Know the number before we touch the work
Every Fairlight service starts from a published price, and we put your exact fee in writing before anyone opens your books — no running clock, no invoice you didn’t see coming.
- Books, closed monthlyin
- Returns, filed annuallyin
- Check-ins, every quarterin
The entry plan: everything above, one number, agreed before we start.
A fair number on day one — not a high one with a discount stapled on
We don’t quote high so we can look generous later. The price you see is the price we’d give a friend, and your exact fee is locked in writing before any work begins. What you’re buying is the outcome — so a long phone call or an extra question costs nothing, and the number only changes if you approve a change in scope first.
Your first step never goes to waste either: pay for a diagnostic and that amount comes off the engagement it leads to.
- Time on the clock$0
- Fees you didn’t approve$0
- Getting set up$0
- Picking up the phone$0
One agreed fee covers the work. That’s the whole invoice.
Take one service, or hand us all of them
Bookkeeping
Books closed by mid-month, checked by a CPA on the team, in the software you already run.
from $310/moBusiness tax
Business and personal returns, prepared and reviewed by a CPA on the team.
from $150/mo Most PopularCross-border
Both countries’ returns done side by side, under one roof.
from $1,300/moFractional CFO
A rolling cash forecast, reporting you can hand a board, and a partner for the hard calls.
from $1,575/moPayroll
Paid on time, payroll taxes filed for you.
$135/mo + $20/employeeAll-In-One
The full stack — bookkeeping, returns, and advisory — priced below the sum of its parts.
from $800/moOne plan for your books, tax, and advice
Everything on a single bill. The second number is your rate when you prepay the year. Want it line by line? See the All-In-One details.
Starter
Under $500K revenue, 1–2 team members
- Bookkeeping up to 100 transactions/mo, 4 reconciled accounts
- Monthly P&L + Balance Sheet, books closed by the 20th
- Annual business return + owner personal return
- Quarterly estimated taxes
- 1099s up to 5
- Free extension
- 1 notice response
- Quarterly 15-min check-in
- Single-state filing
- Email support
Growth
$500K–$3M revenue, 2–6 team members
- Bookkeeping up to 200 transactions/mo, 6 reconciled accounts
- Monthly P&L + Balance Sheet, books closed by the 15th
- Annual business return + personal return (owner + spouse)
- Quarterly estimated taxes
- 1099s up to 20
- Free extension
- 2 notice responses
- Quarterly 60-min strategy call
- Annual tax + financial planning session
- Financial health dashboard (10 metrics)
- Quarterly financial summary
- Multi-state up to 2
- Email support (1–2 days)
Professional
$3M–$8M revenue, 6–10 team members
- Bookkeeping up to 300 transactions/mo, 8 reconciled accounts
- Monthly P&L + Balance Sheet + Cash Flow, books closed by the 10th
- Annual business return + personal return (owner + spouse + dependents)
- Quarterly estimated taxes
- 1099s up to 50
- Free extension
- Audit assistance up to 5 hrs
- Monthly 60-min strategy call
- Quarterly tax + financial planning sessions
- Financial health dashboard (15 metrics)
- Monthly financial insights
- Rolling 12-month cash flow forecast
- Budget vs. actual variance analysis
- Multi-state up to 3
- Email + phone support (24-hr response)
Enterprise
Complex / multi-entity, past $8M
A custom-built engagement: a dedicated CPA, strategic advisory, and priority access, with the scope designed around your business rather than squeezed into a package.
Book a Free ConsultationFinal quote confirmed in writing before any work begins. No hidden fees.
What doing it in pieces really costs
Here’s the same scope of work priced two ways: assembled from vendors, or run by one team.
- A bookkeeper you found online
- A tax preparer you see in spring
- An advisor a few hours a month
- Nobody holding the full picture
Every provider bills you separately — and the seams between them are where deductions get missed.
- CPA-checked monthly close — in the plan
- Returns and planning — in the plan
- Advice all twelve months — in the plan
One relationship, one invoice, zero seams.
Not ready for a full engagement?
Return Review
Send us a return that’s already been filed and a CPA on the team gives it a second read — the fee comes off any amendment or engagement that follows.
Cross-Border Tax Snapshot
A short paid engagement that maps your U.S. and Canadian filing picture in writing; the fee applies toward the cross-border work that follows.
Books Health Check
Where your books actually stand, plus a punch list of what to clean up before it compounds.
CFO Advisory Connect
A sit-down on the financial questions keeping you up, ending with a concrete next move.
Why a surprise invoice can’t happen here
- The price is yours to approve first — You sign off on the fee in writing before we begin. Published numbers are where the conversation starts; your written quote is what you actually pay, and it moves only with an approved scope change.
- We never run a meter — No hourly billing here, so a longer call or one more question never adds to the bill.
- Every first step pays back — Any paid review or diagnostic credits toward the work that follows. Nothing you spend up front is wasted.
- A miss is ours to fix — If the work falls short of what we agreed, we make it right. That’s the bar the engagement holds to.
A CPA on our team reviews and signs your work, every price is quoted before we start, and the number moves only if the scope does.
The questions that come up before a quote
Is the published price what I’ll actually pay?
Treat it as the floor for the simplest version of the work. On a short call we scope your situation, write the exact fee down, and that figure holds unless the scope itself changes — with your approval first.
My situation’s more complex than a tier — then what?
Complexity gets priced into the written quote, not discovered on an invoice. Extra states, K-1s, or cross-border forms are named and priced in the proposal, so the fee you approve is the fee you pay.
Is it cheaper to bundle, or to prepay the year?
Both. Bundling into the all-in plan costs less than assembling the services separately, and paying a year up front takes roughly another 10% off. Beyond that we don’t play discount games — the list price is already the honest one.
Do I get the paid-review fee back if I move forward?
Yes. The $225 Cross-Border Tax Snapshot credits in full toward any engagement you start within 60 days, and you keep the written plan either way.
Ready for your actual number?
Fifteen minutes on the phone and your exact fee goes into a written proposal. You owe nothing unless you move forward.
The person who answers is on the team doing the work.
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