The schedule of work · Est. Avon, Mass.

Services, &
every one stated.

Three disciplines kept to the line — monthly bookkeeping, bank reconciliation, and full-cycle payroll — each with a figure set before the first entry is posted. No hourly meter, no vague scope.

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Fig. A — the work, itemised
A reconciled ledger, fountain pen, and coral stamp arranged on a bone studio backdrop
Ref. 00 — the firm's instruments

The standing schedule of work

Each Discipline, Priced on Its Own Line.

LINE 01

Monthly Bookkeeping

Every transaction recorded and classified to a defined calendar. The books close by the 10th of the following month, and you receive a profit-and-loss statement, a balance sheet, and a short written note on anything worth your attention — kept in QuickBooks Online or Xero.

$385per month, base
LINE 02

Bank Reconciliation

Operating, savings, credit line, and merchant accounts tied out against their statements each month, reconciled to zero. Variances are chased to their source and documented. Included within every bookkeeping engagement — never billed as a surprise line.

Includedwith bookkeeping
LINE 03

Full-Cycle Payroll

Timesheet to net pay to the quarterly return — run and filed on your schedule in Gusto. Direct deposits, federal and Massachusetts withholdings, and new-hire reporting all handled. Priced from a base of ten on staff; larger headcounts quoted on review.

From $355added per month
LINE 04

Quarterly Close Review

A sit-down over the quarter's figures with you — and, where you keep one, your CPA — so the year-end holds no surprises for your filing. Available on its own or folded into the Full Engagement.

$225per quarter

What a month actually contains

Inside the Monthly Close.

An open ledger with ruled columns and a fountain pen on a bone studio backdrop

Ref. 01 — the books, kept current

01 / Bookkeeping & Reconciliation

The ledger, kept so a figure holds.

We work from read-only feeds, so your money never moves through this office. Each transaction is categorised against a chart of accounts built for your trade — not a stock template — and reviewed before the books are closed.

  • CadenceClosed by the 10th of the following month
  • ReportsP&L, balance sheet, and plain-English note
  • Kept inQuickBooks Online or Xero
  • AccessRead-only bank, card & merchant feeds
Fanned payroll check stubs with a coral rubber stamp on a bone backdrop

Ref. 02 — payday, on schedule

02 / Full-Cycle Payroll

People paid, filings made, on the dot.

Weekly, bi-weekly, or semi-monthly — your staff are paid by direct deposit and every withholding is filed when it is due. Payroll questions dated before a run are answered the same day; everything else, within one business day.

  • RunsWeekly, bi-weekly, or semi-monthly
  • FiledFederal & Massachusetts withholdings & returns
  • BaseUp to 10 on staff; more quoted on review
  • Run inGusto, with direct deposit to your team

Beyond the standing engagement

Occasional Work, Billed Once.

Work that sits outside the monthly rhythm — seasonal, one-off, or set-up — quoted plainly before it begins. Nothing here runs without your written say-so.

Set-up

Catch-Up Bookkeeping

Books left behind, reconstructed and reconciled month by month until they sit current and return-ready.

$300  per month in arrears

Set-up

Ledger Migration

A clean move of your existing records into QuickBooks Online or Xero, with opening balances tied out before the first close.

From $450  one-time

Season

1099 Preparation & Filing

Contractor payments gathered, 1099-NEC forms prepared and filed, copies issued — handled over January so you don't.

$35  per contractor, $150 minimum

Monthly

Sales & Use Tax Filing

Massachusetts sales and use tax calculated and filed to the Commonwealth on the schedule the state assigns you.

$75  per filing period

Monthly

Additional Entity

A second company, holding entity, or related business kept on its own set of books alongside your primary engagement.

$225  per entity, per month

One-off

Year-End Package

The full year squared away and bundled for your CPA — adjusting entries, fixed-asset schedule, and a clean trial balance.

$250  per year-end

What to have ready

Before We Open Your Books.

Four things, and a half-hour conversation. The first reconciled close follows within the opening month.

  1. Read-only account access

    View-only connections to your bank, card, and merchant accounts. Your money never moves through this office — we only read what has already cleared.

  2. Your last filed year-end

    The most recent return and financials your CPA prepared, so we open the books on figures that already tie out.

  3. A current payroll register

    If payroll is part of the engagement: who is on staff, how they are paid, and the pay schedule you run.

  4. A half-hour conversation

    A short call to settle scope, cadence, and the flat figure — written down and agreed before the first entry is posted.

The firm's standing position

“A price agreed in writing is the first entry we make.”

— The standing principle of Tally & Twine

Engagements & pricing

Set Before the First Entry.

One flat monthly retainer per engagement, agreed in writing. Choose the column that fits the firm you run — the figure does not move with our hours.

ACH Transfer Check Card

Larger headcounts and multi-entity books are quoted on review — the office will tell you the figure before you commit to it.

The Ledger

$385/mo

Monthly bookkeeping and reconciliation for the owner who runs lean and wants the books simply correct.

  • Monthly close by the 10th
  • All accounts reconciled to the cent
  • P&L, balance sheet & written note
  • One-business-day reply window
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Most picked

Ledger & Payroll

$740/mo

The full monthly close with payroll folded in — for firms that carry a team and want one office for both.

  • Everything in The Ledger
  • Full-cycle payroll, up to 10 on staff
  • Federal & MA withholdings filed
  • Direct deposit & new-hire reporting
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Full Engagement

$1,150/mo

The complete office for a growing service firm — payroll without a cap and the books reviewed by the quarter.

  • Everything in Ledger & Payroll
  • Unlimited payroll headcount
  • Class & job-cost tracking
  • Quarterly review with your CPA
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