Home & Property Services
You spend your days on job sites. The books get pushed aside. We handle the numbers so you can focus on the work that actually pays the bills.
The Work
Your day starts early. Load the truck, check the equipment, drive to the first job. Whether you’re mowing lawns, servicing pools, treating homes for pests, or replacing a roof, you’re working with your hands until the sun goes down. Some days it’s three jobs. Some days it’s six.
By the time you get home, the last thing you want to do is sort through receipts or figure out who still owes you money. The bookkeeping gets pushed to the weekend. Then next week. Then it’s months behind. This is how most property service businesses end up with a mess by December.
Who This Covers
Who This Covers
Landscapers, lawn care companies, roofers, pest control, pool maintenance, pressure washing, gutter cleaning, tree services, painters, and similar trades. Any property service business on Long Island that runs crews and job sites.
What Makes It Hard
What Makes It Hard
Seasonal income that fluctuates wildly. Multiple jobs in a single day across different clients. Receipts crammed into truck consoles. Cash payments that never get recorded. Subcontractors who helped on jobs but nobody collected their W-9.
What We Handle
We take the bookkeeping off your plate. Every month, your transactions get categorized correctly, your bank and credit card accounts get reconciled, and your books get closed. You end each month knowing where you stand financially without having to figure it out yourself.
If invoicing is falling behind, we can handle that too. Same with bill payment. Getting invoices out on time means cash comes in faster. Paying vendors on schedule keeps relationships solid and avoids late fees. These operational pieces keep your cash flowing the way it should.
Monthly Bookkeeping
Monthly Bookkeeping
Transactions categorized properly. Bank and credit card accounts reconciled. Books closed each month with a clear picture of income and expenses. No more guessing at your numbers or scrambling at year end.
Invoicing and Bill Payment
Invoicing and Bill Payment
We send invoices to your customers and track who has paid. We manage your vendor bills so nothing slips through the cracks. This keeps cash moving in the right direction and frees up your time for actual work.
Common Problems
The busy season brings in good money. Spring and summer for landscaping, pool season running hot. But when those deposits hit the bank, it feels like there’s plenty to go around. Equipment needs upgrading. The crew needs paying. Materials for the next job. Then April arrives and you owe taxes on income that’s already spent.
The other headache is subcontractors. You brought someone in to help with a big project, paid them in cash or by check, but never collected a W-9. Now it’s January and you need to file 1099s. Tracking down paperwork from people you worked with eight months ago is nobody’s idea of a good time.
Tax Surprises
Tax Surprises
Strong summer revenue leads to a strong tax bill. Without monthly bookkeeping showing your actual profit, there’s no way to know how much to set aside. By the time you find out what you owe, the money is gone.
1099 Scramble
1099 Scramble
Every subcontractor you paid $600 or more needs a 1099. That requires a W-9 from each of them. If you didn’t collect those during the year, you’re chasing people down in January while trying to meet the filing deadline.
What Changes
Tax season stops being a crisis. Your books are already organized when you hand them to your accountant. There’s no last minute scramble to reconstruct the year from bank statements and faded receipts. You know what you made, what you spent, and roughly what you owe before you walk in the door.
Beyond taxes, you stop carrying the mental weight of knowing your finances are a mess. The pile of receipts gets dealt with. The invoices go out on time. The books are handled. You can put your energy into the work that actually grows your business instead of worrying about the paperwork you’ve been avoiding.
Clean Handoff to Your Accountant
Clean Handoff to Your Accountant
Your CPA gets organized books and can focus on preparing your return instead of cleaning up your records. This usually means a smoother process, fewer questions, and fewer surprises when the return is ready.
Time and Headspace Back
Time and Headspace Back
No more late nights sorting through bank statements. No more weekends catching up on months of neglected books. That time goes back to you, whether you spend it on work, family, or just rest.
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