Restaurant Bookkeeping, Financial Management & Project Pricing
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TrueCount offers ongoing restaurant bookkeeping, stand-alone financial management projects, cleanup and catch-up work, and selected small-business bookkeeping. Some services have clear starting prices, while larger or more complex projects are quoted individually based on scope.
CLEAR PRICING, BUILT AROUND THE WORK
Clear Starting Prices
Understand the general investment before we begin discussing the project.
Your fee reflects the services and complexity involved.
You approve the scope and fee before work begins.
Customized Fixed Proposals
No Surprise Billing
What Kind of Support Do You Need?
CHOOSE YOUR SERVICE
Choose the type of support that fits your situation. TrueCount offers ongoing restaurant bookkeeping, stand-alone financial management projects, cleanup and catch-up work, and select small-business bookkeeping.
Restaurant Bookkeeping
Specialized monthly bookkeeping for restaurants and food-and-beverage businesses.
Financial Management Projects
Food costing, prime cost reporting, cash controls, financial systems reviews, and other stand-alone restaurant projects.
Small-Business Bookkeeping
Monthly bookkeeping for selected businesses outside the restaurant industry.
Cleanup & Catch-Up
Diagnostic reviews and fixed-fee cleanup or catch-up projects.
Need Help With QuickBooks Online?
One-on-one consulting, troubleshooting, training, and setup are also available for business owners who manage some or all of their own bookkeeping.
Bookkeeping Built for the Way Food-and-Beverage Businesses Operate
Restaurants and other food-and-beverage businesses have financial activity that traditional bookkeeping often fails to capture properly. POS sales, payment processor deposits, delivery platforms, tips, gift cards, inventory activity, and multiple revenue streams all need to be reconciled, not simply downloaded into QuickBooks.
With more than three decades of restaurant-industry experience, TrueCount Services combines accurate bookkeeping with a practical understanding of how food-and-beverage businesses actually operate.
RESTAURANT & FOOD-AND-BEVERAGE BOOKKEEPING
What specialized restaurant bookkeeping may include
Reconciling POS sales and settlement activity
Matching payment processor deposits and fees
Recording third-party delivery sales, commissions, refunds, and deposits
Tracking tips and payroll-clearing accounts
Recording gift-card and customer-deposit liabilities
Posting and reconciling client-provided inventory information
Separating catering, events, retail, or other revenue channels
Tracking loans, equipment, and other balance-sheet activity
Preparing monthly financial statements
Reviewing the books for discrepancies and unusual activity
Payroll processing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, sales tax filing, enhanced reporting, cleanup work, and pre-opening setup may be added as needed.
*Starting pricing represents the typical minimum monthly investment for food-and-beverage businesses whose operations and service needs align with this level. Your exact fee may vary based on transaction volume, locations, accounts, POS reporting environments, payment processors, delivery platforms, gift cards, tips, inventory activity, catering, franchise requirements, reporting needs, and additional services.
Restaurant Operations Bookkeeping
Starting at
$600/month*
For restaurants and food-and-beverage businesses that need more than standard transaction categorization and bank reconciliation.
Designed for businesses such as
Restaurants and bars
Cafés and coffee shops
Bakeries
Food trucks
Caterers
Breweries, wineries, and distilleries
You will receive a customized fixed-fee proposal based on your systems, activity, and service needs.
Behind, Disorganized, or Unsure Where Your Books Stand?
Not every business is ready to move directly into ongoing monthly bookkeeping. If your records are behind, inaccurate, or difficult to understand, TrueCount Services can help assess the condition of your books and determine what needs to be corrected.
Whether you need past months brought current, account issues cleaned up, or a clearer understanding of where things stand, the goal is the same: get your books into reliable shape so you can move forward with better information.
What cleanup or catch-up work may include
Reviewing the condition of your accounting records
Identifying missing, inaccurate, or duplicated transactions
Reconciling bank and credit-card accounts
Bringing past months up to date
Correcting account balances and chart-of-accounts issues
Cleaning up uncategorized or miscategorized activity
Reviewing loans and other balance-sheet accounts
Preparing the books for reliable ongoing bookkeeping or tax work
Cleanup and catch-up work is quoted based on the number of months involved, transaction volume, account complexity, and the condition of the records.
Cleanup & Catch-Up Options
Diagnostic Review
$500
A detailed review of your books to identify reconciliation problems, incorrect balances, missing information, and other issues affecting reliability.
Cleanup / Catch-Up Project
Custom fixed-fee proposal
For businesses whose books need to be brought current, corrected, or reorganized before ongoing bookkeeping can begin.
$250 cleanup credit: Apply $250 of the diagnostic fee toward an eligible cleanup project accepted within 30 days.
You will receive a clear next-step recommendation and proposal before work begins.
Final pricing depends on the number of months involved, transaction volume, number of accounts, record condition, and the complexity of the required corrections.
