Accurate monthly financial statements, so you know where your business stands, your tax preparer has what they need, and you can stop doing the books at midnight.
“Did I set this up right?”
Set up correctly from day one
“How much do I owe in taxes?”
Clean books as you grow
“It’s 11pm and I’m still sorting receipts.”
Your evenings back
“My bookkeeper hasn’t called me back.”
A CPA who answers
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That's 14 hours a month you can free up to work on your business, be with family, or simply relax.
Assumes I take over 80% of the work. You'll still spend a little time answering questions and sending me details I can't get from a bank feed. Estimates only, based on 52 weeks a year and 8-hour workdays.
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Get the free guideI record, reconcile, and review every transaction, then deliver your financial statements each month.
Been in business a while without financial statements? I'll build them from your first day of business to today.
If a previous bookkeeper left a mess, I'll find the errors, correct the records, and get your statements in order.
Practical guidance on forming your company, opening business bank accounts, and setting up your books the right way.
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We talk through your business, how many transactions you have, and what's been done so far. No obligation.
You get a flat monthly price, plus a one-time price for any catch-up or clean-up work. No hourly surprises.
I set up your accounting software, connect your bank and card accounts, and get your past records in order.
Over the first few months, I learn how your business really works and where the recurring problems are. Then we set up simple routines to fix them for good.
You run the business. I run the numbers. We each know our part, your books close every month, and anything new that comes up gets handled within the system we've built.
Ronnie is a consummate professional. I have worked with Ronnie for years and could not recommend him more as a small business accountant. He uses a streamlined process that requires minimal input from the business owner and quickly turns around clean and exact statements. Furthermore, he takes the time to thoroughly understand your business and customize revenue streams by activity.
If you need small business accounting, look no further, Ronnie is your guy.
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I'm a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in Massachusetts since 2015, with a Master's in Accounting from Boston College. I spent over ten years at a Big 4 accounting firm and at multinational, publicly traded companies.
I left the corporate world to start Close the Books and work directly with small business owners. I'm the sole owner and operator. I have no employees and I don't outsource, so when you work with me, you actually work with me.
I was born and raised in Massachusetts. The Patriots won their first Super Bowl when I was in sixth grade, which makes me one of the most spoiled sports fans alive.
Bookkeeping is recording and categorizing your business's day-to-day transactions in a ledger. Each month, every transaction is reconciled against official records like bank and credit card statements to make sure nothing is missing or wrong.
Accounting takes that ledger and turns it into financial statements, the reports that show the overall health of your business.
They're how anyone understands your business: you, your partners, the IRS, banks, and investors.
You need them to file accurate federal and state tax returns, and any lender or investor will ask for them.
For very simple businesses, that can be close enough. For most, tracking cash alone gives a misleading picture.
Say you play gigs and give venues 30 days to pay. You could play all month, pay for gear and travel, and not see a dollar until next month. On a cash basis, that month would show expenses and no revenue, even though you did the work.
Accrual accounting records revenue when it's earned, which is what Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) require and what lenders and investors generally expect.
You absolutely can. Many banks now categorize transactions for you, and there are simple ledger apps built for this.
The catch is that as your business grows, keeping the books accurate takes more of your time, which is rarely the best use of it. Transactions also get more complex and start to need real accounting knowledge.
There's no exact rule. But if you're confident your business is real and going to last, sooner is usually better than later.
A growing business needs you focused on sales, your team, and your product, not on debits and credits. An accountant is an added expense, but it tends to save money in the long run, and a second set of trained eyes matters more as things get complex.
AI is only as good as the data you give it: garbage in, garbage out. An accountant knows how to build accurate financial data from the ground up.
Today, you can't hand AI a pile of receipts and bank statements and get financial statements that hold up to even modest scrutiny. Maybe one day, but we're not there yet.
I don't charge by the hour. Hourly rates encourage spending more time than the work needs. I aim for quality, efficient work at a fair price.
Price depends mostly on how many transactions your business has each month and how complex they are. We'll go over that on a free call, and then I'll give you a fixed monthly quote.
Not at this time. I can give general tax advice, and the financial statements I produce can go straight to your tax preparer so they're working from accurate numbers.
Yes. I'm based in Massachusetts, and because everything runs in the cloud, I can work with small businesses anywhere in the US.
Book a free consultation. I'd love to hear about what problems you're facing. We'll see if there's a fit.
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