QuickBooks Cleanup
QuickBooks Online cleanup for books that no longer add up.
Uncategorized transactions, duplicates, broken reconciliations, Opening Balance Equity that never went away, negative payroll liabilities, loans that do not match the statement. We review the file, fix what is wrong, and document what changed.
Common symptoms
Signs the file needs a cleanup, not just more bookkeeping.
The bank matches, but the Balance Sheet does not
Reconciliation does not automatically mean the accounting is correct. Balances can reconcile while liabilities, equity, and clearing accounts are wrong.
Opening Balance Equity is still there
A balance in Opening Balance Equity usually means opening balances or historical entries were never properly resolved.
Negative or growing liabilities
Payroll liabilities, sales tax payable, or loan balances that drift away from the real amounts owed.
CPA says “clean the books first”
The tax preparer cannot rely on the file, and the return is stuck until the accounting is fixed.
How the cleanup works
Review first. Quote second. Then fix.
STEP 1
Books X-Ray
Read-only access to the file. We review reconciliations, the Balance Sheet, A/R and A/P, payroll liabilities, loans, equity, opening balances, and uncategorized activity.
STEP 2
Scope and fixed quote
You receive what we found, what should be corrected, the recommended scope, the expected timeline, and a fixed project quote where the scope can be defined.
STEP 3
Cleanup and documentation
We correct the file, reconcile every account, and document material changes so your CPA or the next accountant is not starting blind.
Repair or rebuild?
Sometimes the old file cannot be trusted.
Part of the review is deciding whether the existing QuickBooks file can be repaired or whether it is faster and safer to rebuild the books from source records. We tell you which one we recommend and why.
- Bank and credit-card reconciliations rebuilt
- Duplicate and uncategorized transactions resolved
- Opening balances and equity corrected
- Payroll liabilities tied to filings
- Loan balances tied to lender statements
- Tax-ready financials delivered to your CPA
Pricing
Fixed project quote where the scope can be determined.
Books are reviewed first so you are not guessing how many hours the cleanup may take. You approve the scope and pricing before work begins. See how pricing works.
Not sure what is wrong with your books?
Do not diagnose them yourself. Request the free Books X-Ray and get a written summary of what we found.