📒 Bookkeeping template
Catch-up bookkeeping template
A catch-up bookkeeping checklist for clients who have fallen behind: the statements, receipts and answers needed to reconstruct several months at once.
Free. Once it's in your account you can rename it, add or remove items, and change anything.
- Each job is named
- "Catch-up bookkeeping"
- Usually repeats
- As needed
Ask the client for
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Bank statements for every month we are catching up
Every account, from the last reconciled month to today.
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Credit card statements for the same months
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Loan statements for the same months
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Sales reports from their point of sale or payment processor
Square, Stripe, Shopify or similar.
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Receipts or a list of large or unusual purchases
Your steps
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Reconcile each month in order
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List questions about unclear transactions
Tips
- Ask for everything at once; one email listing every missing month gets a faster reply than a monthly drip.
How it works with Follow Up With
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Make it yours
Add the template to your account and change anything: rename items, add notes for the assistant, remove what you don't need.
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Start it for a client
Start a job for any client in one click. The list is ready; you just pick who it's for.
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The assistant does the asking
Your client gets one friendly email listing everything, reminders on a schedule you choose, and a private link to upload or reply. No login needed.
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Let the assistant do the asking
Add a template, start it for a client, and Follow Up With emails them the list, reminds them until it's done, and checks the files they send.
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