Every bookkeeper promises they'll get you "clean" books.
The purity culture aside, we’re not against accurate, neat recordkeeping...
But "clean" books often gets translated into: a desire to control what feels fundamentally out of control.
This turns into two responses: avoidance or hyper vigilance (you know this already).
In your bookkeeping, it looks like:
unanswered emails
intricate spreadsheets to track each micro step of the process
on-again, off-again reporting cycles
frantically forwarding tax notices and asking for immediate clarification and action
All of these reactions keep reinforcing the message that money should always be neat, clean, controllable.
But the cost is:
Self-doubt. (What's wrong with me and not them?)
Conversations that could have been. (You can’t hear really great ideas if you’re unwilling to let go of old ones.)
Paying bookkeepers who are fine but don't disturb this belief. (You can't be a great bookkeeper and not have excised this belief from your work.)
In this context, the desire to have clean bookkeeping is the part of you that feels powerless.
Most bookkeepers answer that feeling with tools of more perceived control.
But "clean" books in the Honestly Bookkeeping world doesn't mean sterilized control.
It means vitality. Your business is a living, breathing entity and your bookkeeping should be too. We call this approach: ecosystemic bookkeeping.
Each cleanup consists of the following:
An in-depth assessment of what is necessary to become current & accurate
An assessment of the key factors contributing to delayed/incorrect books
Implementation of financial infrastructure to mitigate future errors
A VIP Day dedicated completely to the cleanup & catchup work
Action plan of recommended changes going forward
Communication with CPA, as needed
Your investment:
All packages are custom build to fit your exact business needs. To receive accurate pricing we must go through the proposal process. In general, pricing starts at $1200 depending on scope and complexity.
“Not having to do the bookkeeping has freed up some of my time and certainly reduced my stress load! Also I have a more detailed financial picture of my business which is helping me make better decisions.”