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QuickBooks Cleanup and Catch-Up

However bad the file is, we have almost certainly repaired worse.

Every damaged QuickBooks file tells a similar story. A busy season broke the bookkeeping habit, a departed employee took the institutional knowledge with them, or years of well-intentioned improvisation piled up: thousands in undeposited funds, negative liability balances, duplicate transactions from twice-connected bank feeds, an accounts receivable report full of customers who paid long ago. Eventually the reports become fiction, and the owner quietly stops looking at them, which is exactly when bad decisions start compounding.

Cleanup is diagnostic work, and we approach it that way. Integris Accounting's ProAdvisor Platinum team starts with a structured assessment of the file to find every category of damage and its cause, then quotes a defined repair project before touching anything. We fix the history, reconcile the accounts, rebuild the balances until the reports match reality, and, just as importantly, correct the workflow that created the mess, so the file stays healthy after we hand it back.

Who this is for

Cleanup projects come to us from owners across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach whose books fell behind during growth, contractors whose job costing collapsed into one big expense account, practices that lost a bookkeeper mid-year, and businesses facing a deadline, loan application, or sale that suddenly requires credible numbers. If you avoid opening QuickBooks because you no longer believe what it says, this engagement is the way back.

QuickBooks Cleanup

Why clients choose this

  • Reports you can finally act on again
  • Tax returns built on accurate history
  • A known fixed price before repair begins
  • Root causes fixed, not just symptoms
  • A clear handoff into ongoing maintenance

Ready to get started?

Get a professional diagnosis before the mess gets deeper. Call (305) 497-0552 to book a file assessment.

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What's included

What you get

File health assessment

A structured diagnostic identifies every problem area, from unreconciled accounts to broken item lists, and produces a written findings summary with a fixed-fee repair quote.

Transaction repair and recoding

Duplicates are removed, miscoded history is reclassified, and undeposited funds and suspense balances get resolved to where they belong.

Historical reconciliation

Bank, credit card, and loan accounts are reconciled through the affected periods, restoring the tie between your file and the outside world.

Catch-up bookkeeping

Abandoned months or years of activity are entered and reconciled, bringing the file fully current in one defined push.

Balance sheet restoration

Payroll liabilities, sales tax, loans, and equity accounts are corrected so the balance sheet finally means what it says.

Workflow correction

We identify the habits and settings that caused the damage and change them, because a cleaned file with the same workflow is a countdown to the next cleanup.

How it works

The engagement, step by step

Step

Diagnostic assessment

We examine the file, catalog the damage, and deliver findings with a fixed-fee proposal and timeline.

Step

Repair and reconcile

Working period by period, we correct transactions, restore reconciliations, and rebuild balances against source documents.

Step

Verification and handoff

Repaired reports are validated against bank records and prior returns, then walked through with you along with the new workflow rules.

FAQ

QuickBooks Cleanup, common questions

How much does a cleanup cost?

It depends on the damage, which is why the diagnostic comes first. The assessment produces a written scope and a fixed fee, so you decide with full information and never fund an open-ended meter. Consistent with our pricing philosophy, the number you approve is the number you pay.

Is it better to clean up or start a new file?

Genuinely depends. Files with salvageable history and repairable damage are usually worth restoring; files corrupted beyond economic repair are better replaced with a clean build and verified opening balances. The diagnostic answers this question with evidence, and we recommend whichever path costs you less overall.

We are three years behind. Can you still help?

Yes. Multi-year catch-up is routine work here, often driven by unfiled returns or a lender request. We sequence the work chronologically, reconcile as we go, and coordinate with our tax team so the restored books feed directly into the filings that were waiting on them.

How do we keep it from happening again?

The cleanup includes workflow fixes, and most clients then move into our bookkeeping or monthly accounting service so professionals maintain what was repaired. Even clients who keep the books in-house leave with written procedures and correctly configured feeds, which removes the most common failure points.

Let's talk about quickbooks cleanup

One conversation with a CPA who knows your industry can change the trajectory of your year. Schedule a strategy session, bring your questions, your last return, and thirty minutes.