Accounting · Industries
Accounting built around how your industry actually runs.
Every industry breaks its books in a different place — job costing, trust accounts, netted payouts, prime cost. A Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor configure your books around the number that actually runs your business, in a fixed-fee scope.
Intuit certifications
Every engagement is reviewed by a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor (QuickBooks Online Level 2, Payroll) — verification on request. Intuit’s ProAdvisor program becomes ProPartner Accountants in early 2027; the certifications continue.
Industry-specific accounting, summarized.
Industry-specific accounting configures the books around the way a particular business actually earns and spends — because the number that runs it is different in each one. E-commerce nets payouts and triggers sales-tax nexus; construction lives on job costing and WIP; real estate tracks per-property and security deposits; law firms run client trust accounting; restaurants survive on prime cost; healthcare collects far less than it bills. Built and delivered in your own QuickBooks file at a fixed fee, with advisory layered on when you’re ready to act on the numbers.
We deliver the books; your CPA files the taxes. Independent bookkeeping and advisory firm led by a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor — not affiliated with Intuit Inc.
Industry accounting, in five questions.
Why does industry-specific accounting matter?
Every industry breaks its books in a different place — netted payouts, job costing, trust accounts, prime cost, collections. Generic bookkeeping misses the number that actually runs each business. We configure QuickBooks and the books around how your industry operates.
What industries does TechBrot serve?
Dedicated expertise for e-commerce, construction, real estate, legal, restaurants, and healthcare, plus professional services, SaaS, nonprofits, dental, manufacturing, trucking, retail, and more — all under one operating standard.
Do you serve industries not listed?
Yes. Accurate books, QuickBooks setup, reconciliation, payroll, sales tax, and advisory apply to nearly any business. A 30-minute discovery call maps your specific needs.
Who delivers the work?
A Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor — directly, or through a partner practice where one is live under TechBrot’s standards — with one named point of accountability, in your own QuickBooks file.
What does it cost?
A fixed monthly fee against a written scope — no hourly billing. Monthly bookkeeping typically $400–$2,500+/mo with complexity adjustments.
Industry accounting, plainly.
Industry-specific accounting means configuring the books around the way a particular business actually earns and spends — because the number that runs the business is different in each one. E-commerce nets payouts and triggers sales-tax nexus; construction lives on job costing and WIP; real estate tracks per-property and security deposits; law firms run client trust accounting; restaurants survive on prime cost; healthcare collects far less than it bills.
TechBrot is a bookkeeping and advisory firm led by a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor who build each engagement around those realities, deliver in your own QuickBooks file at a fixed fee, and layer on advisory when you’re ready to act on the numbers. We deliver the books; your CPA files the taxes. Independent ProAdvisor firm — not affiliated with Intuit Inc.
Where we go deep.
Six industries with dedicated expertise pages — each built around the number that actually runs that business.
E-commerce accounting
Multi-channel reconciliation, inventory and COGS, and multi-state sales-tax nexus for Shopify, Amazon, and Stripe sellers.
Focus: Netted payouts & nexus
E-commerce accounting 02 · ConstructionConstruction accounting
Job costing, work-in-progress reporting, retainage, AIA progress billing, and certified payroll for contractors and trades.
Focus: Job costing & WIP
Construction accounting 03 · Real estateReal estate accounting
Per-property and per-unit books, security-deposit and owner-fund handling, depreciation, and property-software reconciliation.
Focus: Per-property profit
Real estate accounting 04 · LegalLaw firm accounting
IOLTA and client trust accounting, three-way reconciliation, earned-vs-unearned retainers, and matter-level books.
Focus: Trust reconciliation
Law firm accounting 05 · RestaurantRestaurant accounting
Daily POS reconciliation, prime cost and COGS, tip and payroll handling, sales tax, and multi-location books.
Focus: Prime cost
Restaurant accounting 06 · HealthcareHealthcare accounting
Insurance revenue reconciliation, billed-vs-collected tracking, per-provider books, payroll, and patient refunds.
Focus: Billed vs collected
Healthcare accountingGeneric bookkeeping misses the number that runs your business.
Most bookkeepers treat every business the same: categorize, reconcile, produce a P&L. That’s fine until you need to know the thing your industry actually turns on — job profitability on a build, prime cost on a Friday night, collection rate against what you billed, whether trust funds reconcile to the penny. Those numbers don’t appear by accident; the books have to be built to surface them.
TechBrot configures QuickBooks and your monthly process around how your industry operates, so the financials answer the questions you actually ask — and so the work is ready the moment you want advisory on top of it. As automation commoditizes routine data entry, that industry judgment is exactly where the value now lives.
We work across these too.
