Texas · Pricing
Fixed-fee Texas pricing — written scope before any work.
Most firms hide pricing and bill by the hour. TechBrot does the opposite: every Texas engagement is a fixed fee against a written scope, agreed before work begins — monthly bookkeeping from $400/mo, cleanup from $1,500. No hourly billing, no surprise invoices. A named Certified ProAdvisor works inside your own QuickBooks file across all 254 counties. We deliver the books and the CPA-ready handoff; your CPA files the returns and the franchise (margin) tax.
TechBrot prices every Texas engagement as a fixed fee against a written scope, agreed before any work begins — never hourly. Texas ranges: monthly bookkeeping $400–$2,500+/mo, cleanup $1,500–$15,000+, catch-up $2,000–$20,000+, QuickBooks setup $750–$5,000+, migration $2,500–$10,000+, sales-tax tracking $250–$1,500+/mo, payroll $150–$800+/mo, fractional CFO $3,000–$8,000+/mo. The free 30-minute discovery call returns your exact fixed fee in writing within 3 business days. The full Texas pricing detail is below.
Maintained by the Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor team at TechBrot Inc., an independent firm — not affiliated with Intuit Inc. Texas facts (the franchise/margin tax; 8.25% sales tax; the business personal property rendition) reflect Texas Comptroller guidance and are reviewed periodically. TechBrot does not file Texas tax returns; your CPA files the franchise (margin) tax and sales tax.
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Texas pricing, in five questions.
How much does a Texas bookkeeper cost?
Monthly bookkeeping runs $400–$2,500+/mo against a written fixed-fee scope, by transaction volume and number of accounts. One-time cleanup runs $1,500–$15,000+, and catch-up bookkeeping $2,000–$20,000+. Never hourly; your exact fee comes in writing within 3 business days of a free discovery call.
Is pricing fixed-fee or hourly?
Always fixed-fee against a written scope, agreed before any work begins — never hourly. No surprise invoices, no clock-watching. The scope and the fee are both in writing up front.
What does QuickBooks setup or cleanup cost in Texas?
QuickBooks setup runs $750–$5,000+ by entity and industry complexity (job costing for construction/energy, by-location sales tax). Cleanup runs $1,500–$15,000+ depending on how far the file has drifted — single-rate sales tax and blended margin figures are common Texas fixes.
Do your fees include filing my Texas taxes?
No — TechBrot keeps the books CPA-ready and coordinates with your CPA, who files the franchise (margin) tax and sales tax. Our fees cover bookkeeping, QuickBooks work, and the CPA-ready handoff, not tax filing or representation. Independent firm; not affiliated with Intuit Inc.
How do I get my exact Texas price?
Book a free 30-minute discovery call. We review your file and your Texas situation, scope the right engagement, and send your exact fixed fee in writing within 3 business days — before any work begins.
How TechBrot Texas pricing works.
TechBrot prices every Texas engagement as a fixed fee against a written scope — agreed before any work begins, never hourly. A named Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor works inside your own QuickBooks Online or hosted Desktop file across all 254 Texas counties. We deliver the books and the CPA-ready handoff; your CPA files the returns and the franchise (margin) tax.
The Texas ranges: monthly bookkeeping $400–$2,500+/mo, one-time cleanup $1,500–$15,000+, catch-up bookkeeping $2,000–$20,000+, QuickBooks setup $750–$5,000+, Desktop→Online migration $2,500–$10,000+, sales-tax tracking $250–$1,500+/mo, payroll $150–$800+/mo, and fractional-CFO advisory $3,000–$8,000+/mo. Final fees scale with transaction volume, accounts, industry, and multi-entity or cross-border complexity.
The free 30-minute discovery call returns your exact fixed fee in writing within 3 business days — no pitch, no obligation. Independent firm; not affiliated with Intuit Inc.; we don’t file Texas taxes.
Every Texas engagement fits one of three shapes.
Pricing structure follows the shape of the work. All three run to the same standard: fixed fee, written scope, named ProAdvisor.
Monthly bookkeeping & close
A fixed monthly fee for a recurring close — reconciliation, categorization, 8.25% sales-tax reconciliation, the margin-tax position tracked, and CPA-ready statements.
$400–$2,500+/mo. Scales with transaction volume, accounts, and industry (energy, construction, and cross-border carry more).
