A Bookkeeping Firm Based in Snohomish County.
Meridian Ledger Group LLC operates from Lake Stevens, Washington, and works with construction, real estate, and property management businesses across the Puget Sound region and nationwide. The work is done remotely, which is what makes a local firm workable for a contractor who is never at a desk.
- 30 minutes
- Complimentary
- By video
- No obligation
Lake Stevens, WA 98258 Pacific time, Monday to Friday Remote service, locally based
- QuickBooks ProAdvisor Gold
- 10+ Years Finance Systems Experience
- Secure Cloud Bookkeeping
- Serving Clients Nationwide
Local Enough to Know the Market, Remote Enough to Be Useful
Meridian is based in Lake Stevens, in Snohomish County, Washington. There is no storefront and no branch network, and this page does not pretend otherwise.
Being genuinely local matters for a few concrete reasons. Meridian works in Pacific time, so a question asked at eight in the morning gets answered that morning rather than at the end of someone else's day. The regional construction and rental markets are familiar ones: the permitting rhythms, the seasonality of exterior work west of the Cascades, the way Snohomish County residential and multifamily activity moves with Everett and north Seattle.
Being remote matters more. Bookkeeping is not improved by driving somewhere. Documents move through secure cloud file sharing, the books live in your own QuickBooks Online file, and review conversations happen by video at a time that fits around a job site rather than around office hours. A contractor in Marysville and an owner with a rental portfolio in Bellingham get the same service, because the delivery does not depend on proximity.
So the honest positioning is this: local by base and by market knowledge, remote by method, and available beyond Washington where the fit is right.
Snohomish County and the Wider Puget Sound Region
Meridian's home market is Snohomish County and the corridor either side of it. These are the communities within easy reach of Lake Stevens.
- Lake Stevens
- Everett
- Marysville
- Snohomish
- Monroe
- Arlington
- Lynnwood
- Mill Creek
- Mukilteo
- Edmonds
- Bothell
- Granite Falls
- Stanwood
- Sultan
- Gold Bar
- Darrington
Listed as the local service area, not as a claim about where existing clients are. Because the work is delivered remotely, Meridian also serves businesses elsewhere in Washington and in other states. Meridian does not maintain offices in any of the communities above.
Three Kinds of Local Business Meridian Is Built For
Snohomish County has a particular economic shape: residential and commercial construction, a large small-landlord base, and the management companies that sit between the two.
Contractors and trades
General contractors, remodelers, and specialty trades working across Everett, Marysville, Monroe, and the north county. Job costing, progress billing, retainage, and margin read per job rather than per company.
Construction bookkeepingRental property owners
Owners holding single-family rentals, duplexes, and small multifamily across the county, often inside several entities. Property-level books, closing statements recorded properly, and loans tied to their schedules.
Real estate bookkeepingProperty managers
Managers running portfolios for local owners, where owner reporting has to tie to the ledger and the management company's own books have to stay separate from the properties it manages.
Property management bookkeepingNothing You Have to Drop Off
- Your file stays yours. The books live in a QuickBooks Online subscription in your name. Meridian works inside it with the access level you grant, and you keep everything if the engagement ends.
- Documents move through secure sharing. Statements and receipts go through a shared folder or QuickBooks itself. Meridian does not need your banking login credentials and does not initiate payments.
- Reviews happen by video. Thirty minutes on a call, from a truck cab or an office, whichever the day looks like.
- Same time zone as you. Pacific hours, Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
- A real person answers. Meridian is founder-led, so the person on the call is the person doing the work.
More on the method, including the checklists a month runs on, is on See How We Work.
What Is Available Locally
The same four services, delivered remotely from Lake Stevens.
Monthly bookkeeping
Reconcile, categorize, review, close. The same sequence every month, finishing on a date you can plan around.
Monthly bookkeepingQuickBooks cleanup and catch-up
For a file that is months or years behind, brought current and reconciled before a monthly cycle starts.
Cleanup and catch-upPayroll support
Your payroll provider keeps running payroll. Meridian makes sure it reaches the ledger correctly and lands on the right job.
Payroll supportFinancial reporting
Profit by job, property, or entity, with period comparisons and a short written note on what changed.
Financial reportingMeridian Ledger Group LLC does not prepare or file tax returns and does not provide tax, legal, audit, or investment advice. It works alongside your CPA or tax professional rather than replacing them.
Book a Review With a Local Firm
Thirty minutes, by video, at no cost. Bring a recent Profit and Loss or nothing at all. You will leave knowing what your books can and cannot currently tell you.
- 30 minutes
- Complimentary
- By video
- No obligation
Mon to Fri, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Lake Stevens, WA. Working virtually nationwide.
Local Questions
Do you have an office I can visit?
No. Meridian Ledger Group LLC is based in Lake Stevens, Washington and operates remotely rather than from a public office. Meetings happen by video, which in practice suits contractors and property owners better than a drive to a conference room.
Do you only work with Washington businesses?
No. Snohomish County and the Puget Sound region are the home market, and the work is delivered remotely, so Meridian also serves businesses in other states where the industry fit is right.
Are you a CPA firm?
No. Meridian Ledger Group LLC is a bookkeeping and financial operations firm. It does not prepare or file tax returns and does not provide tax, legal, audit, or investment advice. It works alongside your CPA or tax professional, and produces the reconciled records they need.
Do you understand Washington business taxes?
Meridian records the transactions accurately, including state and local tax payments as they occur, so the underlying data is right. Determining what you owe and filing it belongs to your tax professional. Meridian does not prepare or file returns of any kind.
What are your hours?
Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific time. Being in the same time zone is one of the more practical advantages of working with a locally based firm.
How do I get started?
Book a review, which is a complimentary thirty-minute video call with no obligation, or send a message through the contact form if you would rather write first.