QuickBooks Cleanup & Catch-Up Bookkeeping

Behind on Your Books? We’ll Help You Get Back on Track.

 

Falling behind on bookkeeping happens. Maybe you’ve been focused on running your business, tried handling QuickBooks yourself, changed bookkeepers, or simply haven’t had the time to keep everything organized.

At Simple Books Bookkeeping, we provide QuickBooks cleanup and catch-up bookkeeping services to help small businesses correct past bookkeeping issues, bring overdue books up to date, and move forward with accurate financial records.

Whether you're a few months behind or several years behind, we’ll review where things stand and create a plan to get your books organized.

No more guessing.
No more months of unreconciled accounts.
No more wondering whether your QuickBooks numbers are correct.

 

Cleanup vs. Catch-Up Bookkeeping

Not sure which service you need? Many businesses need a combination of both.

 

• QuickBooks Cleanup

Cleanup bookkeeping is for businesses that have been using QuickBooks, but the information inside the account needs to be corrected or reorganized.

We may help correct issues such as:

• Incorrectly categorized transactions

• Duplicate transactions

• Missing transactions

• Unreconciled bank and credit card accounts

• Incorrect account balances

• Messy or duplicated Chart of Accounts

• Transactions posted to the wrong accounts

• Old outstanding balances that need to be reviewed

• Bank feed and reconciliation issues

• Prior bookkeeping errors affecting your financial reports

Our goal is to identify the issues, correct them when appropriate, and leave you with books you can understand and rely on.

 

• Catch-Up Bookkeeping

Catch-up bookkeeping is for businesses that have fallen behind and need previous months or years completed.

We work through the outstanding periods to:

• Record and categorize income and expenses

• Review bank and credit card activity

• Reconcile accounts to the statements

• Identify missing or duplicate transactions

• Review balances for accuracy

• Organize your QuickBooks file

• Bring your bookkeeping through the current period

• Prepare updated financial reports

Whether you're three months, twelve months, or several years behind, we can evaluate the work needed and help you create a path forward.

What’s Included in Our Cleanup & Catch-Up Service

Every cleanup is different, so we first review your books and determine what needs attention.

Depending on your situation, your service may include:

✔QuickBooks File Review

We review your existing QuickBooks account to identify problem areas, incomplete periods, reconciliation issues, and incorrect balances.

✔Bank & Credit Card Reconciliation

We compare QuickBooks to your actual statements and reconcile the accounts period by period.

This helps us identify:

• Missing transactions

• Duplicate entries

• Incorrect amounts

• Transactions entered in the wrong period

• Previous reconciliation discrepancies

✔Transaction Review & Categorization

Income and expenses are reviewed and categorized so your financial reports better reflect what actually happened in your business.

When we need clarification, we’ll work with you to identify unfamiliar transactions.

✔Chart of Accounts Cleanup

A messy Chart of Accounts can make even correctly entered transactions difficult to understand.

When needed, we can review and organize accounts so your QuickBooks file is cleaner and easier to use.

✔Prior Bookkeeping Error Correction

If previous transactions were recorded incorrectly, we review the supporting information available and make appropriate bookkeeping corrections.

✔Financial Report Review

Once the cleanup or catch-up work is completed, we review your key financial reports for consistency.

Depending on your QuickBooks setup, these may include:

• Profit & Loss Statement

• Balance Sheet

• Cash Flow reports

• Accounts Receivable

• Accounts Payable

 

Why Cleaning Up Your Books Matters

Messy or incomplete bookkeeping can affect more than just QuickBooks.

It can make it difficult to know:

• How much your business is actually earning

• Where your money is going

• Which expenses belong to your business

• Whether your account balances are correct

• What information to provide to your tax professional

• Whether you can trust your financial reports

Clean, current bookkeeping gives you a much clearer picture of your business and makes it easier to stay organized moving forward.

 

Who This Service Is Perfect For

Cleanup and catch-up bookkeeping can be a good fit if:

• You haven’t reconciled QuickBooks in several months

• Your bookkeeping is months or years behind

• You started QuickBooks but aren’t sure it was set up correctly

• You have been doing your own bookkeeping and need help correcting it

• Your bank balance doesn’t match QuickBooks

• Your Profit & Loss or Balance Sheet doesn’t look right

• You changed bookkeepers and need previous periods reviewed

• You need to get your books organized before providing records to your tax professional

• You have several years of bookkeeping that were never completed

• You want clean books before beginning ongoing monthly bookkeeping

If QuickBooks has become overwhelming, you don’t have to untangle it alone.

 

Several Years Behind? We Can Review That Too.

Some businesses come to us after being behind for more than one year.

That’s okay.

For multi-year catch-up projects, we work through the books in an organized, year-by-year process.

Before beginning, we’ll review the condition of your bookkeeping and the number of accounts and transactions involved so we can determine the scope of the project.

If tax returns have already been filed for a year that needs significant bookkeeping changes, we may recommend discussing those changes with your tax professional before making adjustments that could affect previously filed information.

 

What We’ll Need From You

The exact documents depend on your situation, but we may request:

• Bank statements

• Credit card statements

• Loan statements

• Previous financial reports

• Prior-year tax return information when needed for beginning balances

• Payroll reports, if applicable

• Information about unusual or unclear transactions

• Access to your QuickBooks Online account

Having complete statements and records helps us complete the cleanup accurately and efficiently.

 

Our Cleanup & Catch-Up Process

Step 1: Initial Review

We learn about your business, how far behind the books are, and what problems you’ve noticed.

For cleanup and catch-up projects, we may request recent bank and credit card statements so we can assess the work involved before providing final pricing.

Step 2: Cleanup Plan & Pricing

Because every set of books is different, cleanup and catch-up projects are priced based on the actual condition and volume of your bookkeeping.

After reviewing your records, we explain what needs to be completed and provide pricing for the project.

Step 3: Cleanup & Reconciliation

We work through your bookkeeping systematically, correcting issues, categorizing transactions, and reconciling your financial accounts.

Step 4: Final Review

Once the work is complete, we review the books and financial reports to make sure the cleanup period has been completed properly.

Step 5: Stay Current Moving Forward

After your books are caught up, you don’t have to fall behind again.

We also offer Monthly Bookkeeping Services to keep your transactions categorized, accounts reconciled, and financial reports current throughout the year.

 

Ready to Get Your Books Back on Track?

You don’t have to keep putting off your bookkeeping because you're worried about how far behind it has gotten.

We’ll help you determine where things stand, what needs to be corrected, and what it will take to get your books current again.

Schedule your free consultation today and let Simple Books Bookkeeping take control of your QuickBooks Online setup and maintenance.

 

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