Bookkeeper in Shelton, CT
A Trumbull firm, one town over, for the Shelton owner who wants the books off their own desk.
- Trumbull, CT
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
- Books, payroll and tax under one roof
- Secure client portal
If you run a business in Shelton and want someone else to keep the books, Total BizSolutions LLC offers that from 77 Canoe Brook Rd in Trumbull, the town on Shelton's border. We are a bookkeeping, payroll and tax firm. Bookkeeping here is monthly work: transactions entered and sorted, bank and credit card accounts reconciled, and financial statements for the month. That monthly service is priced starting at $500/month.
Statements and documents go through a secure client portal. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, and the phone number is (267) 710-6742.
Books that have fallen behind are a separate piece of work. Catch-up bookkeeping is quoted on its own, so ask about it when you call.
Shelton's 2026 declaration came with a new form
This fall the Shelton Assessor's Office mailed Business Personal Property Declarations to the businesses it knows about. Under the notice on the Assessor's page, all resident and non-resident owners and lessees of tangible personal property used for business purposes file a list of that property with the Assessor every year. For the October 1, 2026 Grand List, the forms were due on or before Monday, November 2, 2026. The same notice says that not receiving a form does not excuse a taxpayer from the obligation.
This year's form is not last year's. The Assessor's notice of changes for 2026 says state-mandated changes brought new filing codes, revised depreciation schedules and updated property descriptions. Two of the changes cover everyday office equipment. Code 20, electronic data processing equipment, is now divided into Codes 20a and 20b, and the notice says most filers will fall under 20a, computer and peripheral hardware. Code 21b now takes copiers, fax machines, medical testing equipment and similar items that were reported under Code 16 before. Computers do not go under 21b.
The 2026 declaration has two more points an owner can overlook. A business that has closed, moved or been sold returns the affidavit printed on the form. Without it, the form says, the Assessor must assume the owner still operates the business and has failed to declare. And the instructions say the Assessor is authorized to audit a declaration within three years of the date the filing was required.
When no declaration is filed, the Assessor values the property from the best information available and adds a 25% penalty. Questions about the form go to the Assessor's Office at City Hall, 54 Hill Street.
What a bookkeeper has to do with it
The declaration is yours to file. What bookkeeping controls is the record underneath it. The form sorts equipment by type and by the year it was acquired, and it asks for the original cost with installation and transportation. A purchase entered only as "office equipment" does not say whether it was a laptop or a copier, and under the 2026 codes those two go in different sections.
When each purchase is entered in the month it happens, with what the item was, the date and the cost, those details are already in the books. Tell us when something is sold or scrapped and that is recorded too. The form has its own report for disposals, sales and transfers.
The January half of the Shelton tax bill
Business personal property tax in Shelton is billed in two installments. Under the Tax Collector's notice for fiscal year July 2026/January 2027, the bill is mailed in June. The first installment was due July 1, 2026. The second is due January 1, 2027, and paying on or before February 1, 2027 avoids interest. No new bill is sent for it. You pay with Part B of the bill that came in June. The notice gives the 2026/2027 mill rate as 15.51. Check the Tax Collector's page for the current notice.
Paying late costs interest: 1.5% per month from the original due date, with a $2.00 minimum. The Tax Collector's frequently asked questions say the interest cannot be waived, and that not receiving a bill does not change that.
A bill mailed in June with a half due in January is easy to lose track of. Keeping track of bills owed is part of the payables work in monthly bookkeeping. Send us the bill when it comes and the January installment goes on the payables list with its due date.
What our bookkeeping service covers
Transactions, each month
The month's bank and card activity entered and put in the right category, so the totals mean something.
Reconciliation, each month
Every bank and credit card account compared with its statement, and any difference traced to its cause.
Bills and invoices, each month
Accounts payable and accounts receivable kept up to date: what the business owes, and who owes the business.
Monthly statements
Financial statements for each month, built from the reconciled books.
QuickBooks Online setup
A new QuickBooks Online file for a business that is starting one. This is not monthly work, so ask about it on a first call.
Catch-up bookkeeping
For books that are months behind. It is a separate job from the monthly work, and it is quoted on its own.
More on the service itself: bookkeeping.
Two questions to ask about your own books
First, can you say today what the business owes and when each amount is due? For a Shelton business with a personal property tax bill, that list includes the January installment. If the answer means going through a drawer, the payables are not being tracked.
Second, pick one piece of equipment the business bought in the last few years and look it up in the books. You should find what it was, the date and the cost in one place. If it sits inside a credit card total, the record will not be much use when next year's declaration form arrives.
A bookkeeper's job is to make both answers quick.
Looking for a bookkeeper in Shelton, CT?
Total BizSolutions LLC is a bookkeeping, payroll and tax firm at 77 Canoe Brook Rd, Trumbull, CT 06611, owned by David Salerno. It offers monthly bookkeeping to small businesses in Shelton, which borders Trumbull and is in Fairfield County. The monthly service covers transaction entry, bank and credit card reconciliation, accounts payable and receivable, and monthly financial statements, and it is priced starting at $500/month. Catch-up bookkeeping is quoted separately. QuickBooks Online setup, payroll and tax preparation are offered by the same firm. Documents go through a secure client portal. To start, request a consultation online or call (267) 710-6742, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Bookkeeping in Shelton: FAQs
What does a bookkeeper cost for a Shelton business?
Monthly bookkeeping with Total BizSolutions is priced starting at $500/month. The price for your business depends on what the work involves. Ask for it when you request a consultation.
Are you located in Shelton?
No. Total BizSolutions is at 77 Canoe Brook Rd in Trumbull, which borders Shelton. Shelton is in our service area, and statements and documents go through a secure client portal. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Does a bookkeeper handle the Shelton personal property declaration?
The declaration is the owner's filing with the Shelton Assessor, and questions about the form go to that office. Monthly bookkeeping supplies the record behind it: each equipment purchase entered with what it was, when it was bought and what it cost.
When is the next Shelton business personal property tax installment due?
Under the Shelton Tax Collector's notice for fiscal year July 2026/January 2027, the second installment is due January 1, 2027, and paying on or before February 1, 2027 avoids interest. No new bill is mailed for it. It is paid with Part B of the bill sent in June.
Can I get payroll and tax preparation from the same firm?
Yes. Total BizSolutions also offers payroll, including 1099s, and tax preparation. Our Shelton area page covers both.
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