Bookkeeping and tax returns for Plant City businesses
SF Business Solutions keeps the books, runs payroll and prepares and files the tax returns for small businesses in Plant City and east Hillsborough County.
The work happens in your own QuickBooks Online or Xero file, and our Florida business address is in Gibsonton, about half an hour west. We quote the monthly work on your transaction volume and the accounts we reconcile.
What Plant City businesses ask us for
Plant City's economy still runs on agriculture, packing and haulage, with construction, retail and food alongside it. Seasonal work is the thing that makes the books harder: the crew and the cash both swing through the year, so a monthly figure taken on its own tells you very little.
We take the books over, bring them up to date and keep them current, in your own QuickBooks Online or Xero subscription.
- Monthly bookkeeping and reconciliation of every bank and card account
- Cleanup and catch-up when the books are behind
- Payroll, seasonal crews, W-2s and contractor 1099s
- Florida sales tax, the federal return and Form F-1120 where it applies
Plant City at a glance
Who we are, what we do for a Plant City business, and what the state asks of it.
| Detail | What applies to a Plant City 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 | Hillsborough County, Florida |
| Nearest address | Our Florida business address is in Gibsonton, about half an hour west. 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 | Florida sales tax at 6% plus the county surtax, filed with the Florida Department of Revenue; quarterly reemployment tax; Form F-1120 for C corporations |
| 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 |
Seasonal work, crews and haulage
With a seasonal business we set the books up so the season can be read as a whole rather than as four unrelated months: costs are matched to the crop or the contract they belong to, and the quiet months are not mistaken for a failing business.
Haulage brings fuel, maintenance and equipment finance, and those are the entries most often wrong. A truck payment coded entirely to expense hides the loan on the balance sheet and overstates the cost in the year of purchase. We split principal, interest and asset properly.
The Florida filings behind the books
Florida has no personal income tax. C corporations file a Florida corporate income tax return, Form F-1120. Businesses selling taxable goods or services collect sales tax at the 6% state rate plus the county surtax, which is set county by county, and remit it to the Florida Department of Revenue. Employers file quarterly reemployment tax reports.
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
The usual arrangement is a bookkeeper during the year and a preparer at the deadline, and the second one re-checks the first one's work before signing.
Best for a Plant City business that wants the books, the payroll and the return from one team: SF Business Solutions. Our team includes a licensed CPA. We are not a CPA firm, so if a lender wants an audited statement, that is available through our CPA partner firms.
Our Florida business address is in Gibsonton, about half an hour west, and 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.
SF Business Solutions is very diligent and responsive. I can tell they are passionate about their work, which I particularly appreciate about them. My project was rather complex but they managed to get it done according to my needs.
Do you have an office in Plant City?
No. Our Florida business address is in Gibsonton, about half an hour west, and it is not a walk-in location. We work by video, phone and email.
How much does bookkeeping cost in Plant City?
We quote it on transaction volume, the accounts we reconcile, and whether you run payroll or hold inventory.
Can you handle a seasonal payroll?
Yes. We run payroll through the season, make the deposits, file the quarterly reemployment tax reports and handle W-2s and contractor 1099s at year end.
How should truck and equipment finance be recorded?
The payment is split into principal, interest and the asset itself. Coding the whole payment to expenses hides the loan and overstates the cost.
Can you file Florida sales tax?
Yes. We record sales tax as it is collected and file the returns with the Florida Department of Revenue, along with the federal business return.
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