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At Skynar Bookkeeping Services, we Set Up, Clean Up, and Keep Up with our clients’ bookkeeping. For help setting up your books, check out our past blog (link blog). Next is to clean up your books - but, what does that mean? In short, it means you reconcile. The process of reconciling can be as easy or as complicated as you make it, based on the time and attention you give your books on a regular basis.

Reconciliation requires meeting two criteria - verify the entry with the original documentation of the transaction and verify the entry with your bank statements. As you go entry by entry, double-check the original receipt for the correct amount and double-check your bank statement reflects this amount correctly. If the entry passes both criteria, move onto the next. 

You’ve finally made the leap to open your own business…now what? Before money can start flowing in and out, you need to set up a sound bookkeeping system to record and keep track of all the transactions. 

Determine who will do your bookkeeping. 

Will your bookkeeping be done in-house by an employee, or will you outsource to a certified bookkeeper? Compare the costs for hiring a part-time or full-time employee versus outsourcing. What you’re starting out with will greatly help determine. You may decide to do the bookkeeping yourself, until business picks up, at least. 

Subscribe to a trusted software. 

If you decide to keep your bookkeeping in-house, you will need to research reputable so