Accounting and exit planning built for professional service businesses
Bundled accounting, payroll, tax, and succession planning for South Dakota professional service businesses, all under one predictable monthly fee
Quick answer
TruCount CPA PC provides full-service accounting for professional service businesses in Brookings, SD, and throughout the Midwest, bundling accounting, payroll, tax preparation, and succession planning into one fixed monthly fee. The firm delivers everything through a secure online platform, so consultants, agencies, chiropractors, and other professional service owners always know their numbers and what they'll pay.
Running a consulting firm, architectural agency, chiropractic practice, or any other professional service business in South Dakota means your billable hours are worth more than time spent reconciling accounts. TruCount CPA PC works with professional service business owners across the Midwest who want more than a once-a-year tax appointment. Founded in 2009, the firm bundles accounting, payroll, tax preparation, year-round advisory, and exit planning into one fixed monthly fee, so you know exactly what you'll pay and never get hit with a surprise invoice.
Everything runs through a secure online platform where you can see your numbers and message our team directly, no waiting on a callback. If you've outgrown a one-off tax preparer, this is what full-service outsourced accounting looks like. Get out of the books and back to your business.
The everyday accounting challenges professional service business owners face
Professional service businesses run on billable hours, project fees, and retainers, which makes cash flow look different every month. Owners we talk to in the Brookings area mention the same handful of issues, and by the time tax season arrives, last year's numbers can feel like ancient history.
Inconsistent monthly revenue from project-based billing or retainer clients
Payroll complexity once a team grows past one or two employees
Estimated tax payments calculated on guesswork instead of current numbers
Wanting to know where the business stands mid-year, not just at filing time
No single place to see cash flow, payroll, and tax data together
Accounting, payroll, and tax handled under one roof
A one-off tax return doesn't tell you much about how a professional service business is actually performing. TruCount's Client Accounting Services approach bundles the pieces that matter into a single relationship, delivered through one secure portal, for one predictable monthly fee.
Accounting
Transaction classification, expense tracking, and account reconciliation happen on a regular schedule, not once a year, so the numbers behind your invoices and payroll are always current. [See how accounting works](/services/accounting).
Payroll
Payroll for salaried staff, hourly employees, and 1099 contractors gets processed accurately and on time, filings included, so you're not chasing deadlines between client projects. [Learn about payroll processing](/services/payroll).
Tax planning and preparation
Instead of a single conversation in March, you get tax planning built around your business throughout the year, plus preparation that reflects what actually happened in your books. [Explore tax services](/services/tax).
Guidance for growing and multi-entity professional service businesses
Entity Type Analysis
Sole proprietor, S-corp, partnership, multi-entity structure: the right answer changes as your professional service business grows, and getting it wrong costs real money in taxes and liability exposure.
Accounting System Setup
A system built for a five-person shop won't hold up at twenty employees. We set up and optimize accounting systems so your reporting scales with the business instead of falling behind it.
Retirement Plan Analysis
Offering a retirement plan helps recruit and retain talent, but overpaying for the wrong plan hurts margins. We help professional service businesses choose a plan that fits the team and the budget.
Plan your exit before someone else sets the terms
Most professional service business owners in Brookings don't think seriously about their exit until a buyer calls or a partner wants out. By then, the work is reconstructing years of financials instead of acting on a plan already in motion.
Because TruCount handles your bookkeeping, tax planning, and outsourced accounting year-round, we already know your numbers when succession becomes a conversation. That head start matters whether you're weighing retirement in five years or fielding an offer today.
Family succession: transfer ownership to a spouse or adult child without creating a tax burden that outweighs the benefit
Partner buyouts: structure the departure so the exiting owner is paid fairly and the remaining owner isn't left cash-strapped
Third-party sale: keep financials organized well enough to hold up under buyer due diligence
Gradual transition: phase out your role over one to three years while a successor steps in
Frequently Asked Questions About Professional Service Business Accounting
Let's get your professional service business off the books and back to work
Switching accountants sounds like a headache, but moving to TruCount is mostly work on our end, not yours. We handle the transition, set up your online portal, and bring your books current so nothing falls through the cracks. From there, accounting, payroll, and tax planning run on one predictable monthly fee, with real people in Brookings who pick up the phone.
If you're ready to stop guessing at your numbers, schedule a consultation and let's talk about what your professional service business needs.
Why clients trust us
- Julie Underwood holds an active CPA license
- Member of the AICPA
- Member of the South Dakota Society of CPAs
- Member of the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce
- Firm founded in 2009