Who we help · Trades
Bookkeeping for Twin Cities contractors and trades.
Every job has its own materials, its own labor, its own subs. We keep the books straight so you know which jobs actually made you money — not just which ones got paid.
Common things we see
What your trade books actually need.
Job costing that actually adds up.
Materials, subs, equipment, vehicle costs — every job's true profit shows in your books, not buried in a “miscellaneous” bucket you'll never reconcile.
A 1099-NEC for every sub, by January 31.
Anyone you paid $600 or more gets tracked across the year and filed before the deadline. No December scramble chasing a W-9 from someone you used back in May.
Quarterly self-employment tax — no surprises.
Self-employment tax runs 15.3% on top of income tax, so we calculate estimated payments each quarter — no five-figure shock in April. Cash-flow planning built in.
The truck and the equipment, written off right.
Qualifying trucks and equipment can often be expensed the year you put them to work — through Section 179 or the 100% bonus depreciation that returned in 2025. We run which one actually helps your year.
Subs vs. employees, classified right.
Calling a worker a 1099 sub when the law says employee is one of the costliest mistakes in the trades. We keep your classifications defensible — and the workers'-comp side lined up.
Seasonal cash flow, planned for.
Trades rarely earn evenly across the year. We map the slow stretches against payroll, estimates, and your own draw so winter doesn't catch you short.
Which package fits
Most trades owners we work with start with Books + Tax.
Trade businesses tend to be self-employed or single-LLC operations where the books and the personal return talk to each other. Books + Tax keeps both in one place — same person tracking your job costs all year is the same person filing your Schedule C come spring.
Books + Tax
Full-year bookkeeping plus annual tax filing — one person, one bill.
Often paired with
Related services on the menu.
Bookkeeping
Clean books behind the return.
Monthly bookkeeping that ties to the business return — the same person watching both, no end-of-year surprises.
ExploreBusiness tax returns
The return that closes the year.
Schedule C, 1120-S, 1065, or 1120 — filed by the same person who kept your books all year.
ExploreTax planning
Plan in October, file in March.
Year-end planning, S-Corp election analysis, retirement strategy, and owner-pay timing — before the year closes.
ExploreWhat clients say
Five stars, 113 times.
Real clients across the Twin Cities. Real engagements, real returns filed — every review on our public Birdeye profile.
Same person, every year.
Ready to talk about your trades books?
Email us — we’ll reply within a day and set up a free 30-min call when it works for both of us. No pressure. We’ll figure out whether we’re a fit.