QuickBooks cleanup

QuickBooks Diagnostic and Cleanup in San Diego, California

QuickBooks file a mess in San Diego, California? We clean up undeposited funds, duplicates and misused accounts, then document every correction so it stays fixed.

  • Read-only access — we never need to move money
  • A full diagnostic of your file before anything changes
  • Prior-year comparisons still work after the repair

Two different kinds of broken file arrive from here. Research companies whose class tracking for funding sources was set up by someone who has since left, and hospitality operators whose daily sales entries have been duplicating against the bank feed for months.

What's included

What our service covers in San Diego

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

Prior-period close and lock

Once a period is correct we close and lock it, so a stray entry cannot quietly reopen a year you already reported on.

Payroll clearing cleanup

Payroll wired in through an integration often leaves a clearing account that never zeroes. We trace what is stuck in it and clear it against the real runs.

Opening balance equity cleanup

A balance sitting in opening balance equity means something was set up without a counterpart. We work out what, then post it where it belongs.

Vendor and customer dedupe

The same supplier entered three ways splits your reporting three ways. We merge duplicates carefully so history and open balances survive the merge.

Duplicate removal

Charges entered twice, feed reconnections that pulled history again, payments booked against the wrong invoice — all found and corrected.

How it runs

What happens after you get in touch

Only the first step needs anything from you.

1

Free diagnostic call

We get read-only access to your file, review it and come back with a written list of what is wrong and what it takes to fix. The findings are yours either way.

2

One fixed quote

A single project fee for the agreed scope, set before work starts. If we find something substantial, we come back to you rather than adding to the invoice.

3

We repair and hand back

Corrections are made in order of impact, each documented as we go. You get the repaired file, the change log and a short walkthrough of what changed and why.

Why us

Why San Diego businesses choose Feather Accounting

Every correction traceable back to a stated reason
A full backup taken before any change is made
Fixed project fee agreed up front after a free diagnostic
Experience with files other bookkeepers have given up on
Nothing structural changed without your sign-off
Good fit

This is a good fit if…

  • Your bank reconciliations have not matched in months
  • You are preparing for a loan application, a sale or due diligence
  • Duplicate customers and vendors have quietly multiplied
  • You are considering starting a fresh file and want advice first

Two failure modes

In a funded company the usual damage is partial class assignment — some transactions carry a funding source, some do not, and the resulting report omits whatever was missed without saying so. Silent omission is more dangerous than a visible error.

In a hospitality file the damage is duplication: a sales summary entered manually and the same money arriving through the bank feed, inflating both revenue and deposits.

Both are fixable. Both need the historical data corrected rather than just the settings, since correcting the setting alone leaves every prior period wrong.

FAQ

Questions about this service

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

We correct how payroll is recorded in QuickBooks, including clearing accounts that never zero out. We do not run payroll or file payroll taxes as part of a cleanup.

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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