Why do you price accounting per entity?

Each legal entity requires its own complete set of books. Separate bank reconciliations, separate credit card reconciliations, a separate chart of accounts, a separate monthly close, and separate financial statements. One entity takes a certain amount of work. Two entities take roughly twice that work. Pricing per entity reflects the actual effort involved in keeping each set of books accurate.

Some firms blend multiple entities together to offer what looks like a lower price. The result is financial statements that don’t accurately represent any single entity. This creates problems when you need clean financials for a lender, when your tax professional needs to prepare returns, or when you’re trying to understand which entity is actually profitable. The boundaries between legal entities exist for good reasons, and your accounting should respect those boundaries.

When entities interact with each other, there’s additional complexity. Intercompany transactions need to be recorded on both sides and reconciled. Shared expenses need to be allocated consistently. If you need consolidated statements that show the whole picture while maintaining entity-level accuracy, that’s another layer of work. We apply a complexity premium for these situations because they require more attention to get right.

Multi-entity structures are comfortable territory for us. Many clients come to us for accounting and advisory services specifically because they have property-per-entity portfolios, operating companies alongside holding companies, or multiple business lines. We understand why these structures exist and how to maintain them properly.

Our Accounting: Core tier establishes the foundation for each entity. From there, clients choose the level of review and advisory support each entity needs. If you’re thinking about how your structure should evolve, our advisory tiers include guidance on entity design and structure decisions.

Per-entity pricing also gives you flexibility. Add an entity and pricing adjusts. Sell or wind one down and the same applies. You pay for the work we’re actually doing.

If you’d like to discuss how this would work for your specific structure, schedule a consultation.