A TALLVERA WORKING GUIDE
Your monthly bookkeeping checklist.
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Adapt the checks to your accounting method and agreed responsibilities. A checked box is a reminder, not proof that the books are correct. Your checkmarks are not submitted. Do not enter account numbers or private records on this page.
1. Gather the month
List the business bank, card, loan and payment accounts in scope. Note accounts opened or closed, and confirm which month you are working on.
Keep statements, sales records, invoices and purchase support together by period. A bank feed can help find activity; it is not a substitute for the records explaining it.
Maintain a short list of missing statements and unanswered questions. Do not fill a gap with a guessed figure just to finish the month.
2. Explain and reconcile
Check unfamiliar categories, duplicates and transfers. Distinguish owner activity, loan movements and business expenses rather than treating every bank withdrawal alike.
Reconcile each agreed account and investigate differences. Keep the explanation for a supported correction; avoid unexplained entries made only to force agreement.
Where relevant, review unpaid customer invoices, supplier bills, payment processor fees, payroll reports and asset purchases. Scope these with the person responsible for the books.
3. Review and hand over
Review profit and loss for the period and the balance sheet at month-end. Note the accounting basis, unusual changes and balances that still need explanation. Profit and available cash are different measures.
Separate completed checks from unresolved issues. Give each question a responsible person and an agreed next step; an unfinished list is more useful than a falsely finished close.
Save the reviewed reports, reconciliations and supporting records in the agreed access-controlled location. Confirm who can access them. This website does not provide storage or document uploads.
Agree who supplies records, who resolves questions and when the next review happens. Flag tax matters for a qualified tax professional without assuming bookkeeping determines tax treatment.
Keep the questions with the records.
Note the period, what is missing, unresolved differences, who can answer, and the agreed next step in your own records. If several months are missing, start with a defined catch-up scope. If entries exist but look wrong, a cleanup review may be needed before a monthly routine.
Further reading: IRS recordkeeping guidance and types of business records. This is a working routine, not a blanket retention or tax-filing rule.
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