Our catch-up bookkeeping services rebuild your books from bank, card and processor records, whether you are three months or three years behind, reconcile every account and hand them back tax-ready.
A fixed price, quoted before any work starts
Rebuilt in your own QuickBooks or Xero
Most businesses fall behind the same way: the work got busy and the books waited. However far back it goes, it can be put right.
You don’t need to organize anything before you get in touch. Send what you have. We tell you what is missing, quote one fixed price, then rebuild the books month by month until they are current.
The real cost of a backlog is not the backlog itself. It is that every decision, loan application and tax return in the meantime rests on numbers nobody has checked, and the longer it sits, the harder the next tax season gets.
Where it stops. Catch-up builds books that are missing or behind. If your books exist but the numbers are wrong, that is a bookkeeping cleanup. Many files need a bit of both, and the free books review tells you which.
Probably not the right fit if you only want a once-a-year tax filing with no bookkeeping, or need a bookkeeper working in your office.
Built from your statements, not estimates, with every balance proved month by month.
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SageWe look at the file and what is missing, then quote one fixed price before any work starts.
You send the statements on our list. Missing some? We tell you exactly which months we still need.
Every transaction coded, payments matched and each account reconciled to its statement before the next month starts.
Reconciled books, a profit and loss and balance sheet for each period, and notes for tax time.
Send what you have. Most banks let you download past statements, and we tell you exactly what is still missing.
A focused catch-up is measured in weeks, not months. Transaction volume and the state of your records matter more than the calendar.
| How far behind | Typical effort | How we run it |
|---|---|---|
| 1-3 months | Days to a week | All the missing months rebuilt and reconciled in one pass |
| 3-12 months | One to a few weeks | Month by month, each one reconciled before the next starts |
| 1-3 years | A few weeks, phased by year | One year at a time, so each tax year is finished in turn |
| More than 3 years | Scheduled once we see the records | Phased by year, starting with what your tax preparer needs first |
Timelines are illustrative and depend on volume and record quality. We confirm a realistic schedule after a quick look at the file, and if you have a tax or loan deadline, we tell you plainly whether it can be met.
The catch-up happens inside your own file, so the rebuilt history stays with you whatever you decide next.
QuickBooks catch-up bookkeeping happens in your own file. Add us from Settings, then Manage users, Accounting firms and Invite, using hello@remotebookkeepersllc.com.
Afterwards: monthly QuickBooks Online bookkeeping keeps the file current.
Add us from Settings, then Users and Invite a user, as an advisor, using hello@remotebookkeepersllc.com.
Afterwards: Xero bookkeeping every month, in the same file.
Free books review
Add us as your accountant in QuickBooks Online, Xero or the software you use. You get a plain-English list of what is missing, unreconciled or miscoded, and what it would take to fix. Yours to keep.
Two minutes. Tell us which software you use and roughly how far behind you are.
Invite hello@remotebookkeepersllc.com from your own software (here is how to add us as your accountant). We only read the file, and nothing in your books changes.
Within about 48 hours, in plain English. Ask for a fixed quote if you want one.
No card. No sales call required. No QuickBooks or Xero file yet? Book a free consultation instead and tell us what records you have.
Catching up and filing are linked. This is how they fit together.
A catch-up is a one-off project, so it is quoted as one price for the whole backlog. We look at the file first, then put the price in writing before any work starts. No meter running, and no surprise bill at the end.
For more on what moves the cost and the schedule, read our guide to catch-up bookkeeping cost and timeline.
See full pricingExample only: a made-up business. It shows how a quote is laid out, not what one costs.
Catch-up builds books that are missing or behind. Cleanup fixes books that exist but are wrong.
| Question | Catch-up bookkeeping | Bookkeeping cleanup |
|---|---|---|
| The problem | Months with nothing recorded, or nothing reconciled | The books are there, but the numbers are wrong |
| A typical sign | The last reconciled month was a long time ago | The bank balance and the books disagree, or profit looks off |
| What we work from | Bank, card and processor statements | Your existing QuickBooks Online or Xero file |
| What we do | Rebuild each missing month and reconcile it | Find the structural errors and correct them at the source |
| What you get back | Reconciled books and reports for each period | Corrected books and a written list of what changed |
| Price | Fixed, quoted before work starts | Fixed, quoted before work starts |
| Best when | You are behind | You are current but do not trust the numbers |
Many files need a bit of both. The free books review tells you which, and the quote covers everything it found. Books that are current but wrong? See our bookkeeping cleanup services.
It is one fixed price for the whole backlog, quoted in writing before any work starts. The price depends on how many months are missing, how many accounts you have, how many transactions run through them, whether payroll ran in that time and how many records are missing. The free books review gives us what we need to quote. Our guide to what catch-up bookkeeping costs explains each driver.
As far back as your records go. We rebuild month by month from bank, card and processor statements, so the books rest on what actually happened. Older years take proportionally more time, and we phase them by year.
Most banks let you download past statements, or will send them on request. Receipts back up specific items, and we flag the few that matter rather than asking for every one. If something truly cannot be found, we tell you rather than invent a number.
No. Send what you have. We start with the months that are complete and give you a short list of what is still missing, account by account, so you only chase the statements that matter.
Catch-up gives you the reconciled books and the statements every late return needs. We list the returns that look outstanding, so you or your tax preparer can deal with them in the right order. Once your books are current, tax preparation for the years ahead is part of our Growth plan.
Yes. The books live in your own QuickBooks or Xero, reconciled to the statements, with a profit and loss and balance sheet for each period and notes on anything that affects a return. Your preparer can work straight from the file.
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We only read the file. Written findings in about 48 hours.
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