Bookkeeping Services for Businesses That Need Clean, Audit-Ready Books
Monthly bookkeeping, catch-up and cleanup, and tax filing for US businesses, from an Indian chartered accountancy firm whose hours overlap yours.
Behind on your books, or want them done right from here? Take the one-minute check, or tell us where you stand and we'll tell you where to start.
Books that wait cost more to fix
Most businesses come to us when something has already happened: a notice from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), a request from an investor or lender, or a tax deadline that arrived before the books were ready. Four problems tend to follow.
An IRS review finds records you can't support
If the IRS examines a return, you need records behind every figure. Books built after the fact take longer to produce and leave more gaps.
Your tax returns carry errors
Returns prepared from uncategorized or unreconciled books can contain wrong figures, and correcting them later means reopening returns you've already filed.
Investors and lenders lose confidence
Due diligence starts with financial statements. Books that can't be reconciled slow down a raise, a loan or a sale.
Vendors and partners take you less seriously
Unclear balances and slow answers about what you owe, or what you're owed, change how other businesses deal with you.
The cause is usually the same: the books were left until the last date instead of being cleaned up every month.
Check where your books standWhere do your books stand today?
Your books look manageable. Monthly bookkeeping would keep them that way, and a short conversation is enough to confirm.
This check is a rough guide, not tax advice. We confirm after looking at your records.
Monthly bookkeeping services, with tax filing alongside
Bookkeeping is the day-to-day record of your business's money: every sale, bill and payment, entered and reconciled. Done monthly, your books are ready for a tax preparer, lender or investor without a scramble. We keep them in your accounting software and can file your tax return from them.
What you receive each month
- Every transaction recorded and categorized
- Bank and credit card accounts reconciled to your statements
- Financial statements delivered to you
- Books reviewed by us, then sent to you for your review before we finalize them
Bookkeeping and tax services
Tax filing is available alongside bookkeeping, so your return is prepared from reconciled books. We confirm which returns we prepare, and who signs them, when we scope your work.
Bookkeeping services for small business, and larger ones
From small shops and independent providers to mid-sized and larger businesses, we start the same way: review your records, agree what is needed.
Accounting and bookkeeping services: where each begins
Bookkeeping records what happened. Accounting interprets it for planning and decisions. We provide bookkeeping and tax filing, and say so plainly.
What working with us looks like
Fast to reach
Message us on WhatsApp and a reply comes within 5 minutes.
Start where you are
Begin with a one-time cleanup, move to monthly bookkeeping, or add tax filing. You choose the starting point.
You see it first
Every set of books comes to you for review before we finalize it.
Hours that overlap yours
Our team works hours that overlap with US business hours, so you can reach us during your working day.
Catch up bookkeeping and bookkeeping cleanup
Many of the businesses we hear from are either behind on their books or have books they can't rely on. We handle both.
Catch up bookkeeping
You need catch-up bookkeeping when months have passed without regular bookkeeping: receipts piled up, statements unreconciled, transactions never entered. The work is to gather the records, enter them and reconcile your accounts until the books are current.
Bookkeeping cleanup
You need bookkeeping cleanup when books exist but can't be trusted: transactions in the wrong categories, a chart of accounts that no longer fits the business, accounts that don't match bank statements, or mixed-up records. The goal is books that match your statements and support your tax return.
Most jobs involve both, so we treat bookkeeping cleanup services and catch up bookkeeping services as one piece of work: find out what is missing, fix what is wrong, then hand over books you can keep current every month.
| Aspect | Cleanup and catch-up | Monthly bookkeeping |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | Books are behind or unreliable | Books are current |
| Goal | Books that match your statements and are ready for review | Keep them that way |
| Work | Gather records, correct, complete and reconcile | Record, categorize and reconcile each month, with financial statements delivered |
| What follows | Move to monthly bookkeeping | Ready for tax filing and any review |
How long does bookkeeping cleanup take?
It depends on how many months are behind and how complete your records are. We give you an estimate once we've seen them.
Not sure which one you need? Book a Consultation and we'll tell you.
How the work runs, from first statement to final books
We collect your records
Bank statements first, then the rest of what we need.
We set up your software
Your accounting software, set up for your business.
We account for every transaction
Income and expenses are recorded and categorized, and your accounts are reconciled.
We review the work
We check the books ourselves before they reach you.
