QuickBooks cleanup

Fix a Broken QuickBooks File in Washington

Inherited a messy QuickBooks file in Washington? We diagnose it, correct every error and hand it back CPA-ready — with a documented log of what changed.

  • Chart of accounts repaired without losing history
  • Old open invoices and unapplied credits resolved
  • A short walkthrough of what changed and why

Funded organisations tend to arrive with files where programme tracking was set up correctly and then applied inconsistently, usually because several people entered transactions and only some of them knew the convention. The reports look complete and quietly are not.

What's included

What our service covers in Washington

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

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.

Undeposited funds cleanup

The single most common wreck in a QuickBooks file — we work out what the phantom balance is made of and clear it against real transactions.

Receivables & payables reset

Old open invoices from customers who paid, credits never applied and double-entered bills brought back to reality.

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.

Journal entry audit

Every manual adjustment in the period is traced back to what it was meant to do; anything unsupported is listed for your CPA.

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 Washington businesses choose Feather Accounting

One point of contact, not a support ticket queue
A named bookkeeper who owns your account, not a rotating queue
Fixed project fee agreed up front after a free diagnostic
Experience with files other bookkeepers have given up on
Scope agreed before work starts and revisited only with you
Good fit

This is a good fit if…

  • You changed bookkeepers and the handover was incomplete
  • You need clean books before bringing on a partner or investor
  • Opening balance equity holds a number nobody can explain
  • The same expense lands in a different account depending on who entered it

Partial tracking reports as though it were complete

A transaction with no programme assigned does not appear in any programme report, and nothing in the report indicates something is missing. The totals simply come up short and everyone assumes spending was lower.

We identify every unassigned transaction across the file, work through the assignments with you, and then set the file so entries cannot be saved without one.

That second part matters more than the cleanup itself. Without it, the gap reopens as soon as the next person who does not know the convention starts entering.

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 sales tax is recorded in the file and flag any gap between what was collected and what was filed. Preparing or filing the returns themselves is your CPA or tax preparer, not us.

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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Let's get your books current

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