Bookkeeping & Accounting for Melrose Businesses
Bookkeeping and payroll for Melrose small businesses. Andover-based firm serving Greater Boston with flat monthly rates.
Bookkeeping for Melrose
Melrose has a real downtown. Main Street has restaurants, coffee shops, retail stores, and professional offices that serve both local residents and the surrounding communities. These are real businesses with real accounting needs, not just satellite offices of Boston firms.
We’re Merrimack Valley bookkeepers based in Andover who serve businesses throughout Greater Boston, including Melrose. Monthly bookkeeping, payroll, catch-up work for books that have gotten away from you. The financial infrastructure you need without adding a full-time employee.
Monthly Bookkeeping
Monthly Bookkeeping
Transactions categorized, accounts reconciled, books closed every month. You get accurate financial statements and stop spending evenings trying to figure out where the business stands.
Payroll Processing
Payroll Processing
Paychecks, tax withholdings, deposits, quarterly filings, and year-end W-2s. Massachusetts state requirements handled. Your employees get paid correctly and you stop tracking payroll deadlines.
Catch-Up Bookkeeping
Catch-Up Bookkeeping
Books a few months behind? Longer? We clean up the backlog, reconcile everything, and get you to a clean starting point. Most of our clients started exactly there.
Tax-Ready Records
Tax-Ready Records
When your CPA needs financials, they’re ready. Proper categorization, documentation organized, clean handoff. Tax season becomes straightforward instead of stressful.
Melrose Businesses We Work With
The businesses along Main Street and throughout Melrose run on tight margins and busy schedules. Restaurant owners dealing with food costs and tip reporting. Consultants juggling client work and back-office tasks. Healthcare practices managing insurance receivables while seeing patients. Nobody started their business because they love bookkeeping.
We work with businesses doing anywhere from $50K to a few million in revenue. Big enough to need proper ongoing bookkeeping, but not big enough to justify hiring someone full-time. That’s the gap we fill.
Professional Services
Professional Services
Consultants, attorneys, marketing agencies, architects, and small firms. Melrose has plenty of professionals who work from local offices or home. We handle the bookkeeping for professional service firms so you can focus on billable work.
Restaurants and Cafes
Restaurants and Cafes
Main Street has no shortage of places to eat. We track food costs, handle tip reporting compliance, manage sales tax, and keep the financials current so you know whether the month actually worked.
Healthcare Practices
Healthcare Practices
Medical offices, dental practices, therapists, and specialty care. Insurance reimbursement creates timing complications that make healthcare accounting different from other service businesses. We manage the receivables and keep cash flow visible.
Home Services
Home Services
Contractors, landscapers, cleaning companies, and tradespeople serving Melrose homes. The Victorian housing stock needs constant maintenance. We track jobs, manage expenses, and keep records ready for whatever comes next.
Common Questions
You're based in Andover. Why would a Melrose business work with you?
Bookkeeping happens digitally. We're about 25 minutes away on Route 93 if you want to meet, but most of our work happens through screens. What matters is whether your bookkeeper is competent and responsive, not whether they share your zip code.
What does monthly bookkeeping cost?
Starting at $199 per month. Your actual rate depends on transaction volume and complexity. We'll give you an exact number after learning about your business.
Can we meet in person?
Yes. Andover is a short drive from Melrose. Most clients prefer working remotely because it's more convenient, but we're happy to meet when it's helpful.
My books are months behind. Can you help?
That's how most clients come to us. We do catch-up work to get everything current, then transition to monthly service so it doesn't fall behind again.
Do you handle payroll and Massachusetts taxes?
Yes. Full payroll processing including tax deposits, quarterly filings, and year-end W-2s. Massachusetts withholding and unemployment handled.
The Merrimack Valley's Trusted Accounting Partner
The Next Step:
A 15-Minute Call
Tell us about your business and what you're dealing with. We'll listen, ask a few questions, and give you a straightforward quote.
