Bookkeeping for businesses with messy books.
Bugaboo Bookkeeping helps Washington businesses clean up QuickBooks, catch up months or years of records, and keep the books accurate going forward.
No judgment. Behind books are normal here.
You do not need perfect records to get help.
Most clients come to us after the books are already behind. Reconciliations are off, reports do not match cash flow, and tax prep is stalled because nobody trusts the numbers.
Behind on reconciliations
Bank accounts, credit cards, loans, and clearing accounts have not been reconciled cleanly.
QuickBooks is messy
Transactions are duplicated, miscategorized, deleted, forced, or left sitting in uncategorized income and expense.
Tax prep is stuck
Your CPA needs clean financials, but the current file does not support an accurate return.
We clean up your books and keep them clean.
We specialize in QuickBooks Online cleanup, catch-up bookkeeping, monthly bookkeeping, and financial record reconstruction for Washington service-based businesses.
Monthly Bookkeeping
Ongoing bookkeeping for businesses that need reliable monthly financials, reconciled accounts, and clean reporting.
- Monthly QuickBooks Online bookkeeping
- Bank and credit card reconciliations
- Transaction categorization
- Financial statements
- Review-ready books for tax season
Cleanup and Catch-Up
Backlogged bookkeeping for businesses that are months or years behind and need the records brought current.
- Historical cleanup
- Multi-year reconstruction
- Prior-period error correction
- Balance sheet cleanup
- Books prepared for tax filing
QuickBooks Diagnostics
A flat-fee review that shows what is wrong, how serious it is, and what it will take to fix it.
- 60+ point QuickBooks review
- Written findings report
- Severity-rated issues
- Recommended cleanup scope
- Quote for next steps
Financial Cleanup Support
For businesses with old errors, confusing reports, payroll coding problems, or accounts that no longer make sense.
- Payroll clearing account review
- Loan and liability cleanup
- Owner draw and reimbursement review
- Sales tax payable review
- Financial statement cleanup
If this is happening, your books need cleanup.
These problems usually do not fix themselves. The longer they sit, the harder it gets to trust the numbers.
QuickBooks problems
- Beginning balances do not match
- Old transfers were deleted or duplicated
- Loan payments are coded entirely to expense
- Payroll clearing accounts do not clear
- Sales tax payable does not make sense
- Owner draws and reimbursements are mixed together
Reporting problems
- You cannot tell if the business is profitable
- The P and L does not match cash flow
- Tax prep is stalled because the books are not ready
- You are making decisions from bad numbers
- You do not know what the prior bookkeeper changed
- Your CPA keeps asking for better records
Flat-fee bookkeeping diagnostic
Every bookkeeping engagement starts with a diagnostic.
Before we quote cleanup or ongoing bookkeeping, we review the file. You get a written report explaining what is wrong, what needs to be fixed, and what the next step will cost.
A bookkeeping diagnostic is a $500 flat-fee review of your QuickBooks records. We inspect accounts, reconciliations, categorization, balance sheet issues, payroll-related activity, and reporting problems, then deliver written findings.
- 60+ point QuickBooks review
- Written findings report
- Severity-rated cleanup issues
- Recommended scope for cleanup or monthly bookkeeping
- No obligation to continue after the report
Simple process. Clear scope. No surprise cleanup bill.
Submit your inquiry
Tell us what is going on with your books, how far behind you are, and what needs to be fixed.
We complete the diagnostic
We review your QuickBooks file and identify the issues that need to be corrected before ongoing work begins.
You get the cleanup scope
You receive written findings and a quote for cleanup, catch-up, or ongoing monthly bookkeeping.
Built for service-based Washington businesses.
We are a strong fit for businesses that need accurate books, clean reports, and someone who can deal with the messy parts instead of ignoring them.
Good fit
- Service-based Washington businesses
- Businesses with $150K to $5M in revenue
- QuickBooks Online users
- Owners who want clean, usable financials
- Businesses behind on reconciliations or tax prep
Not the best fit
- Businesses wanting the cheapest monthly bookkeeper
- Businesses unwilling to provide records
- Owners who only want numbers changed to reduce tax
- Cash-heavy businesses with no documentation process
- Anyone looking for investment or legal advice
Bookkeeping questions we hear often.
Bookkeeping pricing is custom quoted after the $500 diagnostic. Cleanup and monthly bookkeeping depend on transaction volume, account complexity, documentation quality, and how far behind the records are.
Yes. Multi-year cleanup and reconstruction are core services at Bugaboo Bookkeeping. The diagnostic shows how much work is needed before we quote the full cleanup.
Bookkeeping services are positioned for Washington businesses. Crypto tax services are available nationwide through our crypto tax page.
Yes. Bugaboo Bookkeeping works in QuickBooks Online for bookkeeping clients. If your file is messy, the diagnostic identifies what needs to be cleaned before ongoing bookkeeping begins.
No. The diagnostic is a review and written findings report. Cleanup work is quoted separately after we understand the file and scope.
Let’s find out what is actually wrong.
Start with the $500 bookkeeping diagnostic. You will get a written report, a clear cleanup scope, and no pressure to move forward.