Bookkeeping
Books kept current, in your own file
Monthly bookkeeping and catch-up work for US small businesses in QuickBooks Online or Xero. We work inside your file through access you grant and can withdraw at any time.
What we do
The recurring work, done on a schedule
Bookkeeping needs no US credential, which is why we take it on directly rather than through a CPA. What it does need is someone doing it on the same day every month.
Monthly bookkeeping
Categorised transactions, maintained ledgers and a month-end close on an agreed date, so the numbers are there when you need them rather than in April.
Reconciliations
Bank, credit card and payment-processor reconciliations, with the unmatched items listed and queried rather than forced to balance.
Catch-up and clean-up
Months or years of backlog brought current, duplicates removed and the opening position agreed, ready for a preparer to work from.
How it works
Your file, your subscription, your login
- You own the accounting file. The QuickBooks Online or Xero subscription stays in your name. We are a user on it, added by you and removable by you, which means there is nothing to extract if you ever stop working with us.
- An agreed close date. We fix the working day of each month by which the previous month is closed, and report against it.
- Queries, not guesses. Transactions we cannot identify are listed and asked about. Nothing is posted to suspense to make a reconciliation tie.
- A CA reviews before handover. The supervising Chartered Accountant checks the close before the month is reported as done.
- Bookkeeping is not tax advice. We keep the books. Where a return has to be prepared, it is done through a US CPA who reviews and signs it — see how the tax side works.