Bookkeeping, payroll, and advisory for small businesses in Pasadena and the greater Los Angeles area.

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Bookkeeping for La Puente Small Businesses

Bookkeeping, payroll, and catch-up work for La Puente small businesses. Flat monthly rates and records ready for tax season.

Bookkeeping for La Puente Businesses

We handle bookkeeping, payroll, and catch-up work for small businesses in La Puente and the surrounding San Gabriel Valley. Monthly reconciliation, clean financial statements, and records that are ready when your tax preparer needs them. The back-office work you shouldn’t be doing on Sunday nights.

La Puente is a working community. A lot of the businesses here are family-run, operating out of a home, a shop on Valley Boulevard, or a truck that goes wherever the work is. Our job is to keep the books right so you can focus on running the work.

Monthly Bookkeeping

We are Pasadena bookkeepers who categorize transactions, reconcile accounts, and close your books every month. You get clean financials on a consistent schedule without spending weekends inside QuickBooks.

Catch-Up Work

Books months or years behind are common. We work through the backlog, sort out miscategorized transactions, and bring your records current so you aren’t walking into tax season blind.

Payroll

Running payroll every pay period, including tax deposits, quarterly filings, and year-end W-2s. Your crew gets paid on time and the agency filings get handled on schedule.

Sales Tax

California sales tax compliance for retailers and service businesses with taxable sales. We track rates, file on time, and keep you out of trouble with the CDTFA.

La Puente Businesses We Work With

La Puente’s economy runs on service businesses and trades. Contractors living here and working jobs across the SGV. Landscapers and pool guys maintaining homes in Hacienda Heights and West Covina. Mechanics, tire shops, and body shops along Amar and Hacienda. Family restaurants and bakeries that have been in the community for decades.

Most of the owners we talk to started doing their own books, kept up for a while, then fell behind when the work got busy. They need home service bookkeeping that fits how the business actually runs, not a system built for corporate clients.

Landscapers and Home Services

Landscaping crews, pool service routes, pest control, tree work, handyman operations. We handle recurring route revenue, crew payroll, and the equipment and vehicle expenses these businesses run on.

Skilled Trades

Electricians, plumbers, HVAC techs, welders. Residential service calls mixed with commercial jobs. We keep job costs separated and the books ready for licensing renewals and insurance audits.

Contractors

General contractors and remodelers working projects across the SGV. We handle job costing, progress billing, retention tracking, and subcontractor payments so you know which jobs made money and which didn’t.

Family-Owned Retail and Food

Panaderías, carnicerías, small restaurants, corner shops, auto service. High-volume daily sales, tight margins, and a need for straightforward books that match how the business actually operates.

Common Questions

Do you work with businesses throughout La Puente?

Yes. We work with businesses across La Puente, Valinda, Bassett, and the surrounding San Gabriel Valley cities. Most work happens remotely, so your shop or office location doesn't limit service.

What does monthly bookkeeping cost?

Full-service bookkeeping starts at $199 per month. The exact rate depends on your transaction volume and total monthly expenses. We quote a flat rate after a short conversation about your business.

I run my business out of my home. Can you still help?

Yes. A lot of La Puente businesses are run out of the house or a work truck. That doesn't change how we handle the books. We keep your business finances clean and separate from personal.

My books are a year or two behind. Is that a problem?

No. Catch-up work is one of the main reasons owners come to us. We go back through the records, clean up what's there, and get you caught up so tax season isn't a scramble.

Do you handle payroll for small crews?

Yes. Whether you have two employees or twenty, we run payroll each pay period, handle tax deposits and filings, and produce year-end W-2s. Useful for landscapers, contractors, and service crews.

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A Squared Bookkeepers is a Pasadena accounting firm serving small and medium-sized businesses throughout the San Gabriel Valley and greater Los Angeles. We provide full-service bookkeeping, payroll, and advisory services, led by an owner who brings 20+ years of accounting experience from institutional real estate and construction.

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