Do you handle my taxes too, or just the bookkeeping?
The firm handles both. Because Simona Leppala is a CPA and Enrolled Agent, tax expertise is built into the bookkeeping relationship from the start.
Throughout the year, the firm handles your books in QuickBooks Online and keeps an eye on the tax picture as it develops. When something comes up that affects your taxes, you hear about it while there is still time to do something about it. That ongoing tax awareness is part of how small business bookkeeping services work here.
At tax time, the firm prepares your personal federal and state tax returns. For sole proprietors and single-member LLCs, that includes the Schedule C that reports your business income and expenses. Your books feed directly into the return, prepared by the same person who kept them all year.
The firm also handles tax planning and strategy conversations throughout the year, not just at filing time. And because Simona is an Enrolled Agent, she can represent you before the IRS if a notice or audit comes up.
The firm does not prepare separate business entity returns. If your business is structured as an S-corporation, partnership, or C-corporation, those returns (Form 1120-S, 1065, or 1120) would need to be filed by another preparer. The tax work here focuses on personal returns and the tax planning that goes with running an owner-operated service business.
For most sole proprietors and single-member LLC owners, this means everything is handled in one place. Your bookkeeping, payroll, 1099s, tax planning, and personal tax return all come from the same firm, prepared by a credentialed professional who knows your numbers.
If you are not sure how your situation fits, reach out for a consultation and we can talk through the specifics.
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Your business profit flows directly to your personal tax return on Schedule C. That profit gets hit with both regular income tax and 15.3 percent self-employment tax. There is no separate business return to file.
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Yes, even one employee triggers real payroll obligations. You have to withhold taxes, pay the employer share, file quarterly returns, and issue a W-2. Skipping this or misclassifying someone as a contractor creates serious tax exposure.
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Track revenue, direct labor, and supplies by client to calculate the profit margin on each contract. A full schedule can hide unprofitable jobs, so setting up this tracking shows you which accounts actually make money.
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Section 179 expensing and 100 percent bonus depreciation let you deduct the full cost of qualifying equipment and vehicles in the year you buy them. For trucks, you also choose between actual expenses and the standard mileage rate, which is 72.5 cents per mile for 2026. Clean records of purchases and mileage make the deductions hold up.
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