Fondo 🧾 Service

What you get

Fondo handles bookkeeping, corporate tax filing and tax credits for startups. Prices on the pricing page are "as low as" figures:

• Bookkeeping, annual close: from $950 a year (pre-seed).
• Bookkeeping, quarterly close: from $1,198 a quarter (pre-seed).
• Bookkeeping, monthly close: from $399 a month (listed at $499, limited-time offer), for seed and later.
• Catch-up bookkeeping: from $950.
• TaxPass corporate taxes: from $1,450 a year (listed at $1,950, limited-time offer), with a dedicated tax accountant, federal Form 1120, one state corporate filing, the Delaware franchise tax filing and one foreign shareholder filing. Extra state filings and forms such as 5472, 5471 and 114 are from $500 each.
• R&D tax credit study (Form 6765): price not shown.

Who qualifies

The page says Fondo is built for Delaware C corp startups, from pre-seed to Series B, VC-backed or bootstrapped, with US or international founders.

Good to know

• Plans can be paused or cancelled at any time.
• Final prices may vary from the "as low as" figures.
• The annual-close plan works out at about $79 a month, which suits a pre-seed company with few transactions.
• International founders with a Delaware C corp often need Form 5472; it is an add-on here.

Verdict

Fondo is a focused choice for Delaware C corps that want taxes and books handled cheaply in the early years. The annual-close plan plus TaxPass covers most pre-seed needs; check the add-ons if you have foreign shareholders or several states.

1. Open the Fondo pricing page and choose a bookkeeping cadence (annual, quarterly or monthly).
2. Add TaxPass for your corporate tax and Delaware franchise tax filings.
3. Sign up and connect your bank and card accounts.
4. Add any extra state or foreign-shareholder filings you need.
5. Ask about an R&D tax credit study if you have qualifying R&D spend.