An accountant for West Hollywood, without the guesswork.
Accounting, bookkeeping, and tax preparation for West Hollywood restaurants, salons, studios, and independent professionals.
Request a consultation →West Hollywood is hospitality, beauty, fitness, design, and a long list of single-member LLCs doing very well. Tip reporting, independent-contractor classification, booth rentals, and city business tax are where those businesses get into trouble.
We set the structure correctly, run the monthly close, and file the returns — so payroll, sales, and income tax all tell the same story.
Our office sits a few minutes south on Wilshire Boulevard; most clients work with us remotely and come in only when they want to.
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 work with restaurants and salons?
Yes. Tip allocation, payroll, sales tax, booth-rental arrangements, and gross-margin reporting are standard work here.
Should I be an LLC or an S-corp?
It depends on your net profit and how much you pay yourself. We run the comparison in a $150 consultation and file the election if it favors you.
Do you handle West Hollywood business tax?
Yes — the city's business license tax and renewal are handled with your other filings.
What are your published rates?
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.