Bookkeeping

Bookkeeping

How to catch up on a year of messy books

How to catch up on a year of messy books

How to catch up on a year of messy books

What a catch-up project involves, how long it takes and what it costs.

Daniel Osei

5 min read

Falling behind on bookkeeping is common. Most of our new clients arrive with three to twelve months of unreconciled accounts. Catching up is a project, not a crisis.

What we need from you

Read-only access to your bank and card accounts, your payroll provider and any loan statements. Receipts help but are not required for most transactions.

How long it takes

A typical year of catch-up work takes two to three weeks once we have access. We quote a fixed fee up front based on transaction volume.

What you get at the end

Twelve reconciled months, a clean profit and loss statement and balance sheet, and books your CPA can file from.

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Free 30 minute call. Bring last year’s return and we will show you what we would change.

41 Bond St, New York Weekdays 8 to 6

Maya, Priya and Daniel take new client calls

Talk to a CPA

this week

Free 30 minute call. Bring last year’s return and we will show you what we would change.

41 Bond St, New York Weekdays 8 to 6

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