How Much Does Catch-Up Bookkeeping Cost?
Catch-up bookkeeping is usually priced per month behind, most often $150 to $500 per month depending on volume and how messy the records are. At Korven it is $250 per month behind for up to about 150 transactions a month and $350 above that, with a $750 minimum. You get one flat price after a free review, never an hourly bill.
How much does Korven charge for catch-up bookkeeping?
Korven charges $250 per month behind for catch-up bookkeeping, or $350 per month behind above about 150 transactions a month, with a $750 minimum.
| Months behind | Up to ~150 transactions a month | Over 150 transactions a month |
|---|---|---|
| 3 months | $750 | $1,050 |
| 6 months | $1,500 | $2,100 |
| 12 months | $3,000 | $4,200 |
| 24 months | $6,000 | $8,400 |
Very messy books, S corporations and partnerships add 30%. Each company is priced on its own months. If you continue with monthly bookkeeping, catch-up is $200 per month behind. Prices as of October 2026.
How much do other firms charge for catch-up bookkeeping?
Other firms usually charge $150 to $500 per month behind for catch-up bookkeeping. Firms that bill by the hour charge roughly $75 to $150 an hour, and CPA firms doing tax-sensitive cleanup $150 to $300 an hour, which is why hourly catch-up bills are hard to predict.
Korven fixes the price before work starts, so the risk of a messy backlog sits with us, not with you.
What makes catch-up bookkeeping cost more?
Six things make catch-up bookkeeping cost more:
- More transactions each month.
- Missing statements or receipts that have to be rebuilt.
- Personal and business spending mixed in the same accounts.
- Several companies (LLCs) tangled together.
- S corporation or partnership books, with owner pay and distributions to sort out.
- Payroll that was never recorded properly.
What is the difference between catch-up and cleanup bookkeeping?
The difference between catch-up and cleanup bookkeeping is whether the books were done at all. Catch-up means the books were never done for those months; cleanup means they were done, but wrong. Both are priced per month, and books that need heavy untangling fall in the 30% band. See what our catch-up and cleanup service covers.
How long does catch-up bookkeeping take?
How long catch-up bookkeeping takes depends on how many months are behind, how much volume there is and how fast the statements arrive. You get a timeline with your quote, before any work starts.
What do you need to send for catch-up bookkeeping?
For catch-up bookkeeping you need to send six things:
- Bank and credit card statements for every month behind.
- Loan and line-of-credit statements.
- Payroll reports.
- Payment processor or marketplace reports, such as Stripe, Square, Shopify or Amazon.
- Your last filed tax return.
- Access to QuickBooks or Xero, if you have them.
What else do people ask about catch-up prices?
How much does catch-up bookkeeping cost per month behind?+
Is there a minimum?+
Do I have to sign up for monthly bookkeeping?+
Do several LLCs cost more?+
Will my books be ready for my tax return?+
Monthly bookkeeping prices once you are current.
Read more →Business return prices by entity type, filed by our licensed CPA partner.
Read more →What keeps your books current once the catch-up is done.
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