QuickBooks cleanup services

It depends on how far behind you are and how messy the file is. A few months of cleanup typically takes 1 to 2 weeks. A full year might take 3 to 4 weeks. Multi-year cleanups can take 6 weeks or more. Heavy transaction volume adds time. We'll give you a realistic timeline during the free assessment so you know exactly what to expect.

Pricing is a flat fee based on scope. 1 to 3 months messy runs $500 to $900. Full-year cleanup runs $900 to $1,800. Multi-year cleanups with heavy transaction volume run $1,800 to $5,000+. You'll get a fixed quote after the free assessment. No hourly billing. No surprise invoices. You know the total cost before we start.

Yes, in stages. Intuit ended support for QuickBooks Desktop 2022 on May 31, 2024. Desktop 2023 support ends in 2026. Intuit is pushing most customers toward QuickBooks Online. If you're on Desktop, cleanup is often the right moment to migrate, because we're already touching every transaction. That said, some businesses (multi-company files, industry-specific editions, certain inventory setups) are better off staying on Desktop for now. We'll give you a straight answer during the assessment.

Cleanup fixes what's wrong in your QuickBooks file. Duplicates, misclassifications, broken reconciliation, chart of accounts problems. Catch-up bookkeeping enters transactions that never got recorded in the first place. Some files need both. When they do, we bundle the work into one flat fee so you're not paying twice for the same transaction review. See our catch-up bookkeeping page for more detail on that service.

Yes. We use QuickBooks Online's built-in user permissions. You grant us accountant-level access through Intuit's secure system. We never ask for your login credentials. Your data stays in QuickBooks, protected by Intuit's security infrastructure. We can work with read-only access for the initial assessment.

Both. We primarily work with QuickBooks Online, which is what we recommend for most businesses going forward. If you're on QuickBooks Desktop, we can clean up in place or migrate you to Online as part of the cleanup. The migration path usually makes sense because it gives you better bank connections, automated rules, and remote access to your books.

Not strictly, but it matters for complex cleanups. A ProAdvisor has tested through Intuit's certification and has direct access to Intuit's ProAdvisor support channel for stubborn issues that standard QuickBooks support can't resolve. Peacock Bookkeeping Services holds the credential. You can verify any bookkeeper's ProAdvisor status on Intuit's public directory before hiring.

We still fix it. Long-term messy files are common. Often a previous bookkeeper left, the owner tried DIY, and the chart of accounts just grew and grew. Multi-year cleanups take longer (typically 6 to 10 weeks) and cost more ($1,800 to $5,000+), but the process is the same. We start with the current year and work backward, prioritizing whatever impacts the most recent tax return first.

You grant us read-only access to your QuickBooks file. Within 48 hours, we send back a written scope that lists what's wrong (duplicates, unreconciled accounts, misclassified transactions, chart of accounts issues, broken bank feeds), how long the cleanup will take, and a flat-fee quote. If you decide to move forward, we start. If you don't, we remove our access. No cost either way.

Yes, but with a recommendation. QuickBooks for Mac is a smaller product with fewer features and more limited third-party integrations. If you're on Mac, cleanup often includes a conversation about migrating to QuickBooks Online, which runs on any browser and has a much larger ecosystem. We'll lay out the options during the assessment.

You can. After cleanup, we set up rules and automations in QuickBooks to make ongoing bookkeeping easier. Some clients prefer to handle it themselves from there. Most end up moving to our monthly bookkeeping service because they'd rather spend their time running the business. No pressure either way.

Cleanup is concentrated work. A single cleanup project can involve reviewing thousands of transactions that a monthly service would have handled 50 at a time over the course of a year. You're paying for the retroactive work, not the ongoing rate. After cleanup, most clients move to monthly bookkeeping at $399 per month, which is the lower ongoing rate.

Yes. Peacock is based in Cranberry Township, PA, and QuickBooks cleanup is fully remote, so we work with business owners across the US. The work happens in your QuickBooks file and the handoff is a screenshare call. If you're in the Pittsburgh area and want to meet in person, we can drive to you.

Yes. If you're a Pittsburgh-area business (Allegheny County, Butler County, Westmoreland County, Beaver County) see our dedicated QuickBooks Cleanup Pittsburgh page at /services/quickbooks-cleanup-pittsburgh. It covers PA sales tax reconciliation, Pittsburgh and Allegheny County local tax classifications, and in-person handoff options near Cranberry Township.