BuyerZone users' accounting and bookkeeping service requirements

We ask users of our quote request service to describe their accounting and bookkeeping service purchasing requirements in detail so the vendors we match them to can provide customized information in response. Now we're sharing these buyer requirements with you.

We hope these user comments help you get a sense of what types of accounting and bookkeeping services other users are choosing and what considerations are important to the average buyer. Take a look and you'll probably see some responses that are relevant to your business.

BuyerZone user comments: accounting and bookkeeping service purchasing requirements

"We are a very seasonal business that assembles live evergreen products like Christmas wreaths. Due to the seasonality, the bookkeeping tasks required are most heavy in the fall, with the rest of the year being very quiet."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Manufacturing, Menomonee Falls, WI

"Our current bookkeeper uses quickbooks but will be moving us to peachtree 2008 as we will start tracking invetory as we are a manufacturing and eventually distrubtion company. We just opened our doors in Sept of 2007 and we are in the business of making different types of children products."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Manufacturing, Reno, NV

"Landscaping designs. most recording is receipts. w9 forms for 3 and w9's for 2. it's an s-corporation."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Garland, TX

"I am a small pizza shop serving breakfast after hours."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Restaurant, Philadelphia, PA

"I am a Business Coach for Chiropractors. Revenue over the past 12 months is just under $100K. Fast growing business. More needs in future."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, Elk Grove Village, IL

"Online marketing business, s corp, no employees. used bank statements and accounting end of the year for taxes, but would like to organize better and do a better job accounting, also need tax advice and financial advice."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Chesapeake, VA

"HVAC Controls manufacturing, installation and service plus some heating equipment sales."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Rahway, NJ

"We are a small photography business with 4 partners, a LLC."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, Bethany, OK

"Chain of high-end hair salons set up as an LLC."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Muncie, IN

"We are a telecommunications compay offering hosted telephone equipment and service. We are growing very fast and need a CPA that can our corporate taxes, review financials, and financial guidance."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Telecom/Utilities, San Diego, CA

"We install cabinets in residential homes and some businesses. We are a contractor as well as a sub-contractor. We have 7 employees"
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Pasadena, CA

"We are an asphalt paving and sealcoating company recently started last year(2007) and we are looing for someone to keep our records and prepare our taxes."
-- Receptionist, Construction/General Contracting, Palatine, IL

"I am a low voltage contractor working in residential and commercial environments. I specialize in alarm, audio, and theater systems."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Phoenix, AZ

"I am a licensed massage therapist in el paso texas, small business with assumed name and a ein#.started services in 021308 ,i have only earned 1,000.00 dollars in 3 months.i am a sole proprietor ,i travel to and from clients homes and provide an array of therapeutic massages at their homes.i have all my equipment and supplys and i am in need of a bookkeeper service.i am just starting out and need a profit and loss statement asap in order for the city of el paso to consider my income for a first time homebuyers program.my husband is retired /disabled and is recieving ssdi monthly and qualifys for this first time home buyer program..we need a small business bookkeper to handle our business quarterly tax and other services needed.i plan to eventually increase clients and sales although i intend to contribute at least 400.00 gross income monthly for now in order to qualify for the first time home buyers program.."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, El Paso, TX

"REO Real Estate team. We need to manage reimbursements from banks and payments to vendors."
-- Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Sacramento, CA

"I operate a small home based apparel manufacturing company and have been using quickbooks. I lost all of my records after a computer crash and then I rebuilt them from my receipts. However I am not an accounting and am unsure that the records that I have made are correctly done. So I am looking for someone to check and correct and errors that I may have made in my accounting. There really aren't that many entries but I just want to make sure everything is correct before moving into the next stage of my business."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Manufacturing, Hollis, NY

"As part of a larger business in New York, we run a new horse farm in New Jersey. We need a bookkeeper to take care of local NJ based AR/AP, timekeeping, GL (Peachtree)transactions for the NJ horse barn - working under the guidance of our office manager in NY. Need on-site weekly for 2 half days to collect receipts, make entries, cut checks, etc."
-- Consultant, Agriculture, Allentown, NJ

"Web design services. Please send me offers for a starting company as at the moment we do not make more than 20 transactions a month."
-- General Manager, Computers - Software, West Palm Beach, FL

"We will own a wine bar, have 2 employees. I need someone to do payroll, L&I and quarterly taxes and annual taxes. I can handle the excise taxes myself. thank you."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Restaurant, Seattle, WA

"I am a independent contractor who deliver the local paper without taxes being taking. However, I spend money on things such as gas, insurance , and etc.I'm also aware that as i get paid, taxes should be removed for things such as social security and things. In addition, these things support my business that I'm currently about to start."
-- Buyer, Transportation/Logistics, Hartford, CT

"Have multiple related business entities and a QuickBooks file for each one. Some are holding companies with few transactions. Revenue is total combined from all entities."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Frisco, TX

"We are B2B software vendor - develop and sell software for corporate customers.Ideal accounting service would include completely remote (web-based) operation - e.g. we upload invoices and download monthly statements timely. The same for tax return filing. We don't want to be tied to the local office, should be 100% remote (fax or e-mail)."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Computers - Software, Paramus, NJ

"Financial Planning and life insurance produts for individuals and small business."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Financial Services, Glastonbury, CT

"Looking for an accounting firm (prefer to be familiar with quickbooks), who can help us with the increasing work load on our accounting needs."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, Los Angeles, CA

"Church with four employees 2 full time, 2 part time."
-- Buyer, Non-Profit, Lake Worth, FL

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