Clean books every month. Clear numbers you can actually use.
PaperWerks keeps your QuickBooks closed, reconciled and ready for tax time, for one flat monthly price. You work with a real person who explains things in plain English.
Books Health Scan
We take a read-only look at your QuickBooks and tell you, in writing:
- What’s right and what’s wrong in your books
- How far behind you are, if at all
- What it takes to fix it, and which package fits
Report within 2 business days after we can see your QuickBooks. We change nothing in your file.
Request my free scanHow it works
Three steps, and you never have to visit an office.
Free Health Scan
Give us read-only access to QuickBooks. We send a written report and walk you through it on a short video call.
Pick your package
Flat monthly price based on your average monthly expenses. Sign and pay in your secure client portal.
Books closed every month
We categorize, reconcile and close each month, then send your reports. Behind? We catch you up first.
Simple, flat monthly pricing
No hourly surprises. Your price is set by your average monthly expenses.
Clean Books
Accurate, reconciled books closed every month.
- Every bank and card account reconciled
- Profit & loss and balance sheet by the 20th of the next month
- Unlimited questions answered by your PaperWerks team
Clean Books + Insight
Everything in Clean Books, plus numbers that help you decide.
- Monthly package with a plain-English summary of what changed and why
- Key numbers: gross margin, cash runway, days to get paid
- Quarterly 45-minute review call
Catch-Up & Cleanup
Behind or a mess? We bring it current.
Payroll
+ $8 per employee per month.
Sales & Franchise Tax
Texas sales tax filing; franchise tax from $195/yr.
1099s, QuickBooks Setup, LLC
One-time projects, flat price.
Hire John Love.
Most bookkeepers have only ever seen the books. John B. Love III has also sat where the big money decisions get made. He helped govern a Texas city through boom and bust. He was elected President of the Texas Municipal League, which speaks for Texas cities at the Capitol. He has been recognized nationally for local leadership. The Governor appointed him to the Border Trade Advisory Committee. He chaired the board that plans West Texas highways, and was the first chairman of a spaceport corporation.
He brings all of that to your books every month. When John looks at your numbers, he isn’t just checking boxes. He’s asking what they mean for the business you’re trying to build, and he tells you in plain English.
A family firm. PaperWerks was founded in Midland in 1990 by John’s mother, Joan Love-Davis. John has led it since 2008.
Helped govern the City of Midland
Midland City Council, 2013–2020, and twice Mayor Pro Tem (2014 and 2019), voting on multi-million-dollar city budgets through oil booms and busts.
For you: someone who has signed off on a city’s budget treats your $20,000 month with the same care.
110th President, Texas Municipal League
Elected to lead the league that speaks for Texas cities at the Capitol, 2018–19. TML Leadership Fellow and Certified Municipal Officer.
For you: permits, zoning, utility rates, property and sales taxes, local ordinances. John knows how city decisions land on business owners, and how to make your voice heard when one affects you.
Appointed by the Governor on border trade
Governor Greg Abbott’s Border Trade Advisory Committee, 2014–2019, working on how goods, trucks and people cross the Texas–Mexico border.
For you: if you buy, sell or ship across the border, John understands how border crossings, freight and trade rules drive your costs and margins.
Chairman of the Permian Basin MPO
Policy board, 2014–2019, and Chairman in 2016 of the planning organization that plans how state and federal transportation dollars are spent in the region.
For you: trucking, logistics, delivery and construction clients get someone who knows how TxDOT and USDOT projects are planned and paid for.
First Chairman, Midland Spaceport Development Corp.
Led the corporation created to bring commercial space and aerospace business to Midland.
For you: John has helped build something new from a blank page, and he knows the startup math that goes with it.
Chairman, Midland Planning & Zoning
Commissioner 1994–2002 and Chairman in 2000, reviewing zoning cases, site plans and how the city grows.
For you: buying a building, adding a location or changing what a property is used for? John knows how the permit and zoning process actually works.
BA in Economics, summa cum laude
UT Permian Basin, 2002. QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor with the Elite badge. 2024 nominee for U.S. Congress, Texas District 6.
For you: John explains what rates, oil prices and the local economy mean for your business, before they show up in your numbers.
Years of board service across Midland
Founding treasurer of the Midland County Fair. Board service with Big Brothers Big Sisters, Goodwill, the Midland Jaycees, the Midland Hispanic Chamber, the Hispanic Cultural Center and the Midland Community Development Corporation.
For you: customers choose businesses that show up for their community. John knows what that is worth, and he’ll help you give back in a way that builds your name and keeps the books right.
Recognized nationally, serving clients nationwide
Took part in the National League of Cities, and was named a “State and Local Leader of the Week” by George Mason University’s Center for State and Local Leadership (2018). A longtime member of national fraternal organizations. Today PaperWerks serves clients in North Carolina, Indiana and other states.
For you: wherever your business is, you get John, plus a view of how businesses and cities across the country handle the same problems you face.
Business, civic, political, fraternal and community relationships across Midland, the Permian Basin, Texas and the nation. When it helps, John can open a door or make a well-placed introduction.
Industries John has kept the books for
What clients say
Long-time clients, in their own words.
“I’ve been with PaperWerks for over 20 years! Their understanding of taxes, accounting and business has helped my company grow!”
“They helped us with our payroll taxes, rebuilt our company books and took care of us for years.”
“Integrity, focus, and a big heart and care for small businesses.”
100% online. No office visits.
Based in Midland and Dallas–Fort Worth, serving businesses nationwide.
Video call or phone
Meet by Microsoft Teams video call or phone, at a time you book online.
Secure client portal
Share documents, sign, pay and answer our questions in one place. Nothing by mail.
English or Spanish
Emails, letters and key pages in both languages. Hablamos español.
Find out where your books stand. Free.
Written report within 2 business days after we can see your QuickBooks.
Request my free Books Health ScanOr call 432-235-0029