by Jelena Arkula | Sep 23, 2026 | Procedures
California payroll taxes come in four parts, and only two of them cost the employer money. You pay Unemployment Insurance, 3.4 percent for new employers on the first $7,000 per employee. You also pay the Employment Training Tax, 0.1 percent on the same $7,000....
by Jelena Arkula | Sep 21, 2026 | Procedures
Santa Monica bookkeeping has three local wrinkles that a generic setup misses. First, a city business license tax based on your gross receipts. Second, a seasonal revenue curve driven by tourism and the beach. And third, a sales tax district that differs from the city...
by Jelena Arkula | Sep 18, 2026 | Procedures
A monthly bookkeeping close is the set of steps that turns a month of bank activity into financial statements you can trust. At minimum it includes reconciling every account, categorizing and reviewing every transaction, checking receivables, payables, and payroll,...
by Jelena Arkula | Sep 16, 2026 | Procedures
Restaurant bookkeeping comes down to four habits. Close the point of sale every day, treat tips as payroll, apply California sales tax correctly to food, and watch prime cost weekly. Get those four right and the thin margins become visible early enough to act on. Get...
by Jelena Arkula | Sep 14, 2026 | Procedures
Catch up bookkeeping cost in 2026 runs from roughly $500 for a few months of simple, low-volume work to more than $10,000 for a high-volume, multi-year project. Most established small businesses land between $1,500 and $5,000. The price depends far more on how messy...
