SoFlo360
Service Area · Tampa

Bookkeeping Services for Tampa-Area Small Businesses

SoFlo360 is a Florida-based bookkeeping firm serving Tampa-area small businesses remotely. We're an hour east in Polk County, the work happens entirely online, and the result is the same as a bookkeeper down the street — minus the office overhead and the scheduling headaches.

How We Work

How we work with Tampa-area businesses

We want to be honest upfront: we're not in Tampa. We're in Polk County, an hour east on I-4. Almost everything in modern bookkeeping is remote — bank feeds, document upload, cloud accounting, video calls — and our Tampa clients get exactly the same service as our Polk and Orlando clients. If you want someone you can hand a shoebox of receipts to in person, we're probably not the right fit. If you want a Florida-based bookkeeper who'll answer the phone, deliver on time, and not charge Tampa-office prices, we're a strong match.

Industries

Tampa industries we work with

Tampa Bay's economy is concentrated in a handful of small-business categories where our work tends to fit well.

Restaurants

Restaurants

Independent and small-group restaurants from Ybor City to South Tampa. Food cost, labor, daily sales, Florida sales tax and Hillsborough surtax tracked monthly.

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Construction

Construction contractors

Residential subs and small GCs across the Tampa metro. Job costing, 1099 vendor records, and clean year-end books for the CPA hand-off.

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Real Estate

Real estate agents

Solo agents and small teams. Commission income, marketing spend, MLS dues, and Schedule C or S-corp-ready books.

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Short-Term Rentals

Short-term rental hosts

Tampa-area Airbnb and VRBO owners. Per-property tracking, Hillsborough tourist development tax, and clean reporting per unit.

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Service Businesses

Service businesses

Salons, fitness studios, landscaping, professional services, and trades — the bread-and-butter small businesses that need clean monthly bookkeeping.

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E-Commerce

E-commerce sellers

Shopify and Amazon sellers based in or shipping from Tampa. Channel-level revenue, COGS, inventory, and multi-state sales tax setup.

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Process

How remote bookkeeping works

There's nothing technically different about bookkeeping for a Tampa business versus a Polk County one. The work is the same. Here's how the engagement runs.

01

Free consultation by video or phone

A 30-minute call to understand the business, the current state of the books, and what you actually need. No prep required.

02

Secure document upload

You upload bank statements, prior tax returns, and any existing QuickBooks file through our client portal — encrypted and secure.

03

Monthly bookkeeping rhythm

Each month: bank feeds reconciled, transactions categorized, reports delivered. Questions answered by email or short calls as needed.

04

Year-end hand-off to your CPA

Clean year-end packet delivered to whichever CPA or tax preparer you use — Tampa-based or otherwise. Their job is the return; ours is making it easy.

Pricing

Same pricing in Tampa as everywhere else.

Florida-based bookkeeper. Florida-based pricing. No Tampa-office markup because there's no Tampa office.

Tier 1

Starter

Solo owners and small operators.

$149 /month

Best fit if:

  • Transactions: under 50/month
  • Monthly expenses: under $10K
  • Accounts: 1–2 accounts
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Tier 3

Scale

Growing businesses with more complexity and advisory needs.

$799 /month

Best fit if:

  • Transactions: 200–500/month
  • Monthly expenses: $50K–$200K
  • Accounts: 5+ accounts
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See the full pricing breakdown including complexity adders, cleanup pricing, and FAQ.

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Tampa FAQ

Common questions from Tampa-area business owners.

No. We're based in Polk County, about an hour east of Tampa on I-4. We serve Tampa-area small businesses remotely — and have clients across Tampa Bay, Hillsborough County, and Pinellas. Everything in our process is set up to run remotely, so the geography doesn't affect the work.
Rarely, and only when it actually adds value. Most of our Tampa clients have never met us in person and find video calls sufficient for everything from onboarding to year-end review. If an in-person meeting is genuinely needed, we'll make the drive — but we'll be upfront that for 99% of bookkeeping work, in-person doesn't change the outcome.
We set up the books to track Florida state sales tax (6%) plus Hillsborough's 1.5% discretionary surtax correctly on each transaction. We prepare the books so the filing is ready to submit each month. The actual submission to the Florida Department of Revenue is usually done by you or your CPA; we can refer you to a partner if you'd rather have it handled.
Often, yes — not because our work is cheaper, but because our overhead is. We don't run a downtown office. Our pricing (Starter $149/mo, Growth $399/mo, Scale $799/mo) is the same whether you're in Tampa, Lakeland, Orlando, or anywhere else in Florida. Compare it to whatever quotes you've already received.
Yes. Tampa has a large Latino business community, particularly in Town 'N' Country, East Tampa, and along the I-4 corridor toward Plant City. We offer Spanish-friendly support — emails, calls, and document review can happen in Spanish when that's easier for the client.
We don't lock clients in. If you decide later that local matters more than what we deliver, we hand off clean books, a documented chart of accounts, and any working papers. No contract minimum, no exit fee, no drama. We'd rather earn the relationship every month.

Tampa small business? Let's talk.

Book a free 30-minute consultation. We'll review where your books stand and recommend the right next step. Phone, video, or email — whatever works.