Bookkeeping and Tax for Los Angeles Trade Businesses
Bookkeeping and tax services for contractors, trades, and service businesses across Los Angeles. Clean books, fewer missed deductions, and a CPA who understands your industry.
What We Do for LA Trade Businesses
Los Angeles is full of contractors, tradespeople, and service businesses that are great at what they do but running behind on the financial side. We’re a CPA firm for construction and trade businesses based in Long Beach, and we handle the bookkeeping and tax work that keeps getting pushed to the back burner while you’re out on job sites.
Most of the trade business owners we talk to either have no books at all or a QuickBooks file that hasn’t been reconciled in months. That means missed deductions when taxes are due and no real picture of how the business is performing. We fix that and keep it fixed going forward.
Full-Service Bookkeeping
Full-Service Bookkeeping
Monthly transaction categorization, bank and credit card reconciliation, and financial reports delivered on a regular schedule. Your books stay current so you always know where the business stands without spending your nights on QuickBooks.
Catch-Up Bookkeeping
Catch-Up Bookkeeping
If your books are months or years behind, we clean them up and get everything current before moving into monthly service. This is how most of our LA clients start working with us.
Business and Personal Tax Returns
Business and Personal Tax Returns
Tax returns prepared by a CPA who already knows your books inside and out. When we handle your bookkeeping all year, nothing gets missed at filing time. That means more deductions captured and fewer surprises in April.
Tax Strategy and Planning
Tax Strategy and Planning
Proactive conversations about equipment purchases, entity structure, retirement contributions, and timing decisions that affect your tax bill. The kind of planning that only works when your books are accurate and up to date.
Who We Work With Across Los Angeles
LA never stops building and never stops needing maintenance. The construction pipeline alone keeps thousands of small contractors and subcontractors busy across the city. Add in the electricians, plumbers, landscapers, and cleaning companies that keep everything running, and you have an enormous number of trade businesses that all need proper accounting but rarely have time to deal with it.
We work specifically with these kinds of businesses. Owners doing $100K to a few million in revenue who need professional bookkeeping and tax preparation but aren’t large enough to hire a full-time accountant. That is the gap TradeBuilt was built to fill.
Construction and Contractors
Construction and Contractors
General contractors, remodelers, and builders working residential and commercial projects across LA. We handle job costing, progress billing, and contractor accounting so you can bid accurately and see real profitability by project instead of guessing.
Skilled Trades
Skilled Trades
Electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, and welders. You’re busy on job sites all day and don’t have time to reconcile accounts at night. We take the books off your plate entirely so you can focus on the work.
Home and Property Services
Home and Property Services
Landscapers, roofers, pest control, pool service, and property maintenance companies. Recurring revenue, seasonal fluctuations, and crew payroll all get tracked properly so you know what you’re actually making.
Cleaning and Facility Services
Cleaning and Facility Services
Commercial janitorial, residential cleaning, pressure washing, and building maintenance businesses. High transaction volume, multiple crews, and tight margins make accurate bookkeeping essential for knowing which accounts and services are actually profitable.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you work with businesses across all of Los Angeles?
Yes. We're based in Long Beach and work with trade businesses throughout LA. Most of our work happens remotely, so your location in the city doesn't matter.
What does monthly bookkeeping cost?
Starting at $200 per month. Your price depends on monthly expense volume. We quote a flat rate after reviewing your business so there are no surprises.
Can you handle my taxes too?
Yes. Michael Garr is a licensed CPA. We prepare business and personal tax returns, and because we keep your books all year, nothing gets missed at filing time.
My books are a complete mess. Where do we start?
With catch-up bookkeeping. We clean up however far behind you are, get everything current, and then move into monthly service. Most of our clients started exactly this way.
Do I need to drive to your Long Beach office?
No. Everything happens remotely through secure document sharing and online communication. Most clients prefer it because there's nothing to schedule around your workday.
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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