Industries · Austin, TX

Bookkeeping built around
your industry.

A Domain SaaS company and an East Austin restaurant don't keep the same books — and shouldn't share the same playbook. We bring industry-specific workflows, AI-assisted categorization, and senior review to Austin small businesses across a dozen industries.

Why industry matters

Every business has its own
version of clean books.

"Bookkeeping" isn't one job. What counts as a clean month for a Downtown law firm looks nothing like a clean month for a South Congress restaurant. We set your books up around the way your industry actually earns and spends money.

The chart of accounts is different

An agency needs pass-through media spend separated from revenue. A contractor needs job costing. Get this wrong at setup and every report after it is wrong too.

The numbers that matter are different

Startups watch burn and runway. Restaurants watch food cost and labor percentage. We report on what you'd actually act on, not a generic P&L.

The compliance surface is different

Trust accounting for law firms. Sales tax nexus for e-commerce. Fund restrictions for nonprofits. Each one has its own way of going wrong quietly.

The rhythm is different

Some businesses reconcile daily, some monthly, some at every project close. Your close calendar should fit your operations — not our convenience.

Industries we serve

Twelve industries.
Twelve different playbooks.

Every engagement runs on the same three-tier review — AI first pass, specialist review, senior or CPA sign-off. What changes is what we're looking for.

Technology & SaaS

Subscription businesses from The Domain to Downtown, where revenue recognition is the whole ballgame and investors read your books before they read your deck.

Common challenges

Deferred revenue schedules, annual vs. monthly billing, Stripe payout reconciliation, R&D costs buried in payroll, MRR that doesn't tie to the P&L.

How we help

Proper deferred revenue treatment, clean Stripe and billing-platform sync, R&D expense tracking mapped for credit claims, and books that survive due diligence.

Startups

Pre-seed through Series B. You're moving fast, and the books need to keep up without becoming a second job for the founder.

Common challenges

SAFEs and convertible notes, equity grants, founder reimbursements, burn and runway that nobody's actually tracking, a diligence request with a two-week deadline.

How we help

Investor-ready monthly reporting, burn and runway in the Portal at all times, cap-table-adjacent entries handled correctly, and a data room that doesn't need an archaeology dig.

Professional Services

Downtown firms and independent practices billing time, retainers, and project fees — where the money comes in on a different schedule than the work goes out.

Common challenges

Retainer revenue recognized too early, unbilled WIP invisible on the balance sheet, partner draws mixed with owner comp, utilization nobody can calculate.

How we help

Retainers held as liabilities until earned, clean partner draw and distribution treatment, and monthly reporting that shows realization, not just cash.

Marketing & Creative Agencies

Studios and agencies across East Austin and the Mueller corridor, where half the money that lands in your account was never really yours.

Common challenges

Client media spend inflating revenue, project profitability nobody tracks, a roster of 1099 freelancers, retainers and project work tangled in the same account.

How we help

Pass-through spend separated from real revenue, profitability by client and project, and contractor 1099s tracked all year instead of reconstructed in January.

Real Estate

Agents, brokerages, and property owners working Austin, Round Rock, and out toward Lakeway — where every property is really its own business.

Common challenges

Commission splits, per-property P&Ls collapsed into one, capital improvements expensed instead of capitalized, 1031 timelines, trust and escrow funds.

How we help

Class or location tracking so each property reports on its own, correct capitalization and depreciation, and clean records when a 1031 clock starts running.

Restaurants & Hospitality

From South Congress dining rooms to East Austin coffee bars — high volume, thin margins, and a POS that doesn't talk to your books on its own.

Common challenges

Daily sales reconciliation across POS and deposits, tip pooling and reporting, food cost drift, delivery platform fees, second and third locations.

How we help

Daily sales tied out to deposits, tips handled correctly through payroll, food and labor cost reported as percentages you can act on, and per-location P&Ls.

Retail & E-commerce

Storefronts, online sellers, and the many Austin businesses that are quietly both — selling to customers in states you've never visited.

Common challenges

Shopify, Amazon, and Stripe payouts that arrive net of fees, inventory and COGS, marketplace facilitator rules, sales tax nexus crossed without noticing.

How we help

Platform payouts reconciled gross with fees broken out, inventory and margin tracked properly, and nexus monitored monthly so registrations happen before penalties do.

Construction & Contractors

General contractors, specialty trades, and remodelers working Austin and the surrounding suburbs — where profit lives at the job level, not the month level.

Common challenges

Job costing that never happens, materials and labor lumped together, retainage, progress billing, WIP, and a stack of 1099 subcontractors.

How we help

Job costing built into the chart of accounts, materials separated from labor, retainage and WIP tracked correctly, and subcontractor 1099s filed on time.

Healthcare Practices

Dental, medical, and specialty practices from Westlake to Hyde Park, where what you bill and what you collect are two different numbers.

Common challenges

Insurance reimbursements arriving weeks late and short, patient AR, associate and provider payroll splits, equipment financing and depreciation.

How we help

Deposits reconciled against remittances so write-offs are visible, provider compensation split cleanly, and equipment capitalized and depreciated correctly.

Law Firms

Solo practitioners and small firms across Downtown and Central Austin — where one bookkeeping mistake is also a bar problem.

