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A good freelancer is a good deal. The problem is what happens when they are not there.
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- 447 Broadway, New York
- team of Certified Accountants, CPAs and Enrolled Agents
- Flat fees quoted upfront
- Replies within 8 hours
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Why freelancers work
One person, who learns your business, at $25 to $60 an hour or a few hundred dollars a month. For a small business with a simple month, that is often enough, and a freelancer who has been with you for years is hard to beat on knowledge.
Where it breaks
- Nobody reviews the work. A single bookkeeper's errors compound until a tax preparer finds them, usually in April, usually expensively.
- Continuity. Illness, a new job, a busy season: the books stop, and the handover is a stranger opening an unfamiliar file.
- The tax gap. Freelancers rarely prepare the business return, so the year-end becomes a negotiation between two people who do not share a chart of accounts.
- Hourly billing. The incentive runs the wrong way, and the bill is unpredictable in the months when the most work is needed.
What changes with a team
A dedicated bookkeeper who does the daily work, a CPA who reviews the close, cover when anyone is away, a flat monthly fee from $99, and the same team preparing the return from the same books. Sales tax and payroll filings ride along. Replies within 8 hours, no long-term contract. For a business under 50 transactions a month the Micro plan costs about what a freelancer does; above that, the review is what you are paying for.
Questions people ask
Can you take over from my freelancer without disruption?
Yes. We review the file, note what needs correcting, quote any clean-up as a fixed project and continue from the last reconciled month.
Will I have one person to talk to?
Yes, a named point of contact, with the team behind them.
Do you work in my existing QuickBooks or Xero file?
Yes. You keep the subscription and the file; we work inside it with accountant access.
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