About us

Built for Florida Construction & Trades

Specialists in bookkeeping, advisory, and tax for Florida construction, contractors, and the trades.

Our focus

Built Around How Construction Actually Runs

Every part of the firm — chart of accounts, monthly reports, tax moves — is tuned for Florida construction, contractors, and the trades. We built it around the details that actually move margin on a job.

  • Job Costing by Phase

    Margin by job, phase, crew, and cost code — not a single P&L line that hides where the real profit is.

  • WIP & Over/Under Billings

    Work in progress and billing position tracked monthly, so you always know where a job stands.

  • Subcontractor 1099s

    Every sub, every form, tracked all year — no last-minute scramble in January.

  • Florida Sales Tax on Materials

    County-by-county rates and exemptions tracked per project, not dropped into a flat QuickBooks field.

  • Equipment Depreciation

    Section 179 and bonus depreciation structured around how you actually use the equipment on site.

  • Retainage & Progress Billing

    Accounted for the way construction contracts actually pay — not how generic accounting assumes.

Meet the owners

The People Behind the Books

Ian leads the bookkeeping, advisory, and tax work for every client. Brandie runs the firm's operations so the team can focus on client work.

Ian and Brandie Atkinson-Baker, founders of Strategic Accounting LLC

Ian Atkinson-Baker

Lead Accountant · IRS Enrolled Agent

Ian grew up in and around a family business, where he saw firsthand how much good financial records and steady cash flow decide whether a small company thrives or fails. He holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and is pursuing his CPA license.

As an IRS Enrolled Agent, Ian is federally authorized to represent clients before the IRS — the same tier of practice rights CPAs and attorneys hold in tax matters. He handles every engagement personally: the books, the monthly walkthroughs, and the tax return sit with him from day one.

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Brandie Atkinson-Baker

Co-Owner · Office Manager

Brandie keeps the firm running so Ian can focus entirely on client work. Her father owned a small business that ultimately failed — mostly because of poor financial management — an early lesson in how much solid bookkeeping matters to a small operation.

After marrying Ian and working in his family's business, she saw the other side of that story: owners who ran a thriving operation by keeping the books in order and making decisions grounded in the numbers. That contrast is part of why she and Ian started Strategic Accounting — to help other small firms avoid the trap her father fell into.

Credentials

Certified to Represent You

Earned certifications that let us represent clients before the IRS and work fluently across the platforms you already use.

  • IRS Enrolled Agent — authorized to practice before the Internal Revenue Service
  • QuickBooks Online Certification Level 2 — Intuit
  • Xero Certified Advisor
  • Certified Digital Bookkeeper (CDB) badge

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You Run the Jobs. We'll Run the Numbers.

A free 30-minute call with Ian. Tell us what you're running, we'll tell you if we're a good fit, and we'll propose a path forward — no commitment, no sales funnel.

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