Tempe, Arizona
Payroll Services in Tempe, AZ
Payroll run on time for Tempe employers, with the records kept straight and every run posted into your books.
Why choose us
Why Tempe businesses choose CR Bookkeeping
Tempe runs on two clocks. Arizona State sets one of them, and the restaurants, bars and retail along Mill Avenue feel every week of the academic calendar. The Rio Salado corridor runs on the other, with software companies, staffing firms and professional services that have nothing to do with the semester at all.
Both are demanding in the books for different reasons. Hospitality means high card volume, tipped employees and payroll that has to be right every single run. Tech and services means project revenue, contractors who may or may not be contractors, and investors or lenders who want reports on a schedule. Neither tolerates a file that gets closed whenever there is time.
CR Bookkeeping Services is run by Robert Guararra from Fountain Hills, around Mill Avenue, Tempe Town Lake and the Rio Salado corridor. The work happens inside your accounting file, so you get a bookkeeper who knows the Tempe market without paying for anyone to sit in traffic.
Local industries
Who Robert works with in Tempe
Restaurants and bars
Software and tech startups
Staffing and professional services
Retail near Mill Avenue
Student housing and property management
Fitness and studios
What you get
What payroll covers in Tempe
Regular payroll runs on whatever cycle your team expects
Federal and Arizona withholding applied consistently every run
Payroll tax deposits and filings tracked against their due dates
Every run posted into the books so labor cost shows up correctly
Contractor payments tracked through the year for 1099s
W-2 and 1099 preparation handled alongside the year-end close
Your team gets paid right, every time
Deposit schedules stop being something you have to remember
Labor cost appears in your P&L instead of as a mystery lump
Getting started
How we start with Tempe businesses
01
Free consultation
A call about your business, your books, and what is actually going wrong. No charge and no pitch.
02
Books review
Robert opens your current file and tells you plainly what shape it is in and what it will take to fix.
03
Cleanup and catch-up
Anything behind gets brought current before the monthly work starts, so you are not paying to maintain a mess.
04
Monthly close
Reconciled books and a report in your inbox every month, on a date you can plan around.
Questions
Tempe questions we get asked
Do you handle tipped payroll for Tempe restaurants?
Yes. Tips, reporting and the payroll tax treatment that goes with them are part of the run, and the payroll is posted into the books so your labor cost shows up correctly in the profit and loss rather than as a lump sum you cannot break down.
How small is too small for payroll help?
There is no minimum that makes sense. Plenty of clients run payroll for two or three people. What matters is whether it is taking your attention and whether you are confident the withholding is right.
Can you take over an existing payroll setup?
Usually. Robert reviews how it is currently configured, tells you what he finds, and handles the transition so no pay run is missed.
Do you actually serve Tempe, or just list it?
Robert works from Fountain Hills and takes on clients across Tempe and the rest of the East Valley. Almost all of the work happens inside your accounting file, so being down the road matters less than being reachable, and he answers his own phone.
Get in touch
Talk to Robert about your books
A free consultation, no obligation. Bring your questions and, if you have one, your current QuickBooks file.
Phone
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm Arizona time.