Pricing
Flat monthly plans. No surprises.
Every plan is a fixed monthly fee based on your transaction volume and accounts — never an hourly meter. We confirm your exact price after a $50 books check-up — credited to your first month if we're a fit.
Essentials
$300/mo flat
Solo operators & micro-businesses under ~100 transactions a month.
- AI-assisted categorization — human-verified every close
- Bank & credit-card reconciliation (1–2 accounts)
- Receipt & document capture app
- Monthly P&L + Balance Sheet
- The monthly note, written by a person
- Year-end tax-ready package
Standard
$500/mo flat
Established small businesses with 100–300 transactions a month.
- Everything in Essentials
- Up to 4 accounts reconciled
- Light AR / AP management
- Rolling 90-day cash-flow forecast
- Monthly financial review call
- Priority support
Industry
$1,000/mo flat
Contractors, hospitality, and multi-entity businesses.
- Everything in Standard
- Job / food costing & class tracking
- Sales & use tax filing
- Payroll & 1099 coordination
- KPI & management reporting
- Dedicated bookkeeper
Not sure which plan fits? The right tier depends on your transaction volume — so don't guess. Start with the $50 books check-up: we look at your actual books and tell you the exact tier and price. Credited to your first month if we're a fit.
$50 books consultation — 60 minIn the open
Where we sit in the market
Most bookkeepers won't put their price on the website, let alone next to a competitor's. We will. Here's the honest picture — the apps match our price but not our service, and the local firms that beat us on presence rarely publish a number at all.
| Provider | Typical monthly | What you actually get |
|---|---|---|
| Premier Bookkeepingus | $300 – $1,000 | Flat, published. A local person who answers the phone + a plain-English monthly note. |
| QuickBooks Live | ~$300+ | Assigned remote team, re-tiered as your books grow. No local presence, no advisory note. |
| Xendoo | from $395 | App-based, national. Fast books, but you're a ticket — no one in Golden. |
| Bookkeeper360 | from $399 | App plus paid add-ons; advisory and payroll tend to cost extra. |
| Local CO firms | $400 – $800 | Often hourly, and prices are rarely on the website — you have to ask. |
Competitor pricing reflects publicly listed rates as of July 2026 and can change — check each provider for current numbers. We chose round, published prices on purpose: the price is the price.
Reality check
What are your books really costing you?
No scare numbers — just your own. Set three inputs and see it for yourself.
Only counts if you'd otherwise bill that time.
Leave at $0 if none.
Handing it to Premier frees $1,200 of your year — before the costs below.
And the costs that don't fit in a box
The CPA cleanup premium
A tax pro untangling a year of DIY books bills more than one who receives a clean file — and it recurs every spring.
Deductions that slip through
Mileage, home office, equipment, owner reimbursements — miss a few and the tax you overpay dwarfs the bookkeeping fee.
Late fees & filing penalties
A missed sales-tax deadline or 1099 filing carries its own penalty — separate from any time you spent.
Decisions made on stale numbers
Bidding, hiring, or spending off books that are two months behind is the most expensive line of all — and the hardest to see.
One-time work
Behind on your books?
Catch-up and cleanup is priced as a fixed project, not an open-ended hourly job — typically $300–$3,500 depending on how many months of backlog, your entity type, and payroll. We start with a diagnostic so you know the full number before we begin.
1–3 mo behind
$300–500
4–6 mo behind
$500–1.5k
7–12 mo behind
$1.5–3.5k
12+ mo behind
quoted
Industry covers up to 2 entities and ~600 transactions a month; beyond that we quote custom — still flat, still in writing. Add-ons on any plan: payroll coordination, sales & use tax filing, 1099 filing, and AR/AP management. Software subscriptions (QuickBooks, apps) are billed at cost or held in your own name.
Next step
Get an exact number for your business.
Tell us a little about your business in Golden and we'll confirm the right plan and a fixed price — usually within a day.