If your books have been neglected for months, here's what actually drives the price of getting them caught up — and what a fair range looks like.
Published by Stephanie Batson, Fractional CFO & Controller, Hudson Valley Growth Advisory.
That's a wide range on purpose — the actual number depends entirely on your specific situation. A business four months behind with two bank accounts is a very different project than one a year behind with multiple payment processors, a franchise royalty structure, or several entities feeding into one set of books.
What I won't do is quote you a number before actually looking at your books. Flat-rate quotes given sight-unseen are usually either padded to cover the unknown, or too low and followed by "additional fees" once the real scope shows up. Neither is fair to you.
Most cleanups take two to six weeks depending on scope, transaction volume, and how quickly you can provide account access and documentation.
That's entirely your call. Some clients just needed to get current and stop there. Most move into ongoing monthly bookkeeping once they've felt what it's like to have accurate books — starting at $800/month, so things don't drift back into the same mess.
Yes — or at minimum a clear picture of your accounts and how far behind things are. That's exactly what the free 20-minute call is for. I'd rather look before I quote than guess and have to revise later.
Free 20-minute call. Tell me how far behind things are and what your accounts look like, and I'll give you a real quote, not a range pulled from a website.