We get you set up
Our team takes the time to deeply understand your business, answer your questions, help you link your accounts, and show you how Bench works.
We do your bookkeeping
Each month, your bookkeeper organizes your business transactions and prepares financial statements. If they need anything from you, they’ll get in touch.
We deliver tax-ready financials
Get fast, unlimited support from our expert advisors
We’ll reach out regularly with bookkeeping updates. Have pressing questions that can’t wait? We’ll get back to you in one business day or less.
Guaranteed accuracy in every detail
Our platform allows you to automate data inputs from most major providers to avoid common mistakes. We partner with merchants like Gusto, Stripe, Shopify, and Square—so your finances are always accurate.
See where you’re spending. Make smart decisions
Say goodbye to piles of paperwork and time-consuming manual tracking—we automate inputs directly from linked accounts. Get insights from one central dashboard so you can easily understand the health of your business and make strategic decisions.
JEFF LIVNEY
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AGENCY OWNER
STEVE LUCIN
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FOUNDER
Whether you have questions around Gross Receipts Tax or understanding the California corporate tax rate, we know how to serve your business’ unique bookkeeping and tax needs. Depending on what kind of business entity you’re operating under, most businesses in the San Francisco-bay area are charged a California corporate tax, a California alternative minimum tax (AMT), and/or a California franchise tax.
If you’re a C corporation or LLC that elects to be treated as a C corp., your California corporate tax return is due on the 15th day of the 4th month after your fiscal year end, if you follow a fiscal year, and on March 15th if you don’t. We can help with tax preparation and planning to get you and your business ready to file, as well as answer any questions you might have around deductions and give you year-round tax advice.
Simple, straightforward pricing for everything your business needs.
Join over 35,000 US-based business owners who have streamlined their finances and have grown their businesses with Bench.
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Bookkeeping
billed annually.
Bookkeeping & Tax
billed annually.
Bookkeeping
billed monthly. 100% tax deductible.
Bookkeeping & Tax
billed monthly. 100% tax deductible.
Frequently Asked Questions
Businesses in San Francisco are subject to California taxes. There are three types of taxes on businesses in California: corporate tax, alternative minimum tax, and franchise tax. Almost all businesses in San Francisco will have to pay at least one of these taxes, and in other cases more than one. We can help determine which taxes your business is subject to pay.
Yes, San Francisco has a Gross Receipts Tax which varies depending on your business’ gross receipts and industry. Our team of experts can help you better understand GR and if this applies to you.
Shortly after you sign up, we’ll give you a call to learn more about your business and bookkeeping needs. On this call, we’ll connect your accounts to Bench, and gather any extra documentation we need to complete your books.
Once we have everything set up, we’ll complete a month of your bookkeeping. Our bookkeepers reconcile your accounts, categorize your transactions, and make necessary adjustments to your books. The end result is a set of accurate financial statements—an income statement and a balance sheet.
Bench is proud to offer bookkeeping services to businesses across the United States. Whether your business is located in a bustling city or a quiet suburb, we have a team of experts ready to help and support you with any of the local details and tax laws you should know about, wherever your business is located. We are here to help you streamline your accounting needs efficiently and effectively.
We use Plaid, which lets you securely connect your financial accounts to Bench in seconds. This feature saves you the time and effort of manually uploading documents.
We connect with Stripe, Square, Shopify, PayPal, and Amazon. By connecting your payment processor, all of your transactions are automatically synced to Bench’s platform.
We also support clients that use other merchant processors. We’ll work with you to connect accounts and pull the financial data we need to reconcile your books.
There are some times that we’ll request documents from you (like account statements or receipts), just to ensure the information we have is correct. If you need to share files with your bookkeeping team, it’s as simple as uploading a file. We’ll take care of the rest.
Your bookkeeping team consists of 3 professionally trained bookkeepers, including one senior bookkeeper who reviews all of your monthly statements and your Year End Financial package.
We try our best to keep you with the bookkeeping team you’re assigned when you come on board. If there’s any change in your bookkeeping team, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and make sure the transition is a smooth one.
Your Bench Tax team consists of a Bench Tax Coordinator and a Bench Tax Advisor.
QuickBooks and other bookkeeping software give you a tool to do your own bookkeeping. Bench does your bookkeeping for you.
With Bench, you get a team of real, expert bookkeepers in addition to software. You’ll always have the human support you need, and a mobile friendly platform to access your up-to-date financials.
Discover how we can help you have better finances with a personalized demo from a Bench expert, ready to answer all your questions. Sign up as a customer today and get a free month of bookkeeping.
