Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping and Payroll for Afghan-Owned Businesses in Pashto, Dari and 22 More Afghan Languages
Ariana Nexus prepares business tax returns, keeps monthly books and runs payroll for Afghan-owned companies across all 50 states, with every meeting, document and review available in Pashto, Dari and 22 more Afghan languages. One engagement team, one point of accountability for your numbers.
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Washington, D.C.
What we file and register there
- State income, franchise or gross-receipts tax returns
- Withholding and unemployment insurance accounts and returns
- Sales and use tax registration and returns
- New-hire reporting
- Local taxes where they apply
Canada
Corporate returns (T2), GST/HST, payroll remittances and T4 slips.
Europe
United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, Austria and elsewhere in Europe.
Australia
Books and payroll records, with the Australian Privacy Principles applied.
Key facts
- Services
- Business tax preparation and planning, monthly bookkeeping and financial statements, payroll and payroll tax filings
- For
- Afghan-owned businesses: owner-operators, family companies and multi-entity groups
- Where
- All 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., with cross-border work for owners in Canada, Europe and Australia
- Languages
- Pashto, Dari and 22 more Afghan languages; English; and 13 international languages
- Delivery
- In-house: one engagement team, no subcontractors
- Security
- Encrypted client vault, multi-factor sign-in and a written information security plan under the FTC Safeguards Rule
- Fees
- A fixed fee in writing after a confidential diagnostic
- Office
- 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 10th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20006, with meetings in person or by video
Every jurisdiction you file in
One business can owe returns to four layers of government at once. We keep every layer on one calendar.
Federal
IRS and federal agencies
State
Every state where you operate
- Income, franchise and gross-receipts returns
- Withholding and unemployment accounts
- Sales and use tax
- New-hire reporting
- IFTA through your base state
Local
Cities, counties and districts
- Local payroll taxes
- Local taxes where they apply
- Local sales taxes, including where there is no statewide sales tax
Cross-border
Canada, Europe and Australia
- Canada: T2, GST/HST, payroll remittances and T4 slips
- Europe: books and payroll records to local standards
- Australia: books and payroll records
- U.S.: Form 5472 for foreign-owned companies
Where we work: all 50 states, Canada, Europe and Australia
We prepare state returns, register payroll and sales tax accounts and file wherever you operate: all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Washington, D.C.
No state tax on individual wage income
No statewide sales tax
Europe
Australia
What our tax, bookkeeping and payroll service includes
Business tax preparation and planning
- Business income tax returns: Form 1120 for C corporations, Form 1120-S for S corporations, Form 1065 for partnerships and multi-member LLCs, and Schedule C for sole proprietors and single-member LLCs
- State income, franchise and gross-receipts tax returns in every state where you operate
- Owner returns that carry business income: Form 1040 with Schedules C, E and SE, and partner and shareholder K-1s
- Quarterly estimated taxes (Form 1040-ES and Form 1120-W) and year-end tax projections
- Sales and use tax registration and returns, including multi-state and marketplace sales
All 11 business tax preparation services
- Information returns: Forms 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC, Form 1099-K reconciliation and W-9 collection
- Industry taxes: Form 2290 heavy highway vehicle use tax, IFTA fuel tax returns and excise taxes
- Tax planning: entity choice, the S corporation election (Form 2553), reasonable owner pay, the qualified business income deduction, depreciation and Section 179 timing, and retirement plans for owners
- Extensions (Form 7004) and catch-up of unfiled prior-year returns
- IRS and state notices answered, including CP2000, CP14 and CP504; penalty abatement and installment agreements; audit support with representation by a credentialed practitioner under Form 2848
- Cross-border filings for owners with companies or family abroad, including Form 5472 for foreign-owned U.S. companies
Bookkeeping, accounting and financial statements
- Monthly bookkeeping and close, with bank, credit card and loan reconciliations
- Catch-up and cleanup bookkeeping for months or years behind
- Cash-business controls: daily sales, POS reports from Square, Clover or Toast, and cash deposits reconciled
