Bookkeeping for landscaping and lawn care companies in Austin

Seasonal cash, crew payroll, equipment costs, and job profit, closed every month in QuickBooks Online so you can run the route, not the spreadsheet.

Month-to-month 48h proposal Financial Cents portal QBO ProAdvisor Closed by the 15th 15+ hrs saved Austin owner-operated

The season moves faster than the spreadsheet

Lawn care and landscaping in Austin and Central Texas do not fail on hustle. They fail when the books lag the season.

Spring and fall spike deposits while crew payroll, fuel, and equipment notes keep hitting every week. Install jobs and maintenance routes look busy, then you cannot tell which crews or which jobs actually made money. Jobber, ServiceTitan, LMN, or Housecall Pro may track the field. QuickBooks Online still has to show cash, payroll, and job profit in one place.

If you are still reconciling in a spare hour after dark, the spreadsheet is running the company.

Same four blocks as our services, built for landscaping

Same four blocks as our services. Built for landscaping and lawn care owners on QBO (or willing to move).

Monthly bookkeeping

Categorization and reconciliation, monthly P&L and balance sheet, a one-page monthly financial summary, QBO maintenance, and CPA-ready books year-round. Target close: books closed by the 15th.

  • Transaction categorization and reconciliation
  • Monthly P&L and balance sheet
  • One-page monthly financial summary
  • QBO maintenance
  • CPA-ready books year-round

Catch-up and clean-up

Get current after a messy season, then lock a monthly rhythm. Scope and price catch-up separately.

  • Get current after a messy season
  • Lock a monthly rhythm after the catch-up
  • Scope and price catch-up separately
Start with the catch-up tool if you want a Light, Standard, or Heavy label first.

Payroll

As a Gusto Pro Partner: payroll processing and administration, payroll tax filing and compliance, onboarding support, direct deposit, and QBO integration.

  • Payroll processing and administration
  • Payroll tax filing and compliance
  • Onboarding support
  • Direct deposit
  • QBO integration

Contact for payroll pricing.

Advisory

Cash flow and runway, job or route profitability views, budget vs actuals, and check-ins aimed at owner decisions. Not a file drop and disappear.

  • Cash flow and runway
  • Job or route profitability views
  • Budget vs actuals
  • Check-ins aimed at owner decisions

We do not prepare income tax returns. Your CPA keeps tax prep. We keep books clean so CPA time stays cheaper.

QuickBooks Online is the system of record

We are a certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor firm.

Field tools stay in their lane. If you run Jobber, ServiceTitan, LMN, Housecall Pro, or similar, we bridge what matters into QBO so route and install profit show up in the books. We do not lead with enterprise landscaping platforms. QBO first.

Day-to-day client login and workflow run through the secure Financial Cents client portal.

An operator who reads a P&L

Kipp Koeppel founded KWK Books after financial services leadership roles, including retirement plan work at Vanguard and Wells Fargo (VP-level), and after running home-service operations himself. He owned and sold a Brothers That Just Do Gutters Austin franchise and still owns Temporary Wall Systems Austin. You get a QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor who reads a P&L like an operator, not a data-entry service that sends a report and disappears.

Landscaping and lawn care sit on the homepage specialty list for a reason. This is Central Texas home-service bookkeeping, owner-operated from Austin.

Fixed monthly rate after a free discovery call

We quote a fixed monthly rate after a free discovery call. The number depends on transaction volume, number of accounts, and whether you need catch-up. Catch-up is priced separately. Engagements are month-to-month. Cancel anytime with 30 days notice. No multi-year lock-in.

After the call, you get a clear proposal within 48 hours.

Call, proposal, then books on a schedule

Three steps from first conversation to monthly close.

1

Free discovery call

About 30 minutes on Calendly. Bring crew count, season mix, and whether you are already on QuickBooks Online.

2

Clear proposal in 48 hours

Scope, fixed monthly rate, and next steps. No multi-year lock-in.

3

QBO onboard + monthly

We connect to QuickBooks Online, clean what is needed, and close the books. Target: closed by the 15th.

Month-to-month. Cancel anytime with 30 days notice. Client login is the Financial Cents portal.

Frequently asked questions

We quote a fixed monthly rate after a 30-minute call. The number depends on transaction volume, number of accounts, and whether you need catch-up. Catch-up is priced separately. No surprises after that. Book a free call and we will scope it out together.
Yes. Those stay as field systems. We keep QuickBooks Online as the books and bridge what you need for cash, payroll, and job or route profit.
Not required. We work in QBO. We can set it up in onboarding, or connect to a messy file and clean from there.
Yes. Catch-up and clean-up is common for landscaping. We scope it, get you current, then move to monthly service if you want it. Start with the catch-up tool if you want a Light, Standard, or Heavy label first.
No. We deliver CPA-ready books. Tax prep stays with your CPA.
No. Month-to-month. 30 days notice to cancel.
The secure client portal is Financial Cents: https://app.financial-cents.com/client-portal
Get started

Book a free 30-minute discovery call

Bring crew count, season mix (maintenance vs install), and whether you are already on QuickBooks Online. Call 512.230.4212 or email kipp@kwkbooks.com.

Book free 30-min discovery Use the contact form
512.230.4212 kipp@kwkbooks.com

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