Months behind on the books? We reconcile every account, code every transaction, and hand you tax-ready books.
Catch-up bookkeeping starts at $500 per month and goes up from there, depending on how far behind the books are and how many accounts there are. The minimum is $500 per month.
Most catch-up jobs take 1 to 2 weeks once we have bank access and statements. Then a plan keeps the books current.
Greg Neilsen, JD, LLM (Master of Laws in Taxation), reviews our guides. Last reviewed: October 5, 2026.
Each answer is below.
No file is too far behind. We start with the year that has a return due and work forward to today.
Owners call us after a bookkeeper quits, after a busy season, or after a lender asks for numbers. The fix is the same each time: statements in, books rebuilt, numbers you can file on.
Example: A painting contractor stopped posting two years ago. That is 24 months of books. We catch up the older year first, because its return comes due first.
Four things, in this order.
Example: A plumbing company’s QuickBooks Online file shows 410 uncategorized transactions. Its truck loan payment sits in expenses each month. We code the 410, and split each truck payment between interest and loan principal.
Catch-up bookkeeping starts at $500 per month and goes up from there, depending on how far behind the books are and how many accounts there are. The minimum is $500 per month.
You get the price in writing before work starts.
Example: A cleaning company is 4 months behind on 1 bank account and 1 card. A pool company is 2 years behind on 3 bank accounts and 4 cards. The pool company’s job prices higher: more months, more accounts to reconcile. We quote both on the call.
Typically 1 to 2 weeks. The clock starts once we have bank access and statements for every month behind.
Missing statements are the usual delay. Your bank can provide old ones, and we tell you exactly which months we need.
Example: An HVAC company sends 6 months of statements for 3 accounts on a Monday. We start that day. A job that size typically finishes inside the 1 to 2 week window.
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Answer yes or no for your business.
Four or five yeses: book the call. A no on question 1 means we are not the right fit yet.
Everything runs on QuickBooks Online. If you are on QuickBooks Desktop or spreadsheets, we move you onto QuickBooks Online. Your field software stays: see how Jobber, Housecall Pro, and ServiceTitan connect.
Catch-up gives you the numbers a late return needs. The late return and the notice are separate work. Our tax consulting service handles them.
Most IRS notices give a date to respond. Send us the notice when you book the call, so we see the date.
Example: An owner gets a notice for a business return that was never filed. We catch up the books for that year first. The return gets built from real numbers, not estimates.
You move onto a plan. Bookkeeping, tax preparation, and planning on one flat fee. Plans start at $750 per month.
The starting plan closes your books every quarter, by the 15th of the month after the quarter ends. See monthly bookkeeping services.
Illustration only. The numbers are made up. A landscaping company runs as an S corporation. The owner stopped reconciling 14 months ago. The S corporation return cannot be filed until the books are right.
A calendar-year S corporation return is due March 15. The IRS charges a late-filing penalty for each shareholder, for each month the return is late, up to 12 months. See more for landscapers.
One team catches up the books, then keeps them, prepares your return, and plans your tax. We work from our Tampa office and reply within 24 hours. See our full bookkeeping service.
Catch-up bookkeeping starts at $500 per month and goes up from there, depending on how far behind the books are and how many accounts there are. The minimum is $500 per month. You get the price in writing before work starts.
Typically 1 to 2 weeks once we have bank access and statements. Missing statements are the usual delay.
Yes. That is the most common reason owners call. We start with the year that has a return due.
Yes. After catch-up, you move onto a plan that keeps the books current and covers tax preparation and planning. Plans start at $750 per month.
Yes. We move you onto QuickBooks Online as part of the work. Everything we do runs there.
This page is general information, not tax advice for your situation. Your price and scope are set in a written quote after we see your books.
Greg Neilsen, JD, LLM (Master of Laws in Taxation), reviews our guides. Last reviewed: October 5, 2026.
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