My books are a mess. Can you fix them, and what does that look like?
Yes, we can fix them. Books that are behind, messy, or never set up correctly are one of the most common reasons business owners reach out for bookkeeping and tax services. You’re not alone in this, and the situation is almost always recoverable.
Sometimes the trigger is a looming tax deadline. Sometimes it’s a lender asking for financial statements for a loan. Sometimes the owner just wants to stop guessing and actually know how the business is doing. Whatever brought you here, the first step is getting the books cleaned up so you have accurate numbers to work with.
Here’s what the process looks like. We start by reviewing what you have now, whether that’s a QuickBooks file that hasn’t been touched in months, a shoebox of statements, or something in between. We assess how far back the books need to go and what state they’re in.
Next, we gather your bank statements, credit card statements, and any other documentation we need. If you’ve lost access to old accounts or records, we work with what’s available and reconstruct as much as possible from transaction history.
Then comes the actual cleanup work. We reconcile your bank and credit card accounts month by month, categorize transactions correctly, fix entries that were miscategorized or duplicated, and sort out anything that got coded to the wrong account. If there are gaps or missing information, we track those down or flag what can’t be reconstructed.
The result is a set of books that are accurate and current. Your profit and loss statement actually reflects what happened. Your balance sheet balances. You can hand your records to a tax preparer, show them to a bank, or simply use them to understand your business. As a CPA and Enrolled Agent, Simona handles this work in QuickBooks Online to a professional standard so the books are ready for whatever comes next.
This catch-up bookkeeping is priced separately from ongoing monthly work because it’s a defined project with a beginning and end. The scope depends on how far behind things are and how much reconstruction is needed. Once the books are caught up, most clients move onto monthly bookkeeping to keep them that way.
If your books need attention, reach out for a consultation and we’ll assess where things stand and what the cleanup would involve for your specific situation.
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