You review the books
The books come to you. Questions get answered at this stage, not after.
We finalize
Once you're comfortable, the books are finalized, and the cycle repeats each month.
Online bookkeeping services, in the software you already use
Everything runs online. You share your records, we do the work in your accounting software, and you review the result. That is how virtual bookkeeping services and remote bookkeeping services are meant to work: no office visits, and no new system to learn if you already use one of the platforms below.
QuickBooks, Zoho Books and Xero
We handle QuickBooks bookkeeping services, and the same work in Zoho Books and Xero: setting up the software, recording and categorizing transactions, and reconciling your accounts. Online bookkeeping services for small business owners mean someone else keeps the routine work moving while you run the business.
Access and security
Before any work begins, we agree how we will access your software and records, and we explain the security practices we follow. Ask about them on your first call.
Outsourced bookkeeping services: does it fit you?
If you're deciding whether to outsource bookkeeping services or hire someone in-house, this is how we'd frame it.
It tends to fit when
- You don't have an in-house bookkeeper
- Your books are behind and need catching up
- You want bookkeeping and tax filing connected
- You'd rather spend your time running the business
It may not fit when
- You need a bookkeeper working on-site every day
- You prefer to enter every transaction yourself
Audit-ready books: what to gather
Send what you have
These are the records we usually start with:
- Bank, business and transaction statements
- Vendor bills
- Receipts from customers
- Expense bills
If something is missing, we'll tell you what to look for.
What audit-ready books look like
Audit-ready means that for every figure in your books and on your return, you can show the record behind it: transactions categorized, accounts reconciled to your statements, and supporting documents such as bills and receipts organized and easy to find.
The IRS says your books must show your gross income, deductions and credits, and that supporting documents back up the entries in your books and on your tax return.
How long to keep your records
The IRS sets out how long different records should be kept. In general terms:
| Situation | How long to keep records |
|---|---|
| The general rule | 3 years from the date you filed your original return |
| You file a claim for credit or refund after filing | 3 years from filing, or 2 years from the date you paid the tax, whichever is later |
| You left out income that is more than 25% of the gross income shown on your return | 6 years |
| You claim a loss from worthless securities or a bad debt deduction | 7 years |
| Employment tax records | At least 4 years after the tax is due or paid, whichever is later |
| You don't file a return, or file a fraudulent one | Indefinitely |
Keep copies of your filed tax returns as well. This is general guidance, and your situation may differ.
Example: a US C corporation in the education sector
- Situation
- A profitable US C corporation in the education sector had a wide mix of transactions and was not compliant.
- What we did
- We prepared clean books for the company and brought its records to the point where it was ready for an IRS review.
- Result
- Clean, audit-ready books.
Details are anonymized.
Is your situation similar? Book a Consultation
What shapes your quote
We don't publish a fixed price, because bookkeeping jobs differ. Your quote depends mainly on:
- How many months need catching up
- How many transactions you have each month
- How many bank and card accounts your business uses
- Whether you want tax filing included
Message us on WhatsApp with a rough picture of your business and we'll come back with a quote.
Get a quote on WhatsAppBookkeeping for businesses in the US and beyond
Our main focus is businesses in the United States. We also offer bookkeeping services in Australia, Saudi Arabia, Germany, the UAE and other countries. Tell us where your business is registered and we'll confirm what we can cover.
United States: our main focus
Monthly bookkeeping, cleanup and tax filing alongside, for US businesses, with our hours overlapping yours.
Tell us where you're registeredBookkeeping support for Australia
We offer bookkeeping services in Australia. We confirm what we can cover once you tell us where your business is registered.
Tell us where you're registeredBookkeeping support for Saudi Arabia
We offer bookkeeping services in Saudi Arabia. We confirm what we can cover once you tell us where your business is registered.
Tell us where you're registeredBookkeeping support for Germany
We offer bookkeeping services in Germany. We confirm what we can cover once you tell us where your business is registered.
Tell us where you're registeredBookkeeping support for the UAE
We offer bookkeeping services in the UAE. We confirm what we can cover once you tell us where your business is registered.
Tell us where you're registeredFrequently asked questions
Tell us where your books stand
Book a consultation and we'll tell you whether you need cleanup, monthly bookkeeping, or both. Prefer to type? Message us on WhatsApp.
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