Serving Portland · Nationwide
Bookkeeping Services in Portland, OR
Portland service businesses operate in one of the country's strangest tax geographies: no sales tax, but a stack of Portland-area business taxes, city license tax, Multnomah County, Metro SHS, that surprises every new owner, plus a two-state metro where Washington-side work plays by entirely different rules. The trades stay busy across the metro's old housing and wet climate; the books have to handle both banks of the river.
Portland-area industries we serve: construction and remodeling trades Handyman & Remodeling , landscaping in a climate that never stops growing Landscaping , trucking Trucking , and pressure washing and exterior cleaning, a real business in this climate Pressure Washing .
- QuickBooks Gold ProAdvisor
- Intuit Certified Bookkeeper
- Intuit Enterprise Suite Certified
- IRS PTIN Holder
What we handle for Portland businesses
- Monthly books closed on schedule, every account reconciled to statements Bookkeeping Services for Small Businesses
- Payroll for W-2 and 1099 workforces, allocated to jobs and crews Payroll Administration for Small Businesses
- Behind on the books? A diagnostic and one fixed cleanup fee Cleanup & Catch-Up Bookkeeping Services
- Tax preparation coordinated with the bookkeeping, under one roof Business Tax Preparation Services
- KPI reporting and a standing review call for owners who want the numbers explained
State and local issues we review during scoping
These are the state and local items we review during scoping and help you coordinate, including with your payroll provider. Complex multi-state or local-tax matters may require an appropriate specialist, and nothing here is automatically included until it is scoped in your engagement.
- Oregon has no general sales tax, while statewide transit tax and Portland-area business and income-tax programs may still apply
- Portland-area local tax stack reviewed and coordinated when in scope
- Oregon payroll (including Paid Leave Oregon) coordinated with payroll
- Two-state operations across the Columbia, with Washington B&O and Oregon income-tax activity separated clearly in the books
Virtual-first, and it works
Steady Tax & Bookkeeping is based in Charlotte, NC and can support Portland businesses through the same virtual-first process used for businesses nationwide: QuickBooks Online, secure document sharing, and scheduled video calls, with books closed by a fixed date every month. You get a specialist in your industry instead of whoever happens to be nearby, and you never drive anywhere for a meeting about spreadsheets.
Founder-led service
Ivan Dyakov
Ivan leads client strategy, major relationships, and service standards, supported by a specialized delivery process built for consistency.
Meet the founder- QuickBooks Gold ProAdvisor
- Intuit Certified Bookkeeper
- Intuit Enterprise Suite Certified
- IRS PTIN Holder
A clear next step