Built Right the First TimeCustom Chart of AccountsLevel 2 Certified ProAdvisor
Level 2 QuickBooks ProAdvisor
Certified Payroll Specialist
Same business day answers
Serving the Orlando area
5.0 on Google
What Orlando clients say
★★★★★
Ryan and his team have literally saved me! I thought I was doing a good job until she tore down my file and helped me build it back the RIGHT way! Our P&L finally makes sense after all these years. I highly recommend Shea Business Solutions!
Kristen Klimas · Verified Google reviewQuickBooks file cleanup and P&L rebuild
★★★★★
Absolute pleasure to work with and the help Ryan provided me was immense! He made the complicated simple and i'll be sure to refer him to my family and friends for sure! Thanks again Ryan.
Derek Bernier · Verified Google review
★★★★★
Ryan is extremely knowledgeable and very trustworthy when it comes to doing my taxes. He is the absolute best and I highly recommend him if you are in need of services. Ryan is available whenever you need him, never hesitate to ask him anything, he is professional and honest. Thank me later if you hire him because Ryan is your guy!
Yily Rivera · Verified Google reviewTax preparation
Shea Business Solutions sets up QuickBooks Online from scratch for small businesses across Orlando, FL, so the file is built right the first time instead of cleaned up later. Done by a QuickBooks Level 2 Certified ProAdvisor, quoted flat after a free assessment, with same-business-day answers along the way.
A lot of expensive QuickBooks problems go back to day one, when the file got built in a hurry by whoever had time.
Installing the software and connecting a bank account is the easy part. It is deciding how your business will be measured: which accounts exist, how income and costs are grouped, and what the reports will be able to tell you a year from now.
If the structure is wrong, every month adds to the mess, and eventually somebody pays to unwind it.
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A chart of accounts built around your business
The chart of accounts is the spine of the file. The default QuickBooks list is generic on purpose, and left alone it produces reports that technically balance but tell you nothing. We build the chart around how your business actually earns and spends, so the profit and loss answers the questions you actually ask.
A contractor needs job-level cost of goods sold. A restaurant needs food, labor, and merchant fees broken out.
For a fitness studio it's membership, class, and retail revenue on separate lines. Either way, the structure is designed before a single transaction is entered.
Setting QuickBooks up?
Tell Ryan where things stand. You get an answer the same business day.
Level 2 QuickBooks ProAdvisor · 5.0 on Google · Serving the Orlando area
Bank feeds, products, and services
With the structure in place, we connect the bank and credit card feeds so transactions flow in automatically, then set the rules that keep them categorized correctly. We build out your products and services so invoices and sales map to the right income accounts, with items set up the way your business actually quotes and bills. If you invoice customers, the file is ready to invoice from day one.
Sales tax is part of that build. For a worked example, our post on QuickBooks setup in Apopka covers Florida's county surtax, deliveries to other counties and exempt resale customers.
Payroll and integrations wired in
If you have staff, payroll gets wired into the file during setup so wages, taxes, and liabilities post to the right accounts automatically from the first pay run. That is far easier than bolting it on after the fact, and it keeps labor cost visible in your reporting from the start.
Our payroll services run inside the same QuickBooks file. Setup is also the natural moment to connect the other software you already use, point-of-sale, job-costing, or booking platforms, so data stops getting keyed twice.
Custom chart of accounts. Built for your industry and how you actually earn and spend, not the generic default.
Bank and card feeds connected. Transactions flowing in with categorization rules that hold.
Products and services mapped. Invoicing and sales tied to the correct income accounts from day one.
Payroll and apps integrated. Payroll wired in and your existing software connected so nothing is entered twice.
Level 2 QuickBooks ProAdvisor · 5.0 on Google · Serving the Orlando area
Setup vs. cleanup, and which one you need
If you have never used QuickBooks, or you started a file and abandoned it before it took shape, setup is where you belong. If you have been running a file for a while and it has drifted, that is a cleanup, and we will tell you honestly which one fits after a free look.
Businesses moving from QuickBooks Desktop or off a spreadsheet fall under migration, where setup and data transfer happen together. All three are ProAdvisor work, and all three are quoted flat before we start.
The free assessment comes first
Before any quote, we look at what you have and what you need. You might be starting completely fresh, or have a half-built file worth salvaging, or a spreadsheet with history that should come across.
The free assessment sorts that out, and it is also where we learn how your business actually bills, pays, and reports, which is what a good setup has to be built around. You leave the assessment knowing the scope and the flat price, with no obligation to go further.
