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Clean, accurate, tax ready books for Philadelphia small businesses, delivered remotely by a certified ProAdvisor, with automation that ends manual data entry.
Overview
Philadelphia is one of Pennsylvania’s key business hubs, with healthcare, manufacturing, and agriculture shaping much of the local economy. We keep Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia business
A snapshot of the kind of clean, reconciled month we deliver.
Main industries
We handle the bookkeeping quirks specific to healthcare businesses, from how revenue and costs flow to the reports that matter.
We handle the bookkeeping quirks specific to manufacturing businesses, from how revenue and costs flow to the reports that matter.
We handle the bookkeeping quirks specific to logistics businesses, from how revenue and costs flow to the reports that matter.
Try it free
Upload 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 →Free toolPaste 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 →Local tax & compliance
Pennsylvania 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.
Pennsylvania’s statewide base sales tax rate is 6%. 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.
Pennsylvania has a flat state income tax, and most municipalities and school districts levy a local earned income tax.
Philadelphia levies a City Wage Tax and a Business Income & Receipts Tax (BIRT) in addition to Pennsylvania state taxes.
Most Pennsylvania business filings go to the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. 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 Pennsylvania Department of Revenue 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 Philadelphia business owners ask us about most, and the ones we build into your monthly bookkeeping calendar so nothing is missed.
6% Pennsylvania plus 2% Philadelphia. From October 1, 2026 the local tax is based on where a taxable purchase is delivered. (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.
Philadelphia’s economy is built around life sciences, technology, advanced manufacturing and logistics and creative economy. (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: professional services bookkeeping, technology and SaaS bookkeeping, e-commerce and inventory bookkeeping, agency and creative bookkeeping.
Because we work 100% remotely, businesses across the Philadelphia area get the same service, including Center City, Fishtown, Northern Liberties, Manayunk, University City, South Philadelphia, Cherry Hill, King of Prussia, Conshohocken, Bala Cynwyd, Media and Camden. 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 Philadelphia and across Pennsylvania entirely remotely, with secure access and one direct contact.
No. Everything is handled remotely through your accounting software, so location inside Philadelphia or Pennsylvania is never a barrier.
A wide range, with strength in healthcare, manufacturing, and logistics businesses common in the Philadelphia area.
We aim to respond within 24 hours, often much faster during business hours.
Yes. Every individual, partnership, LLC and corporation doing business for profit in Philadelphia must file a BIRT return whether or not it made a profit. Returns for the prior year are due April 15.
From July 1, 2026 it is 3.735% for residents and 3.425% for non-residents working in the city. Employers withhold it and file electronically on the Philadelphia Tax Center.
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