Monthly Bookkeeping Built Around How a Landscaping Business Actually Runs

Not a generic small-business chart of accounts with your logo on it. Real categories for equipment, materials, crews, and job costs, reconciled every month.

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Monthly Bookkeeping

Foundation Service

  • Weekly transaction categorization
  • Monthly bank & credit card reconciliation
  • Landscaping-specific chart of accounts
  • Monthly P&L and balance sheet delivered on a set schedule
  • QuickBooks Online setup and ongoing management
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Monthly Bookkeeping Built Around How a Landscaping Business Actually Runs

Most landscaping business owners we talk to are either behind on their books, using a chart of accounts that doesn't reflect their actual cost structure, or both. We fix that starting month one.

We categorize every transaction the way a landscaping business actually spends money: direct job costs (materials, subcontractor labor, equipment fuel) separated from overhead (office, insurance, admin), so your profit and loss statement tells you something you can act on instead of a blurry mess of "miscellaneous expenses."

Why It Matters

A landscaping P&L that lumps mower fuel in with your cell phone bill can't tell you whether your mowing routes or your hardscape installs are actually making money. Clean books are the foundation every other service on this page depends on.

How Monthly Bookkeeping Works With Us

1. Clean-Up

If your books are behind or messy, we reconcile prior months first so we're starting from an accurate baseline, not building on top of errors.

2. Chart of Accounts Setup

We build (or rebuild) your chart of accounts around landscaping-specific categories: equipment, fuel, materials, subcontractor labor, crew payroll, and overhead.

3. Monthly Cycle

Every month we categorize transactions, reconcile accounts, and send you a clean P&L and balance sheet, plus a short summary of anything that needs your attention.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How far behind can my books be before it's a problem?

We regularly clean up businesses that are 6-12 months behind. The sooner we start, the less reconstruction work is involved, but it's rarely too late to fix.

Do I need to switch accounting software?

We work primarily in QuickBooks Online. If you're on something else, we'll evaluate whether to migrate or work within your existing system.

What if I've been mixing personal and business expenses?

Very common, and fixable. We'll help you separate what's already happened and set up a clean system so it stops happening going forward.

Let's Talk About Monthly Bookkeeping

Book a free 30-minute review. We'll look at your current setup and tell you exactly what we'd change.

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