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Catch-Up Bookkeeping

Catch-up bookkeeping in Canada.
From behind to CRA-ready.

Three months behind or three years — we reconcile every account, bring overdue HST/GST filings current, and hand your accountant clean, CRA-ready books. Free 15-minute call, then a written custom quote. No hourly billing.

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Tell us how far behind you are — we'll send your exact flat-rate price within one business day.

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Free 15-minute review of your books. No obligation, no pressure.

Who It's For

Backlogged, overdue, or buried —
we've seen it all.

Catch-up bookkeeping is for any Canadian business whose books stopped while the business kept going.

Months — or Years — Behind
You haven't closed a month since last year, or the year before. Whether it's 3 months or 3 years, the process is the same: assess, reconcile, catch up.
A CRA Letter Arrived
Overdue HST/GST returns, a demand to file, or an accountant who can't touch your T2 until the books exist. Catch-up unblocks all of it.
Shoebox Receipts
Receipts in a drawer, statements across three bank logins, no software — or a QuickBooks file abandoned two years ago. We've seen messier.
Year-End Is Stuck
Your accountant is waiting on the bookkeeping before they can file. We deliver a clean year-end package they can work from directly.
DIY Stopped Working
You did the books yourself until the business got too busy. Growth is a good problem — the backlog it left behind is still a problem.
No Judgment. Just a Plan.
Life, health, staff turnover — falling behind happens to more businesses than you'd think. Clearing overdue books and backlogs is what we do.

The Process

How catch-up bookkeeping
works.

Four clear steps from backlog to clean books — no confusion, no surprises.

01
Assess: Free 15-Minute Call + Written Quote
Tell us how far behind you are, your rough monthly transaction volume, and what records exist. You get a written fixed-price quote — typically within one business day.
02
Reconcile: Every Account, Oldest to Newest
We pull bank and credit card records, categorize every transaction for every missed month, reconcile each account for each period, and reconstruct overdue HST/GST filing periods.
03
Report: Clean, CRA-Ready Books
Chart of accounts cleaned up, duplicates removed, and CRA-ready reports produced for every year caught up — a package your accountant can file from without back-and-forth.
04
Handoff: Ongoing Monthly Bookkeeping
Your books are current. Most clients move to our flat-rate monthly bookkeeping so the backlog never rebuilds — $500/month, reports by the 10th.

What's Included

What's included in
catch-up bookkeeping.

A complete catch-up means every missed month is closed properly — not just data entry. We reconcile, reconstruct HST/GST periods, and organize your books so your accountant can proceed without questions.

After catch-up, your books move straight onto our monthly bookkeeping service. Read our full catch-up bookkeeping guide for what the process looks like start to finish, or the year-end bookkeeping checklist if a filing deadline is what brought you here.

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All Missed Months Categorized
Every transaction for every missed month — properly categorized to the correct account.
Every Account Reconciled
Every bank account and credit card reconciled for every period in the backlog.
HST/GST Brought Current
Missing HST/GST periods reconstructed, prepared, and filed with CRA — overdue returns brought up to date.
Chart of Accounts Cleanup
Duplicate accounts merged, miscategorized items corrected, structure cleaned up.
QuickBooks/Xero Organization
Your file organized properly — ready for current-period bookkeeping and accountant review.
Year-End Package for Your Accountant
A complete, organized year-end package so your accountant can file without extra back-and-forth.

Catch-Up Pricing

Custom-quoted.
Fixed before we start.

Every backlog is different, so catch-up bookkeeping is priced as a one-time project with a written, fixed-price quote — never hourly, and never a meter running on an unknown-size job.

Most small-business catch-ups we quote land between $500 and $3,000. Large multi-year, multi-account files are scoped case by case. Either way, you approve the quote before any work begins.

Catch-up is separate from ongoing service: once your file is current, monthly bookkeeping continues at our standard flat rate of $500/month — all provinces, unlimited transactions.

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Months Behind
Biggest cost driver
Six months behind is a different project than three years. Every extra period adds categorization, reconciliation, and HST/GST work.
Transaction Volume & Accounts
Scope driver
A consultant with one bank account catches up faster than a retailer with two accounts, three cards, and thousands of transactions a year.
Source Documents
Condition driver
Clean bank feeds speed everything up. Shoebox receipts, missing statements, and abandoned software files add reconstruction time.
Overdue HST/GST Filings
Compliance driver
Each missed filing period must be reconstructed, prepared, and filed with CRA — more periods, more scope.
After Catch-Up: Ongoing Monthly
$500/month
Separate flat-rate plan
Catch-up is a one-time project with its own quote. Ongoing monthly bookkeeping is a separate flat-rate plan — CRA-ready reports by the 10th.

Typical Timelines

How long a catch-up
typically takes.

A few months behind
≈ 1–2 weeks
Statements available, one or two accounts, existing software file. The fastest kind of catch-up.
A full year behind
≈ 2–3 weeks
A typical year-end catch-up — twelve months categorized and reconciled, HST/GST periods reconstructed.
Multi-year backlog
≈ 3–4+ weeks
Multiple years, multiple accounts, possibly missing records. Scoped carefully so the timeline in your quote is realistic.

These are typical expectations, not fixed dates — your written quote includes a timeline for your specific file, and we flag anything that could move it.

Canada-Wide, Fully Remote

Catch-up bookkeeping in every province.

Backlogs don't care where you're incorporated, and neither do we. We clear overdue books remotely for businesses in Alberta (including Calgary and Edmonton), Toronto and the rest of Ontario, Vancouver and BC — and 60+ cities across Canada.

FAQ

Catch-up bookkeeping
questions answered.

Related Resources

Catch-Up Bookkeeping Guide · Year-End Bookkeeping Checklist · CRA Bookkeeping Requirements · 10 Signs You Need a Bookkeeper

Get your books caught up —
starting this week.

Book a free 15-minute call. Tell us how far behind you are — we'll send a written custom quote, typically within one business day. No hourly billing. No scope creep.

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