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Contact
Full Name
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First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
Email
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City
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Occupation
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Which services are you interested in?
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Tax preparation
Bookkeeping
How did you hear about me?
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Google
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Other
Who referred you?
Why you’re looking
Why are you looking for a new preparer?
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My preparer retired, passed away or closed
I moved to the area
Unhappy with service or response time
Mistakes on a prior return or IRS notices
Fees went up
New business, rental or entity
I did my own taxes and it got too complicated
Referred by someone
Other
Tell me more
IRS and state history
Received IRS notices in the last 3 years?
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Yes
No
Received state tax notices in the last 3 years?
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Yes
No
Any unfiled tax years?
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Yes
No
Do you owe a balance to the IRS or a state?
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Yes
No
Are you under audit now?
Yes
No
Please explain any Yes answers
Household
Filing status last year
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Single
Married filing jointly
Married filing separately
Head of household
Qualifying surviving spouse
Spouse full name
First Name
Last Name
Spouse date of birth
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Month
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Day
Year
2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
Date
Spouse email
example@example.com
Do you have dependents?
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Yes
No
How many dependents?
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Please Select
None
1
2
3
4
5 or more
Dependent 1 – full name
First Name
Last Name
Dependent 1 – date of birth
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Month
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Day
Year
2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
Date
Dependent 1 – relationship
Dependent 1 – months lived with you
Dependent 1 – full-time student?
Yes
No
Dependent 2 – full name
First Name
Last Name
Dependent 2 – date of birth
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Month
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Day
Year
2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
Date
Dependent 2 – relationship
Dependent 2 – months lived with you
Dependent 2 – full-time student?
Yes
No
Dependent 3 – full name
First Name
Last Name
Dependent 3 – date of birth
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Month
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Day
Year
2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
Date
Dependent 3 – relationship
Dependent 3 – months lived with you
Dependent 3 – full-time student?
Yes
No
Dependent 4 – full name
First Name
Last Name
Dependent 4 – date of birth
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Month
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Day
Year
2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
Date
Dependent 4 – relationship
Dependent 4 – months lived with you
Dependent 4 – full-time student?
Yes
No
List any other dependents (name, date of birth, relationship)
Income sources
Income sources
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W-2 wages
Self-employment or 1099 income (Schedule C)
Rental property income (Schedule E)
K-1 income from partnership, S corporation, or trust
Interest and dividends
Stock or brokerage sales
Cryptocurrency
Retirement distributions (IRA, 401k, pension)
Social Security
Unemployment compensation
Other
Did anyone in your household, including children, have Marketplace (HealthCare.gov or Covered California) insurance this year, even if someone else signed them up?
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Yes
No
Not sure
If yes, who in the household had Marketplace coverage?
Marketplace coverage months covered
Business section
Business type
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Please Select
Sole proprietorship
Partnership
LLC
Corporation
Other
Number of businesses
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1
2
3
4 or more
Year business started
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Month
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Day
Year
2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
Date
How are your books kept?
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Bookkeeping software (QuickBooks, Xero, Wave, etc.)
Spreadsheet (Excel or Google Sheets)
Point-of-sale system reports (Square, Flowhub, Toast, etc.)
Payroll provider reports (Gusto, ADP, etc.)
Receipts and bank statements
Handwritten log or cash log
Not organized yet
Does the business have its own bank account and credit card, separate from your personal ones?
Yes – fully separate
Partly – some business runs through personal accounts
No – business and personal are mixed
Please note: when business and personal spending run through the same accounts, I can only accept a Profit & Loss prepared by a bookkeeper or accountant (for example, from QuickBooks or Xero with the bank accounts reconciled). I don't sort mixed accounts myself.
Will you provide bank and credit card statements covering the full year for every account the business uses? If your statements don't run from the 1st to the end of the month, include the December statement before and the January statement after (14 statements).
Yes
No
If any business and personal spending is mixed, are you willing to open a separate business account and card going forward?
Yes
No
Already separate
Do you use a vehicle for business?
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Yes
No
Do you have a home office?
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Yes
No
Did you pay contractors $2,000 or more?
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Yes
No
Did you buy equipment, vehicles, or other business assets this year?
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Yes
No
If yes, how many business assets did you buy?
1
2
3
4 or more
Is this a licensed cannabis business?
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Please Select
No
Yes – medical
Yes – adult-use
Both
Rentals section
Number of rental properties
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Year(s) purchased
Any property bought or sold this year?
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Yes
No
Major improvements this year?
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Yes
No
Who manages the rental property?