Cleanup, catch-up & setup
A fixed one-time fee for a defined project — a QuickBooks cleanup, a multi-year catch-up, a new-file setup, or a Desktop→Online migration, scoped to a clear deliverable.
Cleanup $1,500–$15,000+ · catch-up $2,000–$20,000+ · setup $750–$5,000+ · migration $2,500–$10,000+.
Fractional-CFO advisory
A fixed monthly retainer for forecasting, board reporting, and franchise-tax-position planning — once the books are clean, in coordination with your CPA. By application.
$3,000–$8,000+/mo. Best fit: $1M–$50M Texas businesses where the books need to inform strategy.
Every Texas service, every range.
The complete pricing landscape for Texas businesses. Every fee is fixed and scoped in writing before work begins.
| Service | Engagement type | Fee range | Cadence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly bookkeeping | Recurring | $400–$2,500+/mo | Recurring monthly |
| QuickBooks cleanup | One-time | $1,500–$15,000+ | One-time, written scope |
| Catch-up bookkeeping | One-time | $2,000–$20,000+ | One-time, by months behind |
| QuickBooks setup | One-time | $750–$5,000+ | One-time, 2–4 weeks |
| Desktop → Online migration | One-time | $2,500–$10,000+ | One-time, 3–8 weeks |
| Sales-tax tracking in QuickBooks | Recurring | $250–$1,500+/mo | Recurring monthly |
| Payroll coordination | Recurring | $150–$800+/mo | Recurring monthly |
| Fractional-CFO advisory | Advisory | $3,000–$8,000+/mo | Retainer, by application |
Indicative starting ranges, consistent across every TechBrot Texas page. Final fees scale with transaction volume, employee count, metro vs. rural complexity, industry specifics (energy, construction, cross-border), and multi-entity or multi-state exposure. The franchise (margin) tax and sales-tax filing are your CPA’s; our fees cover the bookkeeping and CPA-ready handoff. Get a written Texas scope →
Why we don’t bill by the hour.
Hourly billing punishes you for your bookkeeper’s learning curve and turns every question into a meter running. It also hides the total until the invoice lands. We think that’s backwards.
A fixed fee against a written scope means you know the price before any work begins, and we carry the risk of the work taking longer than expected — not you. It aligns us with getting the books right efficiently, and it makes budgeting a Texas engagement simple.
The only time the fee changes is when the scope changes — you take on payroll, add an entity, open a second location — and any change is agreed in writing before we act on it. No surprise invoices, ever.
Every fixed fee includes these.
Regardless of service or price, every Texas engagement includes the same six standards. They’re not add-ons — they’re the baseline.
A named Certified ProAdvisor
The same Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor on your file every month — not a rotating queue or an offshore handoff.
Your own QuickBooks file
We work in your own QuickBooks Online or hosted Desktop file — your data, no proprietary lock-in.
Written scope before any work
The deliverable and the fixed fee both in writing within 3 business days of the discovery call, before work begins.
Texas tax positions tracked
The franchise (margin) tax position, 8.25% sales tax, and business personal property kept current for your CPA.
CPA-ready monthly handoff
Statements your CPA can file from directly — we coordinate with your CPA, who files.
Honest scope & no upsell
If you need less than you asked for, we say so. We scope what the books actually need, not what bills the most.
Texas pricing maintained by the TechBrot ProAdvisor team.
These pricing ranges are the canonical TechBrot Texas figures, applied consistently across every Texas service and city page. They are maintained by the Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor team at TechBrot Inc., a Delaware-incorporated independent ProAdvisor firm. Every engagement is a fixed fee against a written scope agreed before work begins — never hourly. TechBrot delivers the books and the CPA-ready handoff and coordinates with your CPA, who files the franchise (margin) tax and sales tax; we do not file Texas returns or represent clients before the Comptroller, and we are not affiliated with Intuit Inc.
Reviewer
TechBrot Certified ProAdvisor team · 40+ years combined operational accounting experience
Standards
Canonical fixed-fee ranges · Written scope before any work · No hourly billing · No tax-filing claims (out of scope) · No fabricated data
Independence
Independent Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor firm · Not affiliated with Intuit Inc.
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Get your exact Texas fixed fee.
Book a free 30-minute discovery call. We'll review your file, scope the right engagement, and quote your exact fixed fee — in writing — within 3 business days, before any work begins. No hourly billing, no surprise invoices. Independent firm — does not file TX taxes; coordinates with your CPA.