Then keep it clean
A good setup only stays good if the monthly work is done. Once your file is built, most owners roll into flat-rate monthly bookkeeping so the categorization, reconciliations, and reports stay current, or take a training session and run the day-to-day themselves. Either way, you start from a file that was built to be run, not one that was built to be survived.
Want a flat quote on your books? Call Shea Business Solutions in Orlando, or use the quote form on this page. Every message gets a same-business-day answer.
The books are current and you want them kept that way, reconciled and reported every month
$200 per month
Catch-up and cleanup
Months or years of reconciliations are missing, or the balance sheet no longer ties out
Flat quote after the file is reviewed
Payroll
You have employees and need Florida payroll taxes, federal filings, W-2s and 1099s handled
$100 per month
Tax preparation
You need the business or personal return filed, with planning through the year
$90 per return
Starting prices are the ones published across this site; exact scope and price are confirmed before any work begins.
Frequently asked questions
How much does QuickBooks setup cost in Orlando?
Setup is quoted flat after a free assessment, so you know the price before anything starts. The number depends on your industry, whether payroll and integrations are involved, and how your invoicing works.
Do you build a custom chart of accounts for an Orlando business?
Yes. We design the chart of accounts around how your business actually earns and spends, so your profit and loss and balance sheet report the numbers you need rather than the generic default.
Can you set up QuickBooks for my specific Orlando industry?
Yes. We set up files for contractors, restaurants, fitness studios, manufacturers, and other Orlando small businesses, each with the accounts, items, and integrations that trade actually needs.
Will payroll be part of the setup for my Orlando business?
If you have employees, yes. We wire payroll into the file during setup so wages, taxes, and liabilities post to the correct accounts from the first pay run.
Do you serve businesses across the Orlando area?
Yes.
We set up QuickBooks for small businesses throughout Orlando and Central Florida, including Winter Park, Dr. Phillips, Windermere, Lake Nona, and Baldwin Park. Setup is handled remotely, with no office visit required.
Getting here and how far we go
New files get built remotely. The practice works out of south Orlando, off the Central Florida GreeneWay (SR-417) between the Beachline (SR-528) and Osceola Parkway. Three corridors define the service radius.
SR-417 runs the eastern edge from Sanford and Oviedo in Seminole County down through Lake Nona into Osceola County toward Kissimmee and St. Cloud. I-4 and SR-408 carry the middle, covering Winter Park, Baldwin Park and downtown.
SR-429 and Florida's Turnpike handle the western side toward Apopka, Windermere and Dr. Phillips. Because the work runs remotely through QuickBooks, distance doesn't change the turnaround, and questions still get an answer the same business day.
Greater Orlando service area for QuickBooks setup, centered on Orlando.
Ryan Shea is the founder of Shea Business Solutions, a bookkeeping firm serving small businesses across the Orlando, Florida area. As a certified QuickBooks Level 2 ProAdvisor and Certified Payroll Specialist, Ryan handles QuickBooks setup, cleanup, monthly bookkeeping, payroll processing, and tax preparation, giving owners financials they can actually rely on.
Shea Business Solutions Bookkeeping & Tax is an Orlando accounting firm run by Ryan Shea, a QuickBooks Level 2 Certified ProAdvisor and Certified Payroll Specialist.
The firm provides QuickBooks setup for small businesses, along with monthly bookkeeping, payroll, and tax preparation.
It works from ZIP 32824 and serves Orlando plus nearby Central Florida communities, among them Lake Nona, Winter Park, Celebration, and Kissimmee.
Its ProAdvisor certification comes from Intuit, maker of QuickBooks, and the day-to-day work runs inside QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Payroll.
Shea Business Solutions Bookkeeping & Tax holds a 5.0 Google rating, is a BBB Accredited Business, and answers every call, text, and email the same business day.
Shea Business Solutions Bookkeeping & Tax offers payment plans.
Our Process
Three steps to financial clarity in Orlando
01
Free consultation
We start with a free call to understand your Orlando business, your pain points, and exactly what you need. No pressure, no commitment.
02
Tailored plan
We build a customized plan around your business size, industry, and goals. Clear scope of work and exact pricing before anything starts.
03
We handle the rest
Clean books every month, responsive support whenever you have questions, and financial clarity all year long.
Shea Business Solutions is run by Ryan J. Shea, a Level 2 QuickBooks ProAdvisor and Certified Payroll Specialist. He keeps the books clean for small businesses across the Orlando area, from monthly bookkeeping and QuickBooks cleanup to payroll and tax preparation.
The work runs remotely and the answers come back the same business day. When something in your numbers needs a decision, you hear about it in plain language, not accountant speak.
