Serving Cincinnati, OH
Tax preparation, bookkeeping, and CFO advisory for owner-operated businesses — CPAs and EAs who answer the phone in March and August both.
Tax preparation, bookkeeping, and CFO advisory for owner-operated businesses across Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. CPAs and EAs who treat your business like ours, year-round, not just at filing season.
By the Numbers
Years in Cincinnati
Business Clients
Credentialed Team
Not Just at Tax Time
Pricing Available
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The Reality
Sound familiar?
These are the situations we help Cincinnati customers solve every week.
- →You only hear from your accountant in February and August, and you’re not sure they remember your name
- →Your bookkeeper hands you a P&L every month but you have no idea what to do with it
- →Your CPA missed a deduction your friend’s CPA caught, and now you’re second-guessing the last three returns
- →You got an IRS notice and your accountant said they don’t do representation
- →You’re growing past $2M in revenue and you need someone to look at cash flow, not just file taxes
Our Services
What we do.
Service · 01
Tax Preparation & Planning (Individual & Business)
Federal, state, and local returns for individuals, S-corps, C-corps, partnerships, and trusts. Mid-year tax projections so estimates are accurate, year-end planning to capture deductions before December 31, and proactive recommendations on entity structure as you scale.
Service · 02
Bookkeeping & Monthly Close
Cleanup, ongoing bookkeeping, and a real monthly close — bank reconciliations, accruals, and a P&L you can actually act on. Quickbooks Online, Xero, or Sage Intacct depending on what fits your stack. Monthly review meetings on request.
Service · 03
CFO Advisory & Cash Flow
Fractional CFO services for businesses that have outgrown a bookkeeper but aren’t ready for a full-time finance hire. Cash-flow forecasting, KPI dashboards, lender-package preparation, and quarterly business reviews with the owner.
Service · 04
Audit Defense & IRS Representation
Federal and state audit defense, IRS correspondence response, payroll-tax controversies, and offer-in-compromise work. Our EAs and CPAs handle the IRS and state directly so you don’t. Most cases never require an in-person meeting.
The Difference
Why owners switch to us — and why their CFO friends ask for an introduction.
Real Year-Round Relationship
Most accountants disappear after April 15. We stay engaged — quarterly check-ins, mid-year planning, ad-hoc questions answered the same day. Your business doesn’t pause from May through January, and neither do we.
Flat-Fee Pricing Available
We offer flat-fee monthly engagements for businesses that don’t want surprise hourly invoices. Includes tax prep, bookkeeping review, and a defined number of advisory hours. You know what your bill is on the 1st of every month.
We Read the Statements With You
Monthly or quarterly review meetings (depending on your engagement) where we walk you through the P&L and balance sheet, flag what’s changed, and tell you what to act on. Numbers without context are noise. We translate.
Coordinated With Your Other Pros
Attorney, financial advisor, bank lender, insurance agent — we keep them in a shared distribution and coordinate on big moves (entity changes, exits, estate plans, banking transitions). Your professionals as a team, not four separate phone calls.
Common Questions
You probably want to know.
How much does it cost?+
Individual returns start at $475 (1040 + state, no schedule C). Small-business S-corp or partnership returns typically run $1,200–$3,500 depending on complexity. Monthly bookkeeping with quarterly reviews runs $400–$1,400 monthly depending on transaction volume. Flat-fee CFO advisory packages start at $1,800/month.
What’s the difference between a CPA and an EA?+
Both can prepare any return and represent you before the IRS. CPAs (Certified Public Accountants) carry broader scope — financial statement audits, attest engagements, and state-licensed scope. EAs (Enrolled Agents) are federally licensed by the IRS specifically for tax prep and representation. We have both on staff.
I got an IRS notice — should I open it or ignore it?+
Open it and call us today. Most IRS notices are CP2000s (proposed adjustments based on third-party reporting mismatch) and are easily resolved within the response window if handled properly. Ignoring a notice turns a 30-day deadline into a tax assessment you have to fight in court. Call us same-day.
Can you take over from my current accountant mid-year?+
Yes. We routinely take over engagements at any point in the year — including mid-audit or post-IRS-notice. We coordinate the transition with your previous accountant for continuity (working papers, prior-year returns, Quickbooks files). Most transitions are seamless within 2–4 weeks.
Do you do audits?+
We don’t perform financial-statement audits ourselves (we focus on tax and advisory). When clients need an audit for a lender, investor, or government contract, we refer to one of three local CPA firms we’ve vetted and worked alongside for years.
Get an accountant who picks up the phone year-round.
Free 45-minute consultation, in-office or video. Bring your last two returns and we’ll give you a written second-opinion summary at no cost — even if you don’t engage us.
📞 (513) 555-0148Visit Us
Cincinnati, OH
Bristol Accounting Partners
9100 Pleasant Ave, Suite 410
Cincinnati, OH 45242
Phone
(513) 555-0148Service Area
Cincinnati · Mason · Blue Ash · West Chester · Northern Kentucky