Behind on your books? Let’s get them back on track.
Professional bookkeeping cleanup services for businesses with overdue, incomplete or inaccurate financial records. We help you rebuild reliable books and prepare for tax filing, financial reporting and ongoing bookkeeping.
We can help when your books are:
- Several months or years behind
- Missing transactions or reconciliations
- Filled with uncategorized expenses
- Showing unreliable account balances
- Not ready for GST/HST or tax filing
- Being transferred to a new accountant
Are your financial records telling the wrong story?
Incomplete bookkeeping can lead to inaccurate reports, missed tax obligations and poor business decisions.
A proper cleanup addresses the underlying accounting problems—not simply the visible transaction list.
- Bank balances in the books do not match the statements
- Bank and credit-card accounts have never been reconciled
- GST/HST or payroll balances appear incorrect
- Transactions have been posted to the wrong accounts
- Personal and business expenses have been mixed
- Income is missing, duplicated or incorrectly recorded
- Accounts receivable or payable reports are unreliable
- Your accountant cannot complete the year-end work
What bookkeeping cleanup may include
Every cleanup is different. We assess the condition of your records and create a scope of work based on the issues that need to be resolved.
Account Reconciliation
Reconcile bank, credit-card, loan and other balance-sheet accounts to supporting statements.
Transaction Review
Review transaction coding and correct duplicated, missing or misclassified entries.
GST/HST Review
Review how GST/HST was recorded and reconcile the accounting records to available returns and CRA information.
Receivables and Payables
Review customer and supplier balances and identify old, duplicated or inaccurate amounts.
Balance-Sheet Cleanup
Investigate unusual balances in loans, payroll liabilities, shareholder accounts and other balance-sheet accounts.
Updated Financial Reports
Prepare updated financial reports after the agreed cleanup work has been completed.
Move forward with more reliable books
Once the cleanup is completed, you will have a clearer accounting foundation for managing your business.
Tax-Ready Records
Better-organized records to support GST/HST filings and year-end tax preparation.
Reliable Reporting
Financial reports that more accurately reflect the activity and financial position of your business.
A Fresh Start
A cleaner accounting file that can transition into an organized monthly bookkeeping process.
How the cleanup process works
Consultation
We discuss the periods involved, the condition of the books and your most urgent deadlines.
Assessment
We review the accounting file and determine the records and corrections required.
Proposal
You receive a defined scope of work, estimated timeline and pricing based on the cleanup required.
Cleanup
We complete the agreed corrections, reconciliations and updated reporting.
What we may need from you
Complete records allow the cleanup to proceed more efficiently. The exact document request will depend on your business and the periods being reviewed.
- Bank and credit-card statements
- Loan and financing statements
- Sales reports and merchant-processing statements
- Customer invoices and supplier bills
- Payroll reports and remittance information
- GST/HST returns and CRA account statements
- Prior-year financial statements and tax returns
- Receipts and explanations for unclear transactions
Careful cleanup with the bigger picture in mind
CPA-Led Accounting Support
The cleanup is approached with attention to financial reporting, Canadian tax requirements and the underlying account balances.
Clear Scope and Communication
We explain the issues identified, the information required and the work included in your cleanup engagement.
Bookkeeping and Tax Coordination
Cleanup work can be coordinated with GST/HST filings, year-end accounting and business tax services when included in your engagement.
Ongoing Support Available
After the cleanup, you can transition to monthly or quarterly bookkeeping to help prevent the same issues from returning.
Questions about bookkeeping cleanup
How far back can you clean up my bookkeeping?
How much does bookkeeping cleanup cost?
How long will the cleanup take?
Can you clean up my existing QuickBooks Online file?
Will my tax returns be included?
What happens after the cleanup is finished?
Let’s bring your books up to date
Falling behind happens. What matters is having a clear plan to correct the records and move forward. Schedule a consultation to discuss the current condition of your bookkeeping.