MerchantFinancial Advisory
Accounting, tax & business solutions

Services built to work together.

Reporting, planning and compliance from one team, so each piece strengthens the others. Flat monthly fees or hourly, always quoted before we start.

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Three common starting points.

LLC formation

From $150+ state fee, paid once

Formation $150, Business Setup $249, Complete Launch $649 with your first month of bookkeeping.

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Monthly bookkeeping

From $199/ month

One bank, one card, up to 100 transactions a month. Month to month; bigger books quoted up front.

How it works
Tax preparation

Quotedup front

Individual and business returns, federal and state. You see the price before we start.

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All services

Eight services, one team.

01

Tax Preparation & Filing

Federal and multi-state returns for individuals and businesses: accurate, on time, and with every deduction and credit you're entitled to.

  • Individual returns (Form 1040) with Schedule C, E and multi-state filings
  • Business returns: partnerships (1065), S corporations (1120-S), C corporations (1120)
  • Federal and state estimated tax calculations, with a payment calendar
  • 1099 preparation and filing for the contractors you pay
  • Returns for international students, scholars and H-1B workers: Form 1040-NR, Form 8843 and Social Security refund claims
  • Schedule C returns for artists and creatives: deductions, 1099-K income and quarterly estimates
  • Extensions filed on time when the numbers aren't ready

Quoted up front by return type and complexity.

02

Tax Planning & Strategy

Year-round planning on your real numbers: entity elections, estimated payments, retirement accounts and deductions.

  • Entity and S corporation analysis, including what salary to pay yourself
  • Quarterly estimate reviews against year-to-date results
  • Retirement plan options for owners (SEP IRA, solo 401(k))
  • Year-end planning before December 31, while there's still time to act

Quoted up front; often bundled with monthly bookkeeping.

03

Bookkeeping & Accounting

Transactions, reconciliations, bills and invoices (AP/AR) and a monthly close, so your books are ready to use all year, not just at year-end.

  • Monthly categorization to a chart of accounts built for your business
  • Bank, credit card and loan reconciliations to the statements
  • Accounts payable and receivable tracking
  • Books kept in QuickBooks (Online and Desktop), Xero, Sage, Wave and FreshBooks
  • Monthly P&L and balance sheet with a short note on what changed
  • Catch-up and cleanup projects for books that are months behind (quoted after we look at a sample of your accounts)

Monthly bookkeeping from $199/month for one bank account, one card and up to 100 transactions a month. Larger books and cleanup projects are quoted up front.

04

Financial Reporting

P&L, balance sheet and cash flow prepared for management use, plus the dashboards that turn them into decisions.

  • Monthly or quarterly financial statements for owners and managers
  • Cash flow view and simple KPI dashboard
  • Budget vs. actual and prior-period comparisons
  • Statements prepared for your own use; we don't issue audit, review or compilation reports

Quoted up front; included in many monthly plans.

05

Fractional CFO

Forecasting, budgeting, margin analysis and board-ready reporting: financial leadership without an executive salary.

  • 13-week cash flow and 12-month forecasts
  • Annual budget and monthly review meetings
  • Pricing and margin analysis by product, service or client
  • Lender and investor reporting packages

Monthly retainer, quoted up front.

06

Audit Support & Controls

Help getting ready for your auditor: the auditor's request lists (PBC), internal-controls assessment and remediation, drawn from Big Four audit experience.

  • Prepared-by-client (PBC) schedules and support
  • Internal-controls walkthroughs and documentation
  • Remediation plans for deficiencies your auditor raised
  • We support your audit; we don't perform audits or issue audit opinions

Project fee, quoted up front.

07

Technical Accounting Advisory

US GAAP and IFRS guidance on the hard parts: revenue recognition, leases, financial instruments and consolidations.

  • Accounting position memos (ASC 606, ASC 842 and others)
  • IFRS to US GAAP differences for cross-border businesses
  • Consolidation and intercompany setup

Hourly or project fee, quoted up front.

08

Systems & Business Advisory

Entity formation, QuickBooks setup and cleanup, system selection, and practical advice on the big decisions.

  • LLC formation in all 50 states and DC, with EIN and operating agreement template
  • QuickBooks Online setup, migration and cleanup
  • Accounting system and app selection
  • Business plans and financial models for banks

LLC formation from $150 plus the state fee, paid once. Other work quoted up front.

Prefer to do it yourself?

Calculators, trackers and guides

Quarterly estimates, 1099 tax, S corp savings, paycheck, home office and mileage calculators, a 1099 contractor tracker and the 2027 deadline calendar.

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Not sure where to start?

Tell us what's going on in a 30-minute call and we'll suggest the smallest engagement that fixes it, with a price before any work begins.

Merchant Financial Advisory provides accounting, bookkeeping, tax preparation and advisory services. We do not perform audits or issue audit, review or compilation reports, and we are not a law firm. Languages: English, Hindi and Urdu.