This page lists bookkeeping and accounting firms that serve home-service and trades businesses such as HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, landscaping, and general contracting in Chesapeake, VA. Each entry summarizes the firm based on its own website, and notes when a firm serves the area remotely rather than from a local office.
Firms listed: 3.
Colonial CPA Group #
Website: https://colonialcpa.com
Phone: 757-483-0006
Colonial CPA Group is a Hampton Roads certified public accounting firm that maintains an office in Chesapeake, Virginia, at 2616 Taylor Road, Suite A. The firm also lists offices in Yorktown and Williamsburg, and it presents itself as serving business clients throughout the Hampton Roads area. For clients in Chesapeake and the surrounding communities, the Chesapeake location functions as a local point of contact for accounting, tax, and financial management work.
According to its website, the firm provides a range of accounting, tax, and financial management services tailored to the needs of business clients. Its stated accounting offerings include small business accounting, business set up services, QuickBooks support, and audits. The firm describes its business accounting work as identifying ways to preserve resources, reduce tax burden, and streamline accounting procedures, and it notes that it helps owners manage day to day operations using accounting software such as QuickBooks, with ongoing support. On the tax side, the firm states that it keeps abreast of tax law changes through the year and offers tax planning and tax preparation services. It also provides assurance and financial statement services, which it describes as audits, reviews, and compilations.
A significant focus of the firm is construction accounting. The website states that contractors, home builders, and related trades within the construction industry turn to the firm when they want a Virginia CPA firm that concentrates on the construction industry. The firm describes a depth of knowledge in this area and offers specialized bookkeeping and construction accounting services geared to the financial needs of contractors, including job costing and fixed asset accounting. It also notes more traditional bookkeeping services such as sales tax processing, bank reconciliations, and monthly closings, and it pairs these with tax planning intended to retain more of a contractor’s profits.
The firm lists a detailed set of construction accounting and bookkeeping services. These include small business accounting, operational reviews and assessments, business loan assistance, job estimating and costing, insurance compliance, fixed asset accounting and depreciation, monthly closings, cash balance tracking, bank and credit card reconciliations, general ledger maintenance, tax planning and compliance, sales tax processing, payroll services, and QuickBooks system setup. The firm states that its construction clients range from residential to commercial to subcontractors and related trades.
The website identifies a number of trade and construction practice areas the firm has worked with. These include residential and commercial construction; plumbing, heating, and air conditioning contractors; electricians; masonry and stonework; plastering, painting, and drywall contractors; carpenters, cabinet makers, and framers; roofing and siding; wrecking, demolition, and excavation contractors; concrete work; and special trade contractors. This emphasis on home service and contracting trades is a defining feature of the firm’s published material.
Beyond construction, the firm states that it offers individualized services for small businesses in industries such as real estate, legal, and professional services, as well as various other service businesses. It describes working with real estate professionals including developers, investors, homeowners associations, architects, brokers, and agents. It also references work with nonprofit organizations, where it describes bringing clarity to financial statements, and with law firms, noting experience with attorneys practicing in areas such as personal injury, family law, and real estate. The firm adds that although a portion of its clientele falls within these highlighted industries, its work extends to businesses across a range of sectors.
The firm also offers practical client tools described on its site, including secure file sharing for sending documents, an online payment option, and a newsletter that provides tips, tax due dates, and tax strategies. The firm states that its mission is to provide quality and accurate tax, assurance, and consulting services to its clients. Prospective clients are pointed toward booking a consultation through the firm’s contact channels. The Chesapeake office telephone number listed on the site is 757-483-0006, and the firm also publishes telephone numbers for its Yorktown and Williamsburg locations.
Tucker Accounting Services LLC #
Website: https://www.thetuckeraccounting.com
Phone: (757) 310-6851
Tucker Accounting Services LLC is an accounting firm based in Newport News, Virginia, that lists Chesapeake among the communities it serves. Its published address is 751 Thimble Shoals Blvd D3, Newport News, VA 23606. While the firm’s home office is in Newport News, its website states that its services are not restricted to its immediate area and that it works with clients across the Hampton Roads region, so for Chesapeake clients the firm presents itself as serving the city from its Newport News location.
According to its website, the firm provides accounting services to businesses of all sizes and emphasizes helping owners streamline operations and reduce the stress of financial management. The firm states that its experienced accounting team handles financial reporting, tax planning, bookkeeping, and analysis so that business owners can focus on growth. Its main service categories, as presented on the site, include tax preparation, business consulting, bookkeeping, and tax planning.
Tax work is a central part of the firm’s offering. The website describes a tax consultant who is available to assist year round with both business and personal taxes, and it encourages clients not to wait until tax season to make sure their documents are accurate. The firm frames this around staying prepared throughout the year rather than only at filing time, and it positions its tax preparation and tax planning services as ways to keep a client’s numbers in order. The site notes that there is no need for an individual to risk running the numbers without help and presents the firm as a professional resource for getting tax matters handled correctly.
