Bookkeeping pricing calculator

It adds up the services you pick, at the prices below.

• Monthly bookkeeping: most clients pay $250 a month
• Cleanup, when your books are behind: quoted on the number of transactions and how far behind the books are
• Hours for CPA firms and other B2B partners: quoted per firm, based on volume and the roles you need
• Full-time accountants: quoted per firm, based on volume and the roles you need

The low end of the range fits simple books. These are the things that move a quote up from there.

• Transactions per month: the biggest single driver of time
• Bank, credit card and payment accounts: each one is reconciled every month
• Entities: each company or LLC needs its own set of books
• Cash or accrual basis: accrual books need month-end adjustments
• How far behind the books are: this sets the final cleanup price

Payroll, sales tax filings and the tax returns we prepare and file depend on headcount, states and the returns you need, so they are quoted separately. Inventory and job costing add work that the calculator can only approximate.

The estimate also assumes your books are reasonably clean. If categories have been used inconsistently for years, or opening balances are wrong, the first months take longer. That shows up as cleanup work, not as a higher monthly price.

Most calculators you find are really lead forms: you answer six questions and get an email later. This one shows the arithmetic on the page, because the prices behind it are published on our pricing page anyway.

We also do not sell bronze, silver and gold packages. Packages either charge a small business for work it does not need, or leave out the work it does. We price the work you actually have: the books each month, cleanup if you are behind, payroll if you run it, and the return we prepare and file.

Book a free 30-minute consultation and we'll look at your actual books and quote from them, not from a form.

Best for a business with fewer than about 500 transactions a month across three or four accounts: the low end of the range here is likely to be close, and SF Business Solutions can keep those books and file the return. Above that, or with several entities or inventory, treat the estimate as a floor rather than a quote.