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Brightmere
Dawn on a misty lake. A weathered jetty leads to a walnut desk with an open laptop, a green ledger and a brass lamp; the camera moves in until the laptop screen fills the view.

Accounting, finally clear.

Bookkeeping, tax and payroll from one CPA team. Closed by the 10th1, one fixed price, and a quote in 2 minutes.2

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Brightmere & Co. CPAs is a demo firm for a concept site. Nothing here is tax, legal or investment advice.

Books, taxes and payroll. One team, one login.

Every account reconciled and your books closed by the 10th, in QuickBooks Online or Xero.1

See a sample month

Illustration of the Brightmere client portal showing the monthly bookkeeping view.

Trusted by 1,200+ owner-led businesses4

  • Fern & Field
  • Copperline Builders
  • Harbor Street Bakery
  • Northwind Dental
  • Kettle & Crane
  • Oakline Studio
  • Saltmarsh Goods
  • Ridgeway Freight

Demo client names for this concept site.

Client stories

Maya, owner of a bakery, behind her marble counter at dawn, bread racks behind her.
Hospitality
“I used to find out how the year went in April. Now I know by the 10th of every month.”
Maya R.Owner, Harbor Street BakeryDemo client · generated photo

Demo stories: placeholder clients for this concept site.

Tax season used to be a scramble. Now it's a Tuesday.

Snap a receipt. We'll do the rest.

Text, email or upload receipts and they're matched to the right transaction automatically. You don't chase anything.

Estimates you never calculate

We work out your quarterly estimates, tell you what to set aside and schedule each payment for your approval.

Payroll that runs on schedule

Approve the run from your phone. Deposits, filings and year-end forms happen without another login.

Year-end without the shoebox

Your documents are already filed by month, so the return starts from clean books instead of a box of paper.

“Brightmere changed what I expect from an accountant. It feels like having a finance team, not a vendor.”
Jordan K.Founder, Kettle & CraneDemo quote

Switch firms in a week. Not a quarter.

We collect prior returns and books from your old firm and connect your bank, card and payroll feeds. Works with QuickBooks Online, Xero, Gusto, ADP, Shopify, Stripe and Square.

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Stop overpaying tax. Start planning for it.

Entity, payroll and timing decisions reviewed every quarter, not every April.

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Know your numbers like a CFO.

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Monthly snapshot

Profit, cash and runway in one view on the 10th, with what changed since last month.

Approvals on your phone

Approve bills, reimbursements and payroll runs in seconds, with a full trail.

12-month cash forecast

Updated every month from your actual books, so the plan moves when the business does.

An accountant's pencil pointing at a printed report while a business owner holds a coffee cup, across a walnut table.
Dana W., CPA · your lead CPA

Your CPA, by name

The same CPA and bookkeeper every month, so you never re-explain your business. Replies within one business day, the same day on Growth and CFO.

Demo persona

Built for the businesses that stay.

Owner-led clients
1,200+
Books closed by the 10th
96%
Clients who renew each year
97%
Average client review score
4.9

Demo figures for this concept site4

Protection that doesn't stop at filing.

A blind-embossed seal on handmade grey paper in raking light, a brass letter opener beside it.

If the IRS writes, we answer

Letters, notices and exams for returns we prepared, handled by your CPA on Growth and CFO plans.3

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Encrypted, never emailed

Documents move through an encrypted portal with multi-factor sign-in. We never ask for SSNs, bank logins or passwords by email.

You decide who sees what

Choose who sees payroll, who approves bills and who can download returns, person by person.

Dates to know

Federal dates. State deadlines vary; your CPA tracks both.

Accounting, rebuilt around owners.

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Brightmere for business

From $390 a month for closed books and your business return. Payroll, quarterly planning and a CFO view are there as you grow.5

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Brightmere for individuals

Personal returns, planning and multi-state filing for business owners and their families.

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