Common challenges

IOLTA and client trust accounts, three-way reconciliation, retainers recognized before they're earned, costs advanced on behalf of clients, partner distributions.

How we help

Trust accounts reconciled and kept strictly separate from operating funds, retainers held until earned, and advanced client costs tracked as receivables — not expenses.

Consultants

Independent consultants and boutique shops — often one person doing excellent work and no bookkeeping, which is exactly how surprise tax bills happen.

Common challenges

Business and personal spending in one account, quarterly estimates guessed at, home office and mileage undocumented, no idea whether an S-corp election makes sense.

How we help

A clean separation between you and the business, quarterly estimates calculated instead of guessed, deductions documented as they happen, and an S-corp analysis when the numbers justify it.

Non-Profit Organizations

Central Texas nonprofits and foundations answering to boards, grantors, and donors — all of whom want to see the same money accounted for differently.

Common challenges

Fund accounting, restricted vs. unrestricted donations, grant reporting on the funder's calendar, in-kind contributions, program vs. admin allocation, Form 990.

How we help

Restrictions tracked from the day the money lands, grant-ready reporting per funder, functional expense allocation maintained monthly, and a 990-ready package at year-end.

Why businesses choose us

Industry expertise,
without the industry price tag.

The specialist knowledge of a firm that only serves your vertical — at the price AI-assisted bookkeeping makes possible.

AI-assisted bookkeeping

AI handles the first pass — categorization, document matching, anomaly detection — so your team spends their hours on judgment calls, not data entry.

Human-reviewed accuracy

Three layers on every engagement: AI first pass, staff specialist review, senior or CPA sign-off. Nothing is finalized on the machine's say-so.

Monthly reporting that means something

P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow every month — plus the two or three metrics your industry actually runs on.

Payroll support

W-2, 1099, multi-state, tips, commission splits, provider draws. Payroll posts cleanly to your books with no double-entry.

Tax-ready financials

Books kept in a state where tax season is a formality. Year-end package ready for your CPA, or handled in-house by ours.

Dedicated specialists

A named bookkeeper who knows your business, a reviewer who signs off on your close, and tax specialists when you need them. Same people, every month.

Scalable as you grow

One location or six. One entity or a holding structure. Adding payroll, sales tax, or tax planning doesn't mean starting over with a new firm.

Full visibility in the Portal

See what your team is working on, what AI flagged, what your specialist corrected — in real time. See the Portal →

Where we work

Industries we support across Central Texas.

We're built around Austin, but our clients don't stop at the city limits. Everything runs through the Portal — so we're just as close whether you're on Congress Avenue or out past Georgetown.

Austin Downtown South Congress The Domain East Austin Westlake Zilker Mueller Hyde Park Tarrytown Barton Hills Round Rock Cedar Park Pflugerville Georgetown Leander Lakeway Bee Cave
FAQ

Industry questions, answered.

What business owners ask before handing over their books.

Do you actually specialize in my industry, or do you just say that?
Fair question. What "specialization" means here is concrete: your chart of accounts is built for how your industry earns money, your bookkeeper has worked the same edge cases before, and your monthly reporting includes the metrics your industry runs on. We won't claim to be the only firm in Austin that has ever seen a restaurant P&L — we'll show you the setup on the demo and you can judge.
My business doesn't fit neatly into one of these categories. Can you still help?
Almost certainly. Most businesses are a blend — a design studio that also sells product, a practice that also owns its building. The list above is where our patterns are deepest, not a gate. Bring us the shape of your business on a 30-minute call and we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right fit.
Do I need different bookkeeping software for my industry?
Usually not. We work inside QuickBooks Online, Xero, FreshBooks, and Wave, and the industry difference lives in how they're configured — classes, locations, items, tracking categories — not in which logo is on the login screen. If your industry genuinely needs a specialist tool alongside your books, we'll integrate with it rather than push you onto a platform your CPA and lender don't recognize.
Can you handle multi-location or multi-entity businesses?
Yes. Multiple locations, multiple entities, holding structures, and consolidated reporting are normal work for us — a three-location restaurant group and a real estate owner with six properties are the same problem wearing different clothes. Each unit reports on its own, and you get a consolidated view on top.
My books are a mess and my industry is complicated. Where do we even start?
With an audit, not with data entry. We look at what you have, what's missing, and what's creating the most risk — then rebuild from the foundation with the right industry structure in place. See our catch-up service →
How long does industry-specific onboarding take?
Most clients are live within 14 days. Week one is connecting to your platform and reviewing your existing setup — including whether the chart of accounts fits your industry or needs rework. You'll usually have your first clean close within 30 days. If there's cleanup to do first, we'll quote that separately before we start.
Do you only work with businesses inside Austin?
We're built around Austin, but we work with businesses across Central Texas — Round Rock, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, Georgetown, Leander, and Lakeway included. The Portal means proximity isn't the constraint it used to be; what matters is that your team knows your business and your industry.
Will I get a bookkeeper who's seen my industry before, or whoever's free?
You'll have a named, dedicated bookkeeper matched to your business, a reviewer who signs off on every close, and tax specialists when the work calls for them. Same people month to month — the entire point is that they learn your business rather than re-reading it every 30 days.

Let's talk about your industry.

Book a free 30-minute consultation. We'll look at your current setup, show you what industry-specific bookkeeping actually changes, and quote a clear monthly number before any work begins.