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Bookkeeping Built for Fence & Gate Companies

Fencing is estimate-driven and material-heavy, which makes it brutally sensitive to two things the books must track: the gap between estimated and actual material per job, and the lag between locking a price and buying the lumber or steel. When cedar or chain-link pricing moves 20% between quote and install, last month's healthy backlog becomes this month's break-even work, and only job-level books will tell you in time to reprice.

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  • QuickBooks Gold ProAdvisor
  • Intuit Certified Bookkeeper
  • Intuit Enterprise Suite Certified
  • IRS PTIN Holder

What fence company books need to get right

  • Deposits (typically a third to half up front) held as liabilities until installation
  • Job costing per project and per linear foot: materials, labor, and equipment against the estimate
  • Material price volatility surfaced monthly, so bid sheets track the market instead of trailing it
  • Sub crews versus W-2 installers costed and documented cleanly
  • Commercial and builder work on terms, separated from paid-at-completion residential
  • Gate automation and repair work tracked as the high-margin service line it is

Taxes, handled by the same firm

We prepare business and owner tax returns exclusively for our bookkeeping clients, your return gets built on fencing books we closed ourselves, twelve months in a row. Quarterly estimates included. Business Tax Preparation Services

What it costs

A flat monthly fee, quoted in writing after a free discovery call and a look at your QuickBooks file. Month to month, no hourly billing. Behind on the books? Fixed-fee cleanup first. Cleanup & Catch-Up Bookkeeping Services

Ivan Dyakov, founder of Steady Tax & Bookkeeping

Founder-led service

Ivan Dyakov

Ivan leads client strategy, major relationships, and service standards, supported by a specialized delivery process built for consistency.

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  • QuickBooks Gold ProAdvisor
  • Intuit Certified Bookkeeper
  • Intuit Enterprise Suite Certified
  • IRS PTIN Holder

A clear next step

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