Balanced Books

Balanced Books is an accounting, bookkeeping and payroll firm for small businesses. Its accountants, bookkeepers and payroll advisers take on routine paperwork so owners can focus on their trade, and it cooperates with each client's own CPA or tax adviser at return time.

What Balanced Books offers

• Payroll services — payroll processing, direct deposit, payroll tax returns, new hire reporting and payment of taxes to the agencies.
• Monthly bookkeeping — general bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivable, and reconciliation of bank and credit card accounts.
• Financial statements — monthly statements for reviewing business performance.
• Tax planning — strategies to reduce the tax burden on the business.
• Budgeting and business planning — reviewing budgets and business plans with an accountant.

Who it works with

The firm concentrates on small businesses and draws on years of experience with owners running their own companies.