Small Business Accounting Services in Virginia Beach & Virginia Beach

Focus on serving your clients and growing your business—while we handle the numbers.                     

Managing your books takes valuable time away from running your business. At FasTax, Inc., we provide professional bookkeeping and accounting services so you can focus on serving your clients and growing your company.

From bank reconciliation to balance sheets, our accounting services give you accurate, timely financial information, fraud protection, and peace of mind—without the stress of doing it yourself.

Monthly or quarterly, depending on the size of your business and your specific needs, we will take care of the following accounting and bookkeeping services, which benefit your business in the following ways…

Bank reconciliation

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Identify lost checks, lost deposits, or unauthorized wire transfers.

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Detect and prevent embezzlement of funds from within your business.

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Track your business growth and manage your cash effectively.

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Protect yourself from bank errors, fraudulent checks, and other financial crimes directed toward your business.

Income statements

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We will provide you with regular profit / loss statements that will help you track the operating costs of your business.

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Understand what areas of your business are over / under budget and identify the specific areas that need attention to keep your business profiting.

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Track increases in product sales or returns as a percentage of your sales.

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Determine your current tax liability.

General ledger management

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We can help you set up a general ledger system, or identify problems with your current ledger system, that will allow you to eliminate discrepancies and maintain accurate records for your business.

Balance sheets

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Gives you a snapshot of the financial health of your business at any given point of time.

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Identify and analyze trends in receiving and payables and take prompt action to keep those trends going in a direction beneficial to your company.

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Balance sheets, along with income statements, are the single most important elements for reporting to potential lenders and investors.

We can also customize our service to you by adding…

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UNLIMITED CONSULTATIONS.

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Payroll management.

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Tax planning and preparation.

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Any number of a wide variety of financial services that would benefit your business.

Ready to stop stressing over bookkeeping?

Contact FasTax Inc. today [link to lead capture form] to learn how our accounting services can free up your time and help your business grow.

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