Portland Bookkeeping and CPA Coordination - So March Is a 30-Minute Conversation, Not a Fire Drill.
Your CPA should not be doing your bookkeeper's job. When your books are clean all year and structured the way your CPA wants to see them, your tax filing gets cheaper, faster, and less stressful. We coordinate directly with your tax preparer from day one.
If You Are Not Satisfied, You Don't Pay. Simple.
If you are not completely satisfied with our bookkeeping in your first 90 days - for any reason - we refund every dollar you have paid us. No paperwork. No negotiation. We have never had to honor it. But the guarantee is real.
Your CPA Is Charging You More Because Your Books Aren't Ready.
Every hour your CPA spends fixing your books in March is an hour you are paying CPA rates for bookkeeping work. That is not your CPA's fault. It is a coordination problem - one that costs most small business owners between $500 and $3,000 per year in excess accounting fees.
Sound familiar?
What CPA Coordination Actually Means.
- Onboarding kickoff call with your existing CPA
- Chart of accounts structured to your CPA's preferences
- Quarterly financial reports sent to your CPA automatically
- Year-end financial package delivered to spec (no chasing)
- Adjusting journal entries handled by us, not your CPA
- 1099 preparation and filing
- Sales tax filing coordination where applicable
- Direct line between us and your tax preparer year-round
How CPA Coordination Works.
CPA Introduction Call
We meet your CPA, understand how they want books structured, align on year-end format.
Ongoing Bookkeeping
Structured correctly all year, so nothing needs to be fixed at year-end.
Year-End Package
Delivered on schedule, to spec, no back-and-forth.
CPA Coordination Is Included, Not Extra.
We do not charge extra for working with your CPA. Coordination is standard in every monthly engagement. You pay one monthly rate based on transaction volume. Call us for an exact quote.
Why Snyders Bookkeeping?
I am Max Snyder. I graduated from Portland State University with a degree in Finance and Supply Chain Management, and I built Snyders Bookkeeping because I kept hearing the same story from small business owners across Portland: "I have a bookkeeper, but I still do not understand my numbers."
That is the problem with most bookkeeping in this town. It treats your books like a compliance task, something to clean up before April. It is not. Your books are the operating system of your business. If you cannot see your margins, your cash position, and your runway in real time, you are guessing. And guessing is expensive.
I built Snyders Bookkeeping around three principles:
"Your numbers should mean something."
Every monthly close comes with plain-English commentary on what changed and why. If a number moved, you will know what caused it.
"Cash flow is not optional."
Most Portland bookkeepers will never produce a cash flow statement or a runway statement. We produce both, monthly, with a 90-day forward forecast. You will know what your cash position will look like before it gets uncomfortable.
"Your CPA should never have to clean up after us."
We coordinate with your tax preparer year-round. Your year-end filing should be quick because everything was right all year.
I am a QuickBooks ProAdvisor and a Certified Bookkeeper. I work exclusively with QuickBooks Online because it is the only platform that gives you and your CPA real-time access to the same numbers. I am based in Happy Valley and serve clients throughout the Portland metro and Southern Washington.
If you are tired of bookkeeping that stops at "your accounts are reconciled," let us talk.
- Max Snyder
Frequently Asked Questions
Don't see your question? Call us - most owners get a clear answer in under 10 minutes.
