Catch-Up Bookkeeping

Behind on your books? Start with a clear cleanup plan.

Ramsha reviews what is missing or unreconciled, identifies the work needed, and scopes catch-up bookkeeping separately from recurring service. The goal is to prepare reliable records so ongoing bookkeeping can begin when appropriate.

A defined starting point

Understand the condition of the books before committing.

Catch-up bookkeeping brings incomplete, overdue, or unreconciled business records up to date according to an agreed scope.

When catch-up is needed

Common signs the books need cleanup.

A growing business may need catch-up bookkeeping after a gap in its process, a system change, or a period of incomplete records. These situations do not apply to every engagement.

Months of transactions have not been categorized

Bank or credit card accounts have not been reconciled

Financial reports are missing or incomplete

The books are not ready to support tax preparation

The business changed systems or has inconsistent records

Recurring bookkeeping stopped for a period

What the review looks at

Scope starts with the records as they are today.

The Free Financial Review helps identify the condition, volume, and dependencies of the cleanup work.

  • How many months are behind
  • Which bank, credit card, and other financial accounts need reconciliation
  • The condition of transaction categorization
  • The existing accounting software and account setup
  • Which statements or source records are missing
  • Whether prior periods require correction
  • What is needed before recurring bookkeeping can begin

What catch-up can include

Cleanup work follows the confirmed scope.

Depending on the confirmed scope, catch-up bookkeeping can include the work below. Not every item is required in every engagement.

Organizing uncategorized transactions

Reconciling bank and financial accounts

Reviewing opening balances and account setup

Preparing or restoring financial reports

Organizing records for tax preparation

Establishing a clean starting point for ongoing bookkeeping

How it works

A clear path from review to current books.

01

Free Financial Review

Share what is behind, which systems you use, and what records are available.

02

Assess the books

Ramsha reviews the condition and volume of the records that need attention.

03

Confirm cleanup scope

You receive a separate scope based on the work identified before cleanup begins.

04

Complete catch-up work

The agreed records are organized, reconciled, and restored according to the confirmed scope.

05

Choose what comes next

When appropriate, you may transition to recurring bookkeeping so the books stay current.

Pricing and scoping

Catch-up work is quoted separately.

There is no fixed cleanup price because the amount and condition of the work vary. Once the books are current, recurring bookkeeping starts at $299/month for qualifying scopes. The recurring plan does not include catch-up work.

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Number of months behind

Number of financial accounts

Transaction volume

Missing statements or source records

Condition of the existing books

Complexity of corrections required

Catch-up + tax readiness

Cleanup creates a more reliable set of records.

Unreconciled or incomplete books can make tax preparation harder because the underlying records may not be ready to use.

Catch-up bookkeeping can organize and reconcile those records. Tax preparation itself is a separate scope, and the exact tax support available is confirmed during the Financial Review.

After cleanup

Keep the books current when the business is ready.

After the agreed catch-up work is finished, businesses may choose recurring bookkeeping for ongoing categorization, reconciliations, and reporting. Recurring service is not mandatory.

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Frequently asked questions

Catch-up bookkeeping, explained clearly.

Understand the scope first

Find out what it will take to bring your books current.

Start with a Free Financial Review to understand the cleanup scope before committing.

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