Manassas, VA Bookkeeping Services — Precision for a Manufacturing City
Manassas builds things: Micron’s 1,300-person semiconductor campus, BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin operations, and an aerospace ecosystem around Virginia’s busiest regional airport — alongside an Old Town Main Street of restaurants and shops. It is also an independent city with its own strict rule: the business license comes before you open, not after. Maxim Liberty has served the region since 2005 — from $75/month.
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Machine shops, aviation services, contractors, and Main Street storefronts get a dedicated bookkeeper at $15/hour with daily transaction logging, monthly reconciliations, and equipment schedules built for a manufacturing city’s property-tax rules. 100% money-back guarantee on the first deposit.
Running the Numbers in Manassas
Manufacturing and aviation businesses carry the region’s most equipment-intensive balance sheets — and Manassas prices that reality into its tax code with distinct rates for furniture, computers, and machine tools. Meanwhile the city’s generous $150,000 license threshold spares Main Street’s smaller storefronts entirely, and its March 1 renewal keeps everyone else on the regional rhythm. The catch is at the front door: no license, no opening day.
City of Manassas Tax Cheat Sheet
| Obligation | Rate / Fee | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Business license (BPOL) — gross receipts ≤$150,000 | No tax | License still required BEFORE beginning business |
| BPOL — professional services over $150,000 | $0.33 per $100 of gross receipts | Renew by March 1 |
| BPOL — business, personal & repair services over $150,000 | $0.22 per $100 (contractors $0.13) | March 1 |
| Business tangible property — furniture, fixtures & equipment | $3.60 per $100 of depreciated value | File April 15 · pay October 5 |
| Business tangible property — computers | $2.15 per $100 | April 15 / October 5 |
| Sales & use tax (Northern Virginia rate) | 6.0% | Monthly or quarterly filings |
Rates from the City of Manassas’ official 2026 schedules; confirm your classification with the city’s Commissioner of the Revenue.
What We Handle for Manassas Businesses
Manufacturers get production-aware books — materials, WIP, and finished goods tracked so margins are real — plus fixed-asset schedules that put each machine in the right depreciation class for the April 15 filing. Aviation and repair operations get work-order-level costing. Contractors get job-costed records. Old Town restaurants and retailers get POS-to-bank tie-outs with meals and sales taxes clean. And closing a business? Manassas offers a pro-rated license refund — one more number clean books make easy to claim.
Manassas Bookkeeping FAQs
When exactly do I need the Manassas business license?
Before you begin business — the city has no grace window, unlike Fairfax County’s 75 days or Loudoun’s 30. Build it into your opening checklist alongside the lease and the buildout, then renew each March 1.
How is our shop equipment taxed?
Furniture, fixtures, machinery, and equipment are assessed at $3.60 per $100 of depreciated value (computers at $2.15), with returns due April 15 and payment October 5. Equipment-heavy businesses benefit most from a maintained asset schedule — assessments start at 80% of original cost and step down annually, so stale records mean overpaying.
We’re under $150,000 in revenue — do we owe license tax?
No tax below $150,000 — one of the region’s most generous thresholds — but the license itself is still required before opening, and the March 1 renewal keeps it active.
Do you have a Manassas office?
We are fully virtual — founded in Vienna, Virginia in 2005 and headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico today. Dedicated bookkeeper from $75/month, daily logging, and a 100% money-back guarantee on your first deposit.
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