Every cleanup tells a different story.

Some businesses need a few reconciliations cleaned up.

Others have years of uncategorized transactions, duplicate accounts, missing reconciliations, payroll issues, loan accounts, inventory problems, or books that haven’t been touched since the last presidential election.

Quoting every cleanup with one flat price wouldn’t be honest to you—or fair to either of us.

That’s why every project begins with a Diagnostic Review.

Diagnostic Review — $299

Before I quote your project, I’ll thoroughly evaluate your QuickBooks file to determine:

• What needs to be corrected
• How far behind the books are
• The complexity of the cleanup
• Potential problem areas
• The estimated timeline
• A fixed project price

You’ll receive clear recommendations and know exactly what comes next.

If you decide to hire Empire Ledgers for your cleanup, your entire $299 Diagnostic Review fee is applied toward your project.

Cleanup Pricing

Cleanup + Restoration projects are quoted at a fixed fee—not billed hourly.

You’ll know the complete investment before work begins, with no surprise invoices and no watching the clock.

Your project is priced according to factors such as:

• Number of months or years requiring attention
• Bank and credit-card accounts
• Transaction volume
• Condition of the existing bookkeeping
• Payroll complexity
• Loans and liability accounts
• Inventory or job costing, when applicable

Typical Investment

Cleanup + Restoration is a substantial investment in the financial foundation of your business—not a quick bookkeeping fix.

Most projects require an investment of several thousand dollars. Complex, multi-year restorations may exceed $20,000 depending on the condition of the records, volume of activity, and systems involved.

Because every business is different, the Diagnostic Review is used to determine the exact scope, fixed project fee, and recommended path forward before cleanup begins.

You are not simply paying someone to make a few corrections. You are investing in understanding what went wrong, restoring the accuracy of your financial records with meticulous accuracy, and creating books that can reliably support tax preparation and better business decisions.