When you’re self-employed, your business finances and personal finances are tightly connected. That makes it even more important to keep clean books, separate business activity, and know where you actually stand.

Black Hills Accounting helps self-employed professionals get organized, stay compliant, and make confident decisions about taxes and owner pay. You get practical support, not lectures—systems you can actually follow, and explanations in plain language instead of accounting jargon.

Ideal Structures

Freelancers, independent contractors, one-person LLCs and S-corps, gig workers with multiple income streams, and professionals transitioning from W-2 to self-employment.

What We Handle for the Self-Employed

• Set up or clean up bookkeeping so business and personal aren’t tangled.
• Track income from multiple platforms, clients, or 1099s.
• Organize expenses so you capture legitimate deductions without chaos.
• Provide clear reports you can share with your tax preparer.
• Help you understand what’s available for owner draws or payroll.
• Build simple routines to keep things current month after month.

The result: a cleaner picture of your business, fewer surprises at tax time, and more confidence in how you pay yourself.