Bring Your Books Up to Date in Indianapolis, IN
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.
- Owner draws separated from business expenses
- Books a lender or CPA will accept
- A free assessment call before any fee is quoted
Distribution and manufacturing backlogs share one dominant issue. Somewhere in the missing months, stock was bought, stored and sold, and if the records treated every purchase as an immediate expense then the reported profit for that entire period bears no relation to trading.
What our service covers in Indianapolis
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.
Transfer cleanup
Money moved between your own accounts is a common source of phantom income. We identify transfers across the backlog and stop them inflating revenue.
Uncategorized backlog triage
Whatever has accumulated in uncategorized or suspense gets worked through, assigned where identifiable and listed where it needs your answer.
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.
Documented change log
Every correction recorded — what it was, what it became and why — so amended returns are defensible later.
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 Indianapolis businesses choose Feather Accounting
This is a good fit if…
- Several years have gone by without a reconciliation
- Personal and business spending have run through one account
- The software was set up but never really used
- A lender or buyer has asked for statements you cannot produce
Restating cost of goods
Expensing stock on purchase makes profit rise and fall with buying patterns rather than sales. Across a backlog it produces months that look catastrophic and months that look excellent, none of which reflects the business.
We rebuild inventory movement through the period — what was bought, what was held, what was sold — and restate cost of goods accordingly, so each month reflects that month's trading.
Where stock counts were not taken during the missing period, we say what can and cannot be established rather than reverse-engineering a count that never happened.
Questions about this service
Anything we have not covered, ask on the call — it is free and there is no follow-up sequence.
We are a bookkeeping firm, not a CPA firm, so we do not file returns. We prepare clean, reconciled books and a change log your CPA or Indiana tax preparer can file from.
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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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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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