San Francisco Bookkeeping Services

San Francisco, meet your all-star team of bookkeepers. With online bookkeeping services and real human support, Bench is the expert financial solution your business deserves.


How Bench works with your San Francisco business

Get your bookkeeping, income tax prep, and filing done by experts—backed by one powerful platform. From startups to chiropractors, Bench works with San Francisco bay area small businesses.

We get you set up

Our team takes the time to deeply understand your business, 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

Our team of pros is familiar with California tax rules and will customize their approach to your business’ unique needs.


Here’s why San Francisco business owners like you trust Bench with their bookkeeping

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.


"After years of running a small agency without a bookkeeper, finding Bench has been amazing. I'm no longer filing a tax extension, and my accountants are amazed with the quality of Bench’s year end reports."
Jeff Livney Agency Owner
"Bench has allowed me to focus on the things that I actually love doing (designing and animating). The team is very friendly, easy to contact, and super helpful. I would recommend this service for any growing business."
Steve Lucin Founder, Halucinated Design

We know bookkeeping for San Francisco based businesses

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.


Pricing plans that fit your business

Every plan comes with a dedicated bookkeeping team to handle your monthly books, and intuitive software to track your financials.

Choose Plan

Save up to 29%

Essential

Bookkeeping powered by real humans.
$249/mo

billed annually or $299 monthly

Monthly bookkeeping
Dedicated bookkeeping team
Year-end tax ready financial statements
Direct, unlimited communication with our in-house research team

Premium

Bookkeeping and taxes done for you.
$399/mo

billed annually or $499 monthly

Everything in Essential plan
Unlimited income tax support
Annual income tax filing for businesses (partnerships, S corps, C corps)
Annual income tax filing for individuals (sole proprietors, contractors)

Frequently asked questions

What taxes do businesses pay in San Francisco?
Does San Francisco have a gross receipts tax?
How does the free month of bookkeeping work?
I’m behind on my books. Can you get me caught up?
How do you receive my documents? Do I need to give you my receipts?
Who will I be working with specifically? Will I work with the same people every month?
What’s the difference between Bench and QuickBooks (or other bookkeeping accounting services)?

Say goodbye to bookkeeping stress, San Francisco

Sign up for a Bench trial, and get one month free. If you decide to go with us, we’ll take bookkeeping off your plate—for good.