New Business Setup
Get your accounting system, payroll, and tax structure set up correctly from day one. For startups and first-year businesses ready to build on a solid foundation.
What This Is
You filed your LLC paperwork. Maybe you opened a business bank account. Now you need the back-office systems that turn a registered entity into a functioning business. Accounting software, payroll processing, tax registrations. The stuff that seems straightforward until you’re staring at a blank QuickBooks screen wondering which buttons to click first.
This service handles all of it. We set up your accounting system with a chart of accounts that makes sense for your industry. We configure payroll so you can pay yourself and employees correctly from the first check. We register you for the right taxes and make sure you’re ready for your first filing. You end up with systems that actually work instead of a patchwork you’ll pay someone to fix in a year.
The Accounting Foundation
The Accounting Foundation
Set up QuickBooks or your preferred accounting software. Create a chart of accounts tailored to your business type. Connect your bank accounts and credit cards for transaction imports. Establish the categorization structure you’ll use going forward so every expense lands in the right place.
Payroll and Tax Registration
Payroll and Tax Registration
Register for federal and Idaho employer accounts if you have employees or plan to pay yourself on payroll. Configure withholding rates and worker classifications correctly. Set up direct deposit. Make sure you’re ready to file quarterly payroll taxes and prepared for your first annual business return.
Why This Matters
Most new business owners underestimate how much setup matters. They figure they’ll open QuickBooks, connect their bank account, and learn as they go. A year later, personal expenses are tangled with business transactions. Half the purchases are categorized as “uncategorized expense.” Tax season turns into an expensive cleanup project before anyone can even start the return.
The other common mistake is waiting too long. You run cash through your personal account for the first few months because setting up the business account felt complicated. You don’t track mileage or log expenses with any real system. By the time you get organized, you’ve lost deductions you can never recover because you have no documentation to support them.
The Cleanup Tax
The Cleanup Tax
Getting things right later always costs more than getting them right now. The bookkeeper who untangles your year-end mess charges by the hour. The accountant who has to reconstruct records from bank statements bills for that detective work too. You end up paying once for the wrong setup and again to fix it.
The Missing Deductions
The Missing Deductions
That home office deduction requires documentation from day one. Vehicle expenses need a mileage log. Equipment purchases need proper classification in your books. Without systems in place from the beginning, you miss legitimate deductions that could have reduced your Idaho and federal tax bills significantly.
What Changes
You have functioning systems from the beginning of your business, not something you scrambled to build later. Your accounting software is configured correctly for your type of work. Payroll is ready to run when you need it. When your first tax filing comes due, your records are organized and your accountant has everything they need to file accurately and on time.
You also have a relationship with a team that understands your business from day one. When you have questions about deducting an expense or handling a new employee or paying estimated taxes, you’re not starting from scratch with someone who doesn’t know your situation. You’re calling the people who set up your systems and already know how your business works.
Ready for Tax Season
Ready for Tax Season
Your books stay organized throughout the year instead of getting thrown together in February. Your first business tax return gets filed with proper documentation, correct deductions, and no surprises. You’re not paying for catch-up bookkeeping because there’s nothing to catch up on.
Room to Grow
Room to Grow
The systems we set up can scale with your business. Add employees to payroll without reconfiguring everything from scratch. Expand into new service lines without restructuring your entire chart of accounts. Your accounting foundation supports growth instead of becoming a bottleneck as your business gets busier.
The Treasure Valley's Tax and Accounting Team
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