Simply Honest Bookkeeping

Simple. Honest. Client Driven.

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Boutique bookkeeping firm offering customized bookkeeping, payroll, advisory, and QuickBooks training for small businesses and individuals.

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About

Simply Honest Bookkeeping is a boutique bookkeeping firm passionate about helping individuals and businesses succeed. We provide customized bookkeeping and training catered to your needs, taking great pride in our commitment to simple, honest, client-driven service.

We organize day-to-day finances, help you manage money, create better reports, track expenses, keep accounts updated, and identify challenges in financial reporting. We also help reduce debt, budget for the future, and serve as a consultant for business owners wanting to do their own bookkeeping. Our core values are honesty, respect, and communication, and we work best with individuals (personal), solopreneurs, service-based businesses, and small non-profit organizations.

Boutique firm bringing calm to chaos and order to overwhelm

Simple, honest, client-driven approach

Commitment to honesty, respect, and communication

Customized bookkeeping and training catered to you

Free consultation offered

Teaching and education focus alongside bookkeeping services

Services

Bookkeeping

Weekly and monthly categorization of day-to-day transactions, keeping financial records up to date and in accordance with best practices. Month-end reconciliations and financial reports. Can include accounts receivable and payable.

Transaction categorization Month-end reconciliations Financial reports Accounts receivable Accounts payable

Third-party Payroll

Work directly with your payroll company to manage, submit, and process payroll, enter new employees or terminate current ones, and provide payroll reports.

Payroll processing New employee entry Termination management Payroll reports

Advisory Services

Helping you create a budget for you or your company, debt reduction - advising/helping you create a debt reduction plan.

Budget creation Debt reduction planning Financial advising

Teaching/Education

Training in QuickBooks, teaching bookkeeping to business owners, accounting students, stay-at-home moms wanting to earn extra money, consultant role for business owners wanting to do their own bookkeeping.

QuickBooks training Bookkeeping education Business owner training Accounting student training

Accounts Payable & Receivable

Enter and process bills, write checks, make timely payments, collect and record payments, make deposits, monitor overdue accounts.

Bill processing Check writing Payment collection Overdue account monitoring

Budget Preparation

Prepare a realistic budget based on fixed expenses and expected income, track those expenses, manage your money, help forecast future budgets.

Budget creation Expense tracking Income forecasting Money management

Credentials & Certifications

BS in Accounting

Frequently Asked Questions

What services does Simply Honest Bookkeeping offer? +

We offer bookkeeping, third-party payroll, advisory services, and teaching/education including QuickBooks training. Specific services include transaction categorization, reconciliations, financial reports, payroll processing, budget creation, debt reduction planning, and new company set-up.

Who do you serve? +

We work best with individuals (personal), solopreneurs, service-based businesses, and small non-profit organizations. Industries served include consulting, service industry, coaching, technology, staffing, and small businesses.

What are your hours of operation? +

Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.

Are you currently accepting new clients? +

We are not taking any new clients until March 2026. Please contact us if you wish to be placed on a waitlist.

What is your approach to bookkeeping? +

We bring calm to your chaos and order to your overwhelm. We take great pride in providing simple, honest, client-driven bookkeeping, keeping your accounts accurate and up to date with honesty, respect, and communication as core values.

Do you provide QuickBooks training? +

Yes, we provide training in QuickBooks for those wanting to do their own bookkeeping, including weekly/monthly training on best practices both in QuickBooks and in general bookkeeping.

What industries do you serve? +

We serve consulting, service industry, coaching, technology, staffing, and small businesses.

Can you help with debt reduction planning? +

Yes, as part of our advisory services, we help you create a debt reduction plan and advise on budgeting and financial management.