Business Accounting
At Perfectly Balanced, we understand that your business is more than numbers — it’s your livelihood, your dream, and your hard work in motion. Our accounting services are designed to make the financial side of your business easier and more understandable.
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From payroll to bookkeeping, financial statements, and tax planning, our goal is to keep you compliant, organized, and empowered to make informed decisions. Whether you handle most of the books yourself or want full-service accounting, we’ll find the perfect balance of support for your business.
Payroll is a necessity — whether you’re a single construction worker paying yourself a salary or a growing business with twenty employees.
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We’re here to help you stay compliant with Minnesota ESST (Earned Sick and Safe Time), the new MN Paid Family Leave Act, and all the details that come with having employees — MN New Hire, Child Support, Unemployment, and more.
Want to offer benefits? We can help you navigate health insurance, HSA contributions, SIMPLE plans, tips, vacation tracking, and other payroll complexities.
Have a bookkeeper who handles check calculations but need someone to file payroll tax deposits and quarterly reports? We can do that.
Prefer to hand it all off? Just email us your employee hours, and we’ll take care of everything — calculate paychecks, send pay stubs directly to employees, print checks, or even upload ACH files for direct deposit on payday.
No matter your level of involvement, we’ve got you covered.
Bookkeeping can be as hands-on or hands-off as you’d like.
Some clients prefer our white glove service, where we handle invoicing, bill pay, and full monthly bookkeeping. Others simply want help organizing and categorizing what they’ve already entered.
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You’d be surprised how many business owners just want their profit and loss statement to look like a checking account — money in, money out. But not everything that hits your business account is income, and not every payment is an expense. That’s where we help make sense of it all.
We can maintain your complete books or share the work — you do some, we do some. The most important thing is staying caught up monthly. No one enjoys reconciling a full year’s worth of transactions at once!
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Our typical bookkeeping solutions include:
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Simple Shared Excel Sheet – great for low-activity or startup businesses.
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QuickBooks (Desktop or Online) – the industry standard, though sometimes pricey.
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Zoho Books – our new favorite! Affordable, flexible, and user-friendly.
Financial statements are personal — and powerful.
While we can prepare them for banks, auditors, or the IRS, Jessica and Kristen’s real goal is to help you understand your numbers and use them to make confident decisions.
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Every business owner values something different. One of Jessica’s clients once told her, “I only care about one number — my gross profit percentage.” For him, that number said it all. That’s what we mean by tailoring financials to what matters most to you.
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Got a question or something odd on your report? Ask! Jessica and Kristen are here to explain, clarify, and make sure you’re in control.
And for the “miscellaneous” things that don’t fit neatly in a category — heavy vehicle tax, Secretary of State filings, CRP rentals, the dreaded BOI reporting — we’re here for that too.
If it’s financial paperwork that you (or your team) don’t want to deal with, we’ll handle it.
Preparing financial statements is one thing. Tax planning is another — and it must happen before year-end.
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Too often, businesses come to us after the year is over asking what can be done to reduce taxes. The truth is, most opportunities disappear once the year closes.
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That’s why we encourage proactive tax planning once or twice a year. We’ll walk alongside you throughout the year, helping you make smart moves, plan for upcoming expenses, and manage your tax liability before it becomes a problem.
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Tax advisory services go beyond bookkeeping — they’re about strategy, foresight, and making informed decisions in real time.