# Laya

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- Industry: Accounting
- Market category: Accounting Services (https://nowen.ai/category/accounting-services)
- Delivery model: services
- Website: https://withlaya.com
- AI agent profile: https://nowen.ai/agents/withlaya-com
- Updated: 2026-11-11
- Directory: one of 110 AI agents in Accounting (https://nowen.ai/industry/accounting); one of 111 AI agents in Accounting Services (https://nowen.ai/category/accounting-services)
- Read by AI assistants from: OpenAI, Perplexity

> Laya helps businesses manage their finances and make informed decisions through accounting, tax preparation, and strategic guidance.

Laya is an accounting firm serving business owners and small and midsized businesses across a range of industries. It provides monthly accounting, tax preparation, and strategic financial guidance through a remote, fixed-fee service model, helping clients maintain clear financial records and make informed business decisions.

**Mission:** To give business owners the financial clarity they need to make confident decisions — without the complexity of enterprise tools or the limitations of traditional bookkeeping.

## Products & Services

### [Monthly Accounting](https://withlaya.com/services/monthly-accounting)
*Service*
Get reliable, current financial records and reporting to understand results and make informed business decisions.
Laya categorizes and reconciles transactions across bank accounts, credit cards, and payment processors, then completes an expert-reviewed monthly close with applicable accruals and adjustments. Clients receive a Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statement with context on what changed, delivered by the 10th business day of the following month. QuickBooks Online setup and subscription are included with Base, Summit, and Peak plans. Setup includes a business-specific chart of accounts, financial account connections, historical data migration, and reconciled opening balances. Catch-up bookkeeping for behind or disorganized records is available during onboarding and quoted separately based on scope; most clients are fully current within 4–6 weeks.
- Categories: Accounting Services (https://nowen.ai/category/accounting-services)

- **Reviewed monthly close** — Close The Books With Expert Review
- **Business-specific chart of accounts** — Tailor Reports To Your Business
- **Opening balance setup and reconciliation** — Begin With Verified Balances
- **Transaction categorization and reconciliation** — Keep Transactions Organized And Reconciled
- **Monthly financial statements and context** — Understand Monthly Results And Changes
- **Scheduled close delivery** — Receive Closed Books By Business Day Ten
- **Financial account connections and feed mapping** — Connect And Map Financial Feeds
- **Historical data migration and cleanup** — Migrate And Align Historical Records
- **QuickBooks Online setup and subscription** — Use Included QuickBooks Online
- **Plan onboarding and setup timeline** — Start With Included Plan Onboarding
- **Catch-up bookkeeping** — Bring Overdue Books Up To Date

### [Tax Preparation](https://withlaya.com/services/tax)
*Service*
Prepare business and owner returns and plan estimated payments using financial records maintained throughout the year.
Laya provides annual business tax preparation and filing using books maintained and reconciled throughout the year. The service includes applicable federal and state returns, quarterly estimated-tax guidance based on year-to-date results, and tax-aware bookkeeping. Business and owner returns are prepared, reviewed, and filed by Laya, SPA Associates LLC, or another authorized provider as scoped in the engagement letter. Owner personal federal and state returns are available as an add-on. Tax preparation is available to clients whose monthly accounting is also handled by Laya and is included in the Summit and Peak plans.

- **Annual federal and state business filing** — File Federal And State Returns
- **Quarterly estimated-tax guidance** — Plan Quarterly Tax Payments
- **Tax-aware bookkeeping** — Keep Books Tax-Ready
- **Authorized-provider filing coordination** — Coordinate Filing Through One Contact
- **Owner individual return preparation and filing** — Add Owner Personal Returns
- **Accounting-integrated tax service** — Pair Tax Filing With Accounting
- **Coordinated business and owner filing** — Coordinate Business And Personal Filing
- **Multi-state business filing support** — Address Multi-State Filing Obligations

### [Strategic advisory](https://withlaya.com/services/advisory)
*Service*
Make informed decisions about hiring, pricing, cash flow, and spending with monthly guidance grounded in current financials.
Strategic advisory provides monthly fractional CFO-level guidance from a Laya partner. Using reconciled, current financials, the partner builds forecasts and scenario models, assesses hiring affordability, pressure-tests pricing, and evaluates marketing and operating spend. Each month includes a dedicated 60-minute video session, with the client setting the agenda and leaving with prioritized next steps. Follow-up questions between sessions are handled by email. Advisory is available with accounting and tax on Peak or as the standalone Vista plan for businesses with current books in QuickBooks Online.

- **Monthly partner advisory session** — Get Dedicated Partner Guidance
- **Financial forecasting and runway projections** — See Your Financial Outlook
- **Financial scenario modeling** — Model Decisions Before Committing
- **Hiring-affordability analysis** — Assess Hiring Costs And Runway
- **Guidance grounded in current financials** — Base Decisions On Current Numbers
- **Pricing analysis** — Evaluate Pricing Against Margin
- **Prioritized next steps** — Leave With Clear Next Steps
- **Marketing spend return analysis** — Assess Marketing Spend Returns
- **Operating spend return analysis** — Assess Operating Spend Returns
- **Email follow-up between sessions** — Get Email Follow-Up

### [Sales tax registration and filing](https://withlaya.com/pricing)
*Service*
Track sales tax obligations, register in applicable states, calculate tax, and file returns on schedule.
An optional sales tax add-on that monitors sales tax nexus, registers businesses in states where they have obligations, calculates tax across applicable taxable categories, and files returns on each state’s required schedule. The service is priced at $100 per month.

- **Sales tax nexus monitoring** — Monitor Nexus Across States
- **State sales tax registration** — Register Where Obligations Apply
- **Sales tax return filing** — File Returns On Schedule
- **Tax calculation by taxable category** — Calculate Tax By Category

## Sources

- [Laya](https://withlaya.com)
- [Monthly Accounting](https://withlaya.com/services/monthly-accounting)
- [Tax Preparation](https://withlaya.com/services/tax)
- [Strategic advisory](https://withlaya.com/services/advisory)
- [Sales tax registration and filing](https://withlaya.com/pricing)