Florida · Small Business Accounting
A small business accountant who actually knows Florida.
Monthly bookkeeping, QuickBooks, payroll coordination, and 6%+surtax sales tax for Florida small businesses — one named Certified ProAdvisor on your file, fixed-fee, all 67 counties. We keep the books and track the 5.5% corporate tax, service taxability, and tangible personal property; your CPA files.
Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor team · Independent · not Intuit · Fixed-fee · written scope in 3 days
TechBrot is an accountant and bookkeeper for Florida small businesses — a named Certified ProAdvisor keeps your QuickBooks file reconciled and CPA-ready every month: clean categorization, 6%+surtax sales tax configured, the 5.5% corporate-tax position tracked where it applies, service taxability watched, tangible personal property ready to file, and payroll coordinated. Fixed-fee, all 67 counties. Full summary below.
Reviewed by the Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor team at TechBrot Inc., an independent firm — not affiliated with Intuit Inc. Florida tax references reflect Florida Department of Revenue rules current as of the review date; TechBrot does not file Florida taxes.
The short version.
TechBrot is an accountant and bookkeeper for Florida small businesses — one named Certified ProAdvisor on your QuickBooks file every month: categorization and reconciliation, a clean chart of accounts, 6%+surtax sales tax configured and reconciled, payroll coordination, and CPA-ready statements. Florida has no personal income tax, but C-corps pay a 5.5% corporate tax, the taxability of services applies if you lease space, and the annual tangible personal property return still applies — all tracked in the books. In your own QuickBooks Online or hosted Desktop file across all 67 counties, fixed-fee against a written scope ($400–$2,500+/mo). Independent firm — not affiliated with Intuit Inc.; we keep the books, your CPA files.
Florida small business accountant, in five questions.
What does a Florida small business accountant do?
Keeps your books in your own QuickBooks file to a Florida standard — categorization, reconciliation, 6%+surtax sales tax, the 5.5% corporate-tax position where it applies, the taxability of services, tangible personal property ready to file, payroll coordination, and CPA-ready statements every month. We do the books; your CPA files.
What Florida taxes affect my small business?
There’s no personal income tax, but you may face the 5.5% corporate income tax (if a C-corp), 6% sales tax plus a county surtax, the taxability of services Florida applies that others exempt, an annual tangible personal property return, and reemployment tax. We track all of it in the books.
Do you work in my own QuickBooks file?
Yes — your file, your data, in QuickBooks Online or hosted Desktop, with a named ProAdvisor on the same file every month. We can set up or migrate the file if needed.
What does it cost?
Fixed-fee against a written scope, never hourly: monthly bookkeeping $400–$2,500+/mo; one-time cleanup $1,500–$15,000+. Exact fee in writing within 3 business days of a free call.
Do you file Florida taxes?
No — TechBrot is an independent Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor firm. We keep the books CPA-ready and coordinate with your CPA, who files. We are not affiliated with Intuit Inc.
The whole back office, one named expert.
Scoped to your business and delivered in your own QuickBooks file by the same Certified ProAdvisor every month.
Monthly bookkeeping & close
Reconciled accounts, clean categorization, and CPA-ready statements every month — sales tax and the corporate-tax position tracked.
Monthly bookkeeping →QuickBooks setup & cleanup
A Florida-correct chart of accounts and a cleanup to CPA-ready standard when the file has fallen behind.
QuickBooks cleanup →Sales tax, configured right
QuickBooks set to the correct 6% + county surtax rate by location and reconciled so the Department of Revenue return ties.
Sales tax help →Corporate tax tracked
The 5.5% corporate-tax position (where it applies) and service taxability handled so your CPA can file accurately.
Corporate tax help →Payroll coordination
Florida payroll configured and coordinated with your provider — no state income-tax withholding, but federal and reemployment tax handled cleanly.
Payroll →Advisory, when ready
Once the books are clean, fractional-CFO advisory on the global team — forecasting, cash-flow, board reporting.
