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The Desk · Bookkeeping

Outsourced bookkeeping for CPA firms. Books that close every month.

Monthly bookkeeping on QuickBooks Online or Xero, run by the same enrolled-agent desk that files your tax returns — so the hand-off to tax season is instant, not a reconciliation project.

§ Roles & responsibilities

What we handle. What you keep.

Control stays where it belongs. We execute the bookkeeping; your firm keeps every client relationship, every judgment call, and every sign-off.

The Desk handles

Execution.

  • ✓ Transaction recording for bank and credit card activity
  • ✓ Accounts payable — vendor bills, payments, and AP reconciliation
  • ✓ Accounts receivable — invoices, receipts, and AR aging
  • ✓ Bank and credit card reconciliations
  • ✓ Draft P&L, balance sheet, and cash-flow reporting
  • ✓ Clean-up and catch-up — chart of accounts, backlog periods, adjustments
  • ✓ Workpaper organization for a fast reviewer hand-off
Your firm keeps

Control.

  • ✓ Client communication and advisory conversations
  • ✓ Final review, adjustments, and sign-off
  • ✓ Engagement scope, pricing, and the client relationship
  • ✓ Accounting-policy decisions and judgment calls
§ What's included

Seven things, done every month.

Bank · card · GL

Core bookkeeping

Transaction recording for every bank and credit card feed, coded to your chart of accounts and monthly close checklist.

Bills · payments

Accounts payable

Vendor bill entry, payments, credits, and AP reconciliation — clean aging, no surprise balances at close.

Invoices · aging

Accounts receivable

Customer invoice and receipt entry, credits, AR reconciliation, and an aging schedule your firm can act on.

Bank · balance sheet

Reconciliations

Bank and credit card tie-outs plus balance sheet account reconciliations — detailed, not just "matched."

P&L · BS · cash flow

Financial reporting

Draft P&L, balance sheet, and cash-flow statements each close, plus custom reports on request.

Backlog · adjustments

Clean-up & catch-up

Chart-of-accounts setup, opening-balance reconciliation, backlog periods, and adjustment entries with a clear issue list.

Setup · training

QBO / Xero setup

End-to-end QuickBooks Online or Xero setup for a new entity, plus hands-on training so your team runs it day to day.

§ How the work flows

A close process, not a scramble.

We fit into the close timeline and review format your firm already runs — not the other way around. Same reviewer-ready workpapers, every month, on the same TaxSQR case log.

Books that run clean all year mean tax season starts from a trusted trial balance, not a clean-up project in March.

№ 01
Scope & standards alignment
We confirm client mix, close timeline, review format, and tools before anything starts.
You + Desk
№ 02
Secure access & setup
Folders, naming conventions, and role-based access — organized before month one.
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№ 03
Monthly execution
Bookkeeping runs, reconciliations stay current, and the close pack is prepared on schedule.
Desk
№ 04
Reviewer feedback loop
Comments turn around fast, with clear change notes and version control.
You
№ 05
Stabilize & improve
Coding rules and templates tighten over time, so rework drops every quarter.
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§ Pricing

Priced for firms, not the public.

A flat hourly rate, with the monthly hours scoped to transaction volume on your fit call. Clean-up, catch-up, and QuickBooks/Xero setup are quoted separately since scope varies by backlog.

Monthly bookkeeping
Bookkeeping.
$20/ hrQuickBooks Online or Xero · billed hourly
  • ✓Transaction recording & reconciliations
  • ✓Accounts payable & receivable
  • ✓Draft P&L, balance sheet & cash flow
  • ✓Reviewer-ready workpapers
  • ✓Hand-off straight to the tax desk
  • —Clean-up / catch-up
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Clean-up & catch-up
Quoted by backlog
QBO / Xero setup & training
Quoted per entity
Multi-entity / co-source
Volume discount

Bookkeeping runs on the same TaxSQR case log as your tax returns — no separate portal, no separate vendor. Hand-off to the tax desk at year-end is a stage move, not a re-onboarding.