- Accounts payable and receivable, with vendor 1099 tracking
- Inventory and cost of goods for groceries, auto parts, imports and retail
All 13 bookkeeping services
- Job costing and per-load profitability for construction and trucking
- Monthly profit and loss, balance sheet and cash-flow statements, with an owner summary in English, Pashto or Dari
- Lender-ready packages for SBA and bank loans, and diligence files for buying or selling a business
- Multi-entity and family-business consolidation
- QuickBooks Online and Xero setup, cleanup and migration
- Supplier invoices, receipts and contracts written in Pashto, Dari, Urdu, Arabic or Turkish, read and recorded correctly
- Remittances and payments abroad documented for your bank and the IRS
- Interest-free financing such as murabaha and ijara recorded correctly, and zakat on business assets calculated on request
Payroll and payroll tax filings
- Payroll processing weekly, biweekly, semimonthly or monthly, with direct deposit
- New-hire setup: Form W-4, state withholding forms, Form I-9 support and state new-hire reporting
- Federal payroll tax deposits through EFTPS on your monthly or semiweekly schedule
- Quarterly and annual filings: Form 941 each quarter, Form 940, Forms W-2 and W-3, state withholding and unemployment returns, and local payroll taxes
- Multi-state payroll and state account registrations
All 14 payroll services
- Restaurant payroll: tip reporting, Form 8027, the FICA tip credit (Form 8846) and qualified-tips reporting on 2026 Forms W-2
- Overtime tracking and qualified-overtime reporting on 2026 Forms W-2
- Worker classification review for drivers, installers and caregivers, with Form 1099-NEC filing for contractors
- Family members on payroll, set up the way the rules require
- Home care payroll: caregiver hours, travel time and overtime under federal home care rules
- Certified payroll (Form WH-347) for prevailing-wage public projects
- Garnishments, paid-leave tracking and workers' compensation audit support
- Pay stubs explained and employee notices translated in Pashto, Dari and 22 more Afghan languages
- Canadian payroll (T4 slips, CPP and EI remittances) for owners with operations in Canada
Afghan-owned businesses we work with
Trucking and logistics
IFTA fuel tax, Form 2290, per diem, owner-operator settlements and driver 1099s.Restaurants and food service
Tip reporting, Form 8027, sales tax, food-cost tracking and the new qualified-tips reporting.Grocery stores, halal markets and convenience stores
Inventory and cost of goods, daily cash and card reconciliation, sales and excise tax.Home care and health agencies
Caregiver payroll, travel time and overtime rules, and reconciliation of Medicaid and payer deposits.Construction and trades
Job costing, subcontractor 1099s, certified payroll for public work and retainage tracking.Auto sales, repair and transport
Vehicle and parts sales tax, inventory, and payroll for technicians and drivers.Rideshare and delivery businesses
Form 1099-K and 1099-NEC income, mileage, quarterly estimates and the S corporation question.Import, export and wholesale
Landed cost, customs duties, foreign-currency invoices and supplier documents in Pashto, Dari, Urdu or Turkish.Retail and e-commerce
Marketplace sales tax, Amazon and Shopify settlements, and inventory.Real estate and rental property
Rental income and expenses, depreciation and contractor 1099s.Professional practices
Clinics, law and consulting offices: accrual books, payroll and owner retirement plans.

Why Afghan business owners choose Ariana Nexus
Your language, start to finish
Scholars, not a lone bilingual bookkeeper
One team for all three
We know how Afghan businesses run
Security held to federal rules
Planning, not only filing
How we protect your records: vault, sign-in and access
Tax preparers are financial institutions under federal law. We run the practice that way: one vault, strong sign-in, named access and written rules.
Where your records live
- Encrypted client vaultOn Microsoft 365, in U.S. data centers for U.S. clients.
- Your named engagement teamThe only people who can open your file, with every access logged.
- EuropeGDPR and UK GDPR.
- CanadaPIPEDA.
- AustraliaThe Australian Privacy Principles.
Where they never go
- WhatsApp
- Text messages
- Email attachments
- Channels controlled by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan
- Training data for AI models
Vault
- Encrypted client vault: files encrypted in transit and at rest, on Microsoft 365 in U.S. data centers for U.S. clients.
- No tax documents by WhatsApp, text message or email attachment, in either direction.
- Records kept to IRS and Department of Labor retention schedules, then destroyed with a record of destruction.
Sign-in
- Multi-factor sign-in for every client and staff account.
