Bookkeeping for Washington contractors.

• Tax and entity context

  Washington levies no personal income tax, so the individual side is simple for owners taking pass-through income. In its place the state applies a Business and Occupation tax on gross receipts rather than on profit — which means it is owed on revenue whether or not the job made money. That makes accurate revenue classification unusually important here.

• Season and demand

  Mild, wet winters and comparatively cool summers west of the Cascades keep cooling demand low and heating demand steady rather than extreme. Persistent rain drives roofing repair and moisture-related work year round.

• The market

  Strong technology-driven growth around Puget Sound with high labour costs, alongside a very different market east of the mountains with a genuine continental climate.

We work with contractors across Washington, including Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver and Bellevue. 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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