Behind on the Books in Boston, MA?
You do not need to explain how you got behind. We rebuild the backlog period by period, reconcile every account and hand back books you can file from.
- One fixed quote after a free assessment
- A clear timeline delivered with the quote
- Optional monthly bookkeeping once you are current
Research-funded companies fall behind while doing the research, which is both understandable and awkward, because the reporting obligations attached to the funding do not pause while the science does. A catch-up here therefore has to meet a fixed external standard rather than an internal one, and that shapes how the work is sequenced.
What our service covers in Boston
Everything below is part of the engagement — no surprise add-ons.
Missing period reconstruction
Where months are simply absent, we rebuild them from bank, card and processor statements rather than leaving a gap in the ledger.
Prior-year comparison rebuild
Once the periods are restated we rebuild the comparatives, so you can finally see the trend across the years that were missing.
Vendor and customer rebuild
Where the lists were never maintained, we rebuild them so the restated reports break down by who you actually paid and who paid you.
Backlog assessment
We look at the actual file first — how many months, how many accounts, how much history is recoverable — before quoting a fixed fee.
Lender-ready statement pack
If the catch-up is for a loan or a sale, we assemble the restated statements into the pack the other side will ask for.
What happens after you get in touch
Only the first step needs anything from you.
Free assessment call
We look at the file together and establish the real scope — months behind, accounts involved, condition of the records. No judgment.
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.
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 Boston businesses choose Feather Accounting
This is a good fit if…
- The software was set up but never really used
- You have a filing deadline coming and the books are not ready
- Growth outpaced the admin and the books fell behind
- You want monthly bookkeeping but need a baseline first
Reconstruction against an external standard
The work is to rebuild not just the spending but which award or programme each item belonged to, and to do it on a basis that will hold when a funder reviews it.
We apply one allocation approach across the entire backlog and document it, because a method that shifts between periods is the thing most likely to be challenged.
Where staff time was split across awards during the missing months and never recorded, we rebuild from whatever evidence exists and are explicit about what is evidenced and what is estimated. That distinction is more valuable to you than a tidy set of figures that blurs it.
Questions about this service
Anything we have not covered, ask on the call — it is free and there is no follow-up sequence.
Restated statements for every period we touched, the reconciled file itself, the documented change log, and a list of anything still open. The books are yours to keep running.
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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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