Bookkeeping services for Austin businesses
If you run a business in Austin and the books are a month behind, you're in a common spot. Receipts pile up, the bank feed never quite matches, and the tax deadline arrives before the numbers do. Unicorn Consulting closes your books every month, so the figures are ready when you or your CPA need them.
Book a free discovery callWhat monthly bookkeeping covers
Your bookkeeper sets up your accounts and chart of accounts, or migrates them from your current system. After that, the monthly work is bank and credit card reconciliation, recording income and expenses, tracking fixed assets and depreciation, payroll accounting, and keeping receivables and payables current.
The output is financial statements, a cash flow view with forecasting, and reports built around the numbers you actually look at. See the full bookkeeping and accounting service.
What an Austin business's books have to support
Sales and use tax and franchise tax follow Texas rules for every city. They are set out on the Texas page. This is the filing that depends on the county.
Business personal property rendition, Travis County
Texas businesses report the taxable personal property they use in the business to their county appraisal district. In Travis County that is the Travis Central Appraisal District, and it says April 15 is the deadline. The rendition lists the business name and location, asset descriptions, costs and acquisition dates, which is the detail a fixed asset register already holds. Travis CAD takes the form online, by mail or in person, and it says late renditions are not accepted through its online portal. Source: Travis Central Appraisal District, business personal property.
Dates and thresholds come from the linked agencies. Check your own filing schedule with the agency.
How it works for an Austin business
- You book a free 30-minute discovery call.
- We learn how your business runs and which software you use.
- Your dedicated bookkeeper takes over the monthly work.
The work is done remotely, inside your accounting software.
Questions Austin owners ask
Which accounting software do you work in?
QuickBooks and Xero. If you use something else, tell us on the call.
Who does the bookkeeping?
Each client has one dedicated bookkeeper. The work is done by accountants who learn how your business runs before they touch the books.
What happens on the first call?
It's a free 30-minute discovery call. We learn what you need, and you get a clear picture of how we can help.
Does bookkeeping include payroll?
Payroll accounting is part of the bookkeeping. Payroll processing is a separate service we offer.