Get your books back in order.
We help CPA firms and growing businesses bring outdated, incomplete or unreconciled books back under control, then establish a dependable process for ongoing bookkeeping.
Target Audiences
Who we support in the United States
Priority Focus
US CPA Firms & Accounting Practices
Clean-up and historical catch-up engagements consume disproportionate senior staff hours. We serve as a dependable back-office extension, executing historical reconstructions, multi-period reconciliations, and workpaper preparation strictly to your firm's standards.
We work directly in your client's QuickBooks or Xero files, follow your review checklists, and prepare clear workpapers ready for your partner or manager review.
Secondary Focus
US Small & Growing Businesses
When bookkeeping falls months or years behind, business owners lose visibility over cash flow and tax exposure. We assess the condition of your ledgers, investigate unexplained balances, resolve transaction backlogs, and establish an organized foundation for ongoing monthly accounting.
You receive clean financial statements, clear transaction categorization, and reconciliations that give you confidence in your numbers.
Service Breakdown
What clean-up and accounting delivery involves
Every clean-up engagement is individually scoped based on record condition, transaction volume, and source document availability.
- Historical Bookkeeping Clean-Up: Multi-period catch-up, uncategorized expense review, and general ledger reconciliation.
- Bank & Credit Card Reconciliations: Complete reconciliation across all operating accounts, credit facilities, and merchant payment gateways.
- Investigation of Unexplained Balances: Forensic review of old uncleared checks, unapplied customer deposits, vendor credits, and suspense account entries.
- Accounts Payable & Receivable Integrity: Aged ledger clean-up, duplicate bill removal, invoice matching, and customer statement reconciliation.
- Balance Sheet Account Schedules: Preparation of clear balance sheet reconciliations supporting loans, prepaids, fixed assets, and accrued expenses.
- Ongoing Monthly Bookkeeping: Timely transaction processing, monthly reconciliations, and month-end close schedules.
- CPA Workpaper Support: Organized year-end workpapers, schedules, and trial balances formatted for CPA tax review.
Operating Model
Structured delivery behind the scenes for CPA firms
When working with CPA firms, our role is strictly back-office delivery. We do not solicit your clients or interfere with your client relationships. We work behind the scenes under your firm's brand or jointly when explicitly authorized.
Our team works within your established tech stack: QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop via hosted environments, Xero, Karbon, or your secure file-sharing portals. Deliverables are submitted with structured question logs and reconciliation workpapers, allowing your managers to review work efficiently.
Clear Regulatory Boundaries
SEAL is an accounting outsourcing partner operating from India. We are not a licensed US CPA firm and do not provide public attestation, statutory audit, or legal services.
We do not advertise or perform US tax return preparation (Form 1040, 1120, 1065) or tax representation before the IRS unless appropriate individual partner credentials, registrations (e.g. PTIN / EA / CPA), and supervision are formally established and verified.
How We Work
A disciplined 4-stage delivery process
Predictable, step-by-step execution designed to eliminate surprises.
Diagnostic Assessment
We review the ledger, trial balance, and reconciliation status to establish the factual state of the records.
Agreed Scope & Milestones
Written confirmation of scope, source document requirements, milestones, and deliverables before work begins.
Execution & Query Management
Methodical reconciliation work with weekly progress summaries and structured query sheets for missing items.
Internal Review & Handover
Senior review of completed reconciliations, tied-out trial balance, and organized workpapers delivered for approval.
Common Questions
Frequently asked questions from US clients
Key practical points regarding software, scope boundaries, turnaround and confidentiality.
Which accounting software platforms do you support?
We work predominantly with QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop (via Right Networks or your preferred hosted environment), and Xero. We also support connected tools such as Bill.com, Dext, Hubdoc, Gusto, and ADP where integrated into the accounting workflow.
Can you resolve every historical discrepancy in a clean-up?
No responsible professional can guarantee 100% resolution of every historical item without first reviewing the records. Some transactions from prior years may lack source documents, closed bank accounts cannot be accessed, or prior owners are unavailable. Where items cannot be definitively resolved with supporting evidence, we document the issue clearly and present options for CPA review rather than posting arbitrary balancing entries.
Do you prepare US Federal and State tax returns?
No. We focus on bookkeeping, historical clean-up, reconciliations, and agreed workpapers. We do not provide US tax return preparation or IRS representation. For CPA firms, our deliverables ensure your ledgers and supporting schedules are clean and ready for your tax staff to prepare the returns.
How is client data secured and accessed?
We work directly within your cloud software under named user logins with appropriate permission levels. We do not store financial records on unmanaged local drives, and access is restricted strictly to assigned engagement team members under professional non-disclosure agreements.
How are your fees structured for clean-up engagements?
Clean-up projects are typically quoted as a fixed fee based on the agreed diagnostic assessment, covering specific periods and accounts. Ongoing monthly bookkeeping is billed on a transparent monthly flat fee tied to transaction volume, account count, and reporting requirements.
Related Insight
What to check before assigning a bookkeeping clean-up project
A practical checklist for managing partners and senior managers evaluating the scope, risks, and documentation prerequisites of clean-up engagements.
Read the Article →Article Summary
- Assessing the true condition of bank feeds and uncleared items
- Identifying connected third-party sales and payment feeds
- Defining "clean" in writing before commencing work
- Establishing realistic expectations on unresolvable legacy balances
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Ready to discuss your US books?
Whether you have an urgent clean-up backlog or need recurring delivery support for your CPA firm, let's discuss your requirements in detail.
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