Black Ink

Brooklyn-based bookkeeping and tax work for New York small businesses comes from Black Ink, which says it has served the city since 2000. The firm describes itself as the tax and bookkeeping firm that New York City small businesses turn to, and it counts more than three hundred companies among its clients, mostly small businesses across a range of industries.

Monthly books and GAAP financial statements

Bookkeeping is the core of the service. The firm keeps client records each month and produces financial statements prepared to GAAP, the accounting standard used in the United States. The firm says each client is assigned a named accountant and that its support is based in the US. Payroll, financial reporting, invoice handling and credit card management are part of the same bookkeeping work.

Payroll, tax preparation and planning

Tax preparation and planning sit alongside the bookkeeping. The firm says careful strategic tax planning can produce considerable savings for clients, and that it draws on the expertise of its professionals to find them. Its payroll service processes pay and handles the related tax compliance for each business, with the processing designed around that business's requirements.

Representation before the IRS

Leadership comes from an Enrolled Agent, a credential that lets its holder act for taxpayers with the Internal Revenue Service. The site says that representation is handled through the firm, so a client facing an IRS matter has a professional with the authority to speak for them.

Advisory, audits and new businesses

Advisory services include business advice and support for new businesses. The firm also helps clients with audits, including sales tax audits and workers' compensation audits. It offers entity formation and business licensing, and it helps clients obtain a business identification number and the licences a business needs to operate.

Virtual accounting for remote clients

A virtual tax accountant and virtual bookkeeping option is offered for clients who work online. Remote businesses get a named accountant and monthly statements from the firm's US-based team, rather than a call center queue.

The client base

Most clients are small businesses in New York City, though the firm also takes work from elsewhere in the country. Its own description puts the count above three hundred companies, and the approach it describes is built around accurate accounts, compliance and growth.

Black Ink Tax & Accounting Services is a tax and bookkeeping firm in Brooklyn, New York, working since 2000. It looks after the books and tax filings of small businesses in New York City and beyond.

What Black Ink offers

• Bookkeeping: monthly records and financial statements prepared to GAAP.
• Tax services: preparation and planning for businesses.
• Payroll: payroll processing tailored to the client.
• Accounting and advisory: reporting, business advice and new-business support.
• Audit help: support with audits, including sales tax and workers' compensation audits.
• Entity formation and licensing: setting up businesses and obtaining business licences.
• IRS representation: handled by a team led by an Enrolled Agent.

Customers and markets

The firm says it looks after more than 300 companies, mainly small businesses, and offers a virtual tax accountant option for online clients.

Key facts

• Based in: Brooklyn, New York, USA
• Founded: 2000
• Leadership: an Enrolled Agent, authorised to represent taxpayers before the IRS