The same operating standard and Certified ProAdvisor delivery, applied to the way each of these runs.
| Industry | What the books turn on | Industry page |
|---|---|---|
| Cannabis · hemp · CBD | IRC 280E and the COGS boundary | Cannabis & hemp |
| Professional services | Utilization & project margin | Professional services |
| SaaS & software | MRR, deferred revenue & churn | SaaS |
| Nonprofit | Fund & grant restrictions | Nonprofit |
| Dental | Production vs collection | Dental |
| Manufacturing | Inventory & cost of goods | Manufacturing |
| Trucking & logistics | Cost per mile & settlements | Trucking |
| Retail | Margin, shrink & sales tax | Retail |
| Agencies | Billable hours & pass-throughs | Agency |
| Franchise | Royalties & multi-unit rollups | Franchise |
| Home services | Job profitability & crews | Home services |
| Auto repair | Parts, labor & RO margin | Auto repair |
| Fitness & wellness | Memberships & deferred revenue | Fitness |
| Landscaping | Crew & equipment job costing | Landscaping |
| Property management | Trust/deposit ledgers & owner statements | Property management |
| Short-term rentals | Per-listing P&L & platform payouts | Short-term rentals |
| Amazon sellers | Settlement reconciliation & FBA COGS | Amazon sellers |
| Shopify sellers | Payout reconciliation & sales tax | Shopify sellers |
| Law firm trust / IOLTA | Three-way trust reconciliation | Law firm trust accounting |
| Specialty trades | Per-ticket margin & service agreements | Specialty trades |
Maintained by the ProAdvisor team.
This page reflects how TechBrot approaches industry-specific accounting. It is maintained by TechBrot Inc., a Delaware-incorporated independent ProAdvisor firm, and reviewed for technical accuracy across the industries represented here. Where our approach or scope changes, this page is updated, and we hold engagements to the standards described on each industry page.
Certifications
Active Intuit ProAdvisor — QBO L2 and Payroll
Scope
Industry-specific bookkeeping, QuickBooks setup, payroll, sales tax, advisory · income-tax filing coordinated with your CPA/EA
Engagement
Fixed-fee, written scope before work · delivered in your own QuickBooks file
Independence
Not affiliated with Intuit Inc. · QuickBooks is a registered trademark of Intuit Inc.
Industry accounting questions.
Why does industry-specific accounting matter?
What industries does TechBrot serve?
Do you serve industries not listed here?
Who delivers industry accounting engagements?
What does industry-specific accounting cost?
My industry books are already a mess. Where do we start?
Can you handle inventory, job costing, or multi-entity books for my industry?
Do you handle multi-state sales tax for businesses in my industry?
How quickly can you get my industry books up to date?
Ready when you are
Get accounting that fits your industry.
Book a free 30-minute discovery call. We’ll review how your industry runs, where the books are breaking, and the right next step — with a written fixed-fee scope within 3 business days. No pitch.
TechBrot is an independent bookkeeping and advisory firm — not a CPA firm (no audits, reviews, compilations, or tax filing) and not an Intuit affiliate. QuickBooks and Intuit are registered trademarks of Intuit Inc.
Every page in this section.
27 pages sit directly under this one. Listed alphabetically so nothing here depends on a card being chosen for it.
- Agency Accounting: Gross-vs-Net & Real AGI
- Amazon Seller Accounting & FBA Bookkeeping
- Auto Repair Shop Accounting: Parts, Labor & Tech Hours
- Cannabis & Hemp Accounting: 280E-Ready Books & CFO
- Construction Accounting & QuickBooks Job Costing
- Dental Practice Accounting: Production vs Collection
- E-commerce Accounting: Shopify, Amazon & Stripe
- Franchise Accounting: Royalties, Ad Fund & Multi-Unit
- Gym & Fitness Studio Accounting: Membership Revenue
- HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical Contractor Accounting
- Home Services Accounting: Revenue Per Truck & Plans
- Industry Accounting FAQ · Why Specialization Matters
- Landscaping Accounting: Contracts, Crews & Seasons
- Law Firm Accounting & IOLTA Trust Bookkeeping
- Law Firm Trust (IOLTA) Accounting · Three-Way Reconciliation
- Manufacturing Accounting: Inventory, BOM & Job Costing
- Medical Practice & Healthcare Accounting
- Nonprofit Accounting: Fund Accounting & Form 990
- Professional Services Accounting: Utilization & WIP
- Property Management Accounting & Trust Bookkeeping
- Real Estate Accounting & QuickBooks Bookkeeping
- Restaurant Accounting & Prime Cost Bookkeeping
- Retail Accounting: POS Reconciliation & Inventory
- SaaS Accounting: ASC 606, MRR & Deferred Revenue
- Shopify Accounting & Payout Reconciliation
- Short-Term Rental & Airbnb Accounting
- Trucking Accounting: IFTA, Per-Diem & Cost Per Mile


