Bookkeeping for Small Businesses in New Orleans
The same bookkeeper every month, a flat rate agreed before we start, and books closed by the 10th — so the numbers are ready when you need them.
- CPA-ready records at year end
- Month to month, with no long-term contract
- A second reviewer before anything reaches you
Hospitality dominates the local work we take on — restaurants, bars, and the event and tourism businesses around them. Two features recur in almost every set of books. Revenue is deeply seasonal, and payroll is more involved than in nearly any other sector because of the way tipped staff are paid and recorded.
What our service covers in New Orleans
Everything below is part of the engagement — no surprise add-ons.
Sales tax tracking
We track what has been collected and what is owed for each period and hand the figures to your CPA or preparer. We do not file the returns.
Payment processor matching
Stripe, Square and PayPal pay out net of fees. We match payouts to the underlying sales and book the fees separately so revenue is not understated.
CPA liaison
Your CPA gets what they need directly from us at year end, which is usually faster than routing every question through you.
Bank feed management
Feeds connected read-only and the rules reviewed as they age, because a rule written a year ago quietly miscodes for months once a supplier changes.
Payroll journal entries
Wages, taxes and employer costs posted from your payroll provider each run, so the profit figure carries the true cost of employment.
What happens after you get in touch
Only the first step needs anything from you.
Tell us where things stand
A 20-minute call covering your transaction volume, how many accounts are in play and how far behind (if at all) things are. You get a flat monthly rate on that call.
We take over the file
Read-only feeds get connected, the chart of accounts is built or cleaned up, and we agree what belongs in your monthly pack. Roughly a week end to end.
It just runs
Transactions are categorized as they arrive, accounts reconcile monthly, and your reports land by the 10th. When something needs a decision, your bookkeeper calls you.
Why New Orleans businesses choose Feather Accounting
This is a good fit if…
- You are a Louisiana business with 20 to 1,000 transactions a month
- You would rather forward a receipt than learn the software
- You want your CPA to stop billing for cleanup first
- You are ready to hand the books over entirely
Seasonality and payroll
A business earning most of its money in a few months cannot be read month by month against a budget spread evenly across the year. We report against the same period last year rather than against the month before, so a quiet stretch reads as expected rather than alarming.
Payroll is the other half. Tipped compensation has more moving parts than standard wages, and the records need to hold the detail rather than a net figure, because the detail is what gets asked about later.
We keep that detail attached to the payroll records as it happens, which is considerably easier than reconstructing it.
Questions about this service
Anything we have not covered, ask on the call — it is free and there is no follow-up sequence.
Yes — we work remotely with businesses in New Orleans and across the country, so you get the same dedicated bookkeeper without an office visit.
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Get your free consultation
Tell us about your business and we'll show you how we can simplify your QuickBooks bookkeeping.
What you get
- Free 15-minute consultation
- No long-term contracts
- Dedicated QuickBooks expert
- Books delivered monthly, on time
- Flat-rate, transparent pricing
Prefer to talk? Call us directly at (803) 757-4800
Let's get your books current
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