CPA & accounting for Marietta contractors.

Grow in Cobb County without losing track of the numbers.

Marietta and the surrounding Cobb County suburbs are full of established neighborhoods and steady renovation, replacement and service work — the kind of market where a well-run trade business can grow quickly. Growth is also when the books tend to fall behind and taxes start climbing faster than profit.

Tax Pilot gives Marietta contractors a CPA who's engaged every month. We reconcile and review your books, run a tax plan through the year, handle payroll for your techs and crews, and meet with you quarterly about pricing, margins and growth. You get Fortune 500-level analysis from a firm that understands how service businesses actually make money.

Where Marietta service businesses usually find savings

• Entity and owner pay. Many profitable owners are still sole proprietors paying full self-employment tax on every dollar.
• Vehicles and equipment. Service vans and trucks are major deductions when they're tracked and timed correctly.
• Retirement plans. Moving profit into retirement accounts instead of taxes.
• Pricing. Knowing your true cost per service call or job so price increases are based on data.

Georgia tax issues we handle for Marietta businesses

• Georgia income tax on business profits that pass through to owners, plus quarterly estimates.
• Pass-through entity tax (PTET) election — an option for eligible S corporations and partnerships that can create a federal deduction for state tax paid.
• Sales and use tax on materials. Georgia generally treats contractors as the consumer of the materials they install, so how materials are purchased and taxed matters.
• Payroll withholding and unemployment filings with the Georgia Department of Revenue and Department of Labor.