Santa Ana, California
Bookkeeping, tax, and payroll for Santa Ana businesses
The county seat, which means courts, permits, and a large base of small businesses navigating California's filing requirements without in-house help. Unfiled returns and payroll notices are the two things we're called about most.
Services in Santa Ana
What we can take off your plate
Monthly Bookkeeping in Santa Ana
Reconciled accounts, clean financial statements, and a real person who knows your business — delivered every month, on schedule.
From $149/moDetails →
Individual Tax Preparation in Santa Ana
Personal returns prepared by an Enrolled Agent — including the complicated ones with 1099s, side income, rentals, or multiple states.
From $199Details →
Business Tax & Entity Strategy in Santa Ana
Business returns, quarterly estimates, and an honest look at whether your current structure is costing you money.
From $549Details →
Payroll & Contractor Filings in Santa Ana
Payroll run on time, deposits made on time, and every W-2 and 1099 out the door before the deadline.
From $79/moDetails →
California-specific things that catch people out
These apply everywhere in the state, Santa Ana included, and they're the issues we most often find already in progress when someone calls.
The $800 minimum franchise tax
LLCs and corporations owe it whether or not the business made money. Plenty of people form an entity, never trade, and are surprised by the bill.
The 1.5% S-Corp tax
California taxes S-Corp net income at 1.5% with an $800 floor. It doesn't usually kill the S-Corp benefit, but it raises the break-even point above what national calculators show.
Worker classification
California's test for independent contractor status is stricter than the federal one. Misclassification is expensive and it's an area the state actively pursues.
The LLC gross receipts fee
Above $250,000 in California-sourced gross receipts, LLCs owe an additional fee on a sliding scale — separate from the $800 minimum.
General information, current as of the 2025 tax year. Thresholds and rates change — confirm your specific situation with us before acting on any of it.
Serving Santa Ana from just up the road
Free 30-minute consultation. Same time zone, same state rules, same person on the phone every time.