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AZ Easy CPA provides bookkeeping services for Mesa, AZ businesses from our Chandler office, about 20 minutes south. Chris Badulescu, CPA, handles monthly bookkeeping, cleanup and catch-up, contractor job costing, QuickBooks setup and compiled financial statements for Mesa owners, in person or online. Monthly plans typically start around $300.
Which Mesa businesses do we work with?
Mesa is the largest city in the East Valley and one of the largest in Arizona, with a deep base of contractors, trades, automotive and industrial businesses, plus medical practices and family restaurants. Those businesses need books that track jobs, equipment and crews, not just income and expenses.
Many of our Mesa clients are in the trades: general contractors, electricians, plumbers and HVAC companies. We also work with Mesa dental practices, therapists and counselors and restaurants. Businesses near Falcon Field, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and the industrial areas of east Mesa often carry equipment loans and larger vendor balances, and we keep those balance sheet accounts reconciled to real statements.
- Job costing by project, phase or job type
- Equipment, vehicle and loan accounts matched to lender statements
- Retainage and progress billing for contractors
- Work in progress reporting when a lender or bonding company asks
What bookkeeping services do you offer in Mesa?
AZ Easy CPA offers Mesa businesses monthly bookkeeping, cleanup and catch-up, QuickBooks setup and training, compiled financial statements, fractional CFO support and new business setup, all led and reviewed by Chris Badulescu, CPA.
Mesa businesses work with us on:
- Monthly bookkeeping: every account reconciled and the month closed and reviewed by a CPA
- Bookkeeping cleanup and catch-up bookkeeping for books that are messy or months behind
- QuickBooks setup and QuickBooks training for you or your in-house bookkeeper
- Compiled financial statements in GAAP format for lenders, landlords and bonding
- Fractional CFO support and accounting consulting when you need forecasts and a plan
- LLC formation and S-Corp election guidance for new and growing Mesa businesses
How do Mesa businesses work with a Chandler bookkeeper?
Most Mesa clients work with us online through QuickBooks Online, secure bank feeds and our upload portal, with a monthly call or video meeting. Our office in Chandler is about 20 minutes away when you would rather meet in person.
Contractors often prefer a quick call from the truck over a long meeting, and that works fine. Questions go to Chris or Hillary, who know your books, not to a call center.
How does Arizona TPT work for Mesa businesses?
Arizona transaction privilege tax (TPT) is filed through the Arizona Department of Revenue, and the rate a Mesa business owes is the state rate plus the county and city rates for its business activity. Your books need to track taxable sales by location and activity so every return matches what QuickBooks shows.
Contracting is its own TPT classification in Arizona, and Mesa contractors often work across several cities in a single month. Prime contracting income is sourced to the city where the job is located, and since 2015 most repair and remodel work (MRRA) is taxed at the point of material purchase instead, so the two kinds of work need to be tracked separately. We set that up in QuickBooks so your filings line up with your jobs.
We set up sales tax items in QuickBooks so taxable and nontaxable income are separated, reconcile what was collected against what was filed, and keep the liability account clean so it is never a surprise. We record and reconcile TPT; the returns themselves can be filed by you or one of our tax and payroll partners.
How much does a bookkeeper cost in Mesa?
Monthly bookkeeping plans for Mesa businesses typically start around $300 a month. The price depends on how many bank and credit card accounts you have, your transaction volume, payroll and inventory, and how often you want to meet.
Cleanup and catch-up work is quoted as a project once we have seen the books, so you know the cost before work starts. During the free consultation Chris will tell you which plan fits and what it would cost, and you can compare that with hiring an in-house bookkeeper or doing it yourself. See what monthly bookkeeping includes.
How do we get started?
Free phone call
Tell Chris about your business, your books and what is not working. No cost and no obligation.
Look at the books
With your permission we review your QuickBooks file or records so the scope and price are accurate.
Written proposal
You get a defined scope and a monthly or project price before any work starts.
Books you can rely on
We clean up or take over the monthly work and walk you through the reports each month.
Mesa, Arizona questions
Do you work with contractors in Mesa?
Yes. Contractors and the trades are a large share of our Mesa clients. We set up job costing, track retainage and progress billing, reconcile equipment loans and produce reports a lender or bonding company will accept.
Can you prepare financial statements for a Mesa business loan?
Yes. Chris can prepare compiled financial statements in GAAP format, which many lenders, landlords and bonding companies ask for. Clean monthly books come first so the statements are accurate.
How far is your office from Mesa?
Our office at 2705 S. Alma School Road in Chandler is roughly 20 minutes from much of Mesa. Most Mesa clients work with us online and visit when they want to.
Do you handle payroll for Mesa companies with crews?
We do not run payroll in house. We work with payroll partners and make sure every pay period lands in your books correctly, including job costing labor to the right jobs.
Other areas we serve
Our office is in Chandler, and we work with businesses across the East Valley and Arizona.
