Accounting for Chatsworth's Manufacturers
Chatsworth is a maker's town — precision machining, aerospace suppliers, electronics and consumer-goods plants along De Soto, Nordhoff, and Lassen. Making things needs accounting that understands cost, inventory, and equipment, not just a once-a-year return. We do the books, the cost accounting, the payroll, and the taxes for Chatsworth's shops, twenty minutes over the 118. Flat fees, same-day response.
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15 minutes, no obligation. Tell us about your shop and we'll tell you the flat price for your situation — and we respond the same business day.
Based in Santa Clarita · Twenty minutes over the 118
Chatsworth is one of LA's biggest manufacturing districts — hundreds of family-owned shops along the De Soto, Nordhoff, and Lassen corridors, from precision machining and aerospace parts to electronics and consumer goods. That work needs an accountant who understands a shop floor, not just an office: job and unit costing, inventory, and the equipment that runs it all. We're twenty minutes over the 118, close enough to walk the floor with you — and you'll hear back the same day, whether it's February or July.
What we do
Accounting that understands a shop floor
Bookkeeping for a manufacturer isn't the same as for an office — there's inventory, there's equipment, and the real question is what each job or unit actually costs you. That's the work we do, and we keep the books, the cost model, the payroll, and the return in step so nothing gets rebuilt at tax time.
For manufacturers & shops
The numbers a shop actually runs on.
- Cost accounting — the true cost per unit or job
- Inventory bookkeeping, raw materials to finished goods
- Equipment depreciation and Section 179
- Payroll for the shop floor, filed and paid
- Job costing for subcontract and short-run work
For the business & the owner
The tax side, planned and filed.
- Tax prep and planning for S-corps, LLCs, partnerships
- The entity question as the shop grows
- Tax planning for when you sell or hand it down
- Industrial rental and property depreciation
- IRS and FTB representation if a letter shows up
The shops we see most in Chatsworth
A lot of our work looks like this: a machine shop that's busy but can't say which jobs actually pay. A manufacturer whose inventory never ties to the books. A founder thinking about selling who wants the tax picture first. A shop that bought a machine and isn't sure how to depreciate it. If that's you, this is exactly what we do.
Why people stay
What you can expect
The same-day rule
Call or email during business hours and you'll hear back the same day. That is how we run the firm.
We understand a shop floor
Cost, inventory, and equipment — not just a W-2 and a mortgage. We speak the numbers a manufacturer actually runs on, so the books mean something you can use.
Local, over the 118
We're twenty minutes away, so when it's easier to walk the floor than trade emails, we can. Most firms treat the north valley as flyover territory — we don't.
Communication
You'll see which products and jobs actually pay.
Most shop owners know their total profit but not where it comes from — and the busiest jobs aren't always the profitable ones. We turn that gut feeling into numbers you can act on, and keep you posted the whole way. Specifically:
- — Every call and email answered the same business day, all twelve months
- — Margin by job, product, or line — so you bid and price with real numbers
- — A monthly close you can count on — reconciled books, inventory, and reports
- — A direct line to the person handling your account — not a queue
It sounds basic. It's also what clients mention most in our reviews.
The N&T Tax & Advisory Group team
We're a small Santa Clarita team — accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, and tax specialists, admitted to practice before the IRS. People rarely leave an accountant over the numbers; they leave over the silence. Our rule: you always know where you stand, in March and in October alike.
Cost & general accounting · Bookkeeping & payroll · Tax planning · Direct line: (661) 554-4495
How it works
What happens after you book
Book a consult
15 minutes by phone. You get a firm price for your situation, not an estimate.
Show us the shop
Your books and how work flows. We come by — on-site at your shop if you want the work done there — or you send it through the portal.
We do the work
Books, cost model, payroll, or the return — prepared in-house and reviewed with you.
You approve
Nothing is filed until you've seen it and signed off.
We stay reachable
A question in July, an IRS letter in September — same team, same number.
Pricing
How much does an accountant cost in Chatsworth in 2026?
