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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 Renton · 25 minutes from our office
Accounting, payroll, and tax for Renton businesses
Renton grew past bedroom-community status years ago. Its business owners deserve books that grew up too.
Renton, Washington
Built for how Renton does business
Between the aerospace anchor, The Landing's retail and restaurants, and a fast-growing ring of clinics, agencies, and trades, Renton is full of owner-operated businesses hitting the size where DIY bookkeeping breaks: first employees, first big equipment, first year the tax bill genuinely hurt.
The local tax picture
Renton is among the Washington cities that levy a local B&O tax once gross receipts cross the city's threshold, on top of state B&O. Crossing that threshold is exactly the kind of thing that should never surprise you; it is on the short list of numbers we watch monthly for every Renton client.
Who we serve in Renton
- Healthcare and dental practices
- Restaurants and retail
- Professional services
- Contractors and trades
One package
What Renton 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. Know your April number by July.
Tax planning & prepRenton
Advice that travels. Federal Way to Renton.
Straight answers
Renton questions, answered
Does Renton have a city B&O tax?
Yes, once annual gross receipts pass $500,000. Below that, Renton still expects a return declaring no tax due. If you are near the line, we tell you before you cross it, and we file either way.
When should a Renton business move from DIY books to monthly accounting?
The honest markers: your first employees, revenue past roughly $500K, or the first April that genuinely hurt. Any one of those means the math usually favors outsourcing. All three means it is overdue.
What does it cost?
The Core Package starts at $750 per month flat: bookkeeping, payroll, tax, and advice, scoped in writing on the first call.
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Talk to an advisor who knows Renton
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 wonderful! I recently started my own small business, and he has been so helpful. He is knowledgeable, efficient and proactive. I feel very safe and secure knowing I have him as my accountant. He is always quick to respond to my questions and I enjoy working with him. He has made running my business a lot easier and stress free. He is a true team player. Thank you Jose!
I have worked with Caro & Associates for 8+ years, they are very professional, excellent work and very good service to their clients.
Jose is a very passionate and knowledgeable accountant. He is one of the few people I trust with my business, and with my clients. If you don't have an accountant and you're in the Lynnwood, Edmonds, Seattle, or Shoreline area, he is a must see. A good accountant is essential to having a successful business.