Clean books for New York City businesses — Midtown firms to Williamsburg restaurants — that keep up with the city taxes most bookkeepers overlook.
New York City runs on finance, media and advertising, hospitality, retail, real estate, and a deep tech scene — atop New York State's 2.4 million small businesses. It's also the most tax-layered market in the country: federal, New York State, AND New York City filings, plus city-only taxes like the UBT and the Commercial Rent Tax. LedgerHelm keeps NYC books clean and ready for all three layers.
Nobody told me freelancers and partnerships owe NYC's 4% Unincorporated Business Tax.
Federal, New York State, AND New York City filings — three sets of forms.
Our Manhattan lease triggers the Commercial Rent Tax and I nearly missed it.
UBT-aware books and clean expense allocation.
High-volume POS, tips, and 8.875% sales tax handled.
Investor-ready monthly financials.
We keep your books structured for the filings that actually apply where you operate — not a generic checklist.
NYC businesses file federal, New York State, and New York City returns — and NYC residents pay a city income tax on top of the state's.
A 4% NYC tax on the net income of sole props, partnerships, and LLCs operating in the city; a graduated credit eliminates it for the smallest businesses. Many freelancers don't know they owe it.
Manhattan commercial tenants below 96th Street paying $250,000+ in annual base rent owe CRT (effective ~3.9%), with relief up to ~$500,000. We track the rent data.
4% state + 4.5% city + 0.375% MCTD, remitted to the NY Department of Taxation & Finance. NY entities also file a biennial statement with the Department of State.
Link your New York business bank in about 30 seconds — no software to learn.
Every transaction categorized automatically, every month.
P&L, Balance Sheet & Cash Flow by the 10th — ready for your New York CPA and the NY filings that apply.
Let AI do the bookkeeping yourself, or hand it to a dedicated LedgerHelm bookkeeper — same platform, same clean monthly financials. You choose how hands-on to be.
Connect your bank, QuickBooks, or Xero and let AI categorize every transaction, flag anomalies, and prep your month-end close. You stay in control; the busywork disappears.
From $99/mo, billed annually
Hand your New York books to LedgerHelm's in-house bookkeeping team. We categorize, reconcile, chase down the documents we need, and deliver clean financials every month — AI makes it fast, our bookkeepers make it right.
From $249/mo, billed annually
Start your free trial today — no local office visit, no long onboarding.
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