Electricians, plumbers, welders, and technicians — licensed trades with tools, trucks, and job-based income deserve books as precise as the work.
Licenses, bonds, and insurance are the price of admission — deductible, and worth tracking to the dollar.
The truck and the tools are your factory. Depreciation and mileage strategy matter every year.
Time and materials per job tell you what to charge — averages hide the truth.
Every legitimate deduction you're entitled to — captured, documented, and defended. Here's where we look first:
Yes — permits and licensing expediting is one of our services, including Spanish-language study materials for contractor exams.
We calculate both in year one and lock in the better method for your usage pattern.
Sí — our whole practice is bilingual, from bookkeeping to tax filing to translated documents.
This guide is general education, not individualized tax or legal advice — your situation is unique, which is exactly why the first call is free.
A free one-page PDF version of this checklist — print it, pin it, hand it to your bookkeeper. Plus skilled trades-specific tax tips through the year.
Free consultation — English y Español. We already know your industry.
