Not another finance app you'll forget to open — real books, closed every month, by a human.
Monthly bookkeeping, payroll, and reporting for small businesses and freelancers on Valencia Street. Priced per engagement, so you know the number before you say yes.
Pick a plan that matches your actual chaos.
Three engagement levels, one flat monthly number. No hourly meter running while you email a receipt — you get the price up front and we handle the rest.
Freelancer Basics
- Up to 75 transactions categorized monthly
- One bank + one card reconciled
- Quarterly P&L, ready for your CPA
Small Business Monthly
- Unlimited transactions, full reconciliation
- Monthly P&L, balance sheet & cash-flow snapshot
- A 30-minute month-end review call
Books + Payroll
- Everything in Small Business Monthly
- Payroll for up to 8 employees, filings included
- 1099 prep & year-end packet for tax season
Extra payroll runs are $65 each. One-time cleanup of neglected books is quoted after a quick look — usually $480–$1,900 depending on the backlog.
— The whole reason Basalt Ledger existsGood books shouldn't be a plot twist at tax time.
Fewer surprises, fewer spreadsheets you never asked for.
No jargon dumps, no mystery invoices. Here's what a month with us actually looks like — and what you don't have to think about anymore.
You forward, we file
Drop receipts and statements into one shared folder. We categorize, reconcile, and chase the missing pieces — you don't play detective with your own inbox.
Closed by the 8th
Every month is reconciled and closed by the 8th business day, so your numbers reflect last month — not last quarter.
Payroll runs on time
We process payroll, handle the filings, and keep the withholdings straight. Your team gets paid; you get one less deadline to fear.
Reports you'll actually read
A short P&L, balance sheet, and cash-flow snapshot in plain language — plus a two-line note on what changed and why.
Tax season, pre-packed
Come April your CPA gets a clean, tied-out packet — 1099s, year-end statements, the works. No 2 a.m. scramble.
Three things we do well, and stay in our lane about.
Monthly books, kept current
Categorization, reconciliation, and a tidy chart of accounts that fits how your business actually earns and spends. We use your existing software — QuickBooks, Xero, Wave — no forced migrations.
From $385 / month Talk bookkeeping
Payroll that doesn't miss
Scheduled runs, direct deposit, tax withholdings, and quarterly filings — for W-2 staff and 1099 contractors alike. We keep the calendar so you keep your Fridays.
$65 per run · included in Books + Payroll Set up payroll
Financial reporting, translated
Monthly statements with a human summary of what moved and what to watch. Custom cash-flow snapshots so you can decide about that hire, that lease, that slow month — before it decides for you.
Included from $720 / month See a sample
Let's get your books boring — in the best way.
Tell us where things stand and what's stressing you out. We reply within one business day and start with a no-charge call to scope the right plan.
- Studio
- 700 Valencia St Apt 7
San Francisco, CA 94110 - Phone
- (650) 739-6937
- orders@basaltledger.com
- Hours
- By appointment — book a call