Bookkeeping
Bookkeeping Services for Small Businesses
Good bookkeeping records history. It should be accurate, consistent, and finished on time — every month, without chasing.
We maintain the day-to-day accounting record for growing U.S. small businesses so the reporting built on top of it can be trusted.
The problem
Books that are technically done but practically unusable
A lot of small business books are not empty — they are inconsistent. The same expense lands in three categories. Owner draws are mixed with operating costs. Deposits are recorded gross one month and net the next.
Nothing looks broken until someone asks a real question: what did we spend on subcontractors last quarter, or what is our actual gross margin. Then the answer takes hours and still is not reliable.
Signs you may need this
- Categories change depending on who entered the transaction
- Reconciliations are behind or have never been completed
- Personal and business spending are mixed in the same accounts
- Undeposited funds or suspense accounts keep growing
- You are exporting to a spreadsheet to answer basic questions
- Your tax preparer sends a long list of adjustments each year
What we do
How the work actually runs
01
Set the standard
A documented chart of accounts and coding rules so the same transaction is treated the same way every time.
02
Record the activity
Bank, credit card, merchant, and loan activity coded on an agreed schedule with source documentation attached where available.
03
Reconcile everything
Monthly reconciliation of every bank, card, and loan account, plus review of open receivables and payables.
04
Handle payroll entries
Payroll imported or journaled correctly, including employer taxes and benefit allocations, so labor cost is stated properly.
05
Flag what needs a decision
An open items list each period for transactions only you can classify — instead of guessing and burying them.
Deliverables
What you receive
- Fully reconciled accounts each month
- Profit and loss and balance sheet on a fixed schedule
- Accounts receivable and accounts payable aging
- Documented coding rules for recurring transactions
- Open questions list with a clear owner and due date
- Clean year-end file handed to your tax preparer
Outcome
What changes
Your books stop being a source of doubt. Reports for the same period do not change three weeks later, and the numbers you look at in month two still hold in month twelve.
That consistency is what makes everything downstream — reporting, forecasting, lending conversations — possible.
Best suited to
- Businesses that need reliable monthly books without hiring in-house
- Owners currently doing the bookkeeping themselves
- Companies whose bookkeeping quality varies month to month
- Businesses preparing to add reporting or CFO-level support
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Related services
Where clients usually go next
Cleanup
Catch-Up Bookkeeping Services
Catch-up bookkeeping for small businesses that are months or years behind. We rebuild the record, reconcile every account, and get you current.
Cleanup
QuickBooks Cleanup Services
QuickBooks cleanup for small businesses: fix miscoded transactions, broken reconciliations, and a distorted chart of accounts so reports can be trusted.
Monthly close
Monthly Accounting and Month-End Close
Outsourced monthly accounting and month-end close for U.S. small businesses: reconciled accounts, accruals, reviewed statements, and a fixed close date.
Next step
Get Your Books Reviewed
Send over what you have today and we will tell you where it stands.