Bookkeeping for Texas contractors.

• Tax and entity context

  Texas levies no personal state income tax, which simplifies the individual side considerably for owners of pass-through entities. It does apply a franchise tax to businesses above a revenue threshold, so the entity-level position still needs watching as you grow.

• Season and demand

  Long, punishing cooling seasons and short mild winters make HVAC demand heavily summer-weighted across most of the state. Plumbing sees episodic spikes from hard freezes, which arrive rarely and then all at once.

• The market

  One of the largest contracting markets in the country, with sustained residential construction across the major metros and a deep commercial base. Crew sizes tend to run larger here than the national average, which puts more weight on payroll accuracy.

We work with contractors across Texas, including Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin and El Paso. Everything runs remotely and through scheduled calls, so where you are in the state makes no difference to how quickly you get answers.

• HVAC

  I was doing books at the kitchen table at 11 at night after a full day of service calls. My wife finally told me it wasn't sustainable. First month ADB took over, they found $12,000 in expenses I'd never categorized right — parts, fuel, the works. I got my evenings back and I found out I'd been underpricing my maintenance agreements for two years.

• HVAC

  In summer we're drowning, in winter we're wondering where the money went. Nobody I'd worked with before understood that rhythm. These guys built the books so I can actually see what my slow months cost me, and now I plan for them instead of panicking in February.

• HVAC

  Honestly I said yes because the first month was free and I figured I'd get what I paid for. Then I got the report back and it was cleaner than anything my last bookkeeper sent me in 5 years. I signed on the same week.

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