Cleanup & Catch-Up Bookkeeping
Bringing behind or messy QuickBooks Online files current, reconciled and review-ready.
Overview
Cleanup is a defined project with a start and an end: take a QuickBooks Online file that is months behind or poorly categorised and bring it to a state where it can be reviewed, reported on and handed to a tax preparer. It is also the usual first piece of work with a new client, because it shows the state of the file before any monthly arrangement begins.
Who this is for
Accounting firms with a client backlog
Firms that took on a client whose books are several months or a full year behind.
Firms preparing for tax season
Practices that need client files reconciled and review-ready before returns are prepared.
Businesses changing bookkeepers
Companies inheriting an existing QuickBooks Online file that needs checking and correcting.
How It Works
Send one file for an estimate
You share one client file. We review it and send an estimate within 48 hours, with a capped number of hours.
Agreement and access
Once the scope is agreed, we sign an NDA if you want one, and access to the file is given.
Cleanup and reconciliation
Past periods are reconciled, transactions recategorised and open items worked through in QuickBooks Online.
Review and handover
Every file is reviewed by a Chartered Accountant. You receive a written summary of what was corrected and what is still open.
Scope of Work
- Bank and credit card reconciliation for past periods
- Recategorisation of miscategorised transactions
- Chart of accounts cleanup
- Clearing or documenting uncategorised and suspense balances
- Vendor and customer ledger cleanup
- Written list of items that need information from the client
What You Get (Deliverables)
Key Benefits / Why Choose Us
Work stays inside the existing file
Cleanup is done in the client's QuickBooks Online file, with no migration to another system.
Hours are capped up front
The estimate sets a maximum number of hours before work begins.
Reviewed by a Chartered Accountant
Each file is reviewed before it is returned.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q.How do I start?
A. Send one client file. We review it and send an estimate within 48 hours, with a capped number of hours.
Q.Do you prepare or file tax returns afterwards?
A. No. Tax return preparation and filing are not offered. The output is a reconciled, review-ready file that your preparer can use.
Q.Do you sign an NDA?
A. Yes, if you want one. It is signed before any access is given.
Q.Which software do you work in?
A. QuickBooks Online.
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Contact the Firm
Enquire about Cleanup & Catch-Up Bookkeeping.
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alok@akacharya.comAlok K Acharya & Associates, Chartered Accountants
US, UK and Australia