Bookkeeping & Accounting
Reliable financial records are the foundation of good decisions.
- Monthly bookkeeping
- Bank and credit card reconciliations
- Chart of Accounts setup and review
- Cleanup and catch-up bookkeeping
- Recording and classifying transactions
- Accounts receivable and accounts payable support
- Month-end and year-end accounting
- Financial statement preparation
- QuickBooks setup and support
We work to make sure accounting records are not only accurate, but also organized in a way that makes sense for the businesses or organizations using them.
Financial Reporting & Analysis
Financial statements should help explain what is happening—not simply record it.
- Income statements
- Balance sheets
- Cash flow information
- Budget-to-actual reports
- Profitability reports
- Sales analysis
- Expense analysis
- Customer or product analysis
- Trend reports
- Customized management reports
Where useful, we can also organize information in Excel and other reporting tools so that financial data becomes easier to understand and use.
Tax Preparation & Tax Support
Good tax preparation begins with good records.
- Individual income tax returns
- Sole proprietorships
- Partnerships
- S corporations
- Small-business tax returns
- Year-end tax organization
- Business tax compliance
- Coordination between bookkeeping records and tax returns
Our objective is to make tax preparation orderly and understandable while reducing year-end surprises.
QuickBooks Support
QuickBooks works best when it is set up around the needs of the organization using it.
- Initial QuickBooks setup
- Chart of Accounts design
- Bank and credit card connections
- Transaction categorization
- Account reconciliation
- Cleanup of existing QuickBooks files
- Financial reporting
- Training and ongoing support
We focus on making QuickBooks useful for the organization rather than simply accepting the software's default setup.
Church & Nonprofit Accounting
Churches and nonprofits often need accounting methods that differ from those used by traditional businesses.
- Fund accounting
- Aplos setup and support
- Restricted and designated funds
- Contribution tracking
- Financial statements for boards and committees
- Budget preparation
- Fund balance reporting
- Chart of Accounts and fund structure
- Accounting system transitions
- Internal financial procedures
This area has specialized needs, so we also maintain a dedicated Churches & Nonprofits page with additional information.
Budgeting & Financial Planning
A budget should be more than a list of expected income and expenses.
- Annual budget preparation
- Budget-to-actual comparisons
- Developing financial projections
- Analyzing cash requirements
- Reviewing historical trends
- Evaluating spending priorities
- Identifying developing financial problems
For smaller organizations in particular, even a relatively simple budgeting process can provide valuable guidance.
Business & Financial Advisory
Sometimes the accounting records reveal questions that go beyond bookkeeping.
We can help clients explore questions such as:
- Which products or services are most profitable?
- Where are expenses increasing?
- Are prices covering actual costs?
- Is cash flow keeping pace with growth?
- Which activities deserve more attention?
- Are financial procedures unnecessarily complicated?
Our role is not simply to produce reports, but to help clients understand what those reports may be telling them.
Technology & Process Improvement
Technology should make accounting easier and more useful—not more complicated.
- QuickBooks
- Aplos
- Microsoft Excel
- Online banking integrations
- Automated data collection
- AI-assisted administrative tools
Technology is not the objective. The objective is to create financial systems that are accurate, efficient, understandable, and appropriate for the organizations using them.