From Backlog to CPA-Ready in Detroit
Getting current in Detroit means more than filling gaps: every account reconciled period by period, statements restated, and a change log your CPA can follow.
- Books a lender or CPA will accept
- Every historical transaction reviewed, not bulk-guessed
- Months or years of backlog rebuilt properly
Automotive suppliers rarely fall behind on the bank. They fall behind on receivables, because with long payment terms and a handful of large customers, nobody notices that an account has drifted from sixty days to ninety until cash is unexpectedly tight.
What our service covers in Detroit
Everything below is part of the engagement — no surprise add-ons.
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.
Transaction-by-transaction review
Not sampled, not bulk-categorized by rule. Each transaction in the backlog is reviewed and coded correctly.
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.
Documented change log
Every correction recorded — what it was, what it became and why — so amended returns are defensible later.
Period-end close
Each reconstructed period is closed properly rather than left open, so the next one starts from a fixed position.
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 Detroit businesses choose Feather Accounting
This is a good fit if…
- You have a filing deadline coming and the books are not ready
- Growth outpaced the admin and the books fell behind
- You want to start monthly bookkeeping but need a clean baseline first
- A previous bookkeeper left the file in poor shape
Rebuilding what is owed and when
The reconstruction that matters here is the receivables ledger by customer: what was invoiced, what was paid, and how long each account actually took rather than what its terms say.
That exercise routinely surfaces invoices never chased and disputes never resolved, both of which are recoverable cash sitting in the backlog.
Work in progress is the second piece. Long production runs spanning the missing months need material and labour identified as an asset rather than absorbed into the period's costs, which otherwise makes the build months look far worse than they were.
Questions about this service
Anything we have not covered, ask on the call — it is free and there is no follow-up sequence.
No. We work in whatever you already use. If something about the current setup is causing the backlog we will say so, but changing it is your call, not a condition.
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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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