Bookkeeping · Federal Way, Washington
Bookkeeping services for current, reliable records.
Federal Way bookkeeping from a local CPA firm: account reconciliation, monthly close, financial reporting, and catch-up or cleanup work.
How can we help?
What to review
Monthly bookkeeping built around accurate records.
Useful bookkeeping is more than entering transactions. It creates a repeatable close process, reconciles every material account, documents open questions, and produces reports that can be reviewed while the information is still timely.
In the first conversation, we will look at the accounting system, the accounts involved, how current the books are, and the next reporting deadline. That helps separate one-time cleanup from the monthly work needed to stay current.
Work to discuss
- Transaction organization and categorization
- Bank, credit-card, merchant, and payment-account reconciliation
- Monthly financial statements and owner review questions
- Catch-up periods, cleanup needs, and repeatable closing routines
Good fit when
When this work helps
- Transactions are being entered, but accounts are not consistently reconciled.
- The business is behind and needs a practical order for catching up.
- Reports exist, but the owner is not confident the balances are complete or current.
- Tax preparation is approaching and the bookkeeping-to-tax handoff is unclear.
What to confirm
Know what is included before work begins.
- The cleanup period and the recurring bookkeeping schedule.
- Accounts to reconcile, reports to prepare, and the review date.
- Who supplies records, answers questions, and approves corrections.
- Which tax, payroll, or year-end tasks are separate from bookkeeping.
Transaction volume, account count, record condition, and the catch-up period affect the work and price. The estimate distinguishes a one-time cleanup from recurring bookkeeping.
Agree the dates for client records and completed reports. Payroll, sales-tax filing, income-tax preparation, year-end support, and document storage are included only when named in the scope.
Consultation checklistCommon questions
Bookkeeping questions and next steps.
Straight answers to what owners ask before the first conversation about bookkeeping.
How often should bookkeeping be completed?
Most operating businesses benefit from a consistent monthly close, because bank balances, receivables, payables, and income-statement activity can be reviewed while questions are still recent. A very small or seasonal business may close quarterly instead; either way the schedule is written down and tied to your tax, reporting, and decision deadlines.
Can bookkeeping begin when the records are behind?
Yes. Catch-up work is defined separately from recurring bookkeeping. We start with the oldest unreconciled period, gather complete statements for every account, identify missing source records, and agree on how unclear transactions are handled. Once the backlog is resolved, the monthly routine begins from a verified opening balance.
What should a monthly bookkeeping report include?
It typically includes a balance sheet, a profit-and-loss statement, account reconciliation status, and a short list of open questions or unusual items, with the reporting period, accounting basis, and comparison period stated clearly.
Does bookkeeping include tax preparation?
Not automatically, though we handle both. Current books make tax preparation easier. Filing returns, payroll forms, sales tax, notices, and tax advice are listed in writing, so the bookkeeping calendar and the tax calendar support each other with nothing left unassigned.
Next step
Discuss your bookkeeping needs.
Text Lily or Andrey, or use the form. A short description is enough to start; attachments are optional.
- Office
- 29853 30th Ave S, Federal Way, WA 98003Office visits by appointment