Fractional CFO →Three Florida facts every small business’s books must reflect.
No personal income tax doesn’t mean no obligations — these three shape your chart of accounts, sales tax, and leases.
No personal income tax — but a 5.5% corporate tax
Florida has no state personal income tax, but small businesses organized as C-corporations pay a 5.5% corporate income tax to the Florida Department of Revenue. Pass-throughs generally don’t — entity type decides. We track the position; your CPA confirms.
Sales tax — 6% state + county surtax
Florida sales & use tax is 6% plus a discretionary county surtax that varies by county, via the Florida Department of Revenue. We configure it by location in QuickBooks so the return ties.
Florida taxes services others exempt
Unlike most states, Florida taxes a range of services — commercial cleaning, pest control, certain repairs, security, commercial laundry. Owners who assume services are exempt routinely under-collect, so we flag taxable vs. exempt service lines in QuickBooks and apply the right rate.
What we do — and what we don’t.
What TechBrot does
- Keep your QuickBooks Online or Desktop file reconciled and current every month
- Build and maintain a Florida-correct chart of accounts
- Configure 6% + county surtax sales tax by location and reconcile it
- Track the 5.5% corporate-tax position (where it applies) and the taxability of services
- Keep tangible personal property records ready for the annual return
- Coordinate Florida payroll and reemployment tax and prepare CPA-ready statements
What your CPA does
- File the Florida corporate income tax, sales tax, or taxability of services
- File the tangible personal property return or the reemployment tax return
- Represent you before the Florida Department of Revenue
- Provide legal or tax advice
Four steps from messy to handled.
Free file review
A Certified ProAdvisor reviews your QuickBooks file and your Florida situation at no cost.
Written fixed-fee scope
Within 3 business days you get a written scope and fixed fee. No hourly billing.
Cleanup to CPA-ready
If the file needs it, we bring it to a CPA-ready standard — sales tax corrected by county, accounts reconciled.
Monthly cadence
A named ProAdvisor keeps the file clean every month and hands CPA-ready statements to your CPA.
Automation handles the data entry. We handle the judgment.
Most Florida small businesses don’t need a full-time accountant — they need clean books, the sales tax and (where it applies) the corporate tax tracked correctly, the taxability of services and TPP handled, and a named expert who knows their file. That’s exactly the gap a fixed-fee Certified ProAdvisor fills.
Start with accurate books, then extend — when you’re ready — into fractional-CFO advisory, in coordination with your CPA.
Florida small business accountant questions.
What does a Florida small business accountant do?
What Florida taxes does a small business owe?
Do you work in my existing QuickBooks file?
Do you serve my city or county?
How much does it cost?
Do you file my Florida taxes?
Are you a CPA firm?
Reviewed by the TechBrot Certified ProAdvisor team.
Reviewed and maintained by the accounting team at TechBrot Inc., an independent Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and bookkeeping firm serving Florida small businesses remotely across all 67 counties. Florida tax figures — no personal income tax, the 5.5% corporate income tax, 6% sales tax plus discretionary county surtax, the taxability of services, and the tangible personal property return — reflect rules current as of the date below and are reviewed periodically against the Florida Department of Revenue. Rates change; confirm current figures with the Department and your CPA. TechBrot provides bookkeeping and QuickBooks work and coordinates with your CPA, who files; we do not file Florida returns or represent clients before the Department.
Reviewer
TechBrot Certified ProAdvisor team · 40+ years combined operational accounting experience
Standards
Verified vs the Florida Department of Revenue · No tax-filing or representation claims (out of scope) · Rates change — confirm current figures · No fabricated data
Independence
Independent Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor firm · Not affiliated with Intuit Inc.
Florida small businesses start here
Want a small business accountant who stays on your books?
Book a free discovery call. We’ll review your QuickBooks file, tell you honestly whether you need cleanup, monthly bookkeeping, or both, and send a written fixed-fee quote within 3 business days. Independent firm — does not file FL taxes; coordinates with your CPA.