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Catch-up & Cleanup

Clean books. Clear baseline.
Ready to move forward.

Messy or backlogged books don't fix themselves. We reconcile the backlog, correct the errors, and hand you a clean set of books you can rely on - at a fixed price.

Books behind, messy, or never set up right? Tell us your revenue below and we'll show you what cleanup looks like at your stage.

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A tax deadline or audit is coming

Your CPA needs reconciled books before they can file. An auditor is asking for support documentation. We work backward from the deadline and deliver the records they need.

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You are months or years behind

Filing deadlines are approaching, investors are asking for financials, or you simply let things pile up. We clean up 6 to 24+ months of backlog and get you current.

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Your previous bookkeeper made a mess

Transactions are miscategorized, accounts are unreconciled, and you cannot trust what is in the system. We rebuild from bank statements up so you have a reliable starting point.

4
You are switching accounting systems

You are moving from spreadsheets to a cloud platform, from desktop to online, or from one system to another. We handle the migration and clean up historical data in the process.

What's covered

What a cleanup engagement covers

Every period reconciled, corrected, and restated - until the books can stand on their own.

Bank & card reconciliation
Every account matched to statements, period by period
Transaction reclassification
Miscategorized expenses identified and corrected
Chart of accounts rebuild
Restructured to match your business model
Payroll & contractor cleanup
Payroll reconciled, misclassifications corrected
AP & AR discrepancy resolution
Balances reconciled to actual invoices and bills
COGS & inventory reconciliation
Tied to actual purchases and sales
Corrected financial statements
Accurate P&L, BS & Cash Flow for cleaned periods
Support for past-period filings
CPA coordination on amended returns if needed
How it runs

From scoping call to clean books

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Step 1
Diagnose

A short call to understand the periods involved, your deadline, and what shape the books are in. After the call we review the actual data, then send a fixed project fee.

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Step 2
Reconcile

We work through the backlog period by period. Bank, card, payroll, AP, AR, and inventory all reconciled to source records, with a documented trail of every correction.

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Step 3
Restructure

Chart of accounts rebuilt to match how you actually run the business. Restated P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow delivered for every cleaned period.

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Step 4
Hand off

Final review with you, documentation of every change made, and either a transition into ongoing monthly accounting or a clean handoff to your in-house team.

What shapes scope and price
Every cleanup is scoped individually. The variables we look at: how far back the books go, transaction volume, number of accounts to reconcile, payroll and inventory complexity, and the state of existing records. After the diagnostic call and a review of your data, you receive a fixed project fee in writing before any work begins.
Pricing approach
Cleanups are priced as a fixed project fee based on backlog size and complexity. No hourly billing, no surprises. Use the estimator above for a range tailored to your business.
Case studies

Real outcomes from real engagements

Examples of recent cleanup engagements - context, scope, and outcome.

Fintech · $2M ARR · Pre-Series A

Books reconciled before investor due diligence

Problem

Books were significantly behind with no handoff documentation from the previous bookkeeper. An investor term sheet was contingent on producing clean financials before due diligence.

What we did

Reconciled all 9 months, reclassified misbooked entries, rebuilt the chart of accounts, and produced investor-ready financial statements with supporting schedules.

Outcome

Clean financials delivered before the due diligence deadline. Investor due diligence proceeded without flags. Company transitioned to ongoing monthly accounting with the same team.

E-commerce · $4M revenue · tax deadline

Tax return filed before extension deadline

Problem

Company filed an extension but had over a year of unreconciled books. Sales tax had not been filed in two states. The owner was manually tracking expenses in a spreadsheet that did not tie to the bank.

What we did

Reconciled the full backlog, rebuilt COGS and inventory tracking, prepared sales tax filings for both states, and produced the financial statements their CPA needed to file the return.

Outcome

Tax return filed before the extension deadline. Sales tax brought current with no penalties. Owner now has a clean baseline and monthly accounting running on autopilot.

Questions

Catch-up & Cleanup FAQ

What comes next

After cleanup, you move forward - not back

Most clients move straight into monthly accounting. Same team, no handoff. The people who cleaned your books continue running them on a monthly retainer.

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Ready to get your books current?

A clean, reconciled set of books and a baseline you can build on. We reply the same day, or by the next business day.

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