Since you are a busy business owner, you likely don’t have time for the more frequent bookkeeping task on the day-to-day and weekly basis.

So here is a snap shot of what you should be looking to complete by the end of each month to ensure that your books are up to date and you continue into the next stress-free!

• [ ] Review bank, credit card, and loan statements
• [ ] Prepare accounts payable
  • [ ] Prepare accounts payable
  • [ ] Review accounts payable report & pay bills
• [ ] Review accounts receivable
• [ ] Categorize uncategorized expenses
• [ ] Reconcile bank accounts
• [ ] Reconcile credit card transactions
• [ ] Reconcile POS systems
• [ ] Reconcile merchant accounts such as Stripe and Paypal (if applicable)
• [ ] Reconcile other key Balance Sheet accounts
• [ ] Create and compile financial reports
• [ ] Create and compile financial reports

Just in case you have the time during your day or at the end of the week here are the daily and weekly tasks so at the end of the month, you save yourself the mountain of work.

Daily Bookkeeping Tasks

Weekly Bookkeeping Tasks