FAQ
If your question isn't answered here, it's the fastest thing to ask directly.
Bookkeeping is the ongoing recording of your business transactions — data entry, recording bank transactions, managing statements, and recording income and expenses. It creates the organized, accurate financial information everything else depends on.
Accounting takes recorded transactions further: reviewing and reconciling the data, preparing financial reports, analyzing performance, and explaining profit, loss, and financial position so you can make decisions with confidence.
Bookkeeping is data entry and record-keeping — what happened. Accounting is review, reconciliation, reporting, and analysis — what it means. Most businesses need bookkeeping first, then accounting on top of clean books.
Taxation covers personal and business tax return preparation: calculations based on recorded income, organizing supporting documentation, and preparing the return itself. It's a separate service from bookkeeping and accounting, though it depends on accurate records from both.
That depends on how your income and activity are structured. If you're unsure, our team can help you work out whether you need a personal return, a business return, or both, before any pricing conversation.
Controller services sit above bookkeeping and periodic accounting: monthly close and financial statement review, account reconciliation and balance-sheet management, supervision of an accounting team, AR/AP and payroll accounting oversight, internal controls, audit and tax support, management reporting, and accounting process optimization — the senior-level oversight a growing business needs without hiring a full-time controller.
Use the "Which service do I need?" interactive flow on the homepage, review the side-by-side comparison, or contact us directly — most clients are self-qualifying after seeing bookkeeping, accounting, and taxation compared clearly.
Pricing is based on Service, Module, and Entity — which service(s) you need, the scope or module of work, and how many entities (individuals or businesses) it covers. A single, simple, single-entity engagement can show an indicative starting price; anything broader moves to a short consultation.
Transaction volume, number of accounts, business complexity, and reporting requirements all affect the actual work involved. Rather than quote a number that doesn't match your situation, we confirm final pricing directly with you.
Additional entities are supported — each one adds its own scope of bookkeeping, accounting, or taxation work. Pricing for multiple entities is confirmed after a short review of how each entity operates.
We start with a short consultation to understand your business, current records, and requirements. From there we confirm which services fit, outline scope, and provide pricing tailored to your situation before any engagement begins.
Bookkeeping, accounting, and taxation apply to almost every industry. See the Industries page for the categories we're structured to support — if yours isn't listed, contact us to confirm fit.
Yes — this is a common starting point. We review your current records during onboarding and confirm what needs to be brought current before ongoing service begins.
A short consultation is the fastest way to get a clear answer on scope and pricing — no obligation, no guesswork.