You run the business. I’ll handle the books.
I’m Daniel Johnson, an AIPB Certified Bookkeeper and QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor in Seattle. Transactions categorized, accounts reconciled, and a monthly report written in plain English — delivered on a fixed schedule. You’ll know where your business stands without spending another Sunday in QuickBooks.
| Entry | Status |
|---|---|
| Bank & card accounts reconciled | Complete |
| Transactions categorized | Complete |
| Monthly financial report | Complete |
| QuickBooks Online synced | Complete |
What I handle every month.
Monthly bookkeeping for small businesses and startups that need financials they can trust, without hiring someone in-house.
Monthly Bookkeeping
Every transaction categorized and recorded on a fixed monthly close schedule. Your books are current when a lender, a CPA, or a decision needs them — not four months behind.
Bank & Card Reconciliation
Bank and card feeds matched to statements line by line. Duplicates, missing deposits, and miscoded entries get caught in the month they happen, not at year end when they’re expensive to unwind.
Financial Reporting
A profit and loss statement and balance sheet every month, plus a short written summary of what changed and what to watch.
QuickBooks Online Support
Setup, chart of accounts cleanup, and ongoing support from a Certified ProAdvisor — including files that have been left alone for a while.
Washington has its own rules. I know them.
National bookkeeping services treat every state the same. Washington isn’t the same — no personal income tax, but a gross receipts tax that catches people off guard and a sales tax that changes by street address.
B&O tax, tracked all year
Washington taxes gross receipts, not profit, which means you can owe B&O in a year you lost money. I track it monthly by classification so filing is a lookup instead of a scramble.
Sales tax by location code
Washington sales tax is destination-based — the rate follows the customer’s address, not yours. If you deliver or work on-site around King County, that detail compounds quickly. It gets configured correctly in your file at setup.
Seattle-specific filings
Seattle levies its own business license tax on top of the state’s. If you operate inside city limits, that’s a separate return most out-of-state services won’t know to ask about.
Books your CPA can use
Your file stays organized the way a Washington CPA expects to receive it, so year-end is a handoff instead of a billable cleanup project.
Not in Washington? I work with remote clients across the country. This is simply the part a national service can’t do for the businesses down the street. More on working with a Seattle bookkeeper →
Three steps to caught-up books.
Connect your accounts
Linking your bank, card, and QuickBooks accounts takes about 15 minutes. I’ll walk you through it on the call if you’d rather not do it alone.
I reconcile and close the month
Transactions categorized, every connected account reconciled to statement, and the month closed on schedule.
You get a straight answer
Your reports arrive with a plain-language summary of where you stand. If something looks wrong, you hear about it — I don’t record it quietly and move on.
Daniel Johnson, CB
I’ve kept the books for the kind of businesses that don’t have a finance department. Two years running bookkeeping and payroll for a general contractor — accounts payable, accounts receivable, and the messy middle where job costs live. A six-month engagement with a restaurant, upgrading their QuickBooks and reorganizing a chart of accounts that had been added to for years without a plan.
Different industries, same underlying problem: the numbers were getting recorded, just not in a form anyone could make a decision from.
A+ Ledger Solutions is built around one commitment — you work with the person who does your books. The same bookkeeper every month, who knows your accounts and your history and doesn’t need to be re-briefed.
Certified Bookkeeper through the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers, certificate #06128. Certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor. Errors and omissions insured.
Flat monthly fees, starting at $275.
Four plans, and one short call to find yours. What you pay depends on your books — how many transactions run through them, how many accounts, and what shape they’re in today. Every plan includes monthly financial statements, a plain-English summary, a KPI dashboard, and email answered within one business day.
The essentials, done right
Sole proprietors, consultants, and new LLCs
- Up to 100 transactions per month
- 2 bank or card accounts reconciled
- Monthly P&L and balance sheet
- Quarterly review call
- Year-end package for your CPA
For a business with moving parts
Established businesses with employees or vendors
- Everything in Starter, plus:
- Up to 250 transactions per month
- Up to 5 accounts reconciled
- Accounts payable & receivable
- Monthly review call
- Washington B&O filing support
Numbers you can steer by
Businesses that need real financial visibility
- Everything in Growth, plus:
- Up to 500 transactions per month
- Payroll coordination
- Job costing
- Budget & cash flow reporting
- Monthly strategy call
- Priority support
Built around your industry
Construction, medical, real estate, and nonprofits
- Everything in Professional, plus:
- Unlimited transactions
- Class & location-level reporting
- Rolling cash flow forecast
- Controller-level support
- Industry-specific setup
Your fee is fixed in writing before any work starts, billed monthly in advance by ACH or card, month to month with 30 days’ notice. Bring a bank statement to the call and you’ll have your number on the call.
Behind on your books? Catch-up and cleanup starts at $499, quoted separately after a free file review, so you see the number before you commit. More on catch-up & cleanup →
The things people actually ask me.
My books are a disaster. Is that a problem?
Cleanup is a standard part of onboarding, not an exception. Books get behind because you were busy running the business. Tell me how far back it goes and how many accounts are involved, and I’ll scope the fix before you commit to anything.
I’m two years behind. Is it too late?
No. Catch-up is quoted separately from your monthly rate, and you get the number before any work begins. A cleanup that size typically runs two to six weeks, depending on transaction volume and how much documentation still exists.
Do I have to use QuickBooks Online?
For ongoing monthly work, yes. It’s the platform I’m certified in and the reason I can quote flat rates instead of billing hourly. Migration from spreadsheets, Wave, or QuickBooks Desktop is part of onboarding.
Don’t I already have this covered by my CPA?
Usually not. Most CPAs prepare your return once a year from whatever books you hand them. If those books are wrong, they either bill hourly to fix them or file from bad numbers. Bookkeeping is the year-round work that makes tax season fast and uneventful.
How do you access my accounts?
Read-only bank feeds through QuickBooks Online, plus a secure client folder for statements and receipts. I don’t need your online banking password and won’t ask for it — I can view transactions, not move money. I also carry errors and omissions insurance.
What if I want to leave?
Month to month, with 30 days’ written notice. Your QuickBooks file is yours and stays in your name — I’m a user on it. When we’re finished, I remove my access and everything stays exactly where it is.
What counts as a “transaction”?
Any line item that hits an account you’ve connected — a card charge, a check, a deposit, a transfer. If you’re not sure where you land, send a recent bank statement and I’ll count it for you before you choose a plan.
How fast do you answer?
Within one business day, usually sooner. Messages that arrive over the weekend are answered Monday morning. What you won’t get is a ticket number and a different name every time.
Ready to get your books in order?
A free 30-minute call. You’ll leave it knowing where your books stand and what it costs to keep them there.