In addition to tax services, the firm lists bookkeeping and business consulting as core offerings. The website describes the firm as a partner that can help businesses run more smoothly, and it references financial reporting and analysis as part of the support it provides. The firm states that its accounting team streamlines business operations and reduces the stress associated with financial management, and that it serves businesses of all sizes. The site frames bookkeeping and consulting as ways to take routine financial tasks off an owner’s plate so that attention can stay on running and growing the business.
The firm presents tax planning as a year round activity rather than a seasonal one, and it encourages business owners to keep their documents accurate throughout the year so that filing time is less stressful. According to the website, the firm’s tax consultant is available to help with both business and personal returns, and the firm describes its role as making sure the work is done right rather than leaving owners to handle the numbers on their own. This year round framing connects the firm’s tax preparation, tax planning, bookkeeping, and consulting services into a continuous form of support.
The site also includes a fact sheet, a testimonials section, a frequently asked questions section, a client portal, and an online payment option, which together indicate the range of resources the firm makes available to its clients.
The firm publishes a list of Virginia communities it serves, which reflects a regional focus across Hampton Roads. These include Newport News, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton, Williamsburg, Gloucester, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Smithfield, and Yorktown. The website states that the firm wants its neighbors to have the opportunity to benefit from its professional accounting services and describes its work as reaching clients regardless of where in the region they are located. This positions Chesapeake as one of several cities within the firm’s stated service area rather than its home base.
The firm’s website lists regular business hours of Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, with the office closed on Saturday and Sunday. The firm describes its approach as professional, timely, and reliable, and it invites prospective clients to reach out to discuss how its services can benefit their situation. The published contact information includes the telephone number (757) 310-6851 and the email address keith@tuckeraccount.com. Prospective clients are directed to contact the firm by phone or through its website to learn more about its accounting, bookkeeping, tax preparation, and business consulting services and to discuss their specific needs.
Lewis Accounting & Tax Service, Inc. #
Website: https://www.lewisaccounting.com
Phone: (561) 735-7723
Lewis Accounting Service, Inc. is an accounting and tax resolution firm. Although it appears in this directory under Chesapeake, Virginia, the firm’s own website identifies it as based in Boynton Beach, Florida, and states that it is a full service accounting firm licensed in Florida. Its published address is 332 W Boynton Beach Blvd, Boynton Beach, FL 33435. Readers in Chesapeake should note that the source material does not indicate a local office in Virginia, and the firm’s licensing and contact information point to Florida.
According to its website, the firm offers a broad range of services for business owners, executives, and independent professionals, and it describes itself as affordable, experienced, and friendly. Its work is organized into several categories: services for individuals, business services, tax services, and QuickBooks services. The firm frames its individual work around protecting personal assets and optimizing a household’s finances, and it describes its business services as helping owners increase efficiency, stay in compliance, and improve revenue and profits.
The firm’s business services, as listed on the site, include small business accounting, payroll, cash flow management, business valuation, strategic business planning, succession planning, new business formation, services for nonprofit organizations, and internal controls. These offerings are aimed at owners who want assistance with day to day financial operations as well as longer term planning for their companies.
On the tax side, the website lists tax preparation, tax planning, and a range of tax problem resolution services. The tax resolution work described includes IRS audit representation, handling of non filed tax returns, back taxes owed, payroll tax problems, IRS liens, IRS levies, IRS wage garnishment, IRS seizures, offer in compromise, IRS payment plans, bankruptcy related matters, innocent spouse relief, and obtaining a client’s IRS file. The firm frames this part of its practice around helping clients resolve outstanding issues with tax authorities, and it notes that clients should not pay more in taxes than required and should take advantage of available deductions and credits through planning, compliance, and preparation.
QuickBooks support is presented as a distinct service area. The website references QuickBooks setup and training, along with related resources it labels as QuickAnswers, QuickTuneup, and QuickBooks tips. The firm states that QuickBooks is a widely used small business accounting software and positions its setup and training services as a way to help clients put the software to work for their operations.
The firm also makes a number of client resources available on its website. These include a secure, password protected client portal, a file exchange tool, an online payroll option, and a payment feature described as Pay My Fee. It maintains a blog and a newsletter, and it notes that it keeps the most recent newsletters available for clients to read. Additional resources referenced on the site include financial calculators, a tax center with tools to track a refund and review tax due dates and tax rates, links to IRS tax forms and publications, a record retention guide, state tax forms, and an online tax organizer. The site also references guides covering life events, business strategies, and tax strategies for both business owners and individuals.
The firm states that its team consists of experienced professionals who care about their clients, and it describes peace of mind as knowing that one’s finances are handled by such professionals. It mentions a question many clients ask about refund timing and notes that, for a paper return, the IRS should issue a refund check within roughly six to eight weeks of filing. The firm’s published contact information includes the telephone number (561) 735-7723, a fax number of (561) 735-7724, and the email address info@lewisaccounting.com. Because the firm’s stated location and licensing are in Florida, clients seeking in person service in Chesapeake should confirm directly with the firm whether and how it serves the Virginia area.