We get you set up
Our team takes the time to deeply understand your business, answer your questions, help you link your accounts, and show you how Bench works.
We do your bookkeeping
Each month, your bookkeeper organizes your business transactions and prepares financial statements. If they need anything from you, they’ll get in touch.
We deliver tax-ready financials
Get fast, unlimited support from our expert advisors
We’ll reach out regularly with bookkeeping updates. Have pressing questions that can’t wait? We’ll get back to you in one business day or less.
Guaranteed accuracy in every detail
Our platform allows you to automate data inputs from most major providers to avoid common mistakes. We partner with merchants like Gusto, Stripe, Shopify, and Square—so your finances are always accurate.
See where you’re spending. Make smart decisions
Say goodbye to piles of paperwork and time-consuming manual tracking—we automate inputs directly from linked accounts. Get insights from one central dashboard so you can easily understand the health of your business and make strategic decisions.
JEFF LIVNEY
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AGENCY OWNER
STEVE LUCIN
,
FOUNDER
At Bench Accounting, we understand the unique financial landscapes within Columbus, Ohio. Columbus is not only the state capital but also a thriving community with a diverse array of small businesses, ranging from boutique shops in the Short North Arts District to tech startups in the Columbus Idea Foundry. We're familiar with the specific local taxes, laws, and regulations, as well as state-wide Ohio laws that your business would need to navigate. This local knowledge enables us to offer customized bookkeeping that fits the financial needs and concerns specific to Columbus residents.
No matter your business type in Columbus, Bench is here to alleviate the burden of bookkeeping and tax preparation. We achieve this through our novel approach that combines robust, user-friendly software and real, human bookkeepers. Our expert team also stays updated with any changes in Columbus tax laws and regulations, ensuring your business remains compliant while taking advantage of possible tax deductions. With Bench at the helm of your bookkeeping, you can focus on what really matters - growing and running your business in this thriving city.
Pricing plans that fit your business
Every plan comes with a dedicated bookkeeping team to handle your monthly books, and intuitive software to track your financials.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Shortly after you sign up, we’ll give you a call to learn more about your business and bookkeeping needs. On this call, we’ll connect your accounts to Bench, and gather any extra documentation we need to complete your books.
Once we have everything set up, we’ll complete a month of your bookkeeping in 1-2 days. Our bookkeepers reconcile your accounts, categorize your transactions, and make necessary adjustments to your books. The end result is a set of accurate financial statements—an income statement and a balance sheet.
Yep! You can add any amount of Catch Up bookkeeping to a standard Bench plan. No matter how far behind you are (yes, even years behind), we can get you caught up quickly.
We use Plaid, which lets you securely connect your financial accounts to Bench in seconds. This feature saves you the time and effort of manually uploading documents.
We connect with Stripe, Square, Shopify, PayPal, and Amazon. By connecting your payment processor, all of your transactions are automatically synced to Bench’s platform.
We also support clients that use other merchant processors. We’ll work with you to connect accounts and pull the data we need to reconcile your books.
There are some times that we’ll request documents from you (like account statements or receipts), just to ensure the information we have is correct. If you need to share files with your bookkeeping team, it’s as simple as uploading a file. We’ll take care of the rest.
Your bookkeeping team consists of 3 professionally trained bookkeepers, including one senior bookkeeper who reviews all of your monthly statements and your Year End Financial package.
We try our best to keep you with the bookkeeping team you’re assigned when you come on board. If there’s any change in your bookkeeping team, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and make sure the transition is a smooth one.
Your Bench Tax team consists of a Bench Tax Coordinator and a Bench Tax Advisor.
QuickBooks and other bookkeeping software give you a tool to do your own bookkeeping. Bench does your bookkeeping for you.
With Bench, you get a team of real, expert bookkeepers in addition to software. You’ll always have the human support you need, and a mobile friendly platform to access your up-to-date financials.
Sign up for a Bench trial, and get one month free. If you decide to go with us, we’ll take bookkeeping off your plate—for good.
