QuickBooks Cleanup

QuickBooks files break in predictable ways.

Undeposited funds climbing for two years. Bank feed duplicates nobody caught. A reconciliation that was forced instead of fixed. We have seen all of it, and we fix it remotely for businesses anywhere in the country.

What Usually Goes Wrong

The same six problems, in almost every file.

  • Undeposited funds keeps growing. Payments recorded but never matched to a deposit, so the account climbs and income gets counted twice.
  • Bank feed duplicates. A transaction entered by hand and then imported again, sitting in the file as two separate expenses.
  • Reconciliations that were forced. An adjusting entry used to make the balance match rather than finding the actual difference.
  • Categories applied in bulk. One rule changed and every matching transaction moved with it, including the ones that were already right.
  • Opening balance equity. A number parked in a holding account since setup that nobody ever cleared.
  • Receivables full of invoices that were paid. Payments applied to the wrong invoice, or never applied at all.
What We Fix

The file, not just the balances.

  • Undeposited funds cleared

    Payments matched to deposits so income is counted once.

  • Duplicates removed at the source

    And the bank rules corrected so they stop coming back.

  • Reconciliations redone properly

    Differences identified rather than forced with an adjusting entry.

  • Categories corrected transaction by transaction

    Not with another bulk rule that moves the wrong ones again.

  • A record of every change

    So you and your CPA can see exactly what was corrected.

QuickBooks Online and Desktop

The mechanics differ. The problems do not.

QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop fail in the same places. Undeposited funds, bank feed handling and forced reconciliations look different in each but cause the same damage. We work in both.

If you are moving from Desktop to Online, cleaning the file first matters more than usual. A migration carries every existing error across with it, and finding them afterward is harder than fixing them before.

If your books are in Xero instead, here is how we handle Xero cleanup.

After The Cleanup

A cleaned file does not stay clean on its own.

Books drift again within months if nobody keeps them current. We do not hand a file back and walk away.

For how cleanup pricing and the process work, see our cleanup and catch-up page and what cleanup actually costs. If the file is years behind, here is how we catch up past years.

  • QBO and Desktop

    Both handled

  • Remote

    Wherever your business is

  • Ongoing

    Every cleanup becomes a monthly client

QuickBooks file gotten away from you?

Schedule a free 30-minute consultation. We'll listen to your situation and tell you honestly what makes sense and what doesn't.