Bookkeeping and Tax Services for Harbor Gateway Businesses
Bookkeeping and tax prep for Harbor Gateway contractors and trade businesses. CPA-backed services from our Long Beach office, minutes away.
Just Down the Road in Long Beach
Harbor Gateway stretches along the 110 freeway from the South Bay down toward the port, and our Long Beach office is just minutes east on Pacific Coast Highway. We’re a Long Beach CPA firm that works with contractors, tradespeople, and service businesses throughout this corridor. The kind of businesses that don’t have accounting staff and don’t need to hire any.
We handle monthly books, tax returns, catch-up work when things have fallen behind, and the day-to-day financial support that keeps your business running clean. You focus on the jobs. We make sure the numbers are right.
Full-Service Bookkeeping
Full-Service Bookkeeping
Transactions categorized, bank accounts reconciled, financial statements delivered every month. You get a clear picture of where your business stands without spending your evenings in QuickBooks.
Business Tax Returns
Business Tax Returns
Annual federal and state business tax returns prepared by a CPA who already knows your numbers because we have been keeping your books all year. No scrambling for receipts in March. No missed deductions because someone did not understand your business.
Catch-Up Bookkeeping
Catch-Up Bookkeeping
If your books are months or years behind, we clean them up. We reconstruct transactions, organize records, and deliver a complete set of financials you can actually use going forward.
QuickBooks Setup and Training
QuickBooks Setup and Training
If you want to handle some of the day-to-day yourself, we set up QuickBooks Online the right way and train you on how to use it. Chart of accounts built for your trade, categories that make sense for how you operate.
Built for the Trades
Harbor Gateway is not a neighborhood of office parks and retail strips. It is industrial. Warehouses, shop yards, commercial lots, and the businesses that run out of them. Contractors staging materials, trade companies dispatching crews, cleaning outfits running routes across the South Bay. These are the businesses we specialize in.
Michael Garr has spent over a decade doing accounting for construction and contracting businesses and other blue-collar operations. The work is not generic bookkeeping applied to your industry. It is financial management built around how trade businesses actually operate, where they lose money, and where they leave deductions on the table.
Construction and General Contractors
Construction and General Contractors
General contractors, remodelers, and builders working jobs across LA. We track costs by project, keep your records ready for bonding and licensing, and make sure your financials reflect the reality of how construction money flows.
Skilled Trades
Skilled Trades
Electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, welders. Businesses that run crews and manage multiple jobs at once. We handle the books so you can focus on the work instead of chasing down receipts at the end of the month.
Cleaning Services
Cleaning Services
Commercial janitorial, residential cleaning, pressure washing. High-volume, tight-margin businesses that need accurate books to stay profitable. We track labor costs, supply expenses, and keep everything organized for tax time.
Home and Property Services
Home and Property Services
Landscapers, roofers, pest control, pool service companies. Seasonal swings, equipment purchases, and crew payroll all create accounting complexity. We keep the numbers organized so you can plan ahead instead of reacting when something goes wrong.
Frequently Asked Questions
How close are you to Harbor Gateway?
Our office is on Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach, just a few minutes east. Harbor Gateway runs along the 110 right between Long Beach and the rest of LA. We already work with several businesses in the area.
What does monthly bookkeeping cost?
Starting at $200 per month. Pricing is based on your total monthly expenses. We give you a flat rate after reviewing your business so there are no surprises.
Do you handle taxes for contractors and trades?
Yes. Michael Garr is a CPA with over 10 years of experience working with blue-collar and service-based businesses. We prepare business and personal returns and make sure every eligible deduction gets captured.
What if my books are months or years behind?
That is the normal starting point for most of our clients. We do catch-up bookkeeping to get everything current, then transition you to monthly service going forward.
Do I need to come to your office?
No. Everything is handled remotely. We connect to your bank feeds, you upload receipts when needed, and we communicate by phone or email. If you want to meet in person, our Long Beach office is nearby.
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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