Equipment, trucks, fuel, trailers, uniforms, software, and entity structure, reviewed year-round, not just when the return is due.
A general tax preparer will catch the obvious deductions. What they typically miss for landscaping businesses: Section 179 treatment on equipment purchases, the correct timing on prepaid materials like mulch and seed, home storage yard deductions, and whether your entity structure is actually saving you money at your current revenue level.
We build your tax strategy around your actual operations, reviewing deductions quarterly rather than reconstructing a year of expenses in March, and running the numbers on your entity structure (LLC, S-Corp, sole proprietor) so you know exactly what you're paying and why.
Landscaping businesses have unusually equipment-heavy balance sheets and seasonal income patterns that generic tax software and non-specialist preparers routinely mishandle, especially around Section 179 expensing and estimated tax timing.
We review your books against a landscaping-specific deduction checklist covering equipment, vehicles, uniforms, licensing, software, and storage.
We run your actual revenue and profit numbers to tell you whether your current entity structure is optimal, or whether a change would save you money.
We meet before spring ramp-up, mid-summer, and pre-year-end so your tax strategy adjusts to your actual season, not just a calendar deadline.
This service is available remotely to landscaping businesses nationwide. Here are a few states with specific considerations worth reading.
Branded uniforms, route-optimization software subscriptions, pesticide and safety licensing, home storage yard costs, and the correct timing rules on prepaid materials like mulch and seed are the ones we see missed most often.
It depends on your net profit and how you currently pay yourself. We run your specific numbers rather than giving a generic answer, current guidance widely cited in the industry suggests the S-Corp election tends to pay off once net profit clears a meaningful threshold, but this varies by situation and we'll confirm what applies to you.
We review your equipment purchases and determine the optimal mix of Section 179 expensing versus standard depreciation based on your income for the year, current limits and rules change periodically so we confirm the applicable figures before filing.
Book a free 30-minute review. We'll look at your current setup and tell you exactly what we'd change.
No obligation. 30 minutes. Specific to your business.