Section B · Desk B7
Books Behind? The Catch Up Desk
One month or three years, a shoebox or a tote bag. We rebuild from the bank statements up, file what is missing and never make you feel bad about it.
How we rebuild a year
Los Gatos: We start with the bank, because the bank is always right. Every statement for every account, downloaded straight from the source, becomes the spine of the rebuild. Then we match what we can to invoices, receipts and payroll reports, oldest month first.
What we cannot match goes on a short list. You get that list once, not forty emails. Most owners clear it in an hour on the phone with Marcus, who has heard every explanation there is and believes most of them.
When the books are whole, we file any missing returns, in order, and set you up on monthly bookkeeping so it does not happen again. If tax is owed, we help set up a payment plan you can actually keep.
Exhibit E: a rebuild, month by month
Sample client- Rebuilt and reconciled
- In progress
- Waiting on a statement
What a catch up costs
Each month behind costs 60 percent of your monthly base rate, once. At the smallest size that is $210 a month behind. At the largest, two full years comes to $18,720. You see the exact figure in the fee ledger before anyone starts.
| Transactions a month | Per month behind |
|---|---|
| Under 75 | $210 |
| 75 to 200 | $330 |
| 200 to 500 | $510 |
| Over 500 | $780 |
Missing returns go to the tax desk. Missing payroll filings go to payroll. The first step is the same either way: write to the desk and tell us roughly how far behind you are.