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Clean, accurate, tax ready books for Houston small businesses, delivered remotely by a certified ProAdvisor, with automation that ends manual data entry.
Overview
Houston is one of Texas’s key business hubs, with energy, technology, and manufacturing shaping much of the local economy. We keep Houston 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 Houston business
A snapshot of the kind of clean, reconciled month we deliver.
Main industries
We handle the bookkeeping quirks specific to energy businesses, from how revenue and costs flow to the reports that matter.
We handle the bookkeeping quirks specific to technology businesses, from how revenue and costs flow to the reports that matter.
We handle the bookkeeping quirks specific to construction 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
Texas has no personal income tax on wages, so most owners file only a federal income tax return. Business-level taxes can still apply, so your books still need to be accurate.
Texas’s statewide base sales tax rate is 6.25%. 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.
Texas has no personal income tax, but most LLCs and corporations must file an annual franchise tax report.
Most Texas business filings go to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. 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 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 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 Houston business owners ask us about most, and the ones we build into your monthly bookkeeping calendar so nothing is missed.
6.25% Texas state, 1% City of Houston and 1% Houston METRO, per the Texas Comptroller’s current rate list. (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.
Houston’s economy is built around energy and the energy transition, life sciences, advanced manufacturing and aerospace and aviation. (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, inventory and cost-of-goods bookkeeping.
Because we work 100% remotely, businesses across the Houston area get the same service, including Katy, Sugar Land, The Woodlands, Pearland, Cypress, Spring, Humble, Pasadena, League City, Missouri City, Conroe and Bellaire. 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 Houston and across Texas entirely remotely, with secure access and one direct contact.
No. Everything is handled remotely through your accounting software, so location inside Houston or Texas is never a barrier.
A wide range, with strength in energy, technology, and construction businesses common in the Houston area.
We aim to respond within 24 hours, often much faster during business hours.
The City of Houston does not list a general business license among its four main requirements, which are a DBA or entity filing, a Texas Sales Tax Permit, an EIN and a property tax rendition. Some regulated activities still need specific city permits.
For 2026 reports, entities with revenue at or below $2,650,000 owe no franchise tax, but they must still file a Public Information Report or Ownership Information Report by the May 15 due date.
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