Most shops around here only ever had a once-a-year preparer who never touched cost or inventory. We publish our prices — individual returns from $350, self-employed from $650, and business returns from $850, with bookkeeping, payroll, and cost accounting quoted as a flat fee. You get the exact number in writing before we start.
Individual return
$350
- Federal + California e-file
- W-2, interest, dividends
- Standard or itemized
- Prior-year comparison review
Self-employed
$650
- Everything in Individual
- Schedule C or E (one business or rental)
- Quarterly estimate calculations
- Deduction review for your trade
Business
from $850
- S-corp, partnership, or C-corp return
- Owner's personal return included
- Basic books review before filing
- Year-round question access
Cost accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll are a flat fee based on your volume, and a bigger job gets a written quote before we start. The quote is the price.
Reviews
Rated 5.0 on Google
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"Working with Alex was straightforward. I hadn't looked at my books all year, but he made my life easy and handled the whole profit and loss at the end of the year so I could get my taxes done."
Levon B. — via Google
"I came to this company with previous tax years and bookkeeping that were done incorrectly. They're very knowledgeable about what they do and help me get everything in order at a very reasonable price."
Sayra A. — via Google
"Alex helped me resolve a complicated tax situation that had been causing me a lot of stress. He was extremely knowledgeable, responsive, and efficient throughout the entire process."
Kevin B. — via Google
What we handle
Where Chatsworth shops start with us
The shop bidding blind
Busy all year and not sure which jobs paid. We set up cost accounting — labor, materials, and overhead loaded onto each job or unit — so you can see the winners and losers and bid the next one with real numbers.
Inventory that never ties out
The books say one thing, the floor says another. We rebuild the inventory the right way — raw materials through finished goods — so the P&L and balance sheet finally reflect reality.
The founder thinking about selling
Considering an exit or handing the shop to family, and wanting to know the tax picture first. We model the tax side of a sale and the timing options while they're still open to you.
Worth reading
Our services, and the Santa Clarita hub
Where we work around Chatsworth
The Chatsworth industrial corridors
From De Soto to Nordhoff to Lassen — if your shop is in Chatsworth, we're twenty minutes over the 118. We also serve the rest of the west valley and the Santa Clarita Valley.
FAQ
Questions Chatsworth owners ask
Do you work with manufacturers and machine shops?
Yes — Chatsworth's family-owned manufacturers and machine shops are a natural fit. Inventory and cost accounting, equipment depreciation, payroll for the shop floor, and the business return, all kept in step so nothing gets rebuilt at tax time.
Can you tell me what each product or job actually costs to make?
That's cost accounting, and it's one of the things we do. We load labor, materials, and overhead onto each job or unit so you can see your real margin and price against it — not a blended guess across the whole shop.
We bought new equipment. How does the depreciation work?
We handle Section 179 and bonus depreciation on your equipment and build out the depreciation schedule — so a big machinery purchase is timed and deducted the right way, not left on the table.
Do you handle inventory?
Yes — inventory is part of keeping a manufacturer's books right, from raw materials to work in process to finished goods. We set it up so your profit-and-loss and balance sheet actually reflect what's on the floor.
How much does it cost?
Tax preparation is flat-fee — individual returns from $350, self-employed from $650, and business returns from $850. Bookkeeping, payroll, and cost accounting are quoted as a flat fee based on your volume. You get the exact price in writing before we start.
You're in Santa Clarita — is that close to Chatsworth?
About twenty minutes over the 118, so we're close. Most work runs remotely through our secure portal, but we can come to the shop when it's easier, and we answer the same business day.
Let's talk about your Chatsworth shop.
One free 15-minute call. You'll leave with a firm price and a straight answer, whether or not you hire us.
Rather talk now? Call (661) 554-4495 — reach us during business hours and you'll hear back the same day.
Our team of federally licensed tax practitioners is admitted to practice before the Internal Revenue Service. This page is general information, not tax or accounting advice for your specific situation.