- Conditional access that blocks unknown devices and unexpected locations.
Access
- Least privilege: only your named engagement team can open your file.
- Every file access logged; access reviewed quarterly and removed the day someone leaves.
- Community-privacy check: name anyone who must never see your file, and we wall it off.
Rules we follow
- A written information security plan under the FTC Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314), built on IRS Publications 4557 and 5708, with a designated Qualified Individual.
- Internal Revenue Code Section 7216: no use or disclosure of your tax information without your signed consent.
- An incident response plan, with notice to you, the IRS and the FTC as the rules require.
- Background checks, confidentiality agreements and annual security training for everyone on your file.
Boundaries
- Never routed through channels controlled by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan.
- GDPR and UK GDPR for clients in Europe, PIPEDA in Canada and the Australian Privacy Principles in Australia.
- Your data is never used to train AI models. AI tools read documents inside our own environment, and a person reviews every entry.
- Registered federal contractor on SAM.gov: UEI M2UDMUDFXGL9, CAGE 1Z3A3.
How an engagement works
Week 1
Confidential consultation
In person at our Washington, D.C. office or by video, in your language. We learn the business, its entities and states, and what is behind or at risk.Week 1 to 2
Diagnostic and fixed-fee proposal
We review recent returns, books and payroll reports, then propose scope, timeline and a fixed fee in writing.Week 2
Engagement and authorizations
Engagement letter, Section 7216 consent and the IRS authorizations the work needs: Form 8821 or 2848 for tax, Form 8655 for payroll filings.Week 2 to 3
Secure onboarding
Your vault opens with multi-factor sign-in. We send a document checklist in your language and connect bank, card and payroll feeds read-only.Weeks 2 to 8
Clean-up and catch-up
Prior periods reconciled, unfiled returns prepared and open notices answered, so monthly work starts from clean books.Every month
Monthly rhythm
Books closed each month, payroll run every cycle, deposits and filings made on schedule, and an owner summary in your language.Every quarter and year
Year-round tax and planning
Quarterly reviews and estimates, returns prepared and walked through with you before you sign, and next year planned before it starts.
Our service standards
- First response within one business day.
- Books closed and reconciled by the 15th of the following month.
- Every federal and state payroll tax deposit made on or before its due date.
- Every return reviewed by a second, senior reviewer before you see it.
- Every return filed, or extended, before its deadline.
- One named engagement manager, and a fixed fee in writing.
Who does the work
The practice is operated and led by people who studied at Cornell, Brown, the University of Chicago and the University of British Columbia, working with tax, accounting and payroll professionals and the firm's language specialists. No call center, and no lone bilingual bookkeeper.

Program oversight
Hassan Ukasha
Managing Partner
- B.S.Cornell University
- M.P.H.Cornell University
Zeba Haqbani
Senior Partner
- B.Sc.University of British Columbia
Wasil Peroz
Principal
- B.A.Milli University
- M.Sc.Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Maryam Safi
Principal
- B.A.Cornell University
Hussain Ahmad
Analyst
- M.Eng.Cornell University
- Ph.D.University of Chicago
Shukria Sakhi
Engagement Manager
- B.S.Brown University
- M.P.H.Brown University
The bench behind every engagement
Tax preparers
IRS-registered preparers with current PTINs for business and owner returns, federal and state.Senior reviewers
A second review of every return before it reaches you, and credentialed practitioners for representation before the IRS.Bookkeepers and accountants
Monthly close, reconciliations and statements in QuickBooks Online and Xero.Payroll specialists
Multi-state payroll, EFTPS deposits and state agency filings.Human Intelligence Collective
Pashto and Dari financial-language specialists, with specialists across 22 more Afghan languages.Cultural Compliance Bureau
Reviews terminology, translated summaries and every client-facing explanation.AI Data Factory
Reads receipts and invoices in Perso-Arabic scripts and flags anomalies for a person to review.

Pashto, Dari and 22 more Afghan languages, plus 13 international languages
Pashto and Dari at every meeting and on every document, 22 more Afghan languages by schedule or arrangement, plain English, and 13 international languages for owners and employees across borders.
