FOUNDATION

Bookkeeping built to support strategy.

Accurate monthly financials designed to support tax planning, CFO decisions and a clean filing. Offered as part of our planning and advisory relationships.

Bookkeeping is offered alongside tax planning or CFO advisory.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Numbers you can plan from.

The point isn’t just tidy books. It’s financials current enough to make decisions and plan taxes during the year.

  • Monthly reconciliations
  • Monthly P&L, balance sheet and cash-flow statements
  • Chart of accounts set up for tax planning
  • Owner and payroll entries reviewed
  • Year-end close coordinated with your return
  • Clean-up of prior periods when needed
HOW IT WORKS

A defined process, every year.

  1. 01

    Discover

    Review your current books and systems.

  2. 02

    Project

    Clean up and set up the chart of accounts.

  3. 03

    Implement

    Close the books every month.

  4. 04

    Review

    Feed the numbers into your tax and CFO plan.

Accurate books make the C in our C.A.T. Framework possible. See the C.A.T. Framework →

WHO IT’S FOR

For businesses that plan ahead.

BigApple is best suited for business owners and professionals whose financial lives have become complex enough to require proactive planning.

Bookkeeping questions

Do you offer bookkeeping on its own?

Bookkeeping is offered as part of a tax planning or CFO advisory relationship, so the numbers are used, not just recorded.

Which software do you use?

We work in common cloud accounting platforms and will recommend one if you don’t have a system yet.

My books are behind. Can you help?

Yes. We can catch up prior periods during onboarding.

How soon after month-end are reports ready?

Timing depends on how quickly statements and receipts are available. We agree on a monthly close schedule at the start.

RELATED SERVICES

Books that support the plan.

SCHEDULE A CONSULTATION

Tell us what you’re working on and we’ll determine whether BigApple is the right fit.