Illinois · Pricing
Fixed-fee Illinois pricing — written scope before any work.
Most firms hide pricing and bill by the hour. TechBrot does the opposite: every Illinois engagement is a fixed fee against a written scope, agreed before work begins — monthly bookkeeping from $400/mo, bookkeeping cleanup from $1,500. No hourly billing, no surprise invoices. A named QuickBooks ProAdvisor works inside your own QuickBooks file across all 102 counties. We deliver the books and the CPA-ready handoff; your CPA files the sales tax, the PPRT, and the 9.5% corporate tax.
TechBrot prices every Illinois engagement as a fixed fee against a written scope, agreed before any work begins — never hourly. Illinois ranges: monthly bookkeeping $400–$2,500+/mo, bookkeeping cleanup $1,500–$15,000+, catch-up $2,000–$20,000+, QuickBooks setup $750–$5,000+, migration $2,500–$10,000+, sales-tax tracking $250–$1,500+/mo, payroll $150–$800+/mo, fractional CFO $3,000–$8,000+/mo. The free 30-minute discovery call returns your exact fixed fee in writing within 3 business days. The full Illinois pricing detail is below.
Maintained by TechBrot Inc. Illinois facts (the flat 4.95% income tax; the Personal Property Replacement Tax (PPRT); the 9.5% combined C-corp rate; the 6.25%–10.25% sales tax; and Chicago’s 15% lease/‘cloud’ tax) reflect Illinois Department of Revenue guidance and are updated when the rules change. TechBrot does not file Illinois tax returns; your CPA files the sales tax, the PPRT, and the 9.5% corporate tax.
Certifications
Current certifications held by TechBrot’s founder, who reviews every engagement: QuickBooks Online Level 2 and QuickBooks Payroll — verification on request. Intuit’s ProAdvisor program becomes ProPartner Accountants in early 2027; the certifications continue.
Illinois pricing, in five questions.
How much does an Illinois bookkeeper cost?
Monthly bookkeeping runs $400–$2,500+/mo against a written fixed-fee scope, by transaction volume and number of accounts. One-time bookkeeping cleanup runs $1,500–$15,000+, and catch-up bookkeeping $2,000–$20,000+. Never hourly; your exact fee comes in writing within 3 business days of a free discovery call and the file information needed to quote.
Is pricing fixed-fee or hourly?
Always fixed-fee against a written scope, agreed before any work begins — never hourly. No surprise invoices, no clock-watching. The scope and the fee are both in writing up front.
What does QuickBooks setup or cleanup cost in Illinois?
QuickBooks setup runs $750–$5,000+ by entity and industry complexity (Chicago’s 6.25%–10.25% combined sales-tax rates on the ST-1, the manufacturing machinery exemption, restaurant POS). Bookkeeping cleanup runs $1,500–$15,000+ depending on how far the file has drifted — single combined sales-tax rates and missed Chicago lease/‘cloud’ tax are common Illinois fixes.
Do your fees include filing my Illinois taxes?
No — TechBrot keeps the books CPA-ready and coordinates with your CPA, who files the sales tax (ST-1), the Personal Property Replacement Tax (PPRT), and the 9.5% corporate tax. Our fees cover bookkeeping, QuickBooks work, and the CPA-ready handoff, not tax filing or representation.
How do I get my exact Illinois price?
Book a free 30-minute discovery call. We review your file and your Illinois situation, scope the right engagement, and send your exact fixed fee in writing within 3 business days — before any work begins.
How TechBrot Illinois pricing works.
TechBrot prices every Illinois engagement as a fixed fee against a written scope — agreed before any work begins, never hourly. A named QuickBooks ProAdvisor works inside your own QuickBooks Online or hosted Desktop file across all 102 Illinois counties, from Chicago and the collar counties to Springfield and downstate. We deliver the books and the CPA-ready handoff; your CPA files the sales tax, the PPRT, and the 9.5% corporate tax.
The Illinois ranges: monthly bookkeeping $400–$2,500+/mo, one-time bookkeeping cleanup $1,500–$15,000+, catch-up bookkeeping $2,000–$20,000+, QuickBooks setup $750–$5,000+, Desktop→Online migration $2,500–$10,000+, sales-tax tracking $250–$1,500+/mo, payroll $150–$800+/mo, and fractional-CFO advisory $3,000–$8,000+/mo. Final fees scale with transaction volume, accounts, industry, and multi-entity complexity.
The free 30-minute discovery call returns your exact fixed fee in writing within 3 business days — no pitch, no obligation.
Every Illinois engagement fits one of three shapes.
Pricing structure follows the shape of the work. All three run to the same standard: fixed fee, written scope, named ProAdvisor.
