Get Your Books CPA-Ready Before Tax Season
The Small Business Year-End Accounting Prep Workbook is a step-by-step digital workbook designed to help business owners clean up their financials, understand their numbers, and confidently hand off organized records to their CPA.
This is not bookkeeping software and not tax filing. It's the missing bridge between your books and your tax return.
Built by a CPA and designed for non-accountants, this workbook walks you through exactly what to review at year-end, so there are fewer surprises, fewer CPA follow-ups, and less stress during tax season.
What This Workbook Helps You Do
Prepare your books for year-end and tax filing
Identify errors, misclassifications, and red flags before your CPA does
Understand income and expense changes with clear variance explanations
Review your balance sheet with confidence (even if you’re not an accountant)
Organize payroll, inventory, A/R, A/P, and documentation in one place
Deliver a clean, professional CPA-ready handoff
What’s Included
✔ Instructions & Quick Start
Plain-English guidance on how to use the workbook
Clear expectations for what you’re reviewing (and what you’re not)
✔ Year-End Accounting Checklist
Detailed step-by-step checklist covering:
Bank and credit card reconciliations
Income and expense review
Payroll and payroll tax review (941s, W-2s)
Inventory adjustments
Accounts receivable and payable
1099 preparation and documentation
✔ Income & Expense Review with Variance Explanations
Industry-aware income and expense categories
Built-in prompts to explain year-over-year or month-over-month changes
Helps CPAs understand why numbers changed, not just that they did
✔ Balance Sheet Check with Automatic Red Flags
Clear review framework (no accounting jargon)
Automatic red flags for unusual balances
Sign-convention guidance so you know what “normal” looks like
Designed to identify issues, not overwhelm you
✔ CPA Handoff Summary
One-page printable summary for your CPA
Space for explanations, questions, and attached documents
Helps reduce CPA back-and-forth and billable cleanup time
Who This Is For
Small business owners preparing for tax season
Service providers, consultants, creatives, and agencies
Retail, beauty, construction, and inventory-based businesses
Business owners who want to feel prepared and not confused when talking to their CPA
What This Is Not
This workbook does not replace bookkeeping software
It does not file your taxes
It does not provide tax advice
It does help you organize, review, and explain your numbers so tax preparation is faster and smoother.
Why This Workbook Is Different
Most accounting templates tell you what to enter. This workbook shows you what to look for, what to question, and what to explain.
It’s the same review process a CPA performs, translated into a practical, non-intimidating system for small business owners.
