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Clean, accurate, tax ready books for Tampa small businesses, delivered remotely by a certified ProAdvisor, with automation that ends manual data entry.
Overview
Tampa is one of Florida’s key business hubs, with tourism, real estate, and international trade shaping much of the local economy. We keep Tampa 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 Tampa business
A snapshot of the kind of clean, reconciled month we deliver.
Main industries
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 hospitality 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
Florida 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.
Florida’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.
Florida has no personal income tax, but C corporations pay state corporate income tax and most counties add a discretionary sales surtax.
Most Florida business filings go to the Florida 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 Florida 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 Tampa business owners ask us about most, and the ones we build into your monthly bookkeeping calendar so nothing is missed.
6% Florida state plus a 1.5% Hillsborough County surtax. For certain items the surtax applies only to the first $5,000 of a sale. (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.
Tampa’s economy is built around financial and professional services, information technology, life sciences and healthcare and defense and security. (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.
Because we work 100% remotely, businesses across the Tampa area get the same service, including Brandon, Riverview, Wesley Chapel, Lutz, Temple Terrace, Plant City, Westchase, Apollo Beach, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Ybor City and South Tampa. 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 Tampa and across Florida entirely remotely, with secure access and one direct contact.
No. Everything is handled remotely through your accounting software, so location inside Tampa or Florida is never a barrier.
A wide range, with strength in ecommerce, hospitality, and construction businesses common in the Tampa area.
We aim to respond within 24 hours, often much faster during business hours.
Every business in Hillsborough County needs a county Local Business Tax Receipt. Inside Tampa city limits you may also need a City of Tampa Business Tax Receipt from the city’s Business Tax Division.
Yes, if you own business assets on January 1. File Form DR-405 with the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser by April 1 to qualify for up to a $25,000 exemption.
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