Bookkeeping & Payroll Services
Whether your bookkeeping and payroll needs are simple or complex, expertise is essential. Our team of local experts is here to assist you with any requirements you may have. With years of experience, we are fully licensed and adept at providing customized solutions, whether you need in-house support or comprehensive bookkeeping services.
Getting started is easy—just contact us for a free initial consultation. We’re here to answer any questions you might have and to understand your business better. Let’s determine if we’re the right fit to help you streamline your bookkeeping and payroll processes.
We Understand Your Business
The key to an effective bookkeeper or payroll service lies in finding someone who understands your industry and can adapt to your specific business needs. Every business is unique, but our experts have extensive experience across various sectors, making them an ideal accounting partner regardless of your industry.
Understanding the Licensing
The field of bookkeeping lacks a professional licensing requirement, rendering it somewhat unregulated and potentially risky. While many individuals may label themselves as bookkeepers, their proficiency varies, and there's no standardized license or testing process akin to tax preparation or audit representation.
Hence, it's crucial to choose a firm that holds professional licenses as evidence of their knowledge and competency. At Azalea City Tax, we possess every relevant license for bookkeeping and boast years of experience in our field, including being QuickBooks ProAdvisors Elite.
Understanding the Licensing
The field of bookkeeping lacks a professional licensing requirement, rendering it somewhat unregulated and potentially risky. While many individuals may label themselves as bookkeepers, their proficiency varies, and there's no standardized license or testing process akin to tax preparation or audit representation.
Hence, it's crucial to choose a firm that holds professional licenses as evidence of their knowledge and competency. At Azalea City Tax, we possess every relevant license for bookkeeping and boast years of experience in our field, including being QuickBooks ProAdvisors Elite.
Local Bookkeepers Save You Money
If your local bookkeeper isn't offering recommendations, they're more of a data entry clerk than a true bookkeeper. A seasoned bookkeeper will not only understand your financial records but also provide valuable insights for tax planning, budgeting, and financial management.
A skilled bookkeeper adds value by helping you save on taxes and time, while enhancing your understanding of your business's cash flow and financial health.
What About Payroll?
Managing payroll should be straightforward for business owners. You can either automate tasks using software or trust us to handle it for you. Whichever method you choose, it shouldn’t lead to the frustration we often hear about.
We’ll evaluate your current payroll procedures and customize a solution that fits your needs. Our goal is to streamline your processes, ensure effective automation, and keep costs reasonable and operations efficient.
How About That Payroll?
Managing payroll should be straightforward for business owners. You can either automate tasks using software or trust us to handle it for you. Whichever method you choose, it shouldn’t lead to the frustration we often hear about.
We’ll evaluate your current payroll procedures and customize a solution that fits your needs. Our goal is to streamline your processes, ensure effective automation, and keep costs reasonable and operations efficient.
More Than Just Bookkeeping and Payroll
At Azalea City Tax & Accounting, we're a full-service tax, accounting, and consulting firm. With a number of business and individual services, we provide comprehensive tax, accounting, financial management, and consulting solutions to our clients.
Year round, we are always here to help with whatever comes your way. The IRS or Alabama Department of Revenue don't rest, so neither do we. If you receive an audit letter, require regular accounting services, or want to spend some time tax planning, reach out to schedule an appointment. One of our experts will meet with you for a free consultation.
Next Steps...
Now that you have an idea of what we do, do you maybe have some questions? Check out our frequently asked questions to learn more or Contact Us Today!
Are You Using QuickBooks for Bookkeeping?
We love earning your business, but firstly we love making our clients' lives easier. When it comes to bookkeeping, we're here for you and both want to earn your business and provide tremendous value to your company. When it comes to providing payroll services, there is little more to it than data entry and basic compliance. As much as we would love to earn your business, we typically recommend to clients using QuickBooks Online or Desktop (if on their in-house computer) to utilize the fully automated payroll system in QuickBooks. While setup can be difficult and may require our help, once it is setup it is very simple.
Is Bookkeeping Always Done in QuickBooks?
QuickBooks is definitely the software we recommend for most businesses, and what we use overwhelmingly for our clients. But there are a few exceptions.
Many industries, like HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and other home services find software tailored to their industry is a better fit than QuickBooks. A great few examples are Service Titan and SuccessWare21. These both cater toward the HVAC industry and are great comparisons to QuickBooks' usage.
SuccessWare21, for example, handles everything itself except payroll. It has a built-in accounting module, accounts receivable and accounts payable modules, the necessary dispatch module, etc. It operates independently from QuickBooks.
ServiceTitan, alternatively, is working to become independent of Quickbooks but is not there yet. This software prepares payable, receivable, and customer data for exporting to Quickbooks Online.
When we work with a client, looking at what software works best for them is important. Sometimes this means finding software specific to their industry that can satisfy multiple needs, like maintaining a customer database as well as bookkeeping. What we do is discuss your business' needs and then take the time to help you find what software works best for you and how we can help provide bookkeeping through it.
Is Outsourcing Bookkeeping Always Smart?
No. Not every client benefits from outsourcing their bookkeeping, not even to us. Some businesses need an in-house person rather than an outsourced local bookkeeper. Maybe they have detailed billing that requires job costing alongside the bookkeeping, and it is simply not practical to outsource this; maybe the nature of the business require real-time bookkeeping, where even a day delay on inputting data would be detrimental; or maybe it's just the client's preference. There are definitely valid reasons to not outsource to a local bookkeeper or accounting firm, and when you come to us we make sure to discuss your bookkeeping and payroll needs before simply recommending you use our services.
Sometimes Outsourcing is Your Only Option
Unfortunately, qualified, local bookkeepers are difficult to find. This often leaves businesses in tough spots with jobs posted online but no one capable applying. Even for accounting firms, sometimes we cannot grow as quickly as we would like because we cannot find qualified applicants.
When this happens, we can help fill the gap. Business must go on, and we can help keep your books straight and IRS compliant until you fill the in-house position. Then we can seamlessly transfer everything back over and be waiting to help come tax time.
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