Backyard Bookkeeper

Backyard Bookkeeper is a bookkeeping company staffed entirely by employees based in the United States. Its bookkeepers take on the day-to-day financial paperwork so owners can concentrate on running their businesses.

What Backyard Bookkeeper offers

• Bookkeeping: ongoing record keeping by bookkeepers who are tested on their skills.
• Payroll: setting up tax accounts, tracking federal and state liabilities and getting staff paid.
• Consulting: training on QuickBooks, help setting up in-house bookkeeping, and explaining financial statements.
• Extra projects: forecasting, budgeting, grant applications, hiring support and 1099 filing.
• Clean-up work: a service for repairing messy books and hourly bookkeeping.

Who it works with

Small business owners. Client comments mention sales tax management and vendor statements.

Key facts

• Team: US-based staff, many working from home
• Ownership: Describes itself as a bootstrapped company