Small business bookkeeping that actually closes every month.
Bookkeeping only works if it’s current. Not at tax time. Not when you finally get the invoice paid. Current every month, so the numbers you’re looking at reflect the business you’re actually running.
What monthly bookkeeping includes.
A complete month-end close has several moving parts. Here’s what we handle every cycle, so you never have to think about them:
Transaction categorization and coding.
Every transaction categorized correctly across all accounts.
Bank and credit card reconciliation.
Every account reconciled against source statements. Every month.
Receivables and payables review.
AR and AP reviewed so nothing slips between cycles.
Month-end journal entries.
Adjustments posted where applicable before the books close.
Financial statement delivery.
P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement produced, reviewed, and delivered.
Turnaround target: books closed and statements delivered within the first 15 business days of the following month.
Why your bookkeeping
has to be current.
The most common version of small business bookkeeping: a part-time bookkeeper logs transactions every few weeks, accounts mostly reconcile by year-end, and the owner gets a P&L at tax time. If that’s your setup, it’s not because you did anything wrong. But that’s recordkeeping, not bookkeeping, and the difference costs real money.
Current books mean you can answer the questions that actually run a business. Am I profitable this month, or just busy? Will my cash position support the hire I’m considering? Did last quarter’s expansion make sense?
You can’t answer those with three-month-old numbers.
How much does small business bookkeeping cost?
Cost depends on three factors: monthly revenue, transaction volume, and account complexity. A single-entity service business with one operating account is priced differently from a multi-entity operation with inventory.
Every engagement runs on a flat monthly subscription. You know what bookkeeping costs before the month starts, and that number doesn’t change if you call us with a question. In fact, we want you to call. No meter running, and no charge for asking. Teaching owners to understand their own numbers is the part of this work we care about most.
See what your bookkeeping costs.
How your monthly close works.
Here’s what working with us actually looks like each month.
Connected accounts sync into QuickBooks Online.
Bank feeds, credit card feeds, and connected platforms pull in automatically. No spreadsheets.
We categorize and review every transaction.
Automated rules catch the routine items. Our team reviews anything requiring judgment.
Accounts are reconciled against statements.
Every account, every month, confirmed against the source document.
We close the books and deliver the financial package.
P&L, balance sheet, and a brief summary of anything notable, delivered to your inbox.
No end-of-year scramble.
Because every month is already clean, tax season is a calendar event, not an emergency.
Built on
QuickBooks Online.
Breakthrough CPA works exclusively in QuickBooks Online. Real-time bank feeds, cloud access for your team, and direct integration with our tax preparation process. When your bookkeeper and your tax CPA are on the same platform, the return pulls from reviewed, reconciled books.
If you’re on another platform, we’ll discuss migration during onboarding.
Is bookkeeping enough, or do you need more?
Monthly bookkeeping is the foundation. If you want someone to review those numbers with you and connect the data to decisions, that’s the advisory layer. If you need to know which lines of business are profitable and what it takes to hit breakeven, that’s cost and managerial accounting.
If your books are clean and you want a proactive tax strategy, that’s tax planning.
Current books.
Clear decisions.
One flat fee.
Every month behind is a month of decisions made without the numbers, and catching up always costs more than staying current. Your monthly close starts with one conversation.