Bookkeeping for Hugo businesses.

True North is a Hugo business. This is where the desk is, where the coffee gets made, and where your books get done. If you run a business in Hugo, your bookkeeper does not need to be across the metro. She can be down the road.

Hugo is full of small businesses doing real work. Trades and home services, people who started something out of the garage, shops and studios, and owners who wear every hat, including the one labeled "QuickBooks." Most of them did not start a business to do bookkeeping. That is fine. That is what we are for.

Who we work with in Hugo

We are generalists, and proud of it. Around here that usually means:

• Trades and home services. Lawn, landscape, plowing, HVAC, painting, cleaning. Crews, subcontractors, and a truck full of receipts. Our page for trades and home service businesses goes deeper.
• New businesses. Just got your LLC and opened a bank account? This is the best time to set the books up right, before there is anything to untangle.
• Professional practices. Therapists, consultants, insurance agents, real estate agents. Steady billing and usually one very specific reporting question.
• Online sellers. Shopify, Amazon, Etsy and Stripe deposits that never match the sales number. See our ecommerce bookkeeping page.

What we actually do

Every month, every account gets reconciled to the real statements, transactions get sorted so your reports make sense, and you get a profit and loss you can actually read, by the 15th once we have what we need. If something looks off, we tell you. If you are behind, we catch you up first, then keep it current so it never piles up again.

The full list, including payroll, sales tax, 1099s and year-end work with your CPA, is on our bookkeeping services page.

Local, but not stuck in the 1990s

Being down the road means you can sit across the table from your bookkeeper if you want to. Being organized means you probably will not need to. Statements come in through a private client portal, questions get answered by phone or text, and a real person answers. Same person every time.

Are you actually in Hugo?

Yes. True North is based in Hugo, so for most Hugo businesses we are a few minutes away. Meeting in person is easy if you want it. Plenty of clients never need to, because statements come in through the client portal and questions get answered by phone or text.

How much does a bookkeeper cost in Hugo?

Your monthly number depends on how many accounts and transactions you run and whether payroll and sales tax are in the mix. Cleanups are quoted flat after a free look at your books, so you see the price before anything starts.

We are years behind. Is that too far gone?

No. One year, two years, five years, we have seen it and we do not flinch. Most cleanups finish in 4 to 8 weeks once we have your statements. That is genuinely our favorite kind of phone call.

Do you work with my CPA?

Yes. We keep the books clean all year and hand your CPA what they need at tax time, so the return goes faster and nobody is digging through shoeboxes in March.