Bookkeeping, payroll, and advisory services for small businesses across Northern Virginia and the DMV.

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Bookkeeping and Tax Services for Ballston Businesses

Bookkeeping, payroll, and tax services for Ballston businesses. Clean monthly financials and advisory support for firms in the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor.

Ballston Bookkeeping Services

We provide bookkeeping, tax preparation, payroll, and advisory services for small businesses in Ballston and throughout the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor. Monthly closes, accurate financials, and the kind of back-office support that lets you run your business instead of wrestling with spreadsheets and bank statements every month.

Ballston has a high concentration of professional firms, consultants, and growing companies that need reliable financial reporting but aren’t ready to hire a full-time accountant. That’s exactly where we fit. Our office is in Fairfax, but we work remotely with all clients as part of our Northern Virginia small business bookkeeping services.

Monthly Bookkeeping

Transactions categorized, bank and credit card accounts reconciled, books closed every month. You get a P&L and balance sheet you can actually rely on without spending your evenings in QuickBooks.

Catch-Up Bookkeeping

Books behind? We clean up months or years of backlog, sort out the mess, and get you current. A lot of Ballston business owners come to us because tax season exposed how far behind they’d fallen.

Business Tax Returns

S-Corp, C-Corp, LLC, partnership, and sole proprietor returns filed on books we’ve maintained throughout the year. No last-minute scramble to find receipts or reconstruct missing months. Your return reflects what actually happened.

Payroll

Full payroll processing with tax deposits, quarterly filings, and year-end W-2s. Your employees get paid on time and you stop worrying about whether withholdings and filings are correct.

Ballston Businesses We Work With

Ballston sits at the center of one of Arlington’s most active business corridors. The mix of office towers, Ballston Quarter retail, and the steady stream of new developments means there are businesses at every stage here. Established consulting firms with government clients. New ventures getting off the ground. Service businesses supporting the growing residential population.

We work with Ballston businesses doing roughly $100K to $5M in annual revenue. Companies that have outgrown doing their own books but don’t need a full accounting department. If your financial records have become a source of stress rather than a decision-making tool, that’s exactly the situation we’re built to fix.

Professional Services

Consulting firms, law offices, and other professional service businesses that fill the office buildings along Wilson Boulevard and Glebe Road. We track profitability by client or engagement and keep your financials organized for contract renewals and lending.

Real Estate

Investors and property management companies operating rental portfolios across Arlington and Northern Virginia. We handle property-level accounting, track rental income against expenses, and keep each entity’s books clean and separate.

Nonprofits

Associations and nonprofits with offices in the Ballston area. We manage fund accounting, prepare Form 990 returns, and maintain the financial transparency that donors and boards expect. Grant tracking and restricted fund reporting included.

Growing Companies

Businesses in Ballston that are scaling and need more than basic bookkeeping. Fractional CFO support for cash flow forecasting, financial strategy, and the kind of analysis that helps you make confident decisions about hiring, spending, and growth.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have an office in Ballston?

Our office is in Fairfax on Random Hills Road, but we work remotely with all clients. Everything happens through secure online portals and regular check-ins. Most Ballston clients prefer it because there's no scheduling around Metro delays or fighting for parking on Wilson Boulevard.

What does bookkeeping cost for a Ballston business?

Monthly bookkeeping starts at $300. Your price depends on transaction volume and complexity. We quote a flat monthly rate after reviewing your books so there are no surprises.

Can you handle both my bookkeeping and tax returns?

Yes. We prepare business and personal tax returns in addition to monthly bookkeeping. Having one team handle both means your returns are built on books we've maintained all year, which reduces errors and saves time at filing.

Do you work with government contractors?

We work with professional services firms throughout Northern Virginia, including those that do government contract work. We handle the bookkeeping and financial reporting side so your records stay organized and audit-ready.

What if my books are months behind?

We do catch-up bookkeeping regularly. Whether you're three months or two years behind, we clean everything up, get you current, and then transition to monthly service going forward.

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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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