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

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Bookkeeping for Pico Rivera Small Businesses

Bookkeeping, payroll, and advisory services for Pico Rivera businesses. Clean books and clear numbers from a Pasadena-based team.

Bookkeeping for Pico Rivera

We’re Pasadena bookkeepers working with small businesses across Pico Rivera. Monthly bookkeeping, payroll, catch-up work, and advisory support for operators who need accurate books without hiring an in-house accountant.

Pico Rivera has a working mix of residential neighborhoods, commercial corridors, and industrial space tucked off Washington and Slauson. The businesses here tend to be hands-on. Owners who are on job sites, behind counters, and in the shop. We handle the back office so you can stay focused where you’re actually needed.

Monthly Bookkeeping

Full-service bookkeeping every month. Transactions categorized, bank and credit card accounts reconciled, financial statements delivered. You get books that tell you what’s actually happening in the business.

Catch-Up Work

If you’re a few months or a few years behind, we clean it up. We sort through what’s there, track down what’s missing, and hand you books you can actually use.

Payroll

Pay runs, tax deposits, quarterly filings, W-2s at year end. California payroll has its own rules and we stay on top of them so you don’t have to.

Sales Tax and 1099s

California sales tax tracked, calculated, and filed on schedule. 1099s prepared at year end for subs and vendors. The compliance work handled before it turns into a problem.

Pico Rivera Businesses We Work With

Pico Rivera’s business base covers a lot of ground. Auto shops and body shops along the commercial strips, contractors running crews across the southeast side of the county, retail and food operators serving the neighborhoods, manufacturers and distributors using the industrial space near the rail lines. Different work, same need for bookkeeping that keeps up with the pace of the business.

Most of our clients are doing between $150K and $5M in revenue. Past the point of keeping the books in a shoebox, not yet at the point of hiring a full-time bookkeeper. We sit in that gap.

Skilled Trades

Electricians, plumbers, and HVAC operators running residential calls and commercial contracts across the area. We handle bookkeeping for skilled trades, including job costing, vehicle and equipment tracking, and payroll for field crews.

Contractors and Builders

General contractors, remodelers, and specialty subs working throughout the southeast county. Job costing by project, progress billing, subcontractor payments, and books that hold up when a bonding agent or lender asks to see them.

Home and Property Services

Landscapers, pool service operators, roofers, pest control. Route-based work with recurring revenue and crew payroll. We keep the books tight so you can see which routes and services actually make money.

Retail and Small Manufacturing

Shops along the commercial corridors and operators working out of the industrial areas off Washington. Inventory tracking, cost of goods, and financials that show margin by product instead of one lump number at the bottom.

Common Questions

Do you work with businesses throughout Pico Rivera?

Yes. Shops along Whittier Boulevard, operators around the industrial areas off Washington, service businesses running routes across the southeast side of LA County. We handle them all. The work happens remotely, so your exact address doesn't change how we serve you.

What does monthly bookkeeping cost?

Full-service bookkeeping starts at $199 per month based on your expense volume. You get a flat rate after we look at your books so there's nothing to guess about.

Can we meet in person if we need to?

Yes. Our office is in Old Town Pasadena, a short drive up the 605 or the 710. Most clients prefer to keep things remote because it's faster, but we're available if a face-to-face conversation would help.

My books are months behind. Can you fix them?

That's a common starting point. We do catch-up work to bring everything current, then move into monthly service so the same backlog doesn't build up again.

Do you handle payroll and 1099s?

Yes. Pay runs, tax deposits, quarterly filings, year-end W-2s, and 1099s for subcontractors. We take the whole thing off your desk.

Pasadena's Small Business Bookkeeper

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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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