Catch-Up & Cleanup Bookkeeping — Canada
Messy records, months of uncategorized transactions, or books that haven't been touched in over a year — we've seen it all. Solidus will bring your financials up to date accurately, completely, and without judgment.
These are the situations we help with most — if any of these sound like your business, we can help.
Transactions piling up with no one to sort through them. Tax season is coming and you don't know where to start.
Your books exist, but the categories are wrong or inconsistent — making your financial reports unreliable.
Your QuickBooks or Xero balance doesn't match your actual bank statements — and you're not sure why.
Your last bookkeeper left a mess, or records were never properly transferred when you switched platforms.
You've been running on spreadsheets or paper receipts and need everything properly entered into a cloud platform.
You need clean, accurate records fast — whether for a CRA inquiry, financing application, or year-end filing.
We follow a structured approach — so nothing gets missed and you know exactly what's happening at every step.
We learn about your situation — how far behind, what platform, what records exist. No obligation, no judgment.
You get a fixed price for the cleanup project — not an hourly rate that balloons as we work through the backlog.
We work through your records methodically — categorizing, reconciling, and correcting from oldest to most recent.
You receive fully cleaned books with a summary of what was done — and the option to continue with monthly bookkeeping.
Cleanup bookkeeping isn't just data entry. It requires careful judgment about how to categorize transactions, how to handle duplicate entries, and how to reconstruct records when source documents are missing.
Our founder, Usman Khalid, holds the ACCA designation with experience across the UK and Canada. We've cleaned up books for businesses across a wide range of industries — construction, technology, professional services, hospitality, and more.
We work remotely with businesses anywhere in Canada, and we're familiar with CRA record-keeping requirements, HST implications, and the nuances of Canadian bookkeeping standards.
We can go back as far as needed — one year, three years, or further. The further back we go, the more we'll need in terms of source documents and bank statements, but it's always possible to reconstruct records if the underlying data exists.
Bank statements and credit card statements are usually the primary source for reconstruction, and these are almost always available from your bank. Missing receipts are common — we'll work with what you have and flag any gaps that need attention.
It depends on how far behind you are and how complex your transactions are. After our initial call, we'll give you a realistic timeline alongside your quote. Most cleanups for small businesses are completed within 1–4 weeks.
Not necessarily. If you don't have a cloud accounting platform set up, we can handle that as part of the engagement. We work with QuickBooks, Xero, Wave, Sage, and others — and we'll recommend the right fit for your business size and needs.
You'll receive clean, organized books and a summary of what was completed. Many clients then move into ongoing monthly bookkeeping with us — but there's no obligation. You're welcome to take the cleaned books to your existing accountant or bookkeeper.
No pressure — just a quick conversation to see how we can help.