What we do

Accounting and consulting, handled with care.

Practical, hands-on help for the small and mid-sized businesses of St. Charles County — from day-to-day books to the decisions that shape your year. Here’s how we can help.

Core services

Everything your books need, in one place

Pick exactly what you need, or hand us the whole stack. Either way you get clear numbers and a real person who knows your business.

01

Bookkeeping & monthly close

We keep your records accurate and current, reconcile your accounts every month, and hand you clean financial statements you can actually use. Behind on the books? We’ll catch you up — and keep you there.

Monthly reconciliationsCategorized transactionsFinancial statementsCatch-up & cleanup
02

Monthly reporting & variance review

Each month you get a concise, plain-English report of the numbers that matter, with the areas that moved month-to-month highlighted and explained — so you see what changed and why without digging through the books. Delivered through QuickBooks Online Accountant.

Monthly reportsVariance highlightsKPI snapshotsQuickBooks Accountant
03

Tax preparation & planning

Business and owner returns prepared and filed on time, with planning throughout the year so the bill is never a surprise. We look for every deduction you’re entitled to and keep you compliant.

Business returnsQuarterly estimatesYear-round planningCompliance
04

Payroll & contractor payments

Pay your team and your 1099 contractors correctly and on time, with the filings, deposits, and year-end forms handled for you.

Payroll runsTax deposits1099s & W-2sNew-hire setup
05

Inventory audits & tracking

For product-based businesses, we run inventory audits, set up ongoing tracking, and apply the right valuation method so your inventory is stated correctly — keeping cost of goods sold, margins, and inventory turnover accurate throughout the year.

Inventory auditsOngoing trackingValuation methodTurnover & COGS
06

Advisory & consulting

A steady sounding board for the decisions that move your business — pricing, cash flow, hiring, and growth. We translate your numbers into a plan you can act on.

Cash-flow planningPricing & marginsBudgetingGrowth strategy
07

Business setup & entity selection

Starting out or restructuring? We help you choose the right entity, register correctly, and stand up clean books and systems from day one.

LLC / S-corp guidanceRegistrationChart of accountsSystems setup
08

QuickBooks setup & cleanup

As Intuit specialists, we get QuickBooks working the way it should — a fresh, organized setup or a careful cleanup of books that have drifted.

QuickBooks OnlineSetup & migrationCleanupProAdvisor support
Beyond the books

More ways we help your business

Accounting is the foundation — but plenty of our clients lean on us well beyond it, from technology to high-level strategy.

09

Personal tax guidance

Individual returns and year-round personal tax planning for owners and their families — coordinated with your business so the two work together, not against each other.

Individual returnsTax planningEstimated payments
10

CPA-level advisory services

When a question calls for deeper expertise — structure, strategy, or a complex transaction — we bring CPA-level advisory to the table.

Strategic planningEntity & structureComplex transactions
11

Process improvement

We map how work actually moves through your business, find the bottlenecks and busywork, and help you streamline so your team can focus on customers.

Workflow mappingAutomationDocumentation
12

IT infrastructure consulting

Practical guidance on the systems your business runs on — cloud software, backups, security, and vendor choices — so your technology supports the work instead of getting in the way.

Cloud & softwareBackups & securityVendor selection
13

AI integration

Thoughtful adoption of AI where it genuinely helps — automating repetitive tasks and surfacing insights — with a clear-eyed view of what’s worth doing and what isn’t.

Tool selectionWorkflow automationTraining
14

AI scheduling app

An AI-assisted scheduling tool for bookings, reminders, and calendar coordination — less back-and-forth and fewer no-shows for appointment-driven businesses.

Online bookingAutomated remindersCalendar sync
Intuit specialists

We specialize in Intuit products

From QuickBooks Online and Desktop to payroll and TurboTax, we work in the Intuit tools you already rely on every day — so your books, your software, and your accountant all speak the same language.

A discount, on us: as a certified ProAdvisor, we can pass along direct discounts on select Intuit products to our clients — just ask.

Certifications & badges
Intuit ProAdvisor Gold
QuickBooks Certified Level 2
QuickBooks Payroll Certified
Intuit Bookkeeping Trained
Client Advisory Services Foundations Graduate
In our ProAdvisor toolbox
How we work

Simple from the first call

Working with us is straightforward — no long onboarding, no runaround.

01

Reach out

Send a message or give us a call. Tell us a little about your business and what’s on your plate.

02

A quick consult

We’ll talk it through — no charge, no pressure — and figure out where we can help most.

03

A simple plan

You get a clear scope and a straightforward quote. No jargon, no surprises.

04

An ongoing partner

We get to work and stay in your corner year-round — not just at tax time.

Working together

Built around your business

Every business is different, so we keep things flexible — in how we start, how we bill, and how we show up.

Free

Up to a 4-hour consultation

Start with a no-cost consultation — up to four hours to understand your business and map out where we can help, before you commit to anything.

Flexible

Hybrid billing

Work with us on a monthly retainer, à la carte by the service, or a blend of both — scaled to the breadth of your business.

On-site

On-site when needed

When the work calls for it, we can provide on-site support over extended periods — not just remote check-ins.

Get started

Let’s get your books working for you

Tell us where things stand and we’ll suggest a simple next step — no pressure.