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Advisory
Monthly performance reports and a standing conversation about pricing, hiring, and cash flow. Not billed by the hour.
How advisory worksServing North Seattle
Accounting, payroll, and tax in North Seattle
Northgate, Lake City, Greenwood, Ballard's edges: neighborhood businesses with city-sized tax obligations.
North Seattle, Washington
Built for how North Seattle does business
North Seattle runs on neighborhood operators: clinics and dental offices, design studios, contractors, and family businesses that have served the same blocks for decades. One of our longest-running reviews literally says 'bookkeeping service in north Seattle,' and that is the work we keep doing: steady monthly books for businesses that would rather serve customers than chase receipts.
The local tax picture
North Seattle businesses live under Seattle's full tax stack: city B&O above $2 million in gross receipts (the threshold jumped from $100,000 on January 1, 2026, good news for neighborhood businesses), state B&O, and the city's labor rules. The rest of the compliance does not shrink because you are a neighborhood business, which is exactly why a flat-fee monthly service beats an hourly accountant who bills you for every question.
Who we serve in North Seattle
- Healthcare, dental, and optometry practices
- Design studios and consultancies
- Neighborhood retail and services
- Contractors and trades
One package
What North Seattle businesses get for a flat monthly fee
Accounting
Books reconciled monthly in QuickBooks Online, reports in plain English, state and any city B&O filings handled.
Monthly accountingPayroll
Your team paid on time with every payroll tax filed, from Form 941 to L&I to year-end W-2s.
Payroll serviceTax
Liability projected during the year, moves made before deadlines, returns filed. Your April number, never a surprise.
Tax planning & prepNorth Seattle
Advice that travels. Federal Way to North Seattle.
Straight answers
North Seattle questions, answered
Do small North Seattle businesses really owe city B&O?
Fewer do now. Seattle's threshold jumped from $100,000 to $2 million of gross receipts on January 1, 2026, so many neighborhood businesses stopped owing city B&O. Past $2 million it is back, at higher rates. We watch the number so the first city filing happens on time instead of retroactively.
Why do North Seattle owners pick a Federal Way firm?
Because monthly accounting is a relationship, not a commute. Video check-ins, a shared QuickBooks file, and an advisor who answers. Several of our longest-standing clients are in north Seattle.
What does it cost?
The Core Package starts at $750 per month flat, scoped in writing after a 30-minute call.
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Talk to an advisor who knows North Seattle
30 minutes, your latest financials or tax return, and you leave with your numbers and a straight answer on fit.
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Our clients' reviews
Here is what they say about working with us
Jose is a total pro and I can’t recommend him enough. He’s my go-to source for all business-related tax or accounting questions. You can tell how much he cares about the work he does for his clients and the level of detail as passion he puts into his work. He’s always keeping up on the latest tax laws and changes to the small business landscape and it shows in the advice he gives. I highly recommend!!
Excellent communication with accounts, top notch work. I really appreciate how through their work is and confidential. I highly recommend Caro & Associates, LLC.
Professional, highly efficient, operates with utmost integrity, amazing work-ethic, eloquent communication, highly-trained, incredibly knowledgeable, reliable, and highly respected by other accountants in his field who turn to him for advice.