Bookkeeper in Middleton, MA

You can. Good books look the same whether the business is in Essex County or Rockingham County, and I keep them online from Atkinson. State tax filing is the one thing that differs, and it is handled by your Massachusetts tax preparer. I make sure the records they receive are reconciled and easy to follow.

I take each payout apart. A Rover or Square deposit is many payments with the app's cut removed, so I match the deposit to the payments it holds and book the cut by itself. Income then shows the full amount people paid you and fees show as a cost. That mismatch is usually why the bank and QuickBooks quarrel.

Two statements and a note. The statements are the month's profit and loss, and the balance sheet as it stood when the month ended. The note is short and written in ordinary words, covering what moved since last month and what deserves an eye. If the statements still feel foreign, I go over them with you until they make sense.

No. A Middleton owner and I first talk on a video or phone call, and afterward the monthly work travels through QuickBooks Online and whatever statements get shared with me. Some people still prefer a face across the table. If that is you, raise it at booking, and you will hear plainly what I can and cannot do.