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Sector experience

Industries we serve

We are generalists in method and specialists in a handful of sectors where Washington rules get complicated.

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Construction & trades

Job costing, retainage tracking, prevailing wage records and L&I rate classes that actually match the work performed.

  • Per-job profitability reporting
  • Certified payroll support
  • Subcontractor 1099 tracking
D

Dental & medical practices

Insurance remittance reconciliation, associate compensation schedules and equipment financing analysis.

  • Payer deposit matching
  • Provider production reporting
  • Equipment lease vs. buy analysis
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Restaurants & cafés

Daily sales imports, tip reporting, food and labor cost percentages reviewed weekly rather than annually.

  • POS integration and daily journals
  • Tip credit and reporting compliance
  • Prime cost dashboards
R

Retail & e-commerce

Multi-channel settlement reconciliation across Square, Shopify and Stripe, plus inventory and sales tax nexus tracking.

  • Channel-level margin reporting
  • Marketplace fee reconciliation
  • Washington destination-based sales tax
P

Professional services

Utilization, WIP and unbilled time visibility for agencies, engineers, consultants and law offices.

  • Project WIP reporting
  • Retainer and trust account discipline
  • Partner distribution schedules
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Non-profits

Fund and grant tracking, restricted balance reporting and board-ready statements before every meeting.

  • Grant-by-grant reporting
  • Form 990 preparation support
  • Board treasurer packets

Why sector matters

The same ledger, very different traps

A dental practice and a sheet metal shop both need reconciled books. What differs is where money quietly leaks: unmatched insurance remittances in one case, un-invoiced change orders in the other.

Because we work repeatedly within these sectors, our onboarding checklist already includes the questions that matter for your business — we are not learning your industry on your invoice.

If your sector is not listed, ask anyway. If we are not the right practice for you, we will say so and point you toward someone who is.

Ask about your sector →

Financial reports and a laptop showing accounting charts

“Barbara took over books that two other firms had given up on. Six weeks later we had clean statements and, for the first time, a cash-flow forecast I trust.”

Miguel Arriaga, owner — Arriaga Sheet Metal, Lacey WA

“Payroll for nineteen people used to eat my Sundays. It now takes me eleven minutes to approve, and the L&I filings simply happen.”

Dana Whitlock, co-owner — Whitlock Dental Studio, Olympia WA

“The quarterly review meeting is the most useful hour of my business calendar. Plain English, real numbers, no upselling.”

Priya Raghunathan, founder — Deschutes Trail Coffee