Vienna, VA Bookkeeping Services
Vienna is where Maxim Liberty began. We opened our doors here on May 25, 2005, and Vienna’s restaurants, shops, and professional offices were among our very first clients. Twenty-one years and thousands of businesses later, we still keep books the same way we did in year one: a dedicated bookkeeper, daily transaction logging, and full transparency — now from just $75/month.
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We know the Town of Vienna’s license rules, Fairfax County’s property-tax filings, and the Northern Virginia compliance calendar because this is where we started. Every client gets a dedicated bookkeeper at $15/hour, reconciled books every month, and a 100% money-back guarantee on the first deposit.
On This Page
- Running the numbers in Vienna
- Vienna tax & compliance cheat sheet
- The town-vs-county trap
- What we handle
- Vienna FAQs
Running the Numbers in Vienna
Vienna’s business community is built around its walkable core: independent restaurants and cafés along Church Street, boutiques and specialty retail on Maple Avenue, and family-run service businesses that have anchored the town for decades, alongside the professional offices — law, medical, consulting — and light-industrial businesses near Mill Street. It is a town of owner-operators, and owner-operators are exactly who a $75/month dedicated bookkeeper was designed for. Restaurants juggling the town’s meals tax, retailers collecting 6% Northern Virginia sales tax, and home-based consultants tracking receipts for the town license all need the same thing: books that are reconciled monthly and ready when a deadline hits.
Vienna Tax & Compliance Cheat Sheet
| Obligation | Rate / Fee | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Town of Vienna business license — gross receipts ≤$50,000 | $30 flat | Renew by March 1; new businesses file within 30 days of starting |
| Town license — professional, financial & real estate services | $0.52 per $100 of gross receipts | March 1 |
| Town license — repair, personal & other services | $0.22 per $100 | March 1 |
| Town license — retail (incl. restaurants) | $0.17 per $100 | March 1 |
| Business tangible personal property (filed with Fairfax County) | $4.57 per $100 of depreciated value | File May 1 · pay October 5 |
| Town meals tax | 4% (raised from 3% on Jan 1, 2026) | Collected on every restaurant sale |
| Sales & use tax (Northern Virginia rate) | 6.0% | Monthly or quarterly filings |
Figures from the Town of Vienna’s 2026 license application and Fairfax County’s published schedules; confirm your classification with the town’s Finance Department.
The Town-vs-County Trap
The filing mistake we see most in Vienna: businesses inside town limits get their business license from the Town of Vienna instead of Fairfax County — but still file their business tangible personal property return with Fairfax County. New owners routinely license with the county (or pay both), then spend spring untangling it. And note the town’s 30-day registration window for new businesses — half the county’s 75 days. Clean books from day one make both filings a formality.
What We Handle for Vienna Businesses
Daily transaction logging, monthly reconciliations, and financials your CPA will actually compliment — plus restaurant bookkeeping that tracks the 4% meals tax cleanly, retail books with sales tax broken out, and trust-account-safe bookkeeping for law firms. Behind on your records? Catch-up bookkeeping is one of our specialties. See plans and pricing — every first deposit carries a 100% money-back guarantee.
Vienna Bookkeeping FAQs
Do I register my Vienna business with the town or Fairfax County?
Both, for different things. Your business license comes from the Town of Vienna (within 30 days of opening; renew by March 1). Your business tangible personal property return goes to Fairfax County (file May 1, pay October 5). You do not pay Fairfax County BPOL on top of the town license.
I run a home-based business in Vienna — do I need a license?
Yes. Home-based businesses in Vienna need the town business license like any storefront, and home occupations also require zoning approval. With gross receipts under $50,000 the license is a flat $30 — but it still must be filed by March 1.
What changed with Vienna’s meals tax?
The Town of Vienna raised its meals tax from 3% to 4% effective January 1, 2026. If you run a restaurant or café, your point-of-sale and your books need to track it separately from the 6% sales tax — exactly the kind of detail our restaurant bookkeeping clients never have to think about.
Maxim Liberty was founded in Vienna — do you still have an office there?
We were founded in Vienna on May 25, 2005, and we are proudly virtual today, headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Going virtual is what lets us offer a dedicated bookkeeper from $75/month — a fraction of what a local in-office bookkeeper costs — with overnight turnaround and books you can see online anytime.
What deadlines should a Vienna business have on the calendar?
March 1: town business license renewal and payment. May 1: Fairfax County business tangible personal property return. October 5: BTPP payment. The last day of your formation month: Virginia SCC annual fee. Monthly or quarterly: sales tax and meals tax remittances. We keep your books reconciled so each one is a form-fill, not a fire drill.
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Founded in Vienna in 2005. Dedicated bookkeeping from $75/month with a 100% money-back guarantee on your first deposit.