Brave Accounting

Brave Accounting is an accounting and bookkeeping firm serving San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties in California. It works with small and mid-sized businesses as well as private individuals, and has recently merged with Ekmanian Tax & Accounting. Founder Sarah Judson, a lifelong rider, brings a particular interest in equestrian businesses.

What Brave Accounting offers

• Bookkeeping and reporting: keeping clients' books up to date, with QuickBooks and Xero set-up and linked apps.
• Tax preparation and planning: yearly consultations, returns and forward planning.
• Payroll and HR: payroll runs, IRS reporting and benefits administration.
• Business analysis: pricing reviews, cash flow advice, projections and business plans for start-ups.
• Farm accounting: bookkeeping for growers, ranches and agricultural supply chains.

Who it serves

Small to mid-sized companies, early-stage start-ups, farmers and ranchers, and horse businesses such as boarding and training yards.

Key facts

• Based in: San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
• Founder: Sarah Judson, MBA from UC San Diego, formerly a corporate accountant in financial services and K-12 education
• Software: QuickBooks and Xero
• Merger: combined with Ekmanian Tax & Accounting