Monthly bookkeeping & close
A fixed monthly fee for a recurring close — reconciliation, categorization, 6.25%–10.25% combined sales-tax reconciliation by jurisdiction, PPRT-position tracking, and CPA-ready statements.
$400–$2,500+/mo. Scales with transaction volume, accounts, and industry (manufacturing, logistics, and restaurants carry more).
Cleanup, catch-up & setup
A fixed one-time fee for a defined project — a QuickBooks cleanup, a multi-year catch-up, a new-file setup, or a Desktop→Online migration, scoped to a clear deliverable.
Bookkeeping cleanup $1,500–$15,000+ · catch-up $2,000–$20,000+ · setup $750–$5,000+ · migration $2,500–$10,000+.
Fractional-CFO advisory
A fixed monthly retainer for forecasting, board reporting, and corporate-tax-position planning — once the books are clean, in coordination with your CPA. By application.
$3,000–$8,000+/mo. Best fit: $1M–$50M Illinois businesses where the books need to inform strategy.
Every Illinois service, every range.
The complete pricing landscape for Illinois businesses. Every fee is fixed and scoped in writing before work begins.
| Service | Engagement type | Fee range | Cadence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly bookkeeping | Recurring | $400–$2,500+/mo | Recurring monthly |
| QuickBooks cleanup | One-time | $1,200–$15,000+ | One-time, written scope |
| Catch-up bookkeeping | One-time | $2,000–$20,000+ | One-time, by months behind |
| QuickBooks setup | One-time | $750–$5,000+ | One-time, 2–4 weeks |
| Desktop → Online migration | One-time | $2,500–$10,000+ | One-time, 3–8 weeks |
| Sales-tax tracking in QuickBooks | Recurring | $250–$1,500+/mo | Recurring monthly |
| Payroll coordination | Recurring | $150–$800+/mo | Recurring monthly |
| Fractional-CFO advisory | Advisory | $3,000–$8,000+/mo | Retainer, by application |
Indicative starting ranges, consistent across every TechBrot Illinois page. Final fees scale with transaction volume, employee count, industry specifics (manufacturing, logistics/trucking, restaurants), and multi-entity or multi-state exposure. The sales tax, the PPRT, and the 9.5% corporate tax filing are your CPA’s; our fees cover the bookkeeping and CPA-ready handoff. Get a written Illinois scope →
Why we don’t bill by the hour.
Hourly billing punishes you for your bookkeeper’s learning curve and turns every question into a meter running. It also hides the total until the invoice lands. We think that’s backwards.
A fixed fee against a written scope means you know the price before any work begins, and we carry the risk of the work taking longer than expected — not you. It aligns us with getting the books right efficiently, and it makes budgeting an Illinois engagement simple.
The only time the fee changes is when the scope changes — you take on payroll, add an entity, open a second location — and any change is agreed in writing before we act on it. No surprise invoices, ever.
Every fixed fee includes these.
Regardless of service or price, every Illinois engagement includes the same six standards. They’re not add-ons — they’re the baseline.
A named QuickBooks ProAdvisor
The same QuickBooks ProAdvisor on your file every month — not a rotating queue or an offshore handoff.
Your own QuickBooks file
We work in your own QuickBooks Online or hosted Desktop file — your data, no proprietary lock-in.
Written scope before any work
The deliverable and the fixed fee both in writing within 3 business days of the discovery call, before work begins.
Illinois tax positions tracked
The flat 4.95% income tax, the PPRT position (2.5% C-corp / 1.5% pass-through), the 6.25%–10.25% combined sales tax, and Chicago’s 15% lease/‘cloud’ tax kept current for your CPA.
CPA-ready monthly handoff
Statements your CPA can file from directly — we coordinate with your CPA, who files.
Honest scope & no upsell
If you need less than you asked for, we say so. We scope what the books actually need, not what bills the most.
Illinois pricing maintained by TechBrot, led by TechBrot’s founder.
These pricing ranges are the canonical TechBrot Illinois figures, applied consistently across every Illinois service and city page. They are maintained by TechBrot Inc., a Delaware-incorporated bookkeeping and advisory firm. Every engagement is a fixed fee against a written scope agreed before work begins — never hourly. TechBrot delivers the books and the CPA-ready handoff and coordinates with your CPA, who files the sales tax, the PPRT, and the 9.5% corporate tax; we do not file Illinois returns or represent clients before the Department of Revenue, and we are not affiliated with Intuit Inc.
Standards
Canonical fixed-fee ranges · Written scope before any work · No hourly billing · No tax-filing claims (out of scope) · No fabricated data
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Book a free 30-minute discovery call. We'll review your file, scope the right engagement, and quote your exact fixed fee — in writing — within 3 business days, before any work begins. No hourly billing, no surprise invoices.
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