Full-service bookkeeping for modern business.
We solve the puzzle so you don't have to. From source documents to interim reporting, we run the full cycle — accurately and on schedule.
Fiscal cycle · 2026
9 steps · 3 phases
Phase 1 · In-House
Sherry Lane
Phase 2 · Integration
Your tax accountant
Phase 3 · Lock
Sherry Lane
Step 7 · Income Tax Filing
Reconciled · Q1
$42,118.96
3 accounts · 0 discrepancies
Built to fit your business — and grow with it
Client-based approach
Workflows tailored to your business — not a generic template forced onto your books.
Flexible and reliable
We commit to your fiscal calendar and stay responsive throughout the year.
Scales with you
From a single owner-operator to multi-entity operations, the system grows with your business.
Nine steps. Three phases. One clean year-end.
Phase 1 is the monthly bookkeeping work we do in-house. Phase 2 is where we hand off to your tax accountant for review, adjustments, and filing. Phase 3 is the final close.
Performed by
Sherry Lane Associates
We collect, journalize, reconcile, and produce interim reports — the heavy bookkeeping lift, every month.
- 1
Collect & Analyze
Invoices, receipts, bank and credit-card statements, payroll records — gathered, reviewed, and categorized.
- 2
Journalize & Post
Transactions journalized using double-entry accounting and posted to the appropriate accounts.
- 3
Reconcile & Review
Bank, credit-card, and high-risk accounts reconciled. Discrepancies flagged and resolved.
- 4
Prepare & Report
Trial balance and interim financial statements prepared for review.
Performed by
Your Tax Accountant
We hand off a clean year-end package. Your CPA reviews, adjusts, and files. We book the changes.
- 5
Tax Accountant Review
Reports handed off to your tax accountant for year-end review and adjusting entries.
- 6
Adjusted Financials
Adjusting entries posted; financials regenerated and re-verified.
- 7
Income Tax Filing
Income tax filed by your accountant; year-end completed.
- 8
Post-Closing Entries
Final closing entries booked to lock the year.
Performed by
Sherry Lane Associates
We close, password-protect, and archive the fiscal year. Done — until next month begins.
- 9
Close & Secure
Completed records closed and password-protected; archived for retention.
We collaborate with whichever tax accountant you already use — or recommend one if you don't have one yet.
We don't replace your CPA — we make their life easier.
Your tax accountant is the specialist for income-tax filing, year-end adjustments, and tax planning. Our job is to hand them a clean set of books so they can do that work — and not spend billable hours rebuilding yours.
What your accountant receives from us
- Trial balance with supporting schedules
- Reconciled bank, credit-card, and merchant accounts
- Source documents organized and indexed
- Notes on unusual or judgment-call entries
- Comparative prior-period figures
- Sales-tax and payroll control accounts tied out
Us
Sherry Lane
Associates
Year-end
package
Your
Tax
Accountant
The result
Your CPA spends time on tax strategy and advice — not on cleaning up bookkeeping. You pay an expert to do expert work, not data entry.
Online or offline — your choice
QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop — certified on Online, with deep hands-on experience in Desktop.
Offline Hosting
Lower fees and tighter security. Keeps the automation you need but trades some predictive features. Best for smaller companies.
- Lower monthly cost
- Stronger security posture
- Local data control
- Automation, without the cloud predictions
Online Hosting
Bank integration, recurring vendor recognition, and access from anywhere. Best for higher transaction volumes and growing teams.
- Bank and credit-card integration
- Recurring transaction recognition
- Document attachment to transactions
- Higher subscription cost
Document management — your way
Store digitally on secure servers, retain physical copies on-site, or attach documents directly to transactions in QuickBooks Online. We always recommend keeping both a digital and a physical backup.
Plays nicely with your existing stack.
We're certified on QuickBooks Online and deeply experienced with Desktop, and we plug into the apps your business already runs on — so your bookkeeping feels like part of your business, not a separate one.
QuickBooks Online
Accounting
QuickBooks Desktop
Accounting
Dext
Receipt capture
HubDoc
Document management
Plooto
AP / payments
Float
Cash-flow forecasting
Wagepoint
Payroll
Shopify
E-commerce
Stripe
Payments
Square
POS
What changes when you hand it off.
The work doesn't disappear — it just stops landing on your desk. Here's what owners tell us actually changes once Sherry Lane is running their books.
Doing it yourself
- Saturday afternoons reconciling bank statements
- Receipts piling up until tax season
- Last-minute panic before every CRA deadline
- Books that haven't been touched in three months
- Surprise cleanup bills from your accountant
- Guessing whether you can afford to hire
With Sherry Lane
- Books closed and reconciled monthly or as required
- Receipts captured and attached to transactions automatically
- Filings prepared and submitted by us, on time, every time
- Real numbers in front of you when you're making decisions
- Year-end package compiled for your accountant
- Hours back in your week to actually run the business
From shoebox of receipts to year-end binder.
We run the entire fiscal cycle — collection, journalization, reconciliation, reporting — so you never have to think about it. Online or offline. Your software or ours.
- QuickBooks Online certified, deeply experienced with Desktop
- Document attachment to every transaction
- Books closed and reconciled monthly or as required
- Year-end package compiled for your accountant
Let's get the puzzle off your desk.
Free initial consultation. We'll learn your business, scope what you need, and quote you a fair, reasonable rate.