Can you catch up more than one year of books?

Yes. Your CPA decides the order the years are done in, and we work to it. Catch-up is priced by the number of months you're behind.

What if I do not have my receipts?

Start with what you have. Bank, credit card and loan statements are what we reconcile to, so they matter most. Tell us what is missing on the first call. How gaps are handled on a tax return is your CPA's decision.

How much does catch-up bookkeeping cost?

Your monthly rate times the number of months you're behind. Your monthly rate is set by transaction volume. We give you the number in writing after we look at your file. The Transactions per Month table is on our pricing page.

What happens once the books are caught up?

Most jobs need both catch-up and cleanup, and as our pricing page says, cleanup transitions to monthly bookkeeping once the file is current. We can talk through what comes next on the free call.

Can you help if my business is not in Wyoming?

Yes. We are based in Laramie and work remotely with businesses across the country, in QuickBooks Online or Xero, with read-only bank access.

Years Behind on Bookkeeping? We Catch It Up, Cents of Wyoming Bookkeeping

Years behind on your bookkeeping? It can be caught up.

It usually starts with one busy season. Then a year goes by, then another, and the tax returns are waiting on books nobody has touched. We catch up past years remotely for businesses anywhere in the country and get them ready for your CPA.

More than a year has gone by.

The tax returns are waiting on the books. Your CPA cannot finish without numbers, and the numbers do not exist yet.

You have bank statements and not much else. Receipts went into a drawer, or nowhere.

Someone is asking for financials. A lender or a buyer wants statements you cannot produce.

You do not know which year to start with. So nothing has started.

Every year entered, reconciled and tax-ready.

All outstanding transactions entered and reconciled

Bank, credit card and loan accounts reconciled to the statements

Accounts payable and receivable brought up to date

Payroll recorded and missed entries adjusted

Financial statements your CPA can work from

How Catch-Up Works

Your CPA sets the order. We do the books.

When more than one year is behind, your CPA decides the order the years are done in, since your CPA is the one filing the returns. We work to that order.

A free 30-minute call about where things stand and how far back it goes
We look at your file and records before either of us commits to anything
You get the scope and the cost in writing, with no surprises later
Each year is entered and reconciled against your bank, credit card and loan statements
You see what we find as we find it

Catching up is recording what was never entered. If some of what was entered is wrong, that is cleanup, and books that are years behind usually need some of both. Here is how cleanup and catch-up fit together, and if your books are in QuickBooks, here is what we usually find in QuickBooks files.

What To Gather

Statements first. Everything else helps.

Bank statements
Credit card statements
Loan documents
Receipts and invoices, whatever you have
Payroll records
Any earlier bookkeeping file, even a half-finished one

Missing receipts are common when books are years behind. Tell us what you have and what you do not on the first call. Your statements are what we reconcile to. How any gaps are handled on a tax return is a question for your CPA. For what happens with each document, read the bookkeeping cleanup process, step by step. If a previous bookkeeper has your records, here is what to do after you fire your bookkeeper.

What It Costs

Priced by the number of months you are behind.

Catch-up is priced at your monthly rate times the number of months you're behind. Your monthly rate is set by transaction volume, shown in the Transactions per Month table on our pricing page. We look at your file and give you the number in writing before you commit to anything.

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If Your Tax Returns Are Behind Too

We get the books current. Your CPA prepares and files the returns.

We are bookkeepers, and we do not prepare income tax returns. We get each year's books tax-ready and coordinate directly with your CPA. If you do not have a CPA, we can refer you to one we trust.

Years behind and not sure where to start?

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

Rather write it down first? Send us a message and we will reply within one business day.