About Clearway Accounting
Clearway Accounting is an accounting firm based in Boston, Massachusetts that prepares tax returns, keeps books, and builds Quality of Earnings reports for small businesses and the owners behind them, across Massachusetts and remotely in any state.
The firm is fully remote. Documents, signatures, and billing are electronic, and we work with clients by email, through a secure client portal, and on calls when a conversation helps. The legal entity is Clearway Accounting PLLC, a professional limited liability company.
What does the firm do?
- Tax returns for S corporations, partnerships, C corporations, trusts, and individuals, including multi-state filings
- Tax planning, as its own engagement
- Monthly bookkeeping and annual reconciliations
- Sales tax registration, catch-up, and monthly filing
- Payroll setup through providers such as Gusto
- IRS and state notice responses and representation under Form 2848
- Catch-up and cleanup of prior-year returns and books
- Quality of Earnings reports for buyers and sellers of small businesses
Who do you work with?
Small businesses and the owners behind them, year-round. That includes individuals with business or real estate income outside W-2 wages, clients with several properties or entities, and real estate operators, developers, and investors.
The businesses we work with include childcare and preschool operators, restoration and building trades, technology businesses that collect sales tax, and real estate holding companies. We also prepare returns for trusts.
We don't take on low-touch transactional tax preparation or reactive cleanup engagements without a path to ongoing service.
Where is the firm based?
Clearway Accounting is based in Boston, Massachusetts, working with clients across Massachusetts and remotely with clients in any state.
Massachusetts is the firm's home state. Every tax quote includes the federal return and the Massachusetts return, and returns for other states are priced per state.
How does the firm work?
We are a modern firm that will still be around in 30 years, so you are not starting over with a new accountant every few years. Clearway Accounting is small by design, and the relationships are long term.
You know who is responsible for your work and can reach them directly. Fees are flat, quoted up front, and agreed in writing. Routine questions are part of the relationship and are never billed separately. We explain the why behind every number, with no jargon.
How does an engagement run?
- You reach out through the contact form, by email, or through a referral, and we reply with times for a call. There is no form to fill out first.
- A 30-minute discovery call on Microsoft Teams, by video or phone.
- Within 24 hours of the call, a one-page proposal with the fees. Once you agree, the engagement letter comes to you for eSignature. Work starts when the letter is signed.
- A welcome email and the Welcome Guide.
- A document request and access to the software we need.
- We set up your engagement on our side.
- We confirm the working schedule with you.
Work outside the agreed scope is billed at the hourly rate in the engagement letter, and a larger piece of work is agreed with you before it is done.
Which tools do you use?
| Tool | What it is for |
|---|---|
| Client portal (Canopy) | Uploads, organizers and requests, eSignature, invoices and payment history, and deliverables. The mobile app scans documents. |
| eSignature | Engagement letters, e-file authorizations, and other documents. Form 2848 is the one form signed by hand. |
| QuickBooks Online and Digits | Bookkeeping, with bank and card feeds. |
| Gusto | Payroll setup and payroll runs. |
| Microsoft Teams | Calls, by video or phone dial-in. |
Sensitive documents go through the portal, never by email.
How do I reach the firm?
Email team@clearwayacct.com, or use the contact form. Email is the fastest way to reach us.
Clients sign in to the client portal.
Typical fees are on the pricing page.
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