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AZ Easy CPA provides bookkeeping services for Scottsdale, AZ businesses, working with owners online and from our Chandler office. Chris Badulescu, CPA, handles monthly bookkeeping, cleanup, compiled financial statements and fractional CFO support for Scottsdale medical and dental practices, salons and spas, hospitality and professional firms. Monthly plans typically start around $300.
Which Scottsdale businesses do we work with?
Scottsdale has a concentration of medical and dental practices, salons and spas, hospitality and real estate businesses, and professional firms around the Airpark and Old Town. Those owners tend to want polished monthly reporting and a CPA they can actually reach.
We work with Scottsdale dental practices, salons and barbershops, restaurants and professional firms, and with owners who want fractional CFO level reporting without a full-time hire. For lenders and landlords, Chris can prepare compiled financial statements in GAAP format.
- Practice reporting by provider and location
- Salon and spa books with booth rent, commissions and product sales
- Hospitality sales, tips and seasonal cash flow
- Budgets, forecasts and monthly owner meetings
What bookkeeping services do you offer in Scottsdale?
AZ Easy CPA offers Scottsdale 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.
Scottsdale clients 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 Scottsdale businesses
Do you work with Scottsdale businesses remotely?
Yes. Most Scottsdale clients work with us online through QuickBooks Online, secure uploads and a monthly video meeting with Chris. You are always welcome at our Chandler office for an in-person review.
Busy owners want to know the books are handled without having to chase anyone. We close the month on a consistent schedule, send reports you can read in a few minutes, and meet when there is something worth discussing.
How does Arizona TPT work for Scottsdale businesses?
Arizona transaction privilege tax (TPT) is filed through the Arizona Department of Revenue, and the rate a Scottsdale 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.
Scottsdale businesses with taxable sales, including retail, restaurants and short-term rentals, report Scottsdale city TPT along with the state and county rates. Salons and practices often have a mix of taxable product sales and nontaxable services, so we separate those in QuickBooks to keep filings accurate.
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 Scottsdale?
Monthly bookkeeping plans for Scottsdale 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.
Scottsdale, Arizona questions
Do you have a Scottsdale office?
Our office is in Chandler. Scottsdale clients work with us online with a monthly video meeting, and can visit the Chandler office whenever they would like to meet in person.
Can you provide CFO-level reporting for a Scottsdale business?
Yes. Our fractional CFO service adds budgets, cash flow forecasts, KPIs and a monthly strategy meeting with Chris on top of clean monthly books.
Do you work with salons and spas?
Yes. We handle booth rent, commissions, tips, product inventory and the payment processor deposits that come with salon and spa businesses.
Can you prepare financial statements for a Scottsdale lender or landlord?
Yes. Chris can prepare compiled financial statements in GAAP format once the books are reconciled and current.
Other areas we serve
Our office is in Chandler, and we work with businesses across the East Valley and Arizona.
