Fresno County
Accountant in Fresno, CA
Job costing, technician profitability, and tax planning for the HVAC, electrical, and mechanical contractors that keep Fresno running.
Industries we work with here
HVAC installation and repair, Electrical contracting, Plumbing and drain services, Mechanical and refrigeration contractors, General contracting and home services
Getting to us
Fresno sits just minutes from our Clovis headquarters, close enough that our team can be on a job site walk-through the same day a question comes up.
Accounting and tax in Fresno
Fresno has a large base of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical contractors, many of whom started with a single van and have grown into fleets of ten trucks or more. The accounting challenge at that stage is almost always job costing. Owners need to know which technicians, which crews, and which service lines actually make money, not just whether the bank balance is up or down.
Prevailing wage requirements on Fresno public and commercial jobs, workers' comp audits, and the choice between W-2 technicians and 1099 subcontractors all carry compliance risk that a general bookkeeper without trades experience tends to miss. Getting labor classification wrong on a bid can quietly erase the margin on an otherwise profitable contract.
Sales tax on parts versus labor is another constant source of confusion for Fresno HVAC and plumbing companies billing mixed labor-and-materials invoices out of ServiceTitan, and small errors compound fast once a company is running dozens of service calls a week.
Services in Fresno
Accounting Services in Fresno
Bookkeeping for Fresno contractors is built around job costing, not just categorizing expenses. We pull data from ServiceTitan and Housecall Pro into QuickBooks Online and track labor, materials, and truck costs by job so owners can see gross margin per technician and per crew.
View Accounting ServicesBusiness Tax Services in Fresno
Fresno trades businesses often qualify for meaningful Section 179 and bonus depreciation planning around service vans, diagnostic equipment, and shop tools, and choosing the right depreciation strategy changes taxable income significantly year to year based on growth plans.
View Business Tax ServicesIndividual Tax Services in Fresno
Contractor owners in Fresno typically take a mix of salary and distributions, plus they may lease equipment or a shop back to the business. We coordinate the business return with the personal return so vehicle deductions are documented correctly and estimated payments match the seasonal swing in HVAC demand.
View Individual Tax ServicesCFO Services in Fresno
CFO work for Fresno contractors centers on cash flow forecasting that accounts for HVAC seasonality, equipment financing schedules, and service agreement deferred revenue. We help owners decide when to add a second crew by modeling the fleet and cash reserve requirements that growth carries.
View CFO ServicesController Services in Fresno
Outsourced controller support here means a job cost close every month, not just a bank reconciliation. We track technician productivity, parts sales tax accuracy, and subcontractor 1099 compliance so the financials tie to what is actually happening on each truck in Fresno.
View Controller ServicesCommon needs for Fresno businesses
Cash Flow Forecasting
Seasonal swings in HVAC demand create a real cash lag between busy summer months and slower winter stretches for Fresno contractors. A rolling cash flow forecast keeps payroll and parts inventory funded through the slow season.
Account Reconciliation
With multiple trucks running jobs at once, Fresno contractors need ServiceTitan or Housecall Pro data reconciled against QuickBooks Online every month to catch miscoded parts purchases before they distort a job's margin.
Sales Tax Compliance
Parts sales, equipment rentals, and mixed labor-and-materials invoices each carry different sales tax treatment for Fresno trades businesses, and getting it wrong on high-volume service calls creates real exposure.
What clients say
As a home services company, I feel that High Velocity Accounting has elevated our business to the next level. We are able to dig deeper into our numbers, report accurately and make adjustments where needed. They are very responsive, detail oriented and an extension of our team.
I have been so genuinely pleased with High Velocity Accounting's services. I feel I have an extension of our team in Brett and his team. They always make time for my questions and look for strategic ways to build our businesses mutually. I rest easy knowing our books are kept in good order and our taxes are prepared professionally. I never hesitate to recommend this firm to any service business owners looking for professional book keeping and tax services.
We have been using High Velocity Accounting for a couple years now and are so thankful for their service! They are meticulous, thorough, dependable and always ready to deal with a curveball. Kind, patient, gracious. Thank you for your service and the relationship we've developed together.
How working together goes
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Consultation
A 30-minute conversation at no cost. Bring your last filed return, your current bookkeeping file or bank statements, and any notices you have received. We use the time to understand the entity structure, the filing history, and what is actually keeping you up at night.
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Scope and proposal
You receive a written proposal with a fixed fee, a defined list of deliverables, and the dates each one is due. Work outside that list is quoted before it starts, so there are no surprise invoices at the end of a busy month.
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Onboarding
We collect read access to your records, prior-year returns, and payroll and sales tax filings, then review your accounting system for chart of accounts problems, unreconciled balances, and anything that would distort the first set of reports.
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Ongoing work
Reporting arrives on a set cadence you agree to up front. You have a named accountant, not a queue, and questions get a response within one business day during normal months and same day during filing deadlines.
Talk to a CPA who will actually pick up the phone
Start with a 30-minute consultation at no cost. You will leave it knowing what the work involves, what it costs, and what happens next.