Bookkeeping & Tax Services for Long Beach Businesses
Bookkeeping, tax prep, and accounting for contractors and trades in Long Beach. A local CPA firm that keeps your books clean and your taxes right.
Bookkeeping and Tax Services in Long Beach
We’re a CPA firm on Pacific Coast Highway that provides bookkeeping, tax preparation, and accounting for contractors, trades, and service businesses across Long Beach. As your Long Beach bookkeeper and tax advisor, we handle the financial back office so you can focus on running your operation.
Most of the business owners who come to us have the same story. Books that are months behind, tax returns filed late or with missing deductions, and no clear picture of how the business is actually doing financially. We fix that. Clean books every month, taxes prepared with every eligible deduction captured, and someone you can actually call when you have a question about a purchase or a financial decision.
Full-Service Bookkeeping
Full-Service Bookkeeping
Transactions categorized, bank and credit card accounts reconciled, and financial reports 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
Accurate books lead to accurate tax returns, and accurate tax returns lead to real savings. We prepare business tax returns using the financials we’ve maintained all year so every deduction gets captured instead of guessed at.
Catch-Up Bookkeeping
Catch-Up Bookkeeping
If your books are months or years behind, we get them current. Most of our clients started with a cleanup project before moving into monthly service. It is the most common first step and nothing to feel bad about.
Tax Strategy and Planning
Tax Strategy and Planning
Thinking about buying a truck or new equipment? Planning to bring on employees? Those decisions affect your tax situation. We help you plan ahead instead of reacting every April with a number you didn’t expect.
Long Beach Businesses We Work With
Long Beach is a working city. The port drives a huge amount of construction and logistics activity. Residential neighborhoods from Belmont Shore to Bixby Knolls keep home service companies busy year-round. Commercial corridors along Atlantic and PCH are full of buildings that need maintenance, renovation, and cleaning. All of that creates work for blue-collar businesses, and all of those businesses need their books done right.
We work specifically with service-based, blue-collar businesses. The kind where you are running crews and managing jobs during the day, not sitting behind a desk. Our typical client does somewhere between $100K and a few million in annual revenue. Big enough that the finances matter and the tax savings are real, but not so big that hiring a full-time accountant makes sense yet.
Construction and Contractors
Construction and Contractors
General contractors, home builders, remodelers, and commercial construction companies across Long Beach. We handle construction bookkeeping that tracks job costs, manages cash flow between draws, and keeps your financials ready for bonding and bank relationships.
Skilled Trades
Skilled Trades
Electricians, plumbers, HVAC techs, welders. The trades that keep Long Beach running. We track revenue by job, manage your expenses, and make sure your books support the deductions you are entitled to at tax time.
Home and Property Services
Home and Property Services
Landscapers, roofers, pest control, pool service companies. Long Beach has a lot of residential and commercial property that needs ongoing care. We keep the books straight while you keep the routes and job schedules moving.
Cleaning Services
Cleaning Services
Commercial janitorial, residential cleaning, pressure washing, window cleaning. These businesses often grow fast and the bookkeeping doesn’t keep up. We make sure the financials reflect what is actually happening so you can manage labor costs, track profitability, and file taxes without scrambling.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does monthly bookkeeping cost?
Starting at $200 per month. Your price depends on your monthly expense volume. We quote exact pricing after learning about your business.
Do you only work with contractors?
We focus on service-based, blue-collar businesses. That includes general contractors, but also electricians, plumbers, landscapers, cleaning companies, and other trades. If your business involves crews, job sites, or service calls, we're a good fit.
Can you help with books that are way behind?
Yes. Most clients come to us with books that haven't been touched in months or years. We do the catch-up work first, then move into monthly bookkeeping so it stays current.
Do you handle taxes too?
Yes. We're a CPA firm. We prepare business and personal tax returns, handle IRS notices, and do tax planning throughout the year. Having the same firm do your books and your taxes means nothing falls through the cracks.
Where is your office?
On Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach. Most of our work happens remotely through screen shares and our client portal, but we're available to meet in person whenever that's helpful.
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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