Catch-Up Bookkeeping: Fix a Year of Neglected QBO Before Tax Time

If you're a Phoenix small business owner and your QuickBooks hasn't been reconciled in 12 months, you have two real problems:

1. You don't know your actual Profit & Loss for the year. 2. Your CPA can't file until the books are clean.

Here's how cleanup pricing works, and the timeline.

How Cleanup Pricing Works

Cleanup is calculated as your monthly tier × months behind ÷ 2. The math scales fairly across both volume and backlog length, so a high-volume business one quarter behind doesn't pay the same as a low-volume business a full year behind.

Worked examples:

• Solo ($200/mo) · 3 months behind → ($200 × 3) ÷ 2 = $300 starting
• Solo · 12 months → ($200 × 12) ÷ 2 = $1,200 starting
• Small Business ($350/mo) · 6 months → $1,050 starting
• Small Business · 12 months → $2,100 starting
• Growing ($500/mo) · 12 months → $3,000 starting
• Multi-Account ($1,000/mo) · 12 months → $6,000 starting

The interactive calculator on the cleanup page lets you plug in your tier and backlog to see your starting price.

Realistic Timelines

• 3 months → 1–2 weeks
• 6 months → 2–3 weeks
• 12 months → 3–4 weeks
• 24 months → 5–8 weeks

Timelines assume bank statements are provided in week one and QBO accountant access is granted immediately.

When the Starting Price Moves

If your file has duplicate transactions, mispostings, or broken bank feeds exceeding 15% of total entries, we'll flag the additional scope on the free consultation call before you sign — the starting price may increase to reflect the actual reconstruction work. The goal is honest scope: you see the number before the work starts, not after.

What You Provide

Three things:

1. QBO accountant-level access 2. Bank and credit-card statements covering the catch-up period 3. Brief list of known problem areas

That's it. No spreadsheet homework. The Bookkeeper Guy rebuilds the books from bank feeds.

After Cleanup

Transition straight to monthly bookkeeping at the tier that fits your volume — Solo $200, Small Business $350, Growing $500, or Multi-Account $1,000. The cleanup engagement rolls straight into monthly with no separate onboarding fee.