--- title: "Bookkeeping pricing 2026, from $99 a month | Ledgerbrook" source: https://ledgerbrook.com/pricing/ description: "Monthly bookkeeping from $99. Cleanup, catch-up, file setup and the CPA handoff pack, every fee published. No quote request." --- [Ledgerbrook](/) / Pricing # Pricing Every fee published, per client file. The figure you see is the figure you pay. Monthly bookkeeping runs from $99 to $199 a file depending on volume, cleanup and catch-up are priced per month of backlog, and nothing here needs a quote request. No partner rate, no minimum term, and whatever your firm bills on top is yours. Monthly bookkeeping ## Standard $99per client file, per month Bank and card accounts Up to 3 Transactions a month Up to 200 What's included - Every bank-feed transaction reviewed by a person and posted to the chart of accounts - Every bank and card account reconciled to its statement before the month is called closed - Profit and loss, balance sheet and reconciliation reports by the 5th business day - Payroll entries, loan amortization and accruals wherever they apply, never billed as an add-on [Get a free file review](/contact/?from=pricing) Monthly bookkeeping ## High volume $199per client file, per month Bank and card accounts More than 3 Transactions a month More than 200 What's included - Everything in Standard, on the same 5th-business-day close - Class and location tracking maintained, with the profit and loss broken out the way the business actually operates - Multiple entities closed on one schedule, with intercompany transfers reconciled between the files - Job costing kept current for a trades or construction file [Get a free file review](/contact/?from=pricing) Both bands close by the 5th business day, every month, so the client's file is never more than a few days out of date. Priced by the size of the file rather than by the hour, so the fee doesn't move because a month was busy. Everything else, at a glance [File ReviewFreeone-time](#file-review)[Cleanup$99per month of backlog20% off 6+ months](#cleanup)[Catch-Up$99per month of backlog20% off 6+ months](#catch-up)[New File Setup$199one-time](#setup)[CPA Handoff Pack$199per client, one-time](#cpa-handoff) ## Not sure which line you're on? Send an address and we'll tell you. A free review of one client file, a written answer inside 48 hours, and the fixed fee for putting it right. No card, and no obligation to use us afterwards. Your email What do you need? Optional. It decides what the first reply asks you for. Cleanup Catch-up Monthly close Not sure yet Anything else (optional) Company website Get my free review Free, no card, and a written answer inside 48 hours. One field is all we need to start. Prefer your own mail client? [omkar@ledgerbrook.com](mailto:omkar@ledgerbrook.com?subject=Free%20file%20review), or [the longer form](/contact/?from=pricing). Fee matrix ## All services at a glance A complete comparison matrix of published rates, volume criteria, turnaround times, and core deliverables. For how the cleanup rate compares with other firms' published prices, see [QuickBooks cleanup cost in 2026](/blog/quickbooks-cleanup-cost/). For the monthly rate against the cheapest published plans elsewhere, see [affordable bookkeeping services](/blog/affordable-bookkeeping-services/). Ledgerbrook published pricing schedule and service deliverables comparison | Service | Published Fee | Condition / Size | Included Deliverables | Turnaround | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Monthly Bookkeeping (Standard)](/monthly-bookkeeping/) | $99per client file, per month | Up to 3 bank/card accounts, up to 200 txns/mo | Bank & card reconciliations to the penny, categorization, accruals, monthly financial reports (P&L, Balance Sheet). | 5th business day monthly | | [Monthly Bookkeeping (High-Volume)](/monthly-bookkeeping/) | $199per client file, per month | \>3 accounts, >200 txns/mo, or class/location tracking | Everything in Standard plus class/location tracking, multi-entity reporting, and expanded close schedules. | 5th business day monthly | | [QuickBooks Cleanup](/quickbooks-cleanup/) | $99per month of backlog20% off 6+ months[12+ months: custom discount](/contact/?from=pricing "12 months or more behind? The published rate is the most you pay. Contact us for a custom quote with a larger discount.") | Per month of backlog needing correction | Correcting misclassified entries, resolving unreconciled bank differences, clearing undeposited funds, fixing duplicates. | 5 business days per year of backlog | | [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](/quickbooks-catch-up-bookkeeping/) | $99per month of backlog20% off 6+ months[12+ months: custom discount](/contact/?from=pricing "12 months or more behind? The published rate is the most you pay. Contact us for a custom quote with a larger discount.") | Per month of unrecorded backlog | Entering historical transactions from statements, opening balances, reconciling all accounts to current date. | 5 business days per year of backlog | | [CPA Year-End Handoff Pack](/for-cpas/) | $199per client, one-time | Per client file, one-time | Reconciled accounts, clean trial balance, 1099 vendor report, and itemized book-to-tax adjustment list. | 5 business days | | [New File Setup / Migration](/quickbooks-desktop-to-online-migration/) | $199one-time | Per company file, one-time | Chart of accounts setup, bank feed connections, categorization rules, and prior-year comparative mapping. | 5 business days | | [Diagnostic File Review](#file-review) | Freeone-time | Audit assessment, no card required | Written diagnostic report on bank feed errors, duplicate counts, and exact backlog month count before quoting. | 48 hours | What each one delivers ## The rest of the schedule Cleanup and catch-up are priced per month of backlog, because a file with three bad months costs less to fix than one with eighteen and you should know that before you commit. File setup and the handoff pack are one-time, whatever the backlog looks like. [Three illustrative files](/results/) show how the per-month rate adds up. ### Backlog work, priced per month of backlog One-time engagements whose size the file decides, not the calendar. A month only counts if it needs work before it can be trusted, and the file review gives you that count first. 