Serving Chattanooga, Tennessee
Year-round bookkeeping, tax planning, payroll and CFO advice for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and construction businesses across Chattanooga and Hamilton County.
Chattanooga's growth has kept contractors and service businesses busy — new construction, renovations and service calls from downtown to Hixson, East Brainerd and Ooltewah. More work brings more complexity: bigger crews, more trucks, and tax questions that a once-a-year preparer isn't built to answer.
Tax Pilot is a CPA firm built specifically for the trades. Our founder came from Grant Thornton and UPS's corporate tax team, and we bring that level of analysis to Chattanooga contractors — monthly books you can trust, a tax plan that runs all year, and advice on pricing, hiring and growth.
Tennessee doesn't tax wages, but that doesn't mean your business avoids state tax. Most LLCs and corporations pay franchise and excise tax, and many businesses also file the gross-receipts business tax. That affects whether an S-corp or LLC makes sense, and how owner pay should be structured. And because so many Chattanooga-area crews also work jobs in North Georgia, multi-state payroll and filing questions come up constantly. We handle both sides of the state line.
What we do
Bookkeeping, tax and strategy built around how service businesses really make money.
Accurate books every month with personalized breakdowns, so you always know where you stand.
Learn more →Proactive reduction strategies applied all year — not a scramble every April.
Learn more →Pay your crew correctly and on time, with the filings handled in the background.
Learn more →Strategic meetings that turn your numbers into decisions about pricing, hiring, and growth.
Learn more →Federal and state returns filed right and on time — for the business and the owner.
Learn more →Messy or behind? We rebuild your books from the ground up and get you compliant.
Learn more →How it works
Work with us from anywhere in the Chattanooga area — no driving across town to drop off a box of receipts.
A quick call or video meeting about your business and goals.
Connect accounts and upload documents through our client portal.
Books closed, payroll run and taxes planned every month.
Quarterly strategy meetings and a CPA who answers the phone.
Around Chattanooga
Based in Jasper, Georgia, Tax Pilot works with trade and service businesses from North Atlanta to Chattanooga and Knoxville — including:
From a Tax Pilot client
“So happy I reached out to Tax Pilot. Nothing but a positive experience, good communication, and staying on top of everything throughout the year. Would highly recommend.”
Questions
Yes. Chattanooga is a core part of our service area. Most of our work happens online through our secure client portal, with meetings by phone or video — and we're glad to meet in person when it's helpful.
Tennessee does not tax wages and no longer taxes investment income, but most LLCs and corporations owe franchise and excise tax, and many businesses also owe the Tennessee business tax on gross receipts. We factor these into entity and tax planning.
Yes. We set up payroll withholding and state registrations based on where employees live and work, and handle the business filings in both states.
Our full-service monthly packages are priced by revenue and complexity. Use our pricing estimator for an instant range.
Who you'll work with
Peyton Witt, CPA, built his career at Grant Thornton and on UPS's corporate tax team, working on Fortune 500 companies with billions in revenue. When he started helping small business owners on the side, he found nearly every return he reviewed was wrong.
He started Tax Pilot to give contractors and trade businesses the same level of expertise big companies get — from someone who actually understands their world.
More about PeytonLet's talk
Tell us a bit about your business and we'll reach out within one business day. No pressure, no jargon — just a straight conversation about your numbers.