Accounting & Tax Services in Fairfield, CT
Bookkeeping, payroll, tax and advisory work for Fairfield businesses and the people who run them, from an accounting office in Trumbull. Fairfield is on our southwestern border, along Black Rock Turnpike.
- Trumbull, CT
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
- Books, payroll and tax under one roof
- Secure client portal
Who can do the books, payroll and taxes for a small business in Fairfield, CT?
Total BizSolutions LLC, an accounting firm in Trumbull, Connecticut, can keep the books, run payroll and prepare business and personal returns for a small business in Fairfield, from its office in Trumbull. Trumbull borders Fairfield, and both towns are in Fairfield County. The firm serves small businesses in Connecticut and throughout the United States. Monthly work is priced starting at $500/month. The owner, Dave Salerno, has more than 30 years of experience. Call (267) 710-6742, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
- Monthly bookkeeping and payroll start at $500/month, and for one-off work such as catch-up bookkeeping, QuickBooks setup or tax returns you ask for a quote.
- The books are reconciled each month and you get monthly reports in plain terms.
- Business and personal returns are prepared from the same books, with tax planning through the year.
- Documents and paperwork move through a secure client portal.
- How to choose a small business accountant in Fairfield County
- What monthly bookkeeping costs with us
- One firm for bookkeeping and taxes
- What an IRS CP14 notice means
- What an IRS CP2000 notice means
Page reviewed October 14, 2026.
An accounting firm for Fairfield
Fairfield borders Trumbull to the southwest and it is really several places at once. There is the town centre and the Post Road, the Black Rock Turnpike stretch running up toward our side of the line, the village of Southport, Greenfield Hill and Stratfield, and the shoreline out past Penfield. Two universities sit inside the town limits and the commuter rail gives it three stations.
If you run a one-person practice or a small business in Fairfield, you are probably doing the books alongside a full workload. The questions worth settling early are about structure: which entity, which salary, which estimates, and what to do about a year that came in a great deal better than the last one.
What does bookkeeping look like for a Fairfield practice?
Monthly bookkeeping for a Fairfield practice means the business accounts reconciled every month and personal spending kept separate, with monthly work starting at $500/month. A one-person practice does not need a heavy bookkeeping system. It needs the right one, kept current, and separated from personal spending. That separation is what makes a sole proprietor's return straightforward.
More on BookkeepingCan you set up QuickBooks Online for a Fairfield practice?
Yes. QuickBooks Online setup and clean-up are part of the work, and you ask for a quote on that work. A QuickBooks Online file left on the chart of accounts that came out of the box rarely fits a practice. We rebuild it around the business, connect the bank and card accounts, and reconcile monthly.
More on QuickBooksWho runs payroll for a small Fairfield employer?
We do. Payroll, including 1099s, is part of the monthly work, which starts at $500/month. A practice with two or three employees still carries the whole payroll obligation, and the filings do not scale down with the headcount.
More on PayrollWho prepares business and personal returns for Fairfield owners?
We prepare both returns together, from the books we keep during the year, and tax planning runs through the year. For a sole proprietor or single-member LLC the business and personal returns are closely tied, so the quarterly estimates and the owner pay question get a fresh look each year.
More on Tax Preparation and FilingWhat happens if a Fairfield business gets an IRS notice?
Send it over. We read it, explain in plain terms what it asks for, and pull together the records it names. A CP14 is a balance-due notice and a CP2000 compares your return with what payers reported, and each has a page on this site that explains the notice and the steps to take. If a notice turns into an audit, a collection case or an appeal and you want someone to represent you, that needs a representative with the credentials the IRS requires.
More on Tax Resolution and IRS HelpCan you help a Fairfield owner decide whether to hire?
Yes. CFO and advisory work covers decisions like this one, so you see what an added hire does to cash before you commit. A practice that has grown past the owner's own capacity faces a hiring decision that is hard to reverse. The decision should rest on your numbers and not on the memory of a good quarter.
More on CFO and AdvisoryCan you set up a new practice in Fairfield?
Yes. New business formation, with the LLC or corporation set up and the books opened, is part of the work. We handle new business formation, the LLC or corporation setup and the annual filings that come with it, then open the books on a structure suited to a practice rather than a shop.
More on New Business FormationHow should a Fairfield owner get paid: sole proprietor, LLC or S corporation?
It depends on your figures and plans, and we go through it with your real numbers. How money comes out of the business is treated differently by each structure. A sole proprietorship, a single-member LLC and a corporation with an S election each treat that differently, and each carries its own filing and payroll obligations. The right answer depends on your figures, your plans and how much administration you are willing to carry, and it moves as the business moves. We go through it with your real numbers on the table. If the conclusion is that your current setup already fits, that is a real answer and we will give it to you straight.
Is Total BizSolutions the right accounting firm for your Fairfield business?
Best for
- Fairfield sole proprietors and small practices that want the monthly books, payroll and returns from one firm
- Owners who are behind and need catch-up bookkeeping before the monthly work starts
- People starting a practice who need the LLC or corporation set up and the books opened
- Owners happy to send statements and paperwork through a secure client portal
A different kind of firm fits better if
- You need an audit, review or compilation of your financial statements. Connecticut's Department of Consumer Protection generally requires a public accounting firm permit for a person or firm that provides attest or compilation services to Connecticut clients, so look for a firm that holds one and check it on the state's eLicense lookup.
- You need someone to represent you before the IRS in an audit, a collection case or an appeal. The IRS reserves full representation rights for specific credentials, such as CPAs and attorneys, so bring in a representative who holds one.
- Your current accountant keeps the books current, shows you the reports and picks up the phone. Changing a setup that works costs time and buys little.
Total BizSolutions is an accounting firm: it keeps books, runs payroll and prepares returns.
How do you check an accountant's work once it starts?
Whoever you hire, these four checks show whether the books are finished.
- Match the reconciliation to the bank statement. The ending balances should agree, and anything still uncleared should be recent and explainable.
- Read the profit and loss against the month you lived. Sales, payroll and rent should look like the month you remember, and a big jump or a missing expense is a question to ask while it is fresh.
- Look for transactions with no home. A balance in the uncategorized account that grows month after month means the books are not finished.
- Check a credential before you rely on it. Connecticut's eLicense lookup lists CPA licenses and accountancy firm permits, and anyone paid to prepare your federal return must have a PTIN.
Serving Fairfield
You run your business. We will handle the rest.
- Books reconciled every month, with reports you can read
- Business and personal returns prepared together, and help answering IRS letters
- Payroll processed and filed on schedule
- Documents and paperwork for Fairfield businesses move through a secure client portal
Fairfield accounting questions
How much does a small business accountant cost in Fairfield, CT?
Monthly work with us is priced starting at $500/month. For one-off work such as catch-up bookkeeping, QuickBooks setup and tax returns, ask for a quote.
Is Total BizSolutions based in Fairfield?
The office is at 77 Canoe Brook Rd in Trumbull, which borders Fairfield. Both towns are in Fairfield County.
What is the difference between an accountant and a CPA?
CPA is a license, and Connecticut restricts the CPA title to people who hold one. Total BizSolutions is an accounting firm: it keeps books, runs payroll and prepares returns. For attest or compilation work, look for a firm that holds the state permit.
I am a one-person consultancy. Is that too small to bother you with?
No. A one-person business can use the monthly bookkeeping, and clean books are what the return is built from.
Can you take over part way through the year?
Yes. We bring the year to date current first, so the books read consistently from January onward, then carry on monthly from there.
Do I have to come into the office?
No. Statements and paperwork go through a secure client portal, and questions go by phone or email, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
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