Accounting for Startups & Growth Businesses
Clean books, a disciplined close, proactive tax and reporting your investors can actually read - so diligence is a formality, not a fire drill.
What growing companies need from their accountants
Early on, accounting feels like overhead - until the first investor asks for GAAP financials, the first big customer asks for evidence of controls, or the first tax season lands with three states and an R&D question. The companies that move fastest through those moments are the ones whose books were built properly from the start.
We act as your finance function: bookkeeping and monthly close, tax planning and filing, and the technical calls - revenue recognition, equity, consolidation - answered before they become diligence findings.
What’s included
Foundation
- Entity and tax-election guidance: LLC, C-corp or S-election, chosen for where you are going, not just where you are
- Chart of accounts and systems setup: QuickBooks Online or Xero configured so reporting scales with you
- Founder equity hygiene: capitalization records that match the legal documents
Operating rhythm
- Monthly bookkeeping and close: full reconciliations, accruals and a management pack you can forward to your board
- Revenue recognition (ASC 606): subscriptions, usage pricing and multi-element deals recognized correctly from day one
- Tax, year-round: federal and multi-state planning, estimated payments, filings and extensions handled proactively
Fundraise and diligence readiness
- Investor-ready financials: GAAP-consistent statements and metrics investors expect
- Data-room preparation: books, contracts and positions organized before the request list arrives
- Technical memos: documented answers to the questions diligence teams actually ask
Start with a free self-check
Free, no-signup self-checks for the decisions founders face first:
- Choosing a legal structure - LLC, S-corp, C-corp weighed against liability, tax and funding
- Entity tax election - whether an S-election fits your situation
- Founder equity self-check - splits, vesting and the tax traps to avoid
- Financing readiness self-check - are your books ready for a raise?
- Cash flow and runway self-check - how much runway you really have
Frequently Asked Questions
When should a startup move from DIY books to an accountant?
The honest trigger points: outside money (investors expect GAAP-consistent reporting), revenue complexity (subscriptions, deferred revenue, multi-element deals), or the first payroll across state lines. Cleaning up two years of books later always costs more than keeping them right from the first year.
Do you replace a fractional CFO?
We overlap where it matters most - clean numbers, a real close and board-quality reporting. Strategy-side CFO work (pricing, fundraising narrative) pairs well with us: your CFO gets numbers they can trust, and you avoid paying CFO rates for bookkeeping.
What does this cost?
Our packages start at $295/month, and every engagement is a fixed fee scoped in writing. Volume, complexity and scope set the exact price - not surprise hourly bills.
Build the finance function investors expect - before they ask.
Senior-led bookkeeping, tax and reporting at fixed fees, fully remote across the U.S.
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