Bookkeeping & Tax Services for Highland Park Businesses
Bookkeeping and tax preparation for Highland Park contractors, trades, and service businesses. Flat monthly rates from a CPA who knows your industry.
What We Handle for Highland Park Businesses
Highland Park runs on small businesses. Contractors rehabbing Craftsman bungalows, plumbers working on century-old pipes, landscapers maintaining hillside properties along the Arroyo. These are hands-on operations where the financial side gets pushed off because there’s always a job to get to next.
We provide full-service bookkeeping and tax preparation for trade and service businesses in Highland Park and across Northeast LA. Monthly books, tax-ready records, and a CPA who understands your industry. No hourly billing that adds up. Flat monthly rates that let you plan ahead.
Monthly Bookkeeping
Monthly Bookkeeping
Transaction categorization, bank and credit card reconciliation, and a proper monthly close. Your books stay current every month so you can actually see where the money is going instead of guessing.
Catch-Up Bookkeeping
Catch-Up Bookkeeping
If you’re months or years behind, we start by cleaning up the backlog. Most of the contractors and trades businesses we work with came to us in exactly this situation. We get you current, then keep you there.
Business Tax Returns
Business Tax Returns
We prepare your annual returns with every eligible deduction accounted for. Clean books throughout the year mean nothing gets missed when it’s time to file. Equipment purchases, vehicle costs, materials, subcontractor payments. All of it tracked and ready.
Tax Strategy
Tax Strategy
Thinking about buying a truck or new equipment? We help you plan purchases and timing so you get the most tax benefit out of them. That kind of planning requires accurate books, which is why we handle both sides.
The Trades That Keep Highland Park Running
Highland Park has some of the oldest housing stock in LA. Craftsman homes, Spanish revivals, bungalows that have been standing for a hundred years. All of that requires constant work. Plumbing, electrical, roofing, general rehab. And the neighborhood’s growth over the past decade has brought more commercial buildout along York and Figueroa. The contractors and trades workers doing this work are busy. Their books usually are not.
We work with the blue-collar businesses that keep this neighborhood functioning. If you’re running crews and don’t have time to figure out QuickBooks, that’s exactly the gap we fill as your Long Beach bookkeeper and CPA. We handle the financial back office so you can stay on the job site.
Construction and General Contractors
Construction and General Contractors
Remodels, room additions, ADU builds. Highland Park’s older homes mean steady renovation demand. We handle job costing and keep your financials organized for contractor bookkeeping that actually supports your bidding and bonding needs.
Skilled Trades
Skilled Trades
Electricians, plumbers, HVAC techs. The calls don’t stop in a neighborhood with aging infrastructure. We track your expenses, manage receipts, and make sure deductions for tools, materials, and vehicle costs don’t slip through the cracks at tax time.
Home and Property Services
Home and Property Services
Landscaping, pool service, pest control, pressure washing. Route-based businesses with tight margins that depend on knowing which accounts are profitable and which ones are costing you money. We organize the numbers so you can see that clearly.
Cleaning Services
Cleaning Services
Residential crews, commercial janitorial, window washing. Highland Park has a growing mix of homes and storefronts that need regular service. We keep your books straight, track labor costs per job, and make sure payroll taxes are handled properly.
Frequently Asked Questions
You're in Long Beach. Do you work with Highland Park businesses?
Yes. Everything we do happens digitally through QuickBooks Online and email. Highland Park is about 30 minutes from our Long Beach office, and we're available to meet when needed, but most of the work happens through screens regardless of distance.
What does monthly bookkeeping cost?
Starting at $200 per month. Pricing depends on your monthly expense volume. We'll give you an exact number after a quick conversation about your business.
Can you help with taxes too?
Yes. Michael Garr is a licensed CPA. We handle both bookkeeping and tax preparation, so your books and your returns are managed by the same team. Nothing falls through the cracks between two separate firms.
My books are a mess. Where do we even start?
Catch-up work. We go through whatever records exist, organize everything, and get your books current. Most of our clients started exactly this way. Once we're caught up, we move into monthly service so it stays that way.
Do you only work with contractors?
We focus on service-based and blue-collar businesses. Contractors and trades are a big part of what we do, but we also work with cleaning companies, landscapers, property service businesses, and similar operations. If you do hands-on work for a living, we're a good fit.
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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