Bookkeeping and tax returns for Cedar Park businesses
SF Business Solutions keeps the books, runs payroll and prepares and files the tax returns for small businesses in Cedar Park and across Williamson County.
The work happens in your own QuickBooks Online or Xero file, and our Texas business address is in Pflugerville, about twenty-five minutes east. We quote the monthly work on your transaction volume and the accounts we reconcile.
What Cedar Park businesses ask us for
Cedar Park runs on trades and home services, medical and dental practices, fitness and childcare studios, and small technology firms along the US-183A corridor. The call usually comes for one of three reasons: the books are months behind with a deadline in sight, the owner has outgrown doing them at the kitchen table, or a lender has asked for statements that tie out.
We take the books over, bring them up to date and keep them current. You keep your own QuickBooks Online or Xero subscription and can see every entry we make in it.
- Monthly bookkeeping and reconciliation of every bank and card account
- Cleanup and catch-up when the books are behind
- Payroll, new hires, W-2s and contractor 1099s
- Texas franchise tax, sales tax and the federal return, prepared and filed
Cedar Park at a glance
Who we are, what we do for a Cedar Park business, and what the state asks of it.
| Detail | What applies to a Cedar Park business |
|---|---|
| Who does the work | SF Business Solutions, a US bookkeeping, accounting and tax firm founded in 2015. Not a CPA firm: audits are available through our CPA partner firms. |
| County | Williamson County, Texas |
| Nearest address | Our Texas business address is in Pflugerville, about twenty-five minutes east. It is a business address, not a walk-in office. |
| What we do | Monthly bookkeeping, cleanup and catch-up, payroll, and business tax returns prepared and filed, in QuickBooks Online or Xero |
| Software | Your own QuickBooks Online or Xero file. Our team holds the QuickBooks Online Certified ProAdvisor, QuickBooks Online Advanced, Xero Advisor and Xero Payroll certifications. |
| Monthly close | between the 5th and the 15th of the following month, depending on when your documents arrive |
| State filings | Franchise tax report with the Texas Comptroller, due May 15; sales tax at 6.25% plus local rates up to 2%; quarterly wage reports to the Texas Workforce Commission |
| What it costs | Quoted on your transaction volume, the number of accounts we reconcile, and whether you run payroll or hold inventory. Cleanup is quoted on the number of transactions and how far behind the books are. |
| First step | A free 1-hour consultation, with no obligation |
Trades, clinics and studios
A trades business in Cedar Park usually arrives with two things wrong: jobs are not costed, so nobody knows which work makes money, and subcontractors have been paid without W-9s on file, which turns into a January scramble over 1099s. We fix both in the cleanup and keep them right afterwards.
Clinics and studios have the opposite problem. Revenue arrives through a card processor or a booking app in a daily lump, and the deposit in the bank never matches the sales. We reconcile the processor to the deposit so the profit and loss statement reflects what was actually earned.
The Texas filings behind the books
Texas has no personal or corporate income tax, so the filings that get missed are the state ones. Most entities file an annual franchise tax report with the Texas Comptroller, due May 15, even in a year with nothing to pay. Businesses selling taxable goods or services collect sales tax at the 6.25% state rate plus local rates of up to 2%. Employers file quarterly wage reports and unemployment tax with the Texas Workforce Commission.
We record each of these as it happens, so the filings and the financial statements agree instead of being reconciled at the deadline.
Books and the return from one team
Most owners here pay two people: a bookkeeper through the year and a preparer in the spring. The handover is where the extra cost hides, because the preparer re-checks the first person's work before signing.
Best for a Cedar Park business that wants the books, the payroll and the return from one team: SF Business Solutions. Our team includes a licensed CPA and covers what a small business usually hires a CPA for. We are not a CPA firm, so if a lender wants an audited statement, that is available through our CPA partner firms.
Our Texas business address is in Pflugerville. It is a business address rather than a walk-in office: our team is distributed across the US and internationally, working with businesses across the United States, and everything runs by video, phone and email.
Great job, did everything we needed. Always works very hard to make sure everything is accurate. Thank you!!
Do you have an office in Cedar Park?
No. Our Texas business address is in Pflugerville, about twenty-five minutes away, and it is not a walk-in location. We work with Cedar Park clients by video, phone and email.
How much does bookkeeping cost in Cedar Park?
We quote it on your transaction volume, how many bank and card accounts we reconcile, and whether you run payroll or hold inventory. Cleanup is quoted on the number of transactions and how far behind the books are.
Can you file our Texas franchise tax report?
Yes. We prepare and file the annual franchise tax report with the Texas Comptroller, due May 15, along with sales tax returns and the federal business return.
Do you do job costing for Cedar Park contractors?
Yes. We set up job costing so each job carries its own materials, labour and subcontractor costs, and we keep W-9s on file so the 1099s are ready in January.
Our books are a year behind. Can you catch them up?
Yes. We rebuild and reconcile the back months, then file any late returns. Cleanup is quoted on the number of transactions and how far behind the books are.
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