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Bookkeeping & Tax Services for Arlington County Businesses

Bookkeeping, tax preparation, and payroll for Arlington County businesses. Accurate financials and responsive support from a Fairfax-based team that knows the area.

Bookkeeping for Arlington County

We provide Northern Virginia small business bookkeeping services for businesses across Arlington County. Monthly bookkeeping, tax preparation, payroll, and the financial reporting you need to make informed decisions without bringing on a full-time hire.

Arlington sits right across the Potomac from Washington, D.C., and that proximity shapes the business landscape here. Consulting firms, law practices, nonprofits, and real estate investors all call Arlington home. We work with businesses like these from our Fairfax office, close enough to be local but set up to handle everything remotely through secure workflows and consistent check-ins.

Full-Service Bookkeeping

Full-service bookkeeping that keeps your records current every month. Transaction categorization, bank and credit card reconciliation, monthly close, and financial statements delivered on schedule. Your books stay accurate without you spending evenings sorting through receipts.

Business Tax Returns

Annual federal and state returns filed with books we’ve maintained throughout the year. S-Corp, C-Corp, LLC, partnership, sole proprietorship. Whatever your entity structure, we handle the filing and coordinate with your tax preparer if needed.

Payroll

Full payroll processing including tax deposits, quarterly filings, W-2s, and 1099s. Your team gets paid on time and your payroll tax obligations stay current every pay period.

Catch-Up Bookkeeping

If your books have fallen behind by months or years, we clean up the backlog and get you current before transitioning to regular monthly service. Most of our clients started exactly here.

Arlington Businesses We Work With

Arlington County packs a lot of business activity into a small footprint. The Rosslyn-Ballston corridor is filled with office-based firms. Clarendon and Shirlington have active retail and restaurant scenes. Crystal City and National Landing are growing fast with new commercial development. And throughout the county, real estate investors manage rental properties in one of the most competitive housing markets in the region.

We work with Arlington businesses doing anywhere from a few hundred thousand to several million in annual revenue. The kind of operations that need real financial support handled by someone who actually understands their numbers, but that aren’t ready to bring on a full-time accounting team.

Professional Services

Consulting firms, law practices, IT companies, and other service-based businesses. Arlington has one of the highest concentrations of professional services firms in the country. We track profitability, manage receivables, and keep your financials ready for clients, lenders, or partners who need to see them.

Nonprofits and Associations

A lot of nonprofits and trade associations are headquartered in Arlington because of the proximity to Capitol Hill and federal agencies. We handle monthly bookkeeping, grant tracking, and Form 990 preparation so your reporting stays compliant and your board gets clear financials every quarter.

Real Estate Investors

Rental property owners and property management companies operating in Arlington’s competitive market. We track income and expenses by property, handle owner distributions, and keep your books organized so tax season is a handoff rather than a scramble.

Healthcare Practices

Medical offices, dental practices, therapy providers, and other healthcare businesses serving Arlington’s dense population. We manage the billing complexity and revenue timing that makes healthcare accounting different from other service industries.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you work with businesses throughout Arlington County?

Yes. Rosslyn, Clarendon, Ballston, Crystal City, Pentagon City, Shirlington, and everywhere else in the county. We handle everything remotely from our Fairfax office, so your specific location in Arlington doesn't matter.

What does monthly bookkeeping cost?

Starting at $300 per month. Your rate depends on the number of transactions. We'll give you an exact quote after a short conversation about your business.

How close are you to Arlington?

Our office is in Fairfax on Random Hills Road, a short drive from most of Arlington. We work remotely with all our clients, but we're nearby if you ever want to meet in person.

My books are behind. Can you help?

That's how most clients come to us. We do catch-up work to bring everything current, then transition into monthly service so it doesn't fall behind again.

Do you work with nonprofits?

Yes. Arlington has a lot of nonprofits and associations because of the proximity to DC. We handle monthly bookkeeping, grant tracking, and Form 990 preparation for nonprofit organizations.

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Tell Us About Your Business

Every engagement starts with a conversation. Tell us what's going on with your books and we'll give you our honest assessment.

Fairfax-based bookkeeping and advisory firm serving small businesses across Northern Virginia and the DMV. Bookkeeping, payroll, tax preparation, and fractional CFO services from a certified team with over two decades of executive finance experience. QuickBooks and Xero certified, founded and led by Andrew T. Swaby.

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11350 Random Hills Rd Suite 800, Fairfax, VA 22030

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