Bronx Bookkeeping: From Mott Haven to Riverdale

# Bronx Bookkeeping: From Mott Haven to Riverdale The Bronx has the highest concentration of immigrant-owned small businesses in New York City and the lowest concentration of qualified bilingual bookkeepers. We close that gap. From the South Bronx warehouses of Hunts Point to the leafy single-family Riverdale storefronts, here''s how we help Bronx owners. ## Bronx neighborhoods and what we do there ### Mott Haven & Port Morris (South Bronx) - Warehouses, light manufacturing, food production at **Hunts Point Market**. - Auto body, towing, contractors. - We handle **sales tax (ST-100)**, **resale certificates (ST-120)**, and full payroll for hourly crews. ### Fordham, Belmont (Little Italy of the Bronx), University Heights - Restaurants, bakeries, pizzerias, retail. - Heavy **cash reconciliation** — we build clean POS-to-bank workflows. ### Pelham Bay, Throggs Neck, Country Club, City Island - Marine services, restaurants, contractors, family-owned retail. - Often S-corps with reasonable-comp planning. ### Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Spuyten Duyvil - Solo professionals — therapists, attorneys, real-estate brokers, doctors. - Small property-management LLCs with **Schedule E** rentals. ### Soundview, Castle Hill, Parkchester - Home health aides and CDPAP agencies. - Daycare and family child-care providers. ## Bilingual support We file taxes and keep books in **English, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, and Mandarin**. For ITIN-holder owners, we prepare **Form W-7** with your **1040** and act as a **Certified Acceptance Agent** workflow when needed. ## Tax compliance points specific to the Bronx - **NYC UBT** at 4% applies if you''re unincorporated and over the threshold — same as the rest of NYC. - **NYC Business Corp Tax** at 8.85% for corporations. - **No Commercial Rent Tax** in the Bronx. - **Sales tax 8.875%** on retail, prepared food, and many services. - **NYS-45** quarterly payroll if you have W-2 staff. ## Common audit triggers we prevent 1. Cash deposits that don''t match POS reports. 2. **1099-K** mismatches from Square, Cash App, Zelle Business, and Venmo Business. 3. Payroll under-reporting — NY DOL pulls audits every year on cash-heavy boroughs. 4. Mileage and vehicle deductions without a logbook. 5. Personal expenses on the business card. We rebuild **two to three years of clean books** for new clients in 2–4 weeks. ## Pricing Solo / sole prop bookkeeping starts at **$195/month**. Restaurants and contractors with payroll, **$650–$1,500/month**. Catch-up bookkeeping (back years) is a one-time flat fee based on transaction volume. [Get a free Bronx bookkeeping consultation in your language →](/contact)