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A few months behind
Straightforward. The records still exist, the statements can be worked through in order, and nothing has been missed that cannot be filed on time or close to it. The cheapest version of the problem.
Catch-up bookkeeping in British ColumbiaBehind on your books It is fixable
The most common reason people get in touch. We look at how far it goes, price the whole job as one number before starting, then clear it and file what is outstanding.
Being behind on your books is not a character defect and it is not rare. It usually starts with one busy month, and then the pile is big enough that starting feels worse than ignoring it.
The only thing that reliably makes it worse is more time. Everything else is fixable, and the fixing is routine work.
How far behind
Where you are on this list
02
Most of a year behind
Still routine, but there is more of it, and usually at least one filing deadline has already gone. We work out what is outstanding before quoting, so the number covers the whole job, not just the easy part.
03
More than a year, or several years
Bigger, and the case where waiting costs the most: interest and penalties on anything outstanding keep accruing whether or not the books are done.
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You are not sure how far behind you are
A normal answer. Say so in the form. Working out the actual state of things is the first thing we do, and it happens before you commit to anything.
How it goes
Four steps to one number
We find out how deep it goes
What exists, what is missing, which registrations you hold and what has not been filed. This comes before the quote.
You get one number
The catch-up is quoted as a single figure, agreed before any work starts. It does not roll into your monthly fee and it does not grow halfway through.
We clear it and file what is outstanding
We reconcile and close the backlog, then file whatever is owed to the CRA or the province. You know the liability before it lands.
Monthly starts from a clean position
From then on it is the ordinary monthly plan, on books that are correct. Clearing the backlog is what stops it rebuilding.
To be clear
What this is not
It is not a lecture. Nobody gets behind on purpose, and saying it should have been done sooner helps nobody.
Waiting did make the job bigger. The number reflects the work in front of us, not a penalty for the delay.
It is not a commitment to anything else. Some people have the backlog cleared and take the monthly plan; some have it cleared, take the books and carry on alone. The quote does not change either way.
Tell us roughly how far behind you are
A rough answer is fine, and "not sure" is valid. Within one business day: a written scope and a single figure for the catch-up. Nothing starts until you agree the number.