About
Who is behind the books
Watson Me Accounting LLC is a Chicago bookkeeping and small-business accounting support practice owned by Michael Edgar Watson — accurate records, plain language, and predictable pricing.
Watson Me Accounting LLC is a Chicago bookkeeping and small-business accounting support practice, owned and run by Michael Edgar Watson.
The practice was built around a simple observation: most small businesses do not need a large firm — they need their records kept accurately, their month closed on schedule, and reports they can actually read. That is the whole focus here. Practical financial record management, done carefully, at a price published in advance.
The work is deliberately narrow: keep the records accurate, keep them organized, and hand over reports the owner can use to run the business — or hand to a tax preparer without apology. What we do not do is just as clear, and it is stated plainly below.
How we work
What you can count on
No biography, no wall of credentials — just the standards the work is held to, every month.
Accuracy
A number that arrives fast and wrong is worse than no number. Every account is reconciled before anything is reported, and every adjustment carries a written explanation.
Organization
Records are filed once, in the right place, so nothing has to be reconstructed later. Order is the service — everything else follows from it.
Attention to detail
The small things are the job: the duplicate charge, the mis-coded expense, the balance that is off by a few dollars. We look until it ties out.
Dependable support
Books close on the same schedule every month, reports arrive on a fixed date, and questions get an answer within one business day.
Clear communication
Reports come with a short written note in ordinary English about anything unusual. No jargon, and no surprise invoices for asking a question.
Confidentiality-minded service
Financial records are handled in access-controlled systems, shared through secure channels, and never discussed outside the engagement. What is in your books stays in your books.
Our professional scope
Watson Me Accounting LLC provides bookkeeping and small-business accounting support services. We are not a CPA firm, tax firm, financial advisory firm, law firm, or audit firm, and we do not provide tax, legal, investment, audit, or attest services.
If your records need attention, request a consultation — or review the services and published pricing first.