Bookkeeping for Maeser Contractors and Small Businesses

Bookkeeping and job costing for contractors and small businesses in Maeser, Provo. Based in American Fork, serving Utah County.

Bookkeeping for Maeser

Maeser is one of Provo’s older neighborhoods. The homes have character, which usually means they also have projects. Updating electrical, replacing roofs, renovating kitchens. Contractors working in this part of town are often doing smaller residential jobs that add up over the course of a year. Without proper tracking, it’s easy to lose sight of which jobs made money and which ones just kept you busy.

We’re based in American Fork and provide bookkeeping services for contractors and small businesses across Provo, including Maeser. Our background is in construction accounting, so we understand the difference between revenue and profit on a job. We help you see where your money actually goes.

Monthly Bookkeeping

Books closed every month with transactions categorized and accounts reconciled. You get financial statements that show where the business stands without spending your evenings in QuickBooks.

Construction Job Costing

Job costing that tracks labor, materials, and overhead by project. You finish a job and know exactly what you made on it. No more guessing whether the bid was right.

Payroll

Paychecks processed, taxes deposited, quarterly reports filed. Year-end W-2s handled. Your crew gets paid on time and you stop thinking about payroll deadlines.

Catch-Up Bookkeeping

Books a few months behind? A couple of years? We clean up the backlog, organize what’s there, and deliver records you can actually use going forward.

Maeser Businesses We Work With

The neighborhood sits close to BYU, which brings a steady flow of rental property investment and student housing updates. There’s also a mix of long-time homeowners who hire local trades for repairs and improvements. If you’re a real estate bookkeeper American Fork client or a contractor doing work in this part of Provo, you’re the kind of business we built this firm to serve.

We work with businesses doing anywhere from $50K to a few million in annual revenue. Big enough to need real bookkeeping. Not big enough to justify hiring someone full-time.

Contractors and Trades

Remodelers, painters, plumbers, electricians. Residential work throughout the neighborhood. We track costs by job so you see which projects are profitable and which bids need adjusting.

Real Estate Investors

Rental properties near campus and fix-and-flip projects in the older housing stock. Real estate investors need books that track property-level income and expenses, especially when financing is involved.

Home Services

Lawn care, cleaning, pest control, handyman services. The established homes in Maeser create steady demand for maintenance and upkeep. We keep the books straight while you keep the routes running.

Small Businesses

Not everyone is in construction. If you’re running a small business in Maeser and the books have become a problem you keep putting off, we can help. Simple monthly bookkeeping that keeps you current and ready for tax time.

Common Questions

Where is your office?

We're in American Fork, about 15 minutes north on I-15. Most of our work happens remotely, but we're close enough to meet when it helps.

What does monthly bookkeeping cost?

Starting at $199 per month based on your transaction volume. Contractors with multiple jobs get pricing that reflects the complexity of tracking each project separately.

Do you work with renovation contractors?

Yes. Construction accounting is our specialty. We track costs by job so you know which projects are actually making money and which ones are eating into your margin.

My books are behind. Can you help?

That's a normal starting point for us. We do catch-up work to get current, then move into monthly service to keep it that way.

Can you help me set up QuickBooks the right way?

Yes. Helaman is a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. We set up your chart of accounts, configure job costing, and train you on what you need to know.

Utah's Construction Bookkeeping Specialists