You did not start this business to do the paperwork.
You started this business because you are good at what you do.
Then came the receipts. The tax coding, chasing the bills, and the deadlines you only remember on Sunday night. You feel running a business involves staring at paper now.
Bookkeeping that gives you time to run your business
We handle the bookkeeping, so you can spend less time on paperwork and have real numbers to make business decisions.
What we take off your plate
More than the work itself. We help you with the details you need and point you in the right direction. We talk to you, find out how your business actually runs, and make the system work the way you work.
Paperwork
Send a photo, scan or forwarded email. We organise the documents and attach them to the entries they support. You don’t have to take up filing as a hobby.
Transaction coding
We read the source document, match the payment and record the entry in QuickBooks. Anything we cannot settle from the document goes on a short question list for you or your accountant.
Outstanding invoices
Who owes you money, which invoices have gone past their terms, and what your suppliers are owed. Kept current, so you’re not struggling at year end.
Routine deadlines
We prepare the GST and PST information included in your service, in time for your approval and filing. The Sunday-night deadline stops being yours to remember.
How it works
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Send the documents
Use the method that fits your working day. We can set up a desk scanner for businesses with more paperwork.
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We keep the books current
We code transactions from the documents and reconcile the accounts.
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We check the file
Each month we check the period’s transactions for missing records and inconsistent entries.
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You get a monthly report
On an agreed working day, you receive your figures and a short list of decisions that need your input.
Know where the business stands
Your monthly report shows sales and expenses alongside outstanding payments. It names unresolved items so you can act while the information is useful.
- →Sales. This month’s total and the comparison with the same month last year.
- →Money coming in. Customer balances, with overdue invoices identified.
- →Money going out. Supplier balances and upcoming payments recorded in the books.
- →Decisions. The questions that need an answer from you, with the supporting records.
Cash-flow forecasts are included with the higher service levels, and your quote says which. Forecasts are estimates and are shown separately from recorded results.
What it costs
We quote your file rather than put a price list on a page. The free Ledger Snapshot shows us the size and state of your records, and the quote comes back with it.
Your accountant handles income tax returns and tax planning. We prepare the bookkeeping records they need — the accountants’ page sets out what their firm receives at year end.
Start with a free Ledger Snapshot
Send 7 reports exported from QuickBooks. Within 2 working days, you’ll receive a page of observations about the records, without giving us access to your account. Your quote for the monthly work comes back in the same email.