Guides
Bookkeeping, explained without the sales pitch.
What the work actually involves, what it costs, and what to ask before you hire anyone. Written by the team that does the closing.
The first four guides are being written now.
Stripe payout reconciliation: how gross sales, processor fees and refunds reach the ledger, and why a net bank deposit is not revenue. Catch-up bookkeeping: what one backlogged month of reconciliation actually involves at $300, and how to tell how many months you have. The 5-day close: what has to be true on day 1 for books to be closed by day 5, and what makes a close slip. Comparing services: the questions that separate a CPA-reviewed close from an unlicensed bookkeeper with software, and what to ask about who reviews the ledger and who signs the return. Each is published here as it is finished, with its sources listed, and dated so you can see when it was last checked.