Cost of Bad Bookkeeping Calculator

    Bad bookkeeping does more than make messy reports. It quietly costs money in lost deductions, penalty risk, cleanup and your own time. Estimate your yearly cost, then compare it with having us keep your books.

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    What this estimate covers

    • Wrong-category losses: expenses sitting in the wrong accounts and the deductions that go with them
    • Missed deductions: real expenses that never reached your books
    • Cleanup and duplicates: the cost of unreconciled months and duplicate transactions
    • Penalty and late-filing risk: estimated exposure for each month your books are behind
    • Your time: the hours you spend on bookkeeping instead of running the business

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