Bookkeeping for Los Feliz Small Businesses
Bookkeeping and payroll for Los Feliz businesses. Clean monthly books for Vermont Ave shops, restaurants, and hillside property owners.
Bookkeeping for Los Feliz
Los Feliz has a business mix you won’t find in many LA neighborhoods. Independent bookstores and record shops that have been on the same block for decades. Restaurants and cafes running the Vermont and Hillhurst corridors. Design studios tucked into hillside bungalows. Property owners managing rentals and short-term stays on the streets below Griffith Park. Different operations, same underlying need for books that are current and accurate.
We are Pasadena bookkeepers who handle monthly bookkeeping, payroll, and catch-up work for small businesses across Los Angeles. Our Los Feliz clients tend to be owner-operators who started the business because they loved the work, not because they wanted to spend weekends on QuickBooks. We take the financial side off the pile.
Monthly Bookkeeping
Monthly Bookkeeping
Transactions categorized, bank and credit card accounts reconciled, books closed every month. You get a P&L and balance sheet you can actually read, delivered on a schedule you can count on.
Catch-Up Work
Catch-Up Work
Six months behind, two years behind, we’ve seen both. We reconstruct the records, reconcile the accounts, and get you current. Then we keep you current so the backlog doesn’t return.
Payroll
Payroll
Full payroll service including paychecks, tax deposits, quarterly filings, and year-end W-2s. Your team gets paid on time and the compliance pieces stop eating into your week.
Sales Tax
Sales Tax
Retail and food service in Los Feliz means California sales tax filings every month or quarter. We track what you owe, file on time, and keep you out of CDTFA penalty territory.
Los Feliz Businesses We Work With
The neighborhood supports a specific kind of small business. Independent retailers with tight margins. Restaurants where the owner still works the floor. Service businesses built around the hillside homes north of Los Feliz Blvd. Creative professionals running client work out of home offices. None of them have accounting departments, and most of them don’t want to hire a full-time bookkeeper.
We work with Los Feliz businesses doing roughly $100K to $5M in annual revenue. That range is where owners have outgrown doing books on their own but still need the flexibility that comes from an outside partner rather than a payroll hire.
Independent Retail
Independent Retail
Bookstores, record shops, clothing boutiques, home goods. Inventory tracking, cost of goods sold, and clean monthly financials that tell you which categories actually carry the store.
Restaurants and Cafes
Restaurants and Cafes
Vermont Ave and Hillhurst run on food. We track food cost, labor percentages, tip reporting, and daily sales by channel so you know whether last month was actually profitable or just busy.
Home and Property Services
Home and Property Services
The hillside homes around Los Feliz and the foothills of Griffith Park need ongoing work. We keep the books clean for landscapers, pool services, and property maintenance operators running crews across the east side.
Creative and Professional Services
Creative and Professional Services
Design studios, production companies, consultants, solo practitioners. Project-based revenue, 1099 contractors, irregular cash flow. We build the bookkeeping around how you actually operate instead of a template that assumes steady monthly billing.
Common Questions
Do you work with businesses in Los Feliz?
Yes. We're based in Pasadena and work with small businesses throughout Los Angeles, including Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Atwater Village, and the surrounding east-side neighborhoods.
What does monthly bookkeeping cost?
Full-service bookkeeping starts at $199 per month. Your rate depends on monthly expense volume and complexity. We quote a flat price after reviewing your books so there aren't surprise hourly charges.
Do you handle California sales tax?
Yes. Retail shops and restaurants on Vermont and Hillhurst deal with sales tax every month. We calculate, file, and keep you on schedule with CDTFA.
What if my books are behind?
That's a common starting point. We handle catch-up work to reconcile past months or years, then transition you into monthly service so it doesn't happen again.
Do I need to come to your office?
No. Most of our Los Feliz clients work with us remotely through a secure document portal. You're welcome to visit our Pasadena office if you'd rather meet in person.
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The Next Step:
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Tell us where your books stand today. We'll ask a few questions, share how we can help, and give you a clear quote.
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