Iranian 12
- Pashto
- Dari
- Aimaq
- Balochi
- Ormuri
- Parachi
- Wakhi
- Shughni
- Sanglechi
- Ishkashimi
- Munji
- Yidgha
Turkic 3
- Uzbeki
- Turkmeni
- Kyrgyz
Indo-Aryan 3
- Pashayi
- Gawarbati
- Tirahi
Nuristani 5
- Nuristani (Ashkun group)
- Kati
- Prasun
- Waigali
- Tregami
Dravidian 1
- Brahui
We match the variety, not just the language: Pashto speakers from Kandahar, Nangarhar, Kabul and the north, and Dari speakers of the Kabuli, Herati, Hazaragi and northern dialects.
- Every meeting and document
Pashto and Dari
Specialists at every meeting and on every document.
- Scheduled meetings
Uzbeki, Turkmeni, Balochi, Pashayi and Aimaq
A language specialist joins scheduled meetings.
- By arrangement
The other 17 Afghan languages
Confirmed before you book.
13 international languages, plus English
- FrenchFiscalité, comptabilité et paie pour les entreprises afghanes
- GermanSteuern, Buchhaltung und Lohnabrechnung für afghanische Unternehmen
- SpanishImpuestos, contabilidad y nómina para empresas afganas
- ItalianFisco, contabilità e paghe per le imprese afghane
- Hebrewמיסים, הנהלת חשבונות ושכר לעסקים אפגניים
- Urduافغان کاروباروں کے لیے ٹیکس، بک کیپنگ اور پے رول
- Arabicالضرائب ومسك الدفاتر والرواتب للشركات الأفغانية
- Hindiअफ़ग़ान व्यवसायों के लिए टैक्स, बहीखाता और पेरोल
- PortugueseImpostos, contabilidade e folha de pagamento para empresas afegãs
- Chinese阿富汗企业的税务、记账与薪资服务
- RussianНалоги, бухгалтерия и зарплата для афганских компаний
- TurkishAfgan işletmeleri için vergi, muhasebe ve bordro
- SwedishSkatt, bokföring och lön för afghanska företag
مالیه، حساب ساتنه او معاشونه — د افغان کاروبارونو لپاره
مالیه، دفترداری و معاشات — برای کسبوکارهای افغان
Ways to work with us
Monthly engagement
- Monthly close and financial statements
- Every payroll run, deposit and filing
- Sales tax returns
- Quarterly estimates and a planning review
- Annual business and owner returns
Annual tax engagement
- Business and owner returns, federal and state
- Quarterly estimates
- A year-end planning meeting
- Notice response during the year
Project engagement
- Catch-up books and unfiled returns
- IRS or state notices
- An entity change or S corporation election
- A lender or sale package
- Multi-state setup
Every engagement starts with a confidential diagnostic and a fixed fee agreed in writing. We do not bill by the hour, and we do not start work we have not scoped.
What changed for small-business taxes and payroll in 2026
- Contractor payments
- The Form 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC reporting threshold rises from $600 to $2,000 for payments made in 2026.
- Tips
- Workers can deduct up to $25,000 of qualified tips for 2025 through 2028; employers report qualified tips separately on 2026 Forms W-2.
- Overtime
- Workers can deduct up to $12,500 of qualified overtime, or $25,000 on a joint return, for 2025 through 2028, reported separately by employers.
- Payment platforms
- Form 1099-K reporting returns to $20,000 and 200 transactions.
Reviewed October 2026 against IRS guidance. Rules change, so we review this page every filing season.
Questions owners ask about Afghan business tax, bookkeeping and payroll
Do you have accountants who speak Pashto and Dari?
Yes. Every meeting, document request and explanation can be in Pashto or Dari, with Pashto-speaking and Dari-speaking specialists on your engagement team, and we match the dialect your family speaks. Many Afghans call Dari by the name Farsi; our specialists work in the Afghan Dari you speak, not Iranian Persian. We also work in 22 more Afghan languages, in English, and in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew, Urdu, Arabic, Hindi, Portuguese, Chinese, Russian, Turkish and Swedish.
Can you handle taxes, bookkeeping and payroll for a business in any U.S. state?
Yes. We work across all 50 states and Washington, D.C., including businesses that operate in more than one state. We file state income and franchise tax returns, register and file payroll withholding and unemployment accounts, and handle sales and use tax wherever you have an obligation. You can meet us in person in Washington, D.C. or work with us entirely online.
How much do tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services cost?
Every engagement is priced as a fixed monthly or project fee after a confidential diagnostic. The fee reflects your transaction volume, the number of employees, entities and states, and whether earlier years need catch-up work. You receive the fee and scope in writing before any work begins, and we do not bill by the hour.
I am behind on my books or have not filed for several years. Can you help?
Yes. We rebuild the books from bank, card and payroll records, prepare the unfiled returns, and work with the IRS and your state on penalties and payment plans where they apply. We confirm what each agency expects before filing, so you see the full picture before you sign anything.
I received a letter from the IRS. What should I do?
Do not ignore it, and keep the envelope. Send it to us through your secure vault; we explain it in your language and answer it before its deadline, whether it is a CP2000, CP14, CP504 or a state notice. Representation in an examination is handled by a credentialed practitioner authorized on Form 2848.
Do you handle trucking taxes such as IFTA and Form 2290?
Yes. We prepare quarterly IFTA fuel tax returns and Form 2290 heavy highway vehicle use tax, which is due August 31 for trucks first used in July. We also track per diem, keep owner-operator settlements reconciled and issue the 1099s your drivers and contractors need.
Can you run payroll for a restaurant with tipped employees?
Yes. We handle tip reporting, Form 8027, the FICA tip credit and the separate reporting of qualified tips on 2026 Forms W-2. That reporting lets your employees claim the federal deduction of up to $25,000 in qualified tips for 2025 through 2028.
How do you keep my financial information secure?
Your documents go into an encrypted client vault with multi-factor sign-in, never by WhatsApp, text message or email attachment. Only your named engagement team can open your file, every access is logged, and we operate under a written information security plan, as federal law requires of tax preparers. We never use or disclose your tax information without your signed consent.
Who prepares and reviews my tax return?
An IRS-registered preparer with a current PTIN prepares it, a senior reviewer checks it, and we walk you through it in your language before you sign Form 8879 to authorize e-filing. Nothing is filed until you approve it.
Do you work with Afghan-owned businesses in Canada, Europe or Australia?
Yes, depending on the work. For owners with companies or family in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, Austria or Australia, we keep books and payroll records to local standards and coordinate the U.S. side of cross-border filings. Where local law reserves a filing to a locally registered agent, we say so at the start and scope the work accordingly.
Can you prepare financial statements for an SBA or bank loan?
Yes. We prepare lender-ready profit and loss statements, balance sheets and cash-flow statements, assemble the tax returns and schedules a lender asks for, and answer the lender's questions about your books.
What changed for small-business taxes and payroll in 2026?
Payments to contractors are now reported on Form 1099-NEC or 1099-MISC at $2,000 or more, up from $600. Workers can deduct qualified tips, up to $25,000, and qualified overtime, up to $12,500 or $25,000 on a joint return, for 2025 through 2028, and employers report those amounts separately on 2026 Forms W-2. We apply each change to your payroll and returns.
Which accounting and payroll software do you work in?
We work in the software you already use, including QuickBooks Online, Xero, Gusto, ADP, Square, Clover, Toast, Shopify and Amazon Seller Central, or we set up and migrate your books for you.
Do you also prepare personal returns, ITIN applications and FBAR filings?
Yes, through our individual tax practice. When your business income flows to your personal return, the same team coordinates both, so your Schedule C, K-1s and household filings tell one consistent story.
Reviewed by the Ariana Nexus Private Enterprise practice. Updated .
Sources
- IRS: Failure to Deposit Penalty
- IRS: Failure to File Penalty
- IRS: Employment Taxes and the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty
- IRS: Publication 15, Employer's Tax Guide
- IRS: When Form 2290 Taxes Are Due
- IRS: Working Families Tax Cuts provisions
- IRS: Publication 4557, Safeguarding Taxpayer Data
- IRS: Publication 5708, Creating a Written Information Security Plan
- FTC: Safeguards Rule, 16 CFR Part 314
- IRS: Family Employees
Request a confidential consultation
Tell us about the business: the entities, the states, the people on payroll and what is behind. We reply within one business day, in your language, and meet in person at 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., or by video.
Confidential from the first conversation. What you share is used only to scope your engagement.