Fractional Controller Services in the United States
We give you accrual-grade accounting and management reporting you can run the business on. Delivered to US GAAP for US businesses, priced in USD.
Most US companies hit the controller gap somewhere past a million in revenue: the bookkeeper is accurate but the close is slow, nobody owns revenue recognition, and the monthly reports do not answer the questions leadership is actually asking. A fractional controller owns the close and the controls that sit behind it.
The accrual boundary is the real work. Cash-basis QuickBooks is fine until deferred revenue, prepaid expenses or an investor asking for US GAAP statements makes it not fine, and the 1120 or 1120-S your CPA files should be prepared from those same accrual accounts rather than from a separate reconciliation nobody can follow.
The deadlines we track against your ledger.
| Obligation | Frequency | Due | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Form 1120 (C-corporation return)C-corporations on a calendar year | Annual | 15 April | IRS |
| Form 1120-S / Form 1065 (S-corp and partnership returns)S-corporations and partnerships on a calendar year | Annual | 15 March | IRS |
| Estimated tax instalments | Quarterly | 15 April, 15 June, 15 September, 15 January | IRS |
Last reviewed against the source . These are the standard dates. Extensions through a registered agent, a non-calendar year end, and volume-based filing frequencies all shift them — confirm your own dates with IRS. This is general information, not tax advice.
Controller deliverables
- Month-end close ownership
- Accrual accounting & revenue recognition
- Management reporting packs
- Internal controls & approval policies
- Financial review & variance analysis
QuickBooks Online
We run the close inside QuickBooks Online or NetSuite depending on your size, layer approval workflows through Bill.com or Airbase, and report through the tooling your board already reads rather than introducing another dashboard.
A worked example, in your currency.
A Delaware-incorporated SaaS company, 4,200 transactions a month, selling into 14 states.
- In-house bookkeeper (fully loaded, per month)
- $5,800
- Salt bookkeeping + controller layer
- $1,850
- Monthly saving
- $3,950
Fully loaded cost assumes salary plus payroll taxes, benefits, software seats and management time — not base salary alone.
The framework your United States accounts are held to.
We prepare to US GAAP, as codified by the FASB. These are the bodies that set that framework and the authorities you file with — linked so you can verify the standard rather than take our word for it.
- Professional bodyAICPAAmerican Institute of Certified Public AccountantsSets US professional and ethical standards for CPAs.
- Standards setterFASBFinancial Accounting Standards BoardIssues the US GAAP codification we prepare accounts to.
- RegulatorIRSInternal Revenue ServiceFederal tax authority — filings, deadlines and guidance.
Listed for reference. Salt Accounting Group is not stating membership, registration or affiliation with any of these organisations. Where a filing must be lodged by a registered local agent, it is — your agent keeps the lodgement and the professional sign-off.
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Tell us where you trade and what shape the books are in. You get scope, price and a start date in writing within one business day — no obligation.