Catch-Up Bookkeeping Services
Months or years behind on your books? We bring everything current, accurate, and reconciled, then keep it that way.
Free consultation · Fixed monthly pricing · US-based team
What's included
What catch-up bookkeeping includes
- Reconstruction of missing months or years
- Categorisation of every backlogged transaction
- Bank and credit-card reconciliations brought current
- Clean-up of duplicate or misclassified entries
- A reconciled, tax-ready baseline
- Optional ongoing monthly bookkeeping afterward
How it works
Getting started is simple
Free consultation
A short call to understand your business, your current books, and what you need — no obligation.
Fixed monthly quote
One clear monthly price based on your transaction volume and scope. No hourly surprises.
Onboarding & cleanup
We get access, tidy any backlog, and set a clean baseline so your numbers are trustworthy from day one.
Monthly close & reports
Each month we reconcile, categorise, and deliver clear financials you can actually use to run the business.
How it really works
How far behind is “behind”?
Most catch-up bookkeeping clients arrive in one of three states. A few months behind: the books stopped when things got busy — usually a few days of work once we have bank access. A year or more behind: often triggered by a tax deadline or a loan application; we rebuild month by month, reconciling each one before moving on. Never really kept: the business ran out of a bank feed and a shoebox — we build the books from scratch, from statements, so there’s a real set of records where none existed. All three are routine for us. None of them is a judgement; they’re just starting points.
Catch-up vs. clean-up — and why the difference matters
Catch-up means months that were never entered. Clean-up means months that were entered wrong — duplicated transactions, unreconciled accounts, miscategorised expenses, a balance sheet that doesn’t tie. Most backlogged files need some of both, and quoting them honestly requires looking first: that’s why the free review comes before the price, not after. You get one fixed number covering both, and the deliverable is the same either way — every account reconciled, every month closed, and a set of books your CPA can file from without redoing our work.
Once the backlog is cleared, a repeatable month-end close checklist is what keeps the books from falling behind again.
What catch-up bookkeeping costs
Pricing is scope-based: how many months, how many accounts, and transaction volume. A quiet single-account business a few months behind is a small engagement; three years of an active multi-account operation is a bigger one — but in every case you get a fixed written price before we start, not an hourly meter that runs while you wonder. If you are weighing the fee against the cost of leaving a year unfiled, the catch-up cost vs cost-of-waiting worksheet runs the IRS penalty arithmetic side by side. Two things keep the cost down: send complete bank and card statements up front, and tell us about loans, payroll and merchant accounts early so nothing surfaces mid-job.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
How far behind can you go?
Months or years. We regularly reconstruct multiple years of backlogged books and bring them fully current.
I'm behind and worried about taxes.
That's the most common reason people call. We get you tax-ready and hand your CPA clean records, often in time to avoid penalties.
What does catch-up cost?
A fixed price based on how far behind you are and your transaction volume, quoted after a quick free review.
What happens after you catch me up?
We can keep your books current every month so you never fall behind again, or hand them back clean. Your choice.
Can you do catch-up bookkeeping in QuickBooks Online and Desktop?
Yes — we work in QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop and Xero, and if you're switching software we can fold the catch-up into the conversion so you only pay for the work once.
How fast can you get me tax-ready?
Depends on the backlog, but deadline-driven jobs get sequenced first — tell us the filing date in the free review and we'll tell you honestly whether it's reachable.
Get your books current and stop worrying
Tell us how far behind you are and we'll send a fixed-price quote within one business day.