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Please Select
Myself
Property manager
Rental type
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Short-term
Long-term
Business entity
Do you own an S corporation or partnership that needs its own return?
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Yes
No
Entity name
Entity type
Please Select
S corporation 1120-S
Partnership 1065
Your ownership %
Payroll provider
Bookkeeping software
Who prepared the last entity return?
Life changes this year
Check any that happened this year
Married
Divorced
Had or adopted a child
Moved
Moved between California and Texas
Bought a home
Sold a home
Started a business
Closed a business
Retired
None of these
Prior preparer
Prior preparer name
First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
Firm name
Last tax year prepared
Can you provide your last 2–3 complete returns, including all worksheets?
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Yes
Only the pages I signed
No / haven't filed recently
This is my first return
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Number of other owners
Please Select
None
1
2
3 or more
Owner 1 – full name
First Name
Last Name
Owner 1 – ownership %
Owner 1 – email
example@example.com
Owner 1 – phone
Please enter a valid phone number.
Format: (000) 000-0000.
Owner 1 – mailing address
Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
Please Select
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
North Korea
South Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nagorno-Karabakh
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Northern Mariana
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
South Ossetia
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard
eSwatini
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Transnistria Pridnestrovie
Trinidad and Tobago
Tristan da Cunha
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
British Virgin Islands
Isle of Man
US Virgin Islands
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Other
Country
Owner 2 – full name
First Name
Last Name
Owner 2 – ownership %
Owner 2 – email
example@example.com
Owner 2 – phone
Please enter a valid phone number.
Format: (000) 000-0000.
Owner 2 – mailing address
Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
Please Select
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
North Korea
South Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nagorno-Karabakh
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Northern Mariana
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
South Ossetia
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard
eSwatini
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Transnistria Pridnestrovie
Trinidad and Tobago
Tristan da Cunha
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
British Virgin Islands
Isle of Man
US Virgin Islands
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Other
Country
Owner 3 – full name
First Name
Last Name
Owner 3 – ownership %
Owner 3 – email
example@example.com
Owner 3 – phone
Please enter a valid phone number.
Format: (000) 000-0000.
Owner 3 – mailing address
Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
Please Select
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
North Korea
South Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nagorno-Karabakh
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Northern Mariana
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
South Ossetia
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard
eSwatini
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Transnistria Pridnestrovie
Trinidad and Tobago
Tristan da Cunha
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
British Virgin Islands
Isle of Man
US Virgin Islands
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Other
Country
Agreements
I understand my return is quoted only after a review of my prior returns.
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I understand
I understand records must meet the published records standards, or added fees apply.
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I understand
I'll upload my prior returns within 10 days and my documents within 14 days.
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I agree
I'll sign IRS Form 8821 so you can review my IRS transcripts (wage and income records, payments and any notices) before you quote. It allows you to view my IRS records only; it doesn't let you act for me with the IRS.
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I agree
Bookkeeping
Business legal name
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Business type
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Please Select
Sole proprietor / single-member LLC
S corporation
Partnership or multi-member LLC
C corporation
Not sure
What does the business do?
Year the business started
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How many business bank accounts?
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Please Select
1
2
3
4 or more
How many business credit cards?
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Please Select
0
1
2
3 or more
About how many transactions a month across all accounts?
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Please Select
Under 50
50–150
150–300
300–500
Over 500
Does the business have its own bank account and credit card, separate from your personal ones?
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Yes
No
Some mixed
Where are your books kept today?
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Please Select
QuickBooks Online
QuickBooks Desktop
Xero
Spreadsheet
Nothing yet
Other
Are your books up to date?
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Yes, current
Behind
Months behind
How often would you like your books done?
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Monthly
Quarterly
Twice a year
Do you run payroll?
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Yes
No
Payroll provider
Do you collect sales tax?
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Yes
No
Does the business carry inventory?
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Yes
No
Which reports do you need?
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Profit & Loss
Balance Sheet
Cash flow
Budget vs. actual
Not sure
Monthly budget for bookkeeping
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Please Select
Under $250
$250–$500
$500–$1,000
Over $1,000
When would you like to start?
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Month
-
Day
Year
2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
Date
Anything else I should know?
I'll provide complete bank and credit card statements or exports for every business account within 10 days of each request.
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I agree
I'll answer the transaction questions on my review sheet within 7 days.
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I agree
I understand my books are compiled from the records I provide and are not audited.
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I agree
I understand nothing is filed until the balance is paid and Form 8879 is signed.
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I understand
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