20% off the whole job when the backlog is 6 months or more. 12 months or more behind? The published rate is the most you pay. Contact us for a custom quote with a larger discount. Fix months that are wrong ### Cleanup $99per month of backlog20% off 6+ months[12+ months: custom discount](/contact/?from=pricing "12 months or more behind? The published rate is the most you pay. Contact us for a custom quote with a larger discount.") Periods that exist in QuickBooks but can't be trusted: miscategorized, unreconciled, duplicated. Priced per month of backlog that needs correcting, so a four-month problem never pays for a fourteen-month one. What's included - **Every flagged month re-categorized** to the file's actual chart of accounts, with draws, owner contributions and loan paydowns booked where they belong instead of into expenses. - **Bank and card accounts reconciled** to the statement balance for each month in scope, with the reconciliation report saved against that month. - **Duplicate transactions removed** : we keep the version matching the bank feed and delete the manual copy instead of hiding it. - **A written summary** of what was wrong and what changed, month by month, so the corrections can be traced later. [More on QuickBooks cleanup](/quickbooks-cleanup/) Enter months that were never done ### Catch-Up $99per month of backlog20% off 6+ months[12+ months: custom discount](/contact/?from=pricing "12 months or more behind? The published rate is the most you pay. Contact us for a custom quote with a larger discount.") Months with nothing in them at all, rebuilt from the bank feed and source documents. Priced per month of backlog whether that's six months or three years. We work the months in parallel, so it never takes three years to fix three years. What's included - **Every missing month entered** from the bank feed and source documents, categorized to the actual chart of accounts. - **Every account reconciled** to the statement balance for each month brought current, starting from the last known good balance if one exists. - **One open-items list** of anything we can't classify without an answer, sent as a single batch instead of a drip of one-off questions. - **A closing trial balance** for the period, ready to hand to a tax preparer or a lender the day it's finished. [More on catch-up bookkeeping](/quickbooks-catch-up-bookkeeping/) ### One-time, priced per client file Fixed work with a fixed shape. However big the backlog is, these cost what they cost. Start the file right ### New File Setup $199one-time A new QuickBooks Online company built correctly from the start, instead of one that inherits the habits of the file it replaces. It's also the second half of a move off QuickBooks Desktop, where the historical data is priced as cleanup. What's included - **A chart of accounts built** and mapped from the file it replaces, so prior-year comparisons still line up. - **Bank and card feeds connected** with the categorization rules that stop the feed filling up with uncategorized entries again. - **A reporting structure set up** , with class or location tracking where the business actually reports that way. [More on new file setup](/quickbooks-online-setup/) Hand the year to the preparer, once ### CPA Handoff Pack $199per client, one-time One client, one year, delivered comfortably ahead of your filing deadline. Built so you can review it once and sign off, with every judgment call listed for you rather than made on your behalf. What's included - **Every transaction for the year categorized** to the client's actual chart of accounts. - **Every bank and card account reconciled** to its statement, month by month. - **Judgment calls flagged, not posted** : depreciation schedules, book-to-tax differences, anything touching the return itself stays yours. - **A trial balance** delivered as a working paper, ready to drop straight into the return. [More on the handoff pack](/for-cpas/) ### Not sure which of these you need Then don't guess. Send one file and we'll tell you which offer above it needs and how many months it touches, in writing, inside 48 hours. Free, and it comes before any figure is quoted. Email omkar@ledgerbrook.com, or use the form. Know what you're taking on ### File Review Freeone-time Send us one client file and we'll read it properly, then write back inside 48 hours: what's wrong, how many months it touches, and what it takes to put right. The report is yours whether or not you send us the work. What's included - **A month-by-month count** of what needs correcting or entering, so the scope is a number you can check, not an impression. - **Which offer applies** (cleanup, catch-up, or neither), in writing, before we quote you a fee. - **Accountant-level read access** and nothing else. No card, no admin rights, and you can revoke it from inside QuickBooks at any time without asking us. - **The written report either way** , including if you take it to someone else or keep the work in-house. [Get a free file review](/contact/?from=pricing) ### Ten or more files Still every rate above, unchanged. What we quote at this size is the schedule, not a discount. Send a roster, not a file at a time ### Bulk, 10+ clients Contact us10 or more client files A standing arrangement instead of a referral at a time. At that size, scheduling and capacity matter more than price, so we quote this one against your actual client list and your filing deadlines. What's included - **The same published per-file rates** as every offer above. No volume tier quietly reprices a file once you've committed. - **A scheduled delivery date per file** agreed as a batch against your filing deadlines, instead