Burr Business Service

What Burr Business Service does

Burr Business Service is a family-owned accounting firm headquartered at 1655 South 25th Street in Lincoln, Nebraska, founded in 1971 by Mary Burr and currently led by her daughter Barbara Burr, who holds an Enrolled Agent (EA) designation. The firm provides bookkeeping and write-up services, full-service payroll processing, individual and business tax preparation and planning, sales tax services, business entity selection consulting, financial statement preparation, buying/selling-a-business advisory, IRS representation, and general business consulting to small businesses, individuals, corporations, and partnerships, primarily in the Lincoln/Nebraska market.

The firm's underlying technology stack is conventional: standard accounting/bookkeeping software, IRS e-file systems, and SmartVault as a secure client portal for encrypted document exchange. The firm holds authorized IRS E-file provider status and emphasizes compliance with federal privacy standards for file transfers. Operations center on a single physical office augmented by Zoom appointments and drop-off workflows during tax season, with website and Facebook serving as the only formal digital marketing channels.

The business model is professional services revenue: quote-based fees tied to the complexity of tax returns, bookkeeping scope, and payroll volume. Customers are acquired primarily through word-of-mouth referrals and long-tenured community relationships built over 53 years of continuous operation. Staff currently consists of approximately five personnel — the leader, a payroll specialist (Jill S), two general staff members (Chananne S, Chris G), and a client services representative (Carrie R). No outside investment, institutional ownership, or expansion beyond the single Lincoln location is disclosed.

Name

Burr Business Service

Legal name

Burr Business Service

Website

https://burrbusiness.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Burr Business Service is a family-owned accounting firm in Lincoln, Nebraska, founded in 1971, providing bookkeeping, payroll processing, tax preparation and planning, IRS representation, and business consulting to small businesses, individuals, corporations, and partnerships in the local Nebraska market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accounting and Tax Services

NAICS

Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (5412), Payroll Services (541214)

SIC

Services-Business Services, Nec (7389)

akta.pro primary industry

Accounting & Bookkeeping Services (BPAHABAC)

Keywords

• Bookkeeping services
• Payroll processing
• Tax preparation
• Small business accounting
• Income tax filing

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: Provides bookkeeping, payroll processing, and income tax preparation services to individuals and businesses on a professional services basis. Revenue is generated through service fees for these professional accounting and tax services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Burr Business Service is a full-service accounting firm delivering integrated bookkeeping, payroll, and income tax services for individuals, small businesses, corporations, and partnerships. The core portfolio comprises nine interconnected service lines: Bookkeeping/Write-up, Payroll Services, Tax Preparation and Planning, Business Entity Selection, Financial Statement Preparation, Buying or Selling a Business, Business Consulting, IRS Representation, and Sales Tax Services.

Product overview

Burr Business Service is a full-service accounting firm offering integrated bookkeeping, payroll, and income tax services for individuals, businesses, corporations, and partnerships. The company's core product portfolio centers on nine interconnected service lines: Bookkeeping/Write-up, Payroll Services, Tax Preparation and Planning, Business Entity Selection, Financial Statement Preparation, Buying or Selling a Business, Business Consulting, IRS Representation, and Sales Tax Services. These services are designed to work together as a comprehensive financial management solution—bookkeeping provides the underlying financial data that feeds into payroll processing and tax preparation, while business entity selection and consulting services inform strategic decisions that affect all other service areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bookkeeping/Write-up Services

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Nebraska Society of Tax ProfessionalsminorOthersProfessional membership organization for tax professionals in Nebraska. Burr Business Service maintains membership as part of professional development and staying current with state tax regulations.
• National Society of AccountantsminorOthersNational professional organization for accountants. Membership provides access to resources, continuing education, and professional networking.
• American Institute of Professional BookkeepersminorOthersProfessional certification and membership organization for bookkeepers. Supports professional standards and continuing education for bookkeeping professionals.
• National Association of Enrolled AgentsminorOthersProfessional organization representing Enrolled Agents who are federally-authorized tax practitioners. Barbara Burr holds EA designation and maintains membership.
• Nebraska Society of Independent AccountantsminorOthersState-level professional organization for independent accountants in Nebraska. Barbara Burr is a member.
• SmartVaultcoreTechnology or IntegrationSecure client portal used by Burr Business Service for encrypted document exchange with clients. Clients create accounts and securely upload/download tax documents and forms through this platform.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Padgett Business Services: Franchise network of small local accounting firms offering bookkeeping, payroll, and tax services to small businesses — directly comparable service mix, customer profile, and owner-operator model to Burr Business Service.

Broad incumbents

• H&R Block: National tax preparation chain serving individuals and small businesses with retail and digital offerings. Overlaps with Burr's individual tax-prep and small-business services, but at vastly larger scale and with a self-serve technology focus.
• Jackson Hewitt: National tax preparation franchise serving individual taxpayers and small businesses. Competes directly in the consumer/SMB tax-prep segment where Burr operates, though via a franchise/retail model rather than a single-office professional firm.
• Liberty Tax: National tax preparation franchise providing individual and small-business tax services. Directly comparable in target customer and service line, but operates through franchisees at much greater scale than a single Lincoln, NE firm.
• KPMG Small Business Services: Big Four firm with small-business accounting, tax, and advisory practices. Overlaps with Burr's tax preparation, financial statements, and business consulting offerings, but serves larger and more complex small-business clients.
• BKD (now FORVIS): Large national accounting and advisory firm with strong regional middle-market and small-business practices. Comparable in tax, bookkeeping, payroll, and advisory services, but at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach than Burr.

Emerging players

• Bench (now part of Employer.com): Tech-enabled online bookkeeping service for small businesses, pairing software with a dedicated bookkeeper. Targets the same small-business bookkeeping and tax-prep customer as Burr, but with a SaaS-plus-human delivery model that pressures traditional local firms.
• Pilot.com: Online bookkeeping and accounting service for startups and small businesses, combining software with expert bookkeepers. Comparable small-business bookkeeping and back-office value proposition, with a digital-first delivery model competing against Burr's traditional local-firm approach.
• 1-800Accountant: Virtual accounting firm providing bookkeeping, payroll, tax, and advisory services to small businesses and individuals remotely. Closely comparable service mix to Burr, but operates nationally via a centralized remote-delivery model.
• Intuit TurboTax: DIY tax preparation software used by individual and small-business taxpayers. Direct substitute for Burr's personal tax-prep service, especially for simple returns, and increasingly capable on small-business filings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/burr-business-svc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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