Bookkeeping and Advisory Services Built Around Your Business
Your business needs more than financial statements that arrive after the decisions have already been made.
At Lighthammer Bookkeeping, Inc., every service plan begins with accurate, dependable bookkeeping. From there, you can add CPA-level guidance, proactive tax planning, and outsourced CFO support based on the complexity of your business and the level of help you want. Our services are designed for established small businesses, real estate investors, property managers, contractors, and other service-based businesses that want greater financial clarity without hiring a full-time accounting department. Choose the level of support that fits your business today. As your needs grow, your service plan can grow with you.
Lighthammer Bookkeeping, Inc. Essential Bookkeeping Services
For business owners who want accurate books, dependable reporting, and less time spent managing financial details. All provided by a QuickBooks Advanced ProAdvisor
Your bookkeeping should give you confidence—not leave you wondering whether the numbers are right. The Essential Bookkeeping plan provides the reliable financial foundation every business needs. We organize and maintain your accounting records so you can understand where your business stands and stop spending evenings and weekends struggling to keep QuickBooks up to date.
CPA oversight of your accounting records - CPA Quality at bookkeeping rates.
Best for:
Businesses with relatively straightforward accounting needs that primarily want accurate bookkeeping and reliable monthly financial reporting.
Lighthammer Advisory Group, CPA - Advanced Advisory Services
For business owners who want accurate bookkeeping plus ongoing CPA-level guidance to help them understand and improve their financial performance.
Bookkeeping tells you what happened. Good advice helps you decide what to do next. The Advisory plan combines full monthly bookkeeping with regular access to a CPA who can help you interpret your numbers, identify developing issues, and make better-informed business decisions.
This is the right fit for many established businesses because it combines dependable bookkeeping with the guidance needed to put those numbers to work.
Best for:
Growing businesses and real estate investors who need more than bookkeeping and want an experienced CPA to help them evaluate performance, manage cash flow, and make better financial decisions.
Lighthammer CFO Services
For business owners who want bookkeeping, CPA-level advisory, proactive tax strategy, and outsourced CFO guidance in one coordinated relationship.
As a business becomes more successful, the financial decisions become more consequential. We help connect your bookkeeping, business strategy, cash flow, and tax planning so important decisions are evaluated before they are made—not after the year is over.
Gain CFO-level financial insight without the cost of a full-time CFO.
Best for:
Profitable or rapidly growing businesses, established real estate investors, and owners facing more complex financial and tax decisions who want an ongoing strategic relationship with a CPA.
A simple side-by-side view of the support available at each level.
Your financial records should do more than satisfy a tax filing requirement. They should help you answer questions such as:
Is the business truly profitable?
Where is the cash going?
Can I afford to hire another employee?
Which services, customers, or properties are producing the best return?
How much should I set aside for taxes?
Should I purchase equipment this year or wait?
Is my current entity structure still appropriate?
What should I change before the end of the year?
Can the business support its next stage of growth?
Lighthammer Bookkeeping, Inc. combines professional bookkeeping with more than 20 years of CFO and controller experience.
We understand that small-business owners need more than technical accounting language. They need someone who can explain the numbers clearly, recognize problems early, and provide practical recommendations based on how businesses operate in the real world.
You receive financial support tailored to your needs, without the cost of hiring an in-house bookkeeper, controller, tax strategist, and CFO separately.
The right service plan gives you the information—and the professional guidance—to answer important financial questions with greater confidence.
The prices shown are minimum monthly fees. Before recommending a plan, we will learn about your business, review your accounting needs, and explain exactly what is included in your proposal.
Monthly transaction volume, number of accounts, number of business entities or properties, payroll and sales-tax requirements, and accounts payable or accounts receivable needs.
Inventory or job-costing complexity, quality and condition of the existing bookkeeping, and the frequency of reporting and advisory meetings all influence the final proposal.
Tax-planning complexity, forecasting requirements, and the amount of CFO-level support required are built into your recommended service level.
Historical bookkeeping cleanup, tax-return preparation, payroll processing, sales-tax filings, and specialized projects may be quoted separately unless specifically included in your engagement.
Whether you need dependable monthly bookkeeping or a CPA-level financial partner helping you plan ahead, Lighthammer Bookkeeping, Inc. can provide the support your business needs to move forward confidently.