Cleanup & catch-up

Bring Your Books Up to Date in Houston, TX

Behind on bookkeeping in Houston, Texas? We reconstruct the backlog period by period for one fixed fee — quoted after a free assessment.

  • A defensible record if returns need amending
  • Every historical transaction reviewed, not bulk-guessed
  • Owner draws separated from business expenses

Energy service businesses often fall behind during a downturn, when administrative help was the first cost cut, and then need the records urgently when activity returns and a lender or a customer asks for financials. The backlog spans exactly the period the business would rather not examine.

What's included

What our service covers in Houston

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

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.

Owner draw separation

Personal spending run through the business is identified and reclassified as draws, which usually changes the profit figure materially.

Payroll history reconciliation

Payroll runs, tax deposits and clearing accounts are reconciled for each period so wages and liabilities land where they belong.

Duplicate & miscoding removal

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

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.

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 Houston businesses choose Feather Accounting

One fixed fee for the whole project, agreed before we start
Optional roll-on to monthly bookkeeping so it never happens again
A change log that makes an amended return defensible
Your CPA given what they need without a second cleanup
Work sequenced in period order so progress is visible
Good fit

This is a good fit if…

  • You want to start monthly bookkeeping but need a clean baseline first
  • You are facing a filing deadline, a loan application or due diligence
  • A previous bookkeeper left the file in poor shape
  • You have filed on estimates you are not confident in

Reconstructing through a downturn

A period of falling activity produces accounts that are uncomfortable and informative in equal measure. The reconstruction is worth doing properly because it establishes the fixed cost floor — what the business spent simply to exist while revenue fell.

We separate fixed from variable costs across the reconstructed period, so that figure emerges from the work rather than having to be estimated afterwards.

For most owners that number turns out to be the most useful thing the catch-up produces, because it defines how long the next downturn is survivable.

FAQ

Questions about this service

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

For most transactions, yes — statements cover the overwhelming majority. We flag the small number of items where the statement is not enough and tell you exactly what to look for.

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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Free consultation

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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