Bench Accounting
Bookkeeping and tax services with software and human experts for small businesses
Overview
Bench, rebranding to Mainstreet, provides online bookkeeping, tax filing, and IRS resolution for US small businesses by combining intuitive software with real bookkeepers. It delivers monthly statements, real-time insights, and one-on-one support in a simple dashboard.
Strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Ongoing and catch up bookkeeping
- Tax filing and year-round advisory
- IRS issue resolution for back taxes, penalties, liens, and levies
- Banking by Mainstreet with business accounts and debit cards
- Automation for data entry, categorization, and reporting
Limitations
- Designed for US-based business owners
- Pricing billed annually
- Non-refundable fees
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping Grow | $189 | Dedicated bookkeeping experts, Accurate monthly books, Year-end tax-ready financial packages, P&L, balance sheet and 1099 reporting, Pre-scheduled communication |
| Bookkeeping Core | $339 | Dedicated experts, Accurate monthly books, Year-end financial packages, P&L, balance sheet and 1099 reporting, Unlimited communication |
| Bookkeeping Core + Tax | $599 | Dedicated team of licensed tax professionals, Annual income tax filing for businesses including partnerships, S corps and C corps, Annual income tax filing for individuals such as sole proprietors and contractors |
Features
Ongoing monthly bookkeeping
Provides accurate monthly books and financial packages as an ongoing online service for small business owners.
Catch up bookkeeping
Completes past months of bookkeeping for businesses that are behind.
Tax filing and advisory
Covers small business tax preparation, filing, and year-round guidance as an all-in-one service.
Tax resolution
Helps resolve IRS issues related to back taxes, tax penalties, tax liens, and tax levies.
Banking by Mainstreet
Offers dedicated business accounts, debit cards, and automated financial management tools that integrate with bookkeeping.
Automation for finance tasks
Automates data entry, categorization, and reporting to streamline bookkeeping.
Monthly financial statements
Delivers P&L and balance sheet reports with real-time insights in a simple dashboard.
One-on-one expert support
Gives clients direct access to dedicated bookkeeping experts for guidance and communication.
Bench, now rebranding to Mainstreet, offers online bookkeeping, tax, and financial management services for small businesses. It combines intuitive software with real human bookkeepers to handle ongoing and catch up bookkeeping, tax filing and advisory, and IRS issue resolution.
The platform provides automation for data entry, categorization, and reporting, along with dedicated banking tools. Clients receive monthly financial statements, real-time insights, and one-on-one expert support through a simple dashboard, and the service is trusted by over 35,000 small business owners.