An accountant for Sherman Oaks, without the guesswork.
A San Fernando Valley accountant for Sherman Oaks and Studio City businesses, landlords, and families — clear rates, monthly closes, returns filed on time.
Request a consultation →Sherman Oaks and Studio City run on owner-operated businesses, medical and dental practices, post-production shops, and residential rental property. All four need real bookkeeping before a return can be prepared honestly.
We reconcile monthly, track depreciation and basis on rentals properly, and prepare federal and California returns in-house so nothing is rebuilt at the last minute.
Valley clients work with us over secure upload and video review, or drive over the hill to our Beverly Hills office when a meeting is warranted.
What the engagement covers
- Bookkeeping — $100/hour
Operating, payroll, merchant, and card accounts reconciled every month, with reports before the tenth. Book cleanup, catch-up work, and one-time projects at the same rate.
- Personal tax return — $500
Federal Form 1040 and one California return, with W-2 income, standard or itemized deductions, and basic 1099s. Schedule C, rentals, K-1s, and extra states priced as add-ons.
- Business tax return — from $1,500
S corporations from $1,500; partnerships and LLCs with K-1s from $3,000, with the California minimum-tax and LLC-fee traps handled correctly.
- Business formation — $500
Entity selection, filings, EIN, and the Statement of Information — done in the right order.
- Consultation — $150/hour
Quarterly planning, notice response, and an accountant who answers the telephone.
Do you serve the San Fernando Valley?
Yes — Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Encino, Van Nuys, Woodland Hills, and the surrounding Valley, remotely or by appointment.
Do you handle rental property returns?
Yes. Schedule E, depreciation schedules, cost basis, 1031 tracking, and passive-loss limits are ordinary work here.
Can you take over from my current preparer?
Yes. We review the last two filed returns, correct anything material, and take over the books cleanly at a period end.
What do you charge?
Bookkeeping $100/hour, personal return $500, business return from $1,500, formation $500, consultation $150/hour.
Rates are published. Consultations are complimentary.
Bookkeeping $100/hour · Personal tax return $500 · Business tax return from $1,500 · Partnerships and LLCs with K-1s from $3,000 · Payroll $500/month flat, no setup fee · Business formation $500 · Consultation $150/hour. See the full rate card or read about the firm.