Why ATL Bookkeeper

Practical financial support, without the runaround.

ATL Bookkeeper combines disciplined bookkeeping with the broader perspective of McDermott, Cruzet & Co., Tax Advisors. The result is a remote service designed to help owners get current, stay organized, and understand what the numbers mean.

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One connected view

Bookkeeping is the operating story of the business.

When the books fall behind, the cost is larger than an untidy software file. Owners lose time reconstructing transactions, tax preparation becomes more difficult, and reports stop answering the questions needed for hiring, spending, and growth.

ATL Bookkeeper was built around a more useful sequence: understand the problem, organize the source records, reconcile the core accounts, explain the results, and create a process that can be repeated. That applies whether the starting point is a historical cleanup or a monthly close.

As a service of McDermott, Cruzet & Co., Tax Advisors, we can view bookkeeping in the context of tax preparation and business decisions while keeping the work and engagement scope clearly defined.

Leadership & advisory team

Experience behind the conversation.

Bookkeeping questions often connect to reporting, tax readiness, and business decisions. Our leadership combines hands-on financial operations with experienced tax perspective while keeping each engagement's scope clear.

Managing advisor

Alex Cruzet, MAcc, MBA

Alex is an accounting and business-management professional who helps owners connect accurate books to clearer operating decisions. He holds master's degrees in accounting and business administration, and his work spans bookkeeping operations, financial reporting, tax-oriented advisory, and process improvement.

His work serving Atlanta-area businesses through ATLbookkeeper.com dates to 2013. Today, Alex leads the service's Florida-based remote model and brings experience supporting mid-market financial management and reporting.

Master of Accounting
Master of Business Administration
Atlanta service history since 2013

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Senior tax & accounting advisor

Larry McDermott

Larry brings more than 35 years of tax experience. His background includes federal and multi-state tax compliance, planning, and strategy for businesses and high-income individuals.

As a senior tax and accounting advisor, Larry brings experienced tax judgment to questions that sit beyond day-to-day bookkeeping. That perspective helps the team identify when a bookkeeping matter may require a more specialized tax conversation.

More than 35 years in tax
Federal & multi-state focus
Tax planning & strategy

ATL Bookkeeper and McDermott, Cruzet & Co., Tax Advisors are not CPA firms. We provide bookkeeping, tax preparation, and advisory services within the scope stated in each client engagement. We do not provide audits, reviews, compilations, attest engagements, or other assurance services.

How we work

Four standards guide every engagement.

Clarity before complexity

We explain the condition of the books, the work in scope, and the questions still open without hiding behind accounting language.

A supportable record

The goal is not to make a balance look right. It is to organize the records carefully enough that the result can be understood and supported.

Advice connected to evidence

Business guidance starts with reliable information and a specific decision—not a generic dashboard or a promise about future results.

Scope without surprises

We identify what is included, what you need to provide, and which services sit outside our work before the engagement begins.

A transparent remote model

Atlanta-focused. Florida-based. Fully remote.

Who we serve

Small-business owners throughout greater Atlanta who need better bookkeeping structure, tax-ready records, QuickBooks help, or a clearer financial conversation.

How we collaborate

Consultation, document exchange, bookkeeping work, follow-up, and report discussion are handled remotely through an agreed process.

What we do not claim

We do not maintain a Georgia office and are not a CPA firm. We do not provide audits, reviews, compilations, attest engagements, or other assurance services.

Your next step

Start with a conversation that leaves you clearer.

Spend a full hour explaining the business, the condition of the records, and the outcome you need. We will recommend a practical next step without judgment or pressure.

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