Accounting support for photography businesses juggling session deposits, second shooters, gear purchases and a season that pays unevenly across the year.
What generic bookkeepers get wrong for photography businesses
Most bookkeepers know accounting. Few know how a photography business actually runs. Here’s what we do differently:
We connect 17hats and QuickBooks the right way.
Every payment is counted once, retainers are tracked until the shoot is delivered, and your books match what really happened in your business.
We reconcile Stripe and Square.
Fees, refunds, and payouts are recorded separately and tied back to your bank and your 1099-K. Your revenue is right and tax time has no surprises.
We build profit into your business with Profit First
We set up your accounts using the Profit First method, with separate buckets for profit, owner pay, taxes, and expenses, so you always know what’s yours and what’s already spoken for. We review the numbers with you each month, then carry them into tax planning so your biggest decisions are made before year-end.
What is included
- Monthly bookkeeping and account reconciliation
- Monthly financial reports you can actually use
- Sales tax filing, when applicable
- Year-round accounting support
- Annual business and owner tax preparation, prorated into your monthly package when included
Worried that your books are currently a mess?
Cleanup and Catch up is scoped and priced separately before monthly service begins! Messy books don’t scare us.