For small business owners

Accounting you can run the business from.

1822 Business Consulting LLC keeps the books for small businesses — then puts the P&L, cash, payroll, and jobs on a dashboard you can actually use.

  • Built for small business owners
  • Secure document portal
  • S-corps & shops
  • IRS notice support
  • Franklin, NC

What we do

Books first. Dashboard included. Tax when you need it.

For owners who outgrew a shoebox and a tax-season scramble. Accounting includes a custom dashboard that looks like your company — P&L, cash, payroll, vendors, and jobs.

Accounting & bookkeeping

Monthly closes, payroll, and a custom owner dashboard — P&L, cash, expenses, vendors, and jobs — so you can see the business, not just the return.

Tax preparation

Individual, 1099, S-corp, and partnership returns with a named preparer and a review before e-file.

Business consulting

Cash-flow, pricing, entity choice, and operating cadence for owners who need a sounding board, not a slide deck.

Tax planning

Quarterly estimates, withholding strategy, retirement contributions, and year-end moves before December closes.

IRS & state notices

We read the letter with you, gather the file, and handle the response so a notice does not become a crisis.

Catch-up & cleanup

Unfiled years, messy books, and a practical plan to get current without pretending the backlog is simple.

Federal snapshot

See the direction of your 2026 return

A lightweight federal estimate using standard deduction and 2026 brackets. Useful for a conversation — not a substitute for prep.

Uses 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction only. No credits, state tax, or AMT. Directional — not a filing.

Estimate

Likely refund

$3,390

Standard deduction
$16,100
Taxable income
$75,900
Estimated federal tax
$11,410
Withheld
$14,800

How it works

A process that stays predictable

No mystery status emails. You always know what we need, who owns the file, and what happens next.

  1. 01

    Short intake

    Tell us whether you need books, tax, or advisory. We confirm fit and send a document list the same day.

  2. 02

    Secure upload

    Drop statements, W-2s, and prior-year PDFs into a portal. No attachments in open email.

  3. 03

    Work the file

    We prepare, close the books, or scope the engagement — then walk the work with you before anything files.

  4. 04

    Stay on cadence

    Accepted returns, monthly accounting, and a planning note so next quarter is quieter than the last.

The owners

You work with the people who own the firm.

Dylan and Christie Castle own 1822 Business Consulting LLC. They take the consult, keep the books, and sign the return — not a rotating staff. Direct line: (828) 479-5001.

  • Owned by Dylan & Christie Castle
  • Based in Franklin, NC — remote nationwide
  • Named owners on accounting and on tax
  • Same people from intake through e-file

DC

Dylan Castle

Co-owner

On the consult, the engagement, and the cadence. If you call the firm, you are calling one of the owners — not a queue.

CC

Christie Castle

Co-owner

On the books, the owner dashboard, tax, and advisory. The file stays with the people who own the practice.

Season note

Don’t wait for the April crunch

Planning and consulting conversations close in December. Extension, catch-up, and complex-return slots fill first. Book intake now even if documents are still arriving.

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Questions

Straight answers

How do clients log in?

Use Dashboard login — it sends you to the live client dashboard sign-in with the email from intake. The Dashboard sample is a public walkthrough of the same kind of P&L view, without opening a live file.

Who actually does the work?

Dylan and Christie Castle. 1822 is their LLC: accounting and tax sit with the owners who took your consult, not a pool of seasonal preparers.

Do you only work during tax season?

No. Tax prep peaks in spring, but bookkeeping, monthly closes, consulting, notices, and estimated payments happen all year.

Can I stay remote?

Yes. We are based in Franklin, NC and work remote nationwide. Meetings are video or phone. Documents should move through an encrypted portal — never this public form.

How are fees set?

Simple individual returns use starting fees. Accounting retainers, consulting projects, multi-state, and catch-up work are quoted after intake so the scope is honest.

Do you work with existing bookkeepers or software?

Yes. We can take over the books, review what you already run in QuickBooks or similar, or sit alongside an in-house person.

Start here

Request a consultation

Tell us whether you need books, tax, or consulting, and whether a notice is involved. We reply within two business days.

1822 Business Consulting LLC
Dylan & Christie Castle, owners
Franklin, NC
info@1822businessconsulting.com
(828) 479-5001

Or email info@1822businessconsulting.com. Do not upload SSNs or tax documents here.