Cleanup & catch-up

Catch-Up Bookkeeping Services in Baltimore

A backlog does not fix itself by starting fresh next month. We reconstruct what is missing, correct what is wrong and restate every period we touch.

  • A clear timeline delivered with the quote
  • Work done in period order so you see progress
  • Months or years of backlog rebuilt properly

Contract-funded businesses that fall behind face a specific risk. The numbers can be rebuilt from bank and supplier records without much difficulty. The supporting evidence tying each cost to its contract is a different matter, and it degrades quickly once people move on.

What's included

What our service covers in Baltimore

Everything below is part of the engagement — no surprise add-ons.

Post-catch-up review call

A call at the end covering what the restated numbers show and what to do differently, so the backlog does not rebuild itself.

Sales tax figure preparation

We prepare the corrected sales tax figures for each backlog period and hand them to your CPA or tax preparer. We do not file the returns ourselves.

Period-end close

Each reconstructed period is closed properly rather than left open, so the next one starts from a fixed position.

Duplicate & miscoding removal

Owner draws booked as expenses, transfers recorded as income, the same charge entered twice — all found and corrected.

Statement retrieval guidance

Banks hold history further back than most owners expect. We tell you exactly what to request and from whom so the reconstruction can go as far back as it needs to.

How it runs

What happens after you get in touch

Only the first step needs anything from you.

1

Free assessment call

We look at the file together and establish the real scope — months behind, accounts involved, condition of the records. No judgment.

2

One fixed quote

A single flat fee for the whole project before any work starts. It does not move unless you ask us to expand the scope.

3

We rebuild, then hand over

The backlog is reconstructed period by period, reconciled and documented. At the end you get corrected statements, the change log and a file your CPA can work from.

Why us

Why Baltimore businesses choose Feather Accounting

Every transaction reviewed individually, never bulk-coded by rule
Work sequenced in period order so progress is visible
A dedicated bookkeeper who owns your account
The backlog scoped on your real file, not guessed from a form
Honest advice when the records genuinely cannot be recovered
Good fit

This is a good fit if…

  • Bookkeeping stopped when the person doing it left
  • You have been filing on estimates and want the real numbers
  • You have multiple entities and only one is up to date
  • You are anywhere from three months to several years behind

Evidence decays faster than data

Bank records persist. The approval email, the delivery note, the note explaining why a cost was allocated a particular way — those disappear, and they are what a reviewer asks for.

We gather supporting documentation back into place alongside the reconstruction, prioritising the periods and contracts most likely to be examined, and we report plainly on where evidence no longer exists.

For the trades and building businesses we also see locally, the equivalent recovery task is job attribution rather than contract documentation, but the principle of naming the gaps holds either way.

FAQ

Questions about this service

Anything we have not covered, ask on the call — it is free and there is no follow-up sequence.

Usually the same gap that caused it the first time — nobody owning the monthly close. The handover call covers what to change, and monthly bookkeeping is available if you would rather hand it over.

Free consultation

Get your free consultation

Tell us about your business and we'll show you how we can simplify your QuickBooks bookkeeping.

What you get

  • Free 15-minute consultation
  • No long-term contracts
  • Dedicated QuickBooks expert
  • Books delivered monthly, on time
  • Flat-rate, transparent pricing

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Let's get your books current

Tell us where your books stand today. In 20 minutes you will have a flat rate, a start date and a plan — whether or not you hire us.

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