of an open-ended queue. - **A straight answer on capacity** before you commit a client, including “not by that date”, which is the answer a subcontractor is most tempted to avoid giving. [Tell us about your roster](/contact/?from=pricing-bulk) True of every engagement ## What holds across all of them The price is on this page, not behind a form or a quote request. Ask us today and you'll be told the same number. Settled: Published The same per-file rate whether you send one file or fifteen, and whatever you bill your own client on top is yours to keep. Settled: Flat A fixed fee for the whole engagement, in writing, before any work starts. No hourly tab and no revised estimate halfway through. Settled: Agreed first Monthly bookkeeping runs month to month. No annual contract, no penalty for stopping after any closed month. Settled: Month to month Frequently asked ## Questions worth answering ### How do I know which monthly band a file is in? Count the file's connected bank and credit card accounts, then estimate transactions a month across all of them. Up to 3 accounts and up to 200 transactions a month is $99 a month. More accounts than that, more transactions than that, or class, location and multi-entity reporting is $199. If a file sits on the line we'll tell you which band it actually needs before you're billed for it, and we'd rather quote the one that matches the work than the one that rounds up. ### What's the difference between cleanup and catch-up bookkeeping? Cleanup fixes months that exist in QuickBooks but are wrong: miscategorized, unreconciled, duplicated. Catch-up enters months that were never recorded at all. A file touched every month but sloppily is a cleanup; a file with entire months showing a zero balance because nothing was ever entered is a catch-up. Plenty of files are both, with recent months cleaned up and older ones caught up. The free file review tells you which before either is quoted, and [the four checks that settle it](/blog/quickbooks-cleanup-vs-catch-up/) are written up if you want to run them yourself first. ### How is a month of backlog counted? A month counts as backlog if it needs work before it can be trusted: categorized, reconciled to the bank, or entered from scratch. A month that's already accurate doesn't count, even if it sits between two that do. We put the exact count in writing before quoting anything, so the number on the invoice traces back to specific months instead of a guess. ### Why is there no volume discount? Every figure here is flat, per client file, whether you send one or fifteen. The work on a file doesn't get easier because more files arrive with it, and a rate that quietly drops at some threshold was probably set too high to begin with. Ten or more files is a different conversation, and it's a scheduling one before it's a pricing one. That's the last group in the schedule above. ### Do I have to give a bookkeeper admin access to QuickBooks? No, and you shouldn't have to. We ask to be added as an accountant user inside the QuickBooks company, which is enough to categorize, reconcile and run reports. It hands over no billing, no subscription control and no ability to delete the company file, and it can be revoked from the file's own user list at any time without asking us. ### Is catch-up bookkeeping worth it three years behind? Usually yes. Three years behind is roughly 36 months of backlog, priced per month instead of as one alarming project fee, and most of that work happens in parallel once source documents are in hand. It never takes three years to fix three years. The one exception is a file so old the source records no longer exist anywhere. We flag that in the first 48 hours, before quoting any per-month price, so nobody is billed to reconstruct what can't be reconstructed. ### What are the turnaround times for monthly close, cleanup, and catch-up? Monthly close is completed by the 5th business day of each month. Cleanup and catch-up take about 5 business days for a typical year of backlog, counted from bank access and statements being in hand. CPA handoff packs are delivered within 5 business days per client file. ### Does Ledgerbrook work white-label under our firm's name? Yes. Ledgerbrook operates completely white-label. We work inside the client's QuickBooks Online company as an accountant user. All financial reports, communications, and close deliverables carry your firm's branding, and we never contact your clients directly. Who does what is set out on [white-label bookkeeping services](/white-label-bookkeeping/). ### What happens if these prices change? Every figure here is a standing rate, not a promotion. There's no countdown, no introductory period and no cap after which it climbs. If a rate does change, anyone already engaged stays at the rate they agreed for the work they agreed to, and the new price applies to new work only. Nothing here is priced to be renegotiated upward later. Start ## Where to start Not sure which offer fits? Start with the [free file review](#file-review): 48 hours, read-only access, and a written answer either way. Otherwise go straight to the page for the work you need. - [Monthly bookkeeping](/monthly-bookkeeping/) for an ongoing close, by the 5th business day - [QuickBooks cleanup](/quickbooks-cleanup/) for periods that exist but are wrong - [Catch-up bookkeeping](/quickbooks-catch-up-bookkeeping/) for months that were never entered - [Desktop-to-Online migration](/quickbooks-desktop-to-online-migration/) for moving off QuickBooks Desktop - [For CPA firms](/for-cpas/) for write-up and a year-end handoff pack - [For bookkeeping firms](/for-bookkeeping-firms/) for white-label capacity under your own name Running the business rather than the practice? Same prices, different reading: this page is written for firms buying capacity, and [bookkeeping for business owners](/for-business-owners/) says the same thing to someone who wants their own books handled. Published August 10, 2026 · Updated September 28, 2026