Choose the Project Your Restaurant Needs.
Your restaurant may need help with one specific problem, even if your books are already current. These projects can give you clearer food costs, more useful reports, and better systems for inventory and cash control.
You can hire me for one project and keep your current bookkeeper. I’ll review what’s happening, define the work, and give you a clear scope and price before we begin.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
Financial Management Projects Available
Food Costing & Menu Profitability: Calculate recipe and plate costs using current prices, portions, and yields.
Restaurant Financial Systems Review: Find where sales, purchasing, payroll, and accounting information are getting lost.
Prime Cost Reporting Setup: Bring food, beverage, and labor costs together to track prime cost over time.
Cash-Control System Setup: Put consistent till counts, safe records, deposits, and petty cash procedures in place.
Vendor Price Review: Spot price increases and unusual changes in selected vendor invoices.
Inventory Count System Setup: Build or improve a repeatable food and beverage inventory count system.
Each project is tailored to the restaurant and the problem you want to solve. Visit the Restaurant Financial Management page for full descriptions, or schedule a free 20-minute review to talk through where to start.
*Starting prices are the minimum for the projects shown. Your final fee depends on the scope, the condition of your records, and the systems involved. Food Costing & Menu Profitability is quoted separately after we define the work.
Restaurant Project Pricing
Starting at
$300/project*
For restaurants that need help with a specific financial question, cost issue, or operating system. No monthly bookkeeping agreement required.
Projects and starting prices
Food Costing & Menu Profitability: custom project pricing
Restaurant Financial Systems Review: $500 fixed fee
Prime Cost Reporting Setup: $500–$750
Cash-Control System Setup: starting at $500
Vendor Price Review: starting at $300
Inventory Count System Setup: starting at $300
We’ll discuss what you need, then I’ll provide a clear scope and price before any work begins.
Reliable Bookkeeping for Small Businesses
Accurate bookkeeping gives you more than organized records; it gives you a clearer understanding of how your business is performing. TrueCount Services provides dependable monthly bookkeeping for professional service providers, retail businesses, contractors, salons, fitness businesses, real estate professionals, and other small-business owners.
Your service is priced as a fixed monthly fee based on the activity, accounts, reporting needs, and level of support your business requires.
What monthly bookkeeping may include
Recording and categorizing business transactions
Reconciling bank and credit-card accounts
Tracking loans and other balance-sheet accounts
Reviewing the books for discrepancies
Preparing monthly financial statements
Maintaining an organized QuickBooks Online file
Ongoing bookkeeping questions and support
Accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, sales tax filing, cleanup work, and specialized reporting may be added as needed.
*Starting pricing represents the typical minimum monthly investment for businesses whose activities and service needs fall within this level. Your exact fee may vary based on transaction volume, number of accounts, entities, locations, reporting requirements, record condition, and additional services.
Small Business Bookkeeping
Starting at
$300/month*
For straightforward businesses with consistent monthly activity, organized records, and standard reporting needs.
Included at this level
Monthly bookkeeping and reconciliations
Standard financial statements
Month-end review
Direct support from your bookkeeper
You will receive a customized fixed-fee proposal before services begin.
Get QuickBooks Set Up and Working for Your Business
QuickBooks Online is most useful when it is set up around the way your business actually operates. Whether you are starting from scratch, trying to improve your current system, or need help understanding a specific feature, TrueCount Services provides practical, one-on-one support.
These services are ideal for business owners who manage some or all of their own bookkeeping but want professional guidance, a stronger foundation, or help solving a specific QuickBooks problem.
CONSULTING & SETUP FOR QUICKBOOKS ONLINE
What Support for QuickBooks Online May Include
Setting up a new QuickBooks Online company
Creating or refining the chart of accounts
Connecting bank and credit-card feeds
Setting up products, services, customers, and vendors
Configuring classes, locations, or tracking categories when appropriate
Reviewing bookkeeping workflows and recurring processes
Troubleshooting QuickBooks issues
Teaching business owners how to use reports and features
Providing personalized training and guidance for QuickBooks Online
Historical cleanup, catch-up bookkeeping, transaction entry, payroll setup, and ongoing monthly bookkeeping are quoted separately.
Pricing for setup in QuickBooks Online varies based on the business’s industry, accounts, locations, reporting structure, payroll connections, sales tax requirements, inventory activity, integrations, and the condition of existing records. Restaurant and multi-location setups are generally priced above the starting level.
Consulting for QuickBooks Online
One-on-one consultation
$150
60-minute session
Personalized help with your QuickBooks questions, workflows, reports, or setup decisions.
Additional consulting or training
$150 per hour
Setup for QuickBooks Online
Starting at
$500
For a straightforward new company using QuickBooks Online with standard setup needs
Setup may include
Initial company settings
Customized chart of accounts
Bank and credit-card connections
Basic setup of customers, vendors, products, