Tax, bookkeeping & CFO support for electricians across Charleston and the Lowcountry.
Division 26 CPA works exclusively with electrical contractors in Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Summerville, North Charleston and across the Lowcountry. From port and industrial work to coastal new construction and service calls, we keep your books clean every week, track profit job by job, and build a year-round tax plan around how electrical work actually gets billed - so you keep more of every project.
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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.
Coastal projects tie up cash in materials, labor and retainage long before final payment. Our job costing and WIP reporting show you exactly where each Charleston project stands - on margin or off - so you fix problems mid-job instead of discovering them at closeout.
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.
Vans, tools, gear and equipment make electrical work deduction-heavy - if someone is watching all year. We pair S-corp strategy, Section 179 and bonus depreciation with quarterly estimates that match your cash flow, so April is never a surprise.
We run the back office - weekly books, 1099 filing for your subs, and South Carolina sales-tax compliance - so you can stay on the job. You get accurate financials you can hand a banker or bonding agent at any time.
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.
Division 26 CPA is an accounting firm that works exclusively with electrical contractors in South Carolina - including Charleston shops handling port and industrial work, hospitality and commercial build-outs, coastal new construction, and residential service across the Lowcountry.
Charleston growth runs hot, and electrical work has its own rhythm: progress billings, retainage, supply-house runs and crews spread across Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Summerville and North Charleston. Your books have to keep up - tracking what you have earned, what you have billed, and what is still held back on every job.
Our weekly bookkeeping keeps every project costed in QuickBooks Online and synced with your field software, so you always know where each job stands from mobilization to final retainage release.
In South Carolina, commercial and industrial electrical work runs through the SC Contractors Licensing Board. When a GC asks for prequalification paperwork, a lender wants statements, or a surety needs a WIP schedule, yours will be current and accurate.
Working with Division 26 CPA, you get:
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Don't let taxes eat your margin. Book a call and get a plan built for your shop.
Every job gets costed - labor, materials, equipment and overhead - against your estimate, so over time you learn which GCs, project types and bid margins pay and which quietly do not.
Wire, gear, fixtures and devices move fast through your supply-house accounts. We reconcile those statements weekly against your jobs, catch billing errors and return credits, and keep your true job costs accurate.
We file your subcontractor 1099s and keep your South Carolina sales-tax and multi-state compliance clean - so the paperwork never holds up a job.
You wire the Lowcountry; we keep the money side clean.
Our tax planning and strategy service coordinates S-corp salary, vehicle and equipment depreciation, retirement plans and quarterly estimates - handled before year end, not after - and we file your business tax returns accurately and on time.
We love this work. Electricians build the Carolinas. We keep them paid and ready to bid.
Division 26 CPA gives Charleston electrical contractors one integrated system - weekly books, WIP and job costing, and year-round tax strategy that all work together - instead of a bookkeeper here and a tax preparer there.
We work only with electrical contractors, so our advice fits your trade - from commercial and industrial projects to residential and service & repair work across the Lowcountry.
When you are weighing a second crew, a larger contract, or financing equipment, our fractional CFO services forecast backlog and cash and give you the numbers to negotiate from strength.
We serve electrical contractors throughout Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Summerville, North Charleston and up to Greenville. See our packages, 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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