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Services

Small-business bookkeeping, start to finish

Bookkeeping for small businesses in QuickBooks Online or whatever platform you already use — monthly bookkeeping to keep you current, cleanup and catch-up to fix the past, and a year-end package built for your CPA.

Ongoing support

Monthly Bookkeeping

A consistent month-end process for small businesses on QuickBooks Online or any platform you already use. Every account is reconciled, every transaction is categorized, and you receive clean financial statements on a predictable schedule.

You get a reliable monthly picture of your business, and your tax preparer gets books they can trust.

Included each month

  • Bank reconciliations
  • Credit-card reconciliations
  • Transaction categorization
  • Financial statements (P&L and Balance Sheet)
  • Accounts receivable review
  • Accounts payable review
  • Loan reconciliations
  • Payroll reconciliation
  • Balance-sheet review
  • Month-end close

Fix the past

Bookkeeping Cleanup

Books drift out of shape for lots of reasons — a busy year, a software change, or a well-meaning DIY effort. A cleanup engagement reviews your books, in QuickBooks Online or whatever platform you use, corrects what's wrong, and documents what was changed.

Cleanup is quoted as a fixed project fee after a review of your books — no surprise hourly bills.

Common cleanup projects

  • Prior-year cleanup
  • Unreconciled bank accounts
  • Incorrect opening balances
  • Suspense and uncategorized transactions
  • Owner transactions (draws and contributions)
  • Payroll discrepancies
  • Credit-card problems
  • Loan balances
  • Fixed assets
  • Equity accounts

Get current

Catch-Up Bookkeeping

If bookkeeping has fallen by the wayside, the fastest way back is a focused catch-up engagement. Every missing month is reconciled and categorized, then you move into a standard monthly process so it doesn't happen again.

“Your books are 8 months behind. I’ll bring them current and establish a monthly bookkeeping process.”

How it works

  • Review of where the books currently stand
  • Fixed-fee quote for the catch-up period
  • All missing months reconciled and categorized
  • Financial statements for the catch-up period
  • Transition into a monthly bookkeeping package

Tax-ready handoff

Year-End CPA Package

Having worked in a CPA-firm environment, I know exactly what tax professionals need from a client's books — and what slows them down. The year-end package is built so your return can be prepared without a back-and-forth of questions.

Send the package straight to your tax preparer — fewer questions, faster filing, lower prep fees.

What your tax preparer receives

  • Final trial balance
  • Profit & Loss
  • Balance Sheet
  • General ledger
  • Bank reconciliation reports
  • Loan schedules
  • Fixed-asset schedule
  • Payroll reconciliation
  • Owner distributions and contributions
  • A/R and A/P reports
  • Notes on unusual transactions

Not sure which service you need?

Most conversations start with a quick look at your books, in QuickBooks Online or whatever platform you use. From there I'll tell you plainly whether you need cleanup, catch-up, or just a solid monthly process.