AGENCIES
Accounting for creative and professional agencies
You run projects for clients. We keep your numbers running for you. Web developers, video and film studios, marketing and branding firms, designers and coaches all sell expertise by the project or the retainer. Hart CPA Group gives agencies like yours CPA-led bookkeeping, tax planning and financial guidance, so you always know what you earned, what you owe and what's next.
What we see in agencies
Deposits, milestones and retainers come in on their own schedule, while payroll and contractors are due every week.
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Cash flow that follows billing, not the work
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A team built on contractors
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Busy doesn't always mean profitable
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​Owner pay and taxes that grow with you
Books you can trust
Monthly bookkeeping, reconciliations and financial statements, with catch-up and clean-up if you've fallen behind. We set you up in QuickBooks Online so you can see your margin by client, project or service line.
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Monthly bookkeeping and account reconciliations
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Monthly financial statements
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Catch-up and clean-up for books that are behind
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Profitability by client, project or service line in QuickBooks Online
Contractors, payroll and tax
Payroll processing and contractor 1099s, done on time, plus year-round tax planning, entity structure, S-corp elections and reasonable salary planning, so there are no surprises at tax time.
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Payroll processing and contractor 1099s
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Year-round tax planning and projections
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Entity structure and S-corp elections
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Reasonable salary planning
A CFO when you need one
Cash flow forecasting, KPI dashboards, pricing and margin analysis, and hiring and compensation modeling, without a full-time hire.
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Cash flow forecasting and budgeting
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KPI dashboards
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Pricing and margin analysis
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Hiring and compensation modeling
Common questions
Creative and professional agencies of all kinds, including web and software developers, video and film production, marketing, branding and design firms, and coaching businesses. We work with solo owners and growing teams.
Yes. We work in QuickBooks Online, which lets us report your results by client, project or service line.
Yes. Contractor 1099s are part of our payroll and business services.
It depends on your profit and goals. We'll look at your numbers on the discovery call and tell you whether an S-corp election makes sense.
No. We're based in the Grand Rapids area and work with agencies across West Michigan and nationwide.