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're a small body piercing establishment located in the brass mill center waterbury ct."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Retail, Waterbury, CT

"General contractor using subcontracted labor. residential builder on sea island, ga."
-- Accounting/Finance, Construction/General Contracting, Saint Simons Island, GA

"We are currently unhappy with our current accountant. We don't require a lot of services, but we need payroll (monthly), tax (yearly), and quarterly withholdings done. We would prefer to work with a smaller company that will be able to provide a personal service."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, San Francisco, CA

"Simple Com Tools manufactures hardware for the IT industry. We are a small company with minimal accounting issues. We have a small set of regular customers and history indicates that managing our accounting issues require about 15-20 hours of work per month.We currently work with a remote outsource provider in Florida, but prefer to work with a local company if at all possible.Thanks...."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Information Services, Indian Trail, NC

"My husband opened up a business two years ago and when he went to file for his taxes he was told he needed an accountant."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Telecom/Utilities, Bronx, NY

"We are a volunteer non-profit Foundation Board for library services and are running a capital campaign. We have used volunteers for the bookkeeping function, but this is no longer serving our purposes."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Veneta, OR

"Solideal Usa, we are working with Industrial , pheumatic tires."
-- General Manager, Other Business Services, Miami, FL

"Supported/Independent Living Services who provide supports/training to people who live individually in theirs homes in the community. Services provided are housekeeping; money mgt, cooking classes; completion of forms; personal care; schedule appointments; grocery shopping, transportation;."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Lake Forest, CA

"We install greenhouse heating systems and do that anywhere in the USA where needed .We are basically alway's on the road and in many different states .High expenses and tons of receipts .I still have it under controle but I want to get rit of that ."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Warrenton, NC

"We are a temperature controls contractor. We are seeking a bookkeeping firm...we're trying to cut our overhead costs. We need the firm to do our daily/weekly/monthly accounting/bookkeeping functions. We would also like the firm to do our year end taxes if possible. If not we would like a referral to an account to do this for us."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Saint Charles, MO

"My company has been in business for 2.5 years. We are in the ATM business and keep track of finances (though falling behind) on QB2005. We track all individual ATMs per class and segment revenue and expenses per ATM. We also need to add (currently not doing so) monthly bank reconcilaitions. Ideally, we would like to outsource all bookkeeping functions and focus our time just on sales.The company is growing rapidly and each month adds more ATMs, so this is a job that will require more bookkeeping hours per month as time passes.Note, we are also a Buyer Zone supplier for ATMs, so we are well attuned to the nature of the website."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Financial Services, Los Angeles, CA

"Restaurant/Retail business, Casual dining, Gourmet Wraps and Ice Cream. We do some catering, but most all of our sales are paid for at the time of sale. No regular inventory is kept that isn't sold within a week or month. 12-15 employees. We now have multiple locations for an ice cream store, and we need to keep books for both locations. We are franchising and growing."
-- Buyer, Restaurant, American Fork, UT

"Building wireless ethernet networks for a single customer, payment for services is by work done, as well as an hourly rate depending on services performed. I need to track invoices as well as payroll based on both hourly and work done by unit, My employees are paid weekly."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Computers - Hardware, Orange Beach, AL

"Retail shipping - have store front where we ship packages, provide business services such as fax, copies etc. I'm not a franchise."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Retail, Mount Juliet, TN

"Selling new and used tires,wheel balances,tire rotations, brake inspections, stud replacements, plugs and patches"
-- Buyer, Transportation/Logistics, Columbia, SC

"The business is an adult hockey club. We take in player's money and pay monthly bill. We are a not-for-profit organization."
-- Buyer, Non-Profit, Kenosha, WI

"Full service restaurant, no alcohol. fine dining 6-10employees, open five days per week. Opening 7/15/08, looking for the most economic way to check accounting, do payroll, fill out required forms."
-- Partner/Principal, Restaurant, Jackson, TN

"Quick books is what we plan to use for software"
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Flint, MI

"Small state agency that needs payroll and bill-paying through the state system probably at our office in Concord. We do this now with management staff and can provide instruction and a workspace."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Government, Concord, NH

"Remodeling consultant - advisor/coach to consumers and remodeling contractors. Focus is strictly in the residential arena. Fees/rates are hourly or priced on a project by project basis."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, Atlanta, GA

"Not a business, personal.Income 100,000-200,00/yearOutflow 100,000 - 160,000/year8 items drafted/5-10 checks/mo writtenprepare P&L for delivery to CPA for tax returnDaughter of ailing father needs relief from paperwork!!!"
-- Administrative Assistant, Other Business Services, Austin, TX

"Non-profit daycare licensed for 44 children ages 8 weeks to kindergarten. We have 18 employees who get paid monthly. There are a number of payroll deductions, most handled by the turn-key software. We use online bill pay, but staff prefer paper checks rather than direct deposit because most do not have checking accounts."
-- Buyer, Non-Profit, Vilas, NC

"Looking for a detailed service list with prices included and any packages you offer for small businesses."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Transportation/Logistics, Gaithersburg, MD

"We are a small wholesale jewelry business just starting up. We will eventually need to put production assistants on payroll, prepare quarterly estimated taxes, keep track of vendors that need to be paid and store clients that need to pay."
-- Buyer, Wholesale, San Diego, CA

"We are a sales training company with little need for daily accounting services, but certainly weekly, monthly and quarterly needs. We've had two part-time people, with little to no accounting experience handling payables and receivables and it's just not a productive way to handle it. We need efficiency!!"
-- Office Manager, Education, Indianapolis, IN

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