QuickBooks cleanup · Focused tier
Focused QuickBooks cleanup: one contained issue, fixed.
Focused cleanup is the entry tier of our QuickBooks cleanup work — a single, well-defined problem fixed to CPA-ready, typically a $1,200–$3,000 fixed fee. A reconciliation that won’t tie, an undeposited-funds pileup, a bad bank-feed import, one account that’s off, a single period miscategorized. One issue, scoped in writing before any work begins. If the books are months behind or the problem spans years, that’s our Standard or Complex tier instead — this page helps you tell which you need. Independent firm, not affiliated with Intuit Inc.
A focused QuickBooks cleanup fixes one contained, well-defined problem in your books to a CPA-ready state — for example a single broken reconciliation, an undeposited-funds pileup, a bad bank-feed import, one account that won’t tie, or a single period that was miscategorized. It’s the smallest of our three cleanup tiers, typically a $1,200–$3,000 fixed fee, and it suits books that are otherwise current with one isolated issue. When several issues stack up or you’re months behind, that’s a Standard cleanup ($3,000–$7,500); multi-year, structural, or multi-entity messes are a Complex cleanup ($7,500–$15,000+). We do the cleanup; your CPA files the taxes.
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Focused cleanup, in five questions.
What is a focused QuickBooks cleanup?
It’s the entry tier of QuickBooks cleanup work — fixing one contained, well-defined problem in your books to a CPA-ready state for a fixed fee, typically $1,200–$3,000. Examples: a single broken reconciliation, an undeposited-funds pileup, a bad bank-feed import, one account that won’t tie, or one period miscategorized. It suits books that are otherwise current with a single isolated issue.
How is focused cleanup different from Standard or Complex?
Scope and price. Focused ($1,200–$3,000) fixes one contained issue in otherwise-current books. Standard ($3,000–$7,500) handles several issues or books that are months behind. Complex ($7,500–$15,000+) untangles multi-year, structural, or multi-entity messes. A free file review tells you honestly which tier your file actually needs.
What problems does a focused cleanup fix?
A single, contained one: a reconciliation that stopped tying for one month; an undeposited-funds account piling up; a bank-feed import that doubled or dropped a batch; one account that won’t balance; or a single period where transactions were categorized wrong. If several of these stack up, or the file is months behind, it’s a Standard or Complex cleanup instead.
How does a focused cleanup work?
Six steps: a free file review to confirm it’s a single issue; a written fixed-fee scope you approve before any work; we fix the one issue; we reconcile and verify it ties; we hand it back CPA-ready; and optionally set up monthly bookkeeping so it stays clean. Nothing turns into open-ended hourly billing.
How much does a focused cleanup cost, and do you file my taxes?
A focused cleanup is typically a $1,200–$3,000 fixed fee, quoted in writing after a free file review. We do not file taxes — we’re an independent Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor firm, not a tax-filing one. We get the books CPA-ready; your CPA files the return. We’re also independent of Intuit.
“Focused cleanup,” plainly.
A focused cleanup is the smallest, most contained kind of QuickBooks cleanup we do: one well-defined problem, fixed to a CPA-ready state, for a fixed fee that’s typically $1,200–$3,000. The defining feature is scope — the books are otherwise current and tied, and there’s a single isolated issue dragging them down. A reconciliation that stopped tying one month. An undeposited-funds account that’s been quietly piling up. A bank-feed import that doubled or dropped a batch of transactions. One account that won’t balance, or a single period where transactions landed in the wrong place.
Because the problem is contained, the work is too: we can name it, scope it in writing, fix it, verify it ties, and hand it back ready for your accountant — without re-touching the rest of the file. That’s what separates a focused cleanup from a Standard cleanup ($3,000–$7,500), which addresses several issues or books that are months behind, and a Complex cleanup ($7,500–$15,000+), which untangles multi-year, structural, or multi-entity messes. We do the cleanup; your CPA files the taxes — we’re a ProAdvisor firm, not a tax-filing one, and we’re independent of Intuit.
The kinds of single problems a focused cleanup fixes.
Each of these is one contained issue in books that are otherwise current — the sweet spot for a focused fixed-fee fix. Listed by how often we see them.
Most common · A single broken reconciliation
One account stopped tying to its statement — usually a single month where a transaction was deleted, edited after the fact, or double-entered, throwing the cleared balance off. We find the break, correct it, and re-reconcile until that month and the running balance tie again.
Common · An undeposited-funds pileup
Payments recorded but never “deposited” in QuickBooks stack up in Undeposited Funds, inflating that account and making the bank never quite match. We clear the pileup by matching the held payments to their real bank deposits, so income and the bank balance line up.
Common · A bad bank-feed import
A feed that doubled a batch of transactions, dropped a date range, or imported everything into the wrong register. We remove the genuine duplicates without deleting real transactions, recover anything missing, and re-categorize what landed wrong — then confirm the register matches the bank.
Frequent · One account that won’t tie
A single balance-sheet account — a credit card, a loan, a clearing account — that no longer matches its real-world balance. We trace the discrepancy to its source, correct the entries behind it, and verify the account ties to its statement or payoff figure.
Frequent · A single period miscategorized
One month or quarter where transactions were posted to the wrong accounts — expenses as owner draws, transfers booked as income, that sort of thing. We re-map that period to the correct chart-of-accounts categories so the reports for it read true.
Occasional · One isolated data or setup error
A single contained slip — a duplicated vendor or customer skewing reports, a wrong opening balance on one account, a sales-tax item set up incorrectly for one period. Contained enough to name, scope, and fix on its own without touching the rest of the file.
How a focused cleanup runs.
Six steps, in order. It starts with a free file review and a written fixed fee — you never agree to open-ended hours, and nothing is touched before the scope is signed.
Free file review
Before anything is quoted, a Certified ProAdvisor opens the file and confirms the problem really is a single contained issue — not the tip of a months-behind mess. If it’s bigger, we say so and point you to the right tier. The review costs nothing and carries no obligation.
Written fixed-fee scope
We put the one issue, exactly what we’ll do, and the fixed price in writing — typically $1,200–$3,000 for a focused cleanup. You approve it before any work begins. No open-ended hourly billing and no surprises mid-job.
Fix the one issue
We do the actual correction — clearing the undeposited-funds pileup, removing the duplicate import, re-mapping the miscategorized period, or whatever the scoped issue is — working only on that problem and leaving the already-clean parts of the file untouched.
Reconcile and verify
We re-run the affected reconciliation or report and confirm it ties: the account matches its statement, the balances are right, and the numbers behind the fix hold up. A focused cleanup isn’t done until the one issue is provably resolved.
CPA-ready handoff
We hand the file back in a state your accountant can work from directly — the issue closed, the affected accounts tied, and a short note on what was corrected. We do the cleanup; your CPA files the taxes from clean books.
Optional monthly bookkeeping
If you’d rather the books never drift again, we can set up ongoing monthly bookkeeping so issues get caught and reconciled as they happen instead of piling up into the next cleanup. Entirely optional — the focused fix stands on its own.
Not sure if it’s one issue or several?
A Certified ProAdvisor reviews the file free and tells you straight — a focused fix is typically a $1,200–$3,000 fixed fee; a Standard cleanup runs $3,000–$7,500 and a Complex one $7,500–$15,000+. Written scope before any work begins. Independent firm.
Three signs your problem is a focused fix.
It’s one issue, and you can name it
You can point to a single, specific problem — “this account won’t reconcile,” “undeposited funds is huge,” “the feed doubled March.” A problem you can name in one sentence is usually a focused fix. If you can’t — if it’s “everything’s a mess” — that points to Standard.
The rest of the books are current
Outside the one issue, the file is up to date and reconciled through recent months. A single isolated problem in otherwise-current books is the textbook focused cleanup. If you’re months behind across the board, that’s a Standard cleanup ($3,000–$7,500).
It’s one period and one entity
The problem lives in a single period and a single company file — not spread across multiple years, and not tangled across several entities or a structural setup error. Multi-year, structural, or multi-entity issues are a Complex cleanup ($7,500–$15,000+), not a focused one.
A Certified ProAdvisor fixes the one issue — to CPA-ready.
A focused cleanup is precision work, not a rebuild. A Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor with active Online and Desktop certifications isolates the single issue, fixes it against a written fixed-fee scope, re-runs the affected reconciliation or report until it ties, and verifies the books are ready to hand to your accountant — without disturbing the parts of the file that are already clean. You see the scope and the price before any work starts, and nothing turns into open-ended billing. We do the cleanup; your CPA files the taxes. Independent firm — not Intuit, and not Intuit’s software support; an Intuit account, login, or billing matter stays with Intuit.
Free
file review first — we confirm it’s one issue before we scope
$1,200–$3,000
typical fixed fee for a focused, single-issue cleanup
Independent
Certified ProAdvisor firm — not Intuit; we clean up, your CPA files
What people ask about focused cleanups.
Is this Intuit’s official QuickBooks support, and do you file my taxes?
What exactly is a focused cleanup?
How much does a focused cleanup cost?
How do I know if my problem is focused, Standard, or Complex?
How long does a focused cleanup take?
What does “CPA-ready” actually mean here?
What if the “one issue” turns out to be bigger once you look?
Can you set up bookkeeping so this doesn’t happen again?
One issue, or several? Let’s find out first.
Start with a free file review — then a written fixed fee.
Before anyone quotes you, a Certified ProAdvisor looks at the file for free and tells you honestly whether it’s a focused fix or something larger. A focused cleanup is typically a $1,200–$3,000 fixed fee; if the file is months behind it’s a Standard cleanup ($3,000–$7,500), and multi-year or multi-entity work is Complex ($7,500–$15,000+). Either way you get a written scope and price before any work begins. Independent ProAdvisor firm.