I’m Farid Gehi, a licensed California CPA. When you hire this practice, you get me — no call center, no junior staff, no handoffs. Tax, payroll, books, and statements, handled by the same person who answers your call.
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The old way
Tired of the accounting runaround?
Most owners don’t leave their accountant over the work. They leave over the silence, the handoffs, and the surprises. Here is how this practice runs instead:
Your CPA won’t call back
You leave a message, an assistant takes a note, and tax season arrives with your questions still open.
Here: the phone is the practice. One number reaches the CPA who does your work — (949) 464-7632.
You got handed to a junior
You hired a name partner and got a first-year staffer who has never seen your business before.
Here: there is no junior. I do the work myself, and every return is reviewed and signed by Farid Gehi, CPA.
The bill surprised you
An hourly meter you couldn’t see, running on questions you were afraid to ask.
Here: fixed, upfront pricing. You approve the fee before the work starts — no hourly surprises.
Your bank asked for a WIP schedule
And your accountant went quiet — because contractor accounting was never really their thing.
Here: WIP schedules, job costing, and certified payroll are core work — prepared to the standard your bank and bonding company expect.
Services
Everything you hand a CPA — handled by one.
Six service lines, one person accountable for all of them. Book any of them directly: every service call starts with a free initial consult.
Flagship specialty
Construction Expertise
Construction accounting, WIP schedules, job costing, and over/under billings for contractors. Bonding- and bank-ready financials.
A work-in-progress schedule is the one report your bank and your bonding company actually read. This is a sample board — tap any job to see what each line means, who asks for it, and what I do with it.
Work-in-Progress ScheduleSample data
JobContract priceCosts to date% completeBilled to datePosition
Contract price
$2,400,000
Costs to date
$1,500,000
Estimated total cost
$2,000,000
Percent complete
75%
Revenue earned
$1,800,000
Billed to date
$1,650,000
What this line means
You’ve earned $1,800,000 of this contract but billed only $1,650,000. The missing $150,000 is work you’ve already paid to perform — and until it’s billed, your statements understate how strong this job really is.
Who asks for it
Your bank reads this line on every draw request. Your bonding company prices your capacity off it.
What I do with it
I reconcile job costs to the ledger every month, so percent complete and billings never drift apart — and I flag under-billing before it turns into a cash-flow problem.
Contract price
$860,000
Costs to date
$688,000
Estimated total cost
$800,000
Percent complete
86%
Revenue earned
$739,600
Billed to date
$790,000
What this line means
Billings are running $50,400 ahead of the work actually performed. That cash isn’t profit — it’s a liability you owe the job, and it comes back out of your pocket if the schedule slips.
Who asks for it
A bonding underwriter sees over-billing first. It’s the fastest way to watch your bonding line shrink.
What I do with it
I true billings up against percent complete every month and show you the position in plain numbers — no surprises at renewal, audit, or year-end.
Contract price
$475,000
Costs to date
$118,750
Estimated total cost
$475,000
Percent complete
25%
Revenue earned
$118,750
Billed to date
$118,750
What this line means
At 25% complete, billings exactly match earned revenue — this job is tracking clean. The number to watch now is the estimate itself: percent complete is only as honest as the cost-to-complete behind it.
Who asks for it
Your lender wants this schedule before releasing the next draw. I want it before your quarterly estimates are set.
What I do with it
I update the cost-to-complete with you as the job develops, so an overrun gets caught at 25% — while you can still do something about it — not at 95%.
Every figure on this board is sample data, shown so you can see how the schedule reads. Your board is built from your job-cost ledger.
Both calls are one hour — and each starts with a free initial consult.
Who I help
Built for owners who run the work.
Flagship
Contractors
WIP schedules, job costing, certified payroll, and statements your bank and bonding company can rely on — in Sage 100 Contractor, Sage 300 CRE, Foundation, or QuickBooks.
Payroll, bookkeeping, and tax that keep pace with a business that runs on weekly cycles.
Dentists & Medical Practices
Practice bookkeeping, payroll, and returns — handled by your CPA personally.
Real Estate Investors
Returns, K-1s, and planning that keep up with a growing portfolio.
Trucking
Bookkeeping, payroll, and tax filings, handled on schedule.
Book a call
Pick your call. I’ll be the one on it.
Every booking on this page is a phone call with Farid Gehi, CPA — I call you at the number you provide. Start with the free consultation, or go straight to the service you need.
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Farid Gehi, CPALicensed California CPA · Covina, CA
Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor
Meet Farid
Big-firm depth. First-name basis.
I spent over a decade at a top-10 national accounting firm before opening my own practice in Covina. For more than 12 years I’ve helped small businesses with their taxes, payroll, and books — and I started this practice so owners could get that depth without the big-firm runaround.
When you work with me, there is no handoff. I prepare and review the work, I sign every return, and when you call (949) 464-7632, I’m the one who picks up.
Contractors especially: I build WIP schedules and job-cost reports in the systems you already run — Sage 100 Contractor, Sage 300 CRE, Foundation, and QuickBooks — and I prepare statements to the standard your bank and bonding company expect.
Licensed California CPA
12+ years of tax & accounting experience
Over a decade at a top-10 national accounting firm
Fair, upfront pricing. You know the fee before we start.
Fixed, upfront pricing — no hourly surprises. The free consultation ends with a fixed-price quote, and nothing begins until you’ve approved it.
1
Book the free consultation
Thirty minutes, by phone, with me — not a salesperson.
2
Tell me what you need
Taxes, payroll, books, statements — or the notice sitting on your desk.
3
Get a fixed-price quote
One number, in plain terms, before any work begins.
Send a message
Send a message and I’ll get back to you within one business day.
Straight answers
Questions, answered straight
Who will actually do my work?
I will. This is a one-CPA practice: you work directly with me on every engagement, and every return is reviewed and signed by Farid Gehi, CPA. There is no call center and no junior staff to hand you off to — the person you talk to is the person who does the work.
Are you a CPA?
Yes — I’m a licensed California CPA, and a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. Before opening my own practice, I spent over a decade at a top-10 national accounting firm, and I’ve helped small businesses with their taxes and accounting for more than 12 years.
What will it cost?
You know the fee before we start. There are no hourly surprises: book the free 30-minute consultation, tell me what you need, and the call ends with a fixed-price quote. Nothing begins until you’ve approved it.
I run a construction company. What do you handle for contractors?
The full construction picture: WIP schedules, job costing, and over/under billings; certified payroll for public-works jobs; and compilations and reviews prepared to the standard banks, bonding companies, and lenders expect. I work in Sage 100 Contractor, Sage 300 CRE, and Foundation, as well as QuickBooks.
Where are you located — do we have to meet in person?
I’m based in Covina, and I serve clients all over California — Orange County, Los Angeles, and the Inland Empire included. Every engagement runs by phone, so distance never slows the work down: book a call and I’ll be the one who rings you.
I got an IRS or FTB notice. Can you help?
Yes. I handle IRS and FTB notices, unfiled returns, payment plans, and audit representation. Bring the notice to the free consultation and I’ll tell you plainly where you stand and what happens next.
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Let’s talk about your numbers.
Thirty minutes, free, no obligation — and you’ll be talking to the CPA who’ll actually do the work.
Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor