Construction & trades
Know which jobs make money.
Before you bid the next one.
Job costing, WIP schedules and bonding statements for contractors and trades across New York and New Jersey, closed every month.
The questions every contractor asks.
Eleanor has worked with contractors since the firm opened.
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Job costing
Labor, materials and subs posted to the job, every month.
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WIP schedule
Over- and under-billings your surety can read.
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Bonding
Year-end statements prepared for your bonding line.
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Equipment
Financing and depreciation, timed to your tax year.
★★★★★
Our bonding line went up because the WIP report finally made sense.
Marcus Hayes
Hayes Building Co. · client since 2014
What changes when your accountant knows construction
A generalist
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Learns job costing on your dime
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Sees every job as one income line
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Sends the WIP report after the surety asks
A construction specialist
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Costs every job every month
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Reconciles billings to the WIP schedule
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Has statements ready before the surety asks
What our clients say
Owner-run businesses from Manhattan to Montclair, in their own words.
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We used to find out what we owed in April. Now Daniel walks us through it every quarter and the number never surprises us.
Dr. Paul Kessler
Kessler Family Dental, Montclair
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Job costing finally matches what happens on site. Our bonding company asked who does our books, which has never happened before.
Marcus Hayes
Hayes Building Co., Queens
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Tips, payroll and sales tax used to eat my Sundays. Now the books close by the tenth and I spend Sundays in the kitchen.
Tony Russo
Russo's Trattoria, Hoboken
★★★★★
Denise's team made our first audit calm. Our board got a clean opinion and our grantors got their reports early.
Laura Bennett
Executive director, Riverside Pantry
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They set up our inventory accounting before the holidays and caught a sales tax problem that would have cost us thousands.
Jessica Hollis
Owner, Hollis Street Boutique
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Six rentals, two LLCs and a 1031 exchange. Robert keeps it all straight and I know my estimated payments before I ask.
Michael Grant
Real-estate investor, Brooklyn
Questions clients ask
Do you work with subcontractors and trades?
Yes: general contractors, electricians, plumbers, HVAC and other trades.
Can you talk to our surety?
Yes. We prepare the statements your surety asks for and answer their questions directly.
Do you handle certified payroll?
Yes, including prevailing-wage reports for public jobs.
Free consultation
Bring last year’s return. We’ll take it from there.
An hour with a partner, at our office in New York or Montclair or by video. You leave with a written scope and a fixed fee.
What to bring
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Last year’s federal and state returns
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Recent bank and card statements
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Any IRS or state notices you have received
Eleanor Ashcombe
Managing partner · takes most first consultations
Tell us about your business
A partner replies within one business day.
CPAs for owner-run businesses and the families behind them.
118 West 27th Street, New York
21 Church Street, Montclair