Books you can trust. Time you get back.
Small‑business accounting built for Evansville & Southern Indiana. Get clean financials, proactive tax planning, and a partner who speaks plain English.
Sunlight Method
Close Clean • Plan Early • Pay Less
We systemize your books, surface the signals that matter, and keep tax season chill.
Services
Real‑world accounting for real businesses. We keep it lean, accurate, and explainable.
Monthly Bookkeeping
Accrual or cash, bank/CC recons, vendor bills, class/location tags, and clean monthly closes—done right and on time.
Tax Prep & Planning
Individual & small‑business returns with proactive planning so you’re not surprised in April.
Cleanup & Catch‑Up
Turn shoebox books into GAAP‑ish, banker‑ready financials. We fix chart of accounts, mappings, and prior‑year messes.
Controller‑Level Support
Close calendars, KPIs, SOPs, and reconciliations that scale—without the enterprise overhead.
How We Work
Assess
We review your COA, bank feeds, AP/AR posture, and tax posture. No fluff—just facts and a plan.
Stabilize
We fix the quick wins: reconciliations, mappings, close cadence, and document the SOPs that actually matter.
Systemize
We lock in a monthly rhythm, dashboards, and proactive tax planning so year‑end is boring (on purpose).
Simple Pricing
Transparent, scalable, and month‑to‑month. Custom quotes for utilities and manufacturing on request.
Starter
- Monthly bank/CC reconciliations
- Cash‑basis P&L + Balance Sheet
- Quarterly check‑ins
Operator
- Accrual books + AR/AP hygiene
- Monthly close & KPI snapshot
- Quarterly tax planning
Cleanup Sprint
- COA redesign + prior period recons
- Bank/CC/cash rollforwards
- Ready for banker & tax season
* Indicative pricing. Final scope based on volume, complexity, and payroll/tax needs.
Why Sunlight?
Led by a local CPA/CMA who runs finance in manufacturing by day and champions small businesses after hours. We bring enterprise‑grade discipline to owner‑operated companies—without the enterprise price tag.
- Midwest straight talk. No jargon.
- Close cadence that doesn’t eat your weekends.
- Tax planning that actually saves cash.
Industries We Know
Let’s Talk
Tell us about your books and goals. We’ll respond the same business day.