Accurate, on-time business tax filings - federal, NC & SC - prepared by CPAs who know the electrical trade.
Unlock the full potential of tax savings with our proactive tax reduction planning services. Our team of experts will analyze your financial situation, identify strategic opportunities, and implement customized strategies to ensure you never overpay in taxes. Build a scalable operation and maximize your business growth with Division 26 CPA.
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Book a no-cost tax strategy call where we'll analyze your tax return & accounting to find opportunities to reduce taxes.
Don't settle for an ordinary tax return accountant. At Division 26 CPA, we go beyond standard tax preparation services. Our team of experienced CPAs is dedicated to providing proactive tax leadership and guidance to help your business navigate complex tax regulations and optimize your tax position.
Built for the trade. Priced for answers.
We plan before year-end, while the number can still change. Most shops we meet were leaving money on the table.
Your books close every month, coded to the right job. You see real margin, not a guess.
Bookkeeper, CPA, and CFO in one seat. Nothing falls between a preparer and a bookkeeper.
AI speeds up the bookkeeping. A licensed CPA makes the calls, signs your return, and can stand in front of the IRS.
Call or text, get an answer that fits your shop. We already know your numbers.
We serve one trade in two states. Job costing, retainage, and bonding are our whole day.
Build a solid foundation for your business's growth with scalable financials. Our expert team combines tax reduction strategies with meticulous tax preparation to ensure you maximize savings while remaining compliant. Prepare your taxes with confidence and unlock new opportunities for your business's success.
Discover the power of tax savings with our comprehensive analysis. Don't settle for rushed tax accountants who overlook crucial opportunities. Our meticulous approach ensures every deduction is maximized, reducing your tax burden and freeing up funds to invest in your business's growth and success.
You run the crews. We run the books, the job costs, and the tax plan.
Built exclusively for electrical contractors in NC and SC, our tax, accounting, bookkeeping and job costing all work together in one engagement — so your books stay clean, your taxes stay low, and nothing falls through the cracks.
As a CPA firm that works only with electrical contractors, we prepare business tax returns built around how your trade earns - progress billing, retainage, equipment depreciation and multi-state work. We file accurately and on time, and we file to take advantage of every deduction your trade earns.
A good return starts long before the deadline. Because we keep your books current all year and run proactive tax planning, your return is the finish line of a plan - not a scramble to reconstruct what happened.
Vehicles, tools, gear and equipment make electrical work deduction-heavy when someone is watching all year. We coordinate Section 179 and bonus depreciation, S-corp salary and 1099 filing for your subs, so nothing valuable gets left on the table.
Most electrical contractors we meet are overpaying - usually because no one connected their books to their return.
Whether you run one crew or several, we keep your filings clean and your financials ready for any lender, surety or GC.
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Don't let taxes eat your margin. Book a call and get a plan built for your shop.
Crews that cross state lines create multi-state filing questions. We keep your nexus, apportionment and sales-tax obligations straight across North and South Carolina, so a job in another state never becomes a filing headache.
We file your subcontractor 1099s and keep your compliance current, so prequalification paperwork and year-end filings are never the thing slowing you down.
Your return is not the end of the conversation. We use it to set up the next year - adjusting estimates, entity structure and timing through our tax planning service so your tax bill keeps shrinking.
File once, plan all year, never overpay.
Division 26 CPA serves electrical contractors with accurate, on-time business tax returns across the Carolinas - from new single-crew shops to established multi-crew contractors.
We love this work. Electricians build the Carolinas. We keep them paid and ready to bid.
Division 26 CPA gives electrical contractors one integrated system - weekly books, WIP and job costing, and year-round tax strategy that all feed an accurate, on-time return - instead of a bookkeeper here and a tax preparer there.
Business tax return preparation is included across our packages, and the deeper the tier, the more planning sits behind the return - from core filing in Apprentice to full CFO-level tax strategy in Foreman.
Because we work only with electrical contractors, your return reflects how your trade actually earns - whether you run commercial, industrial, residential or service & repair work.
We prepare business tax returns for electrical contractors throughout Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Wilmington, Greenville SC and Charleston. See our packages and pricing, read our reviews, and book a consultation when you are ready.
One call before you bid, hire, or buy. We know your numbers cold, because we work them every week.
Looking for answers to common accounting, bookkeeping, and tax questions? Browse our frequently asked questions to find the information you need.
Starting an electrical contracting business takes more than trade skills - you need a license, an entity, insurance and clean books from day one. In North Carolina, electrical contractors are licensed by the NC State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors; in South Carolina, commercial work runs through the SC Contractors Licensing Board. Confirm the license class that matches the size of jobs you plan to bid. Most electricians should form an LLC rather than operate as a sole proprietor - it protects personal assets if a job goes wrong. Get an EIN from the IRS, open a dedicated business bank account, and keep personal and business spending separate. Plan for general liability insurance, workers comp once you hire, and bonding if you bid public or larger commercial work. Finally, set up bookkeeping with job costing from day one - knowing your true cost per job separates profitable shops from busy-but-broke ones. Division 26 CPA helps new electrical contractors across the Carolinas get this right the first time.
Yes - financial forecasting and budgeting are core parts of our fractional CFO service for electrical contractors. We analyze your job-level performance, build a forecast around your pipeline and crew capacity, and set budgets for materials, labor and overhead. You get a weekly scorecard with the KPIs that matter - gross margin per job, unbilled work, and cash on hand - so you can price work with confidence and grow on purpose. Division 26 CPA provides this for electrical contractors across North and South Carolina.
There are a variety of factors you need to consider in order to know the best way to structure your business - your revenue, profit, payroll situation, liability exposure and growth plans all matter. For most profitable electrical contractors, an LLC taxed as an S-Corp is the strongest combination of liability protection and tax savings, but the right answer depends on your numbers.
Schedule a consultation and we can look at your situation and recommend the structure that fits.
If you're an employer, it's important to give certain tax forms to your freelancers or independent contractors.
The most common tax form needed is Form 1099, which provides a record of the total payment made to the contractor in a tax year.
You have to give Form 1099 to any contractor who made $600 or more during the tax year for work they did for your trade or business.
An outsourced accountant is a professional accountant or accounting firm that a company hires to complete various accounting tasks remotely.
Rather than employing an in-house accountant, the company hires the outsourced accountant to manage financial tasks including bookkeeping, job costing, tax preparation, and financial analysis.
This approach can save businesses both time and money by outsourcing tasks to an expert who can complete them at a lower cost while providing high-quality services.
Outsourcing accounting work also allows companies to concentrate on their primary business operations.
If your business is intricate and needs consistent financial management, it could be advantageous to hire a year-round CPA.
They can offer you continuous financial guidance and support and help you maintain precise financial records, while also preparing and submitting tax returns, and developing strategic plans for your business.
But if your business is relatively simple and you only require financial guidance once in a while, you may be able to work with a CPA as needed or outsource your accounting requirements to an accounting firm.
This alternative is generally more cost-effective than hiring a year-round CPA.
Start by matching coverage to the risks of electrical work. Most electrical contractors in NC and SC carry general liability (often 1M/2M for commercial bids), workers compensation once you have employees, commercial auto for trucks and vans, inland marine coverage for tools and equipment, and bonding when you bid public or larger commercial projects. An independent agent who works with trade contractors can quote multiple carriers. Keep certificates current - GCs and sureties will ask for them - and review your limits yearly as your contract sizes grow.
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