Bookkeeping & Payroll Services

Accurate books. On-time payroll. Fewer tax-season headaches.

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Monthly Bookkeeping

    Bookkeeping We reconcile every bank, credit-card, and payment-processor feed, classify each transaction, and deliver an easy-to-read profit & loss, balance sheet, and cash-flow statement by the 10th of every month. With real-time numbers you can spot cash leaks, plan equipment purchases, and prove eligibility for deductions like the Foreign Tax Credit or Rental Property Tax Benefits before deadlines loom.

  • Bookkeeping Cleanup

    Behind on your books? Whether it’s a quarter or three years of messy ledgers, we dig in, rebuild transaction histories, and flag deductible expenses you may have missed—AirBnB occupancy taxes, digital nomad income, or foreign currency gains included. You end up with audit-ready records synced to your current accounting platform.

  • Monthly Payroll

    From pay-run calculation to direct deposit and year-end Form W-2/1099 filings, we manage every step. We handle state and federal payroll taxes, remit withholdings on schedule, and generate employer reports that dovetail with Form 5471 or Expatriate Tax filings where required.

  • Tax-Ready Reporting

    Each quarter you receive a custom “Tax Snapshot” highlighting cumulative net profit, estimated liabilities, and deductible categories—think Rental Property Gain Tax or Foreign Earned Income Exclusion thresholds. Your tax preparer (or ours) can file faster because source documents are already organized.

  • Compliance & Advisory

    Laws change—Tax Filing Deadline US extensions, Foreign Tax Credit Limits, new payroll regulations for remote staff in multiple domicile states. We monitor updates, adjust your workflows, and advise you proactively so you never scramble at the eleventh hour.

Meet Your Finance Partners

Numbers tell the story of your business long before tax day arrives. At Big Cake Tax, our credentialed bookkeepers and payroll specialists keep that story clear, current, and compliant—so your CPA has everything they need to maximize deductions and minimize surprises.

Hear from Our Clients

  • “We run two AirBnB properties in three states and live abroad half the year. [Your Firm] standardized our chart of accounts, aligned our digital nomad taxes with U.S. rules, and saved us nearly $7,800 in missed depreciation.”

    —Renee L., Short-Term Rental Owner

  • “Our books were nine months behind. The cleanup process was painless, payroll is now automated, and my cash-flow report actually makes sense.”

    —Carlos M., E-commerce Entrepreneur

  • “As an expat founder, I dreaded Form 5471 prep. This team’s monthly statements and foreign-tax-credit calculations meant my CPA filed four days after year-end. Zero drama.”

    —Anika B., SaaS CEO in Berlin

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Yes. Consistent books let you capture rental property tax claims such as repairs, mortgage interest, and depreciation. Missing a single month can snowball into lost deductions or penalties later.

  • We work with QuickBooks Online, Xero, and Wave, plus property-management tools like Hostaway. Our team sets up bank feeds and custom mapping so every transaction lands in the right category automatically.

  • Absolutely. Clean bookkeeping underpins accurate claims for the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and Foreign Tax Credit. We tag foreign income, housing exclusions, and currency adjustments so your expatriate-tax specialist can file confidently.

  • Yes. Year-end filings—including 1099-NECs for contractors and W-2s for employees—are included in our payroll plan. You’ll have electronic copies for your files and paper copies automatically mailed to recipients.

  • Pricing is fixed-fee and scales with transaction volume and headcount, not hours. That way you know the cost upfront and can budget accordingly.