United States

Offshore bookkeeping and tax prep for US CPA firms and businesses.

US GAAP and cash-basis books, multi-state sales tax workings and return preparation — delivered overnight for East and West Coast clients.

Working across time zones

New York--:--
Meridian, India--:--

India is 9½–10½ hours ahead of US Eastern time. Work you send at 5 pm in New York is typically ready when you start the next morning, and we keep overlap hours for calls in your morning.

What we handle

Services for United States clients

Bookkeeping in QuickBooks

Weekly or monthly bookkeeping in QuickBooks Online, Desktop or Xero, reconciled and reviewed.

1099 & payroll support

1099 vendor tracking, W-9 follow-up and payroll journals from Gusto, ADP or Paychex.

Sales tax workings

Multi-state sales tax reconciliations and return workings, including Avalara and TaxJar users.

Tax-season capacity

Preparation of 1040, 1120, 1120-S and 1065 returns in Lacerte, UltraTax, Drake or ProConnect.

Month-end close

Accrual-basis close, management reporting and lender-ready financials.

Catch-up bookkeeping

Rebuild prior years ahead of tax filing or a lender review.

Standards & compliance

  • US GAAP, cash and tax basis
  • Forms 1040, 1120, 1120-S, 1065 and 1099
  • State sales and use tax
  • Federal and state payroll tax reconciliations

Returns are reviewed, signed and e-filed by your CPA or Enrolled Agent. Meridian prepares the work under your firm's supervision.

Pricing

A quote tailored to your United States workload

Pay-as-you-go, dedicated accountant or fixed monthly packages. Tell us about your volumes and we'll send a written quote.

Contact us for pricing

FAQ

Questions from United States clients

Is client consent needed to use an offshore preparer?

Under IRS Section 7216 rules, US firms generally need taxpayer consent before disclosing tax return information to a preparer outside the US. We'll walk you through how firms we work with handle this during onboarding.

Which US time zones do you cover?

All of them. Most clients are on Eastern or Pacific time, and we schedule calls in your morning.

Start with a pilot run.

We'll run a pilot on a defined piece of work, so you can judge quality and turnaround before committing.

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