Accounting & Bookkeeping
Small Business Bookkeeping
Monthly bookkeeping that keeps every account reconciled, every transaction categorized correctly, and your numbers ready whenever you need them.
Miami, Florida
Accepting new clients
Accounting that removes the panic, not just the paperwork.
Boutique small business accounting and tax services in Miami. Clean books by the 15th, planning that happens before deadlines instead of after them, and a Managing Director who reviews every engagement personally.
9+Years leading the firm
14Specialist services
15thStatements every month
20 minFree first call
Built on standards you can check
IRS e-file Authorized ProviderQuickBooks Online & DesktopAICPA Standards (SSARS)Florida DOR RegisteredEncrypted Client Portal
By the 15thMonthly statements, every month
Why owners call us
The stress isn’t the tax. It’s not knowing.
Most business owners we meet are not bad at running their business. They are simply operating without reliable numbers, and everything downstream of that gets harder.
- You find out how the year went in March, when nothing can be changed about it.
- Nobody has ever explained your numbers in language you can actually act on.
- Your accountant only speaks to you at filing time, and then it is already too late to plan.
- You are paying for compliance when what you needed was advice.
What we do
Accounting, tax and advisory: under one roof.
Fourteen services across bookkeeping, tax and advisory. Most clients start with one and grow into two or three as the business does.
Tax Services
Business Tax Preparation
Federal and Florida business returns prepared accurately, filed on time, and explained in language you can act on.
Tax Services
Tax Planning & Strategy
Proactive planning through the year, because by the time the return is being prepared, almost every lever has already been pulled.
Accounting & Bookkeeping
QuickBooks Setup & Cleanup
Rebuild a QuickBooks file that has drifted out of reality, or set one up correctly the first time, structured around how your business actually operates.
Accounting & Bookkeeping
Payroll Services
Payroll that runs on time, files itself correctly, and does not turn into a penalty notice six months later.
Accounting & Bookkeeping
Outsourced CFO & Controller
Senior financial leadership without a senior salary: forecasting, margin analysis, and someone in the room when the decision actually matters.
Why Kingsley
A boutique firm, on purpose.
We stayed small so that the person who reviews your work is the person whose name is on the door.
You work with a principal, not a queue
Kingsley is deliberately small. Dariel reviews every engagement, and you have a named accountant who knows your business rather than a support ticket number.
Proactive, not reactive
We plan in July and October, not in March when nothing can be changed. Planning clients get a mid-year and a Q4 review as standard, in writing.
Flat fees, agreed upfront
You get a fixed quote before work begins and it does not move without your agreement. No hourly surprises, and no hesitation about picking up the phone.
Plain English, always
If we cannot explain why a number is what it is in language you can act on, we have not finished the job. Jargon is usually a sign someone is hiding something.
How it works
Four steps, no mystery.
From the first call to an ongoing rhythm: here is exactly what working with us looks like.
1
Discovery call
A free 20-minute conversation about where you are, what is not working, and whether we are the right fit. No pitch.
2
Diagnostic review
We look at your books, your last return and your systems, then give you a written assessment of what needs fixing and what it costs.
3
Clean up and set up
We correct what is broken, structure your accounts properly, and build the monthly rhythm around how your business actually operates.
4
Ongoing advice
Monthly reporting you can read, planning reviews before deadlines matter, and an accountant who answers the phone when you call.
Dariel Kingsley
Managing Director
Meet the Managing Director
Fifteen years of getting other people’s numbers right.
Preparation doesn’t remove complexity, but it removes panic.
Dariel has led Kingsley Accounting Group since May 2017. Before founding the firm she managed audit and advisory services at PM+M Accounting LLP, served as Chief Financial Officer at Bekaert & Holland Accounting LLP, and worked in finance at Whitley Penn Accounting LLP.
That mix matters. Audit taught her where numbers break. The CFO seat taught her which numbers a business owner actually needs. Both inform how every engagement here is run.
Managing Director since 2017Kingsley Accounting Group, Miami
Audit & Advisory backgroundPM+M Accounting LLP
Former Chief Financial OfficerBekaert & Holland Accounting LLP
BS, Accounting & FinanceCalifornia State University, Fresno
Industries
We know your industry’s specifics.
Six specialties where the accounting genuinely differs, and where generic advice costs money.
Restaurants & Hospitality
Tip reporting, food cost tracking and the sales tax rules that catch every new operator.
Real Estate & Property
Agents, investors and property managers: depreciation, 1031s and entity structure.
Professional Services
Consultants, agencies and firms: utilization, entity structure and owner compensation.
Healthcare & Wellness
Practices, clinics and wellness studios: payer reconciliation and practice profitability.
Construction & Trades
Job costing, retainage, WIP schedules and bonding-ready financial statements.
E-commerce & Creators
Multi-state nexus, marketplace reconciliation, inventory and platform payouts.
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Client experience
What changes is the surprises stopping.
We came to Dariel with three years of books that did not tie to anything. She told us exactly what was wrong before quoting, fixed it in six weeks, and we finally understood our own margins for the first time.
Marisol ReyesOwner, Coral Way Bistro Group
The S corp conversation I had been putting off for two years took one meeting. She modeled it properly instead of just telling me to do it, and showed me the year it would actually start paying off.
Andre WhitfieldPrincipal, Whitfield Design Studio
What changed was the surprises stopping. Statements arrive by the 15th, we talk before deadlines rather than after, and I have not had a single unexpected tax bill since we moved to Kingsley.
Priya RaghunathanFounder, Brickell Wellness Collective
Common questions
Straight answers, before you call.
The questions we get asked most often, answered without hedging.
Most of our clients are owner-operated businesses between roughly $150,000 and $15 million in annual revenue, across South Florida. We also work with individuals whose returns have outgrown software: business owners, landlords, investors and people with multi-state income.
Yes. We are based in Miami and serve clients throughout Florida and across the United States. Federal tax work is location-independent, and we handle multi-state filings routinely. Most of our work happens by video call and secure portal, with in-person meetings available for local clients who prefer them.
Flat fees, agreed before work begins. Monthly services are a fixed monthly amount; project work such as cleanups and tax returns is quoted as a fixed price after we understand the scope. We do not bill hourly, because we would rather you called us than hesitated over the clock.
It is a 20-minute conversation, free and with no pitch. We ask what is not working, what you need, and what your deadlines are. If we are the right fit we propose next steps. If we are not, we will tell you and, where we can, point you somewhere better.
Through an encrypted client portal, not email. You get a login, upload documents as you receive them, and everything stays organized by year and category. Please never email tax documents containing Social Security numbers or account details.
Yes, and the transition is more routine than most people expect. We request your prior returns and accounting file, review them for anything that needs attention, and handle the handover. You do not need to have an awkward conversation first: many people tell their previous accountant only once the new arrangement is in place.
Insights
Plain-English guidance, published regularly.
Tax Season Without the Panic: A Six-Week Prep Plan
Tax season has its own personality. It shows up fast, it asks for documents you have not seen in years, and it always brings surprises. Here is the six-week plan we give clients so it stops being an emergency.
Dariel Kingsley
S-Corp vs. LLC in Florida: Which Actually Saves You Money?
The advice is always the same: "form an S corp, you will save on taxes." Sometimes that is right. Often it is not. Here is the actual arithmetic, with Florida numbers.
Dariel Kingsley
The QuickBooks Cleanup Checklist We Run Before Every Close
Most broken QuickBooks files break the same seven ways. Here is the checklist we run every month, in order, and what each item is really telling you.
Dariel Kingsley
Ready for books you can actually trust?
Book a free 20-minute consultation. We’ll look at where you are, tell you what needs fixing, and give you a flat-fee quote: no pressure, no jargon.