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Clean, accurate, tax ready books for New York City small businesses, delivered remotely by a certified ProAdvisor, with automation that ends manual data entry.
Overview
New York City is one of New York’s key business hubs, with finance, media, and professional services shaping much of the local economy. We keep New York City businesses current and accurate, reconcile every account, and deliver clear monthly reports, so your numbers are always something you can act on.
Sample month for a New York City business
A snapshot of the kind of clean, reconciled month we deliver.
Main industries
We handle the bookkeeping quirks specific to finance businesses, from how revenue and costs flow to the reports that matter.
We handle the bookkeeping quirks specific to ecommerce businesses, from how revenue and costs flow to the reports that matter.
We handle the bookkeeping quirks specific to professional services businesses, from how revenue and costs flow to the reports that matter.
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Paste your open invoices and see who owes you and how overdue it is, with a ready to work chase list. Private, in your browser.
Open the receivables tool →Free toolUpload or paste a bank statement and instantly get auto-categorized transactions and a live profit and loss. Automation you can see, private in your browser.
Open the P&L tool →Local tax & compliance
New York taxes personal income, so owners of pass-through businesses (sole proprietors, LLCs, and S corporations) need clean, reconciled year-end books for their state return.
New York’s statewide base sales tax rate is 4%. Local taxes are often added on top, so the rate you charge depends on where your sales happen. We track sales tax collected separately from revenue so filing is simple.
Counties and cities add local sales tax to the 4% state rate, and New York City has its own income and business taxes.
New York City levies its own personal income tax on residents and business taxes such as the Unincorporated Business Tax, on top of New York State obligations.
Most New York business filings go to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. We keep your books organized so these returns are a simple handoff to you or your CPA.
General information as of 2026, not tax advice. Rates and rules change, so confirm current requirements with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance or your tax advisor.
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Local business guide
Every city adds its own licenses, local taxes and deadlines on top of federal and state rules. These are the ones New York City business owners ask us about most, and the ones we build into your monthly bookkeeping calendar so nothing is missed.
4% New York State, 4.5% New York City and a 0.375% Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District surcharge. (source) Keep your POS, invoicing and accounting software on the current rate. Out-of-date rates are one of the most common errors we fix during bookkeeping cleanup.
New York City’s economy is built around technology, life sciences, finance and media and healthcare. (source) We support local companies in these sectors and the service businesses around them, from contractors and agencies to professional firms and online sellers. Related services: technology and SaaS bookkeeping, professional services bookkeeping.
Because we work 100% remotely, businesses across the New York City area get the same service, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island, Long Island City, Jersey City, Hoboken, Newark, Yonkers, White Plains and Hempstead. There are no office visits: we work in your QuickBooks Online or Xero file with secure, read-only bank access and one dedicated bookkeeper.
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Book Free ConsultationCall +1 (832) 240-0830FAQ
Yes, we serve small businesses in New York City and across New York entirely remotely, with secure access and one direct contact.
No. Everything is handled remotely through your accounting software, so location inside New York City or New York is never a barrier.
A wide range, with strength in finance, ecommerce, and professional services businesses common in the New York City area.
We aim to respond within 24 hours, often much faster during business hours.
Probably. Individuals, partnerships and LLCs that carry on a trade or profession in NYC generally owe UBT at 4% of NYC taxable income. Employees do not, and S corporations file under the General Corporation Tax instead.
Only if the premises are south of 96th Street and annual rent is at least $250,000. Qualifying tenants pay an effective 3.9% after the 35% rent reduction, and smaller businesses may qualify for a small business credit.
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