs, welders. A lot of skilled trade businesses around Boyle Heights are run by one or two people who are too busy on job sites to think about bookkeeping. We track revenue by job, manage expenses, and make sure nothing gets lost between the truck and the tax return.

Cleaning Services

Commercial janitorial, residential cleaning, pressure washing. High volume of small jobs means a lot of transactions to track. We keep everything categorized and reconciled so you know which contracts are profitable and which ones aren’t worth the drive.

Home and Property Services

Landscapers, roofers, pool service, pest control. Seasonal cash flow swings, equipment purchases, and crew expenses add up fast. We track it all and help you plan ahead so the slow months don’t catch you off guard.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is your office?

Long Beach, right down the 710. Most of our work happens remotely through screen sharing and cloud-based tools, so your location doesn't slow anything down. But we're close if you want to meet.

What does monthly bookkeeping cost?

Starting at $200 per month. We quote a flat rate based on your monthly expense volume. No hourly billing that keeps climbing.

Can you help if I've never had a bookkeeper?

Yes. Most trade business owners we work with are getting professional help for the first time. We set up QuickBooks, organize everything, and take it from there.

Do you prepare tax returns too?

Yes. Michael is a CPA. We handle business and personal tax returns. When we maintain your books all year, tax season is straightforward and you don't miss deductions you're entitled to.

My books are way behind. Can you fix that?

Absolutely. Catch-up work is one of our most common starting points. We clean up the backlog, get you current, and then move into regular monthly service.

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.

Long Beach CPA firm specializing in contractors, trades, and service businesses. Bookkeeping, tax preparation, IRS representation, and advisory services for businesses across the South Bay and Greater LA. Owned and operated by a CPA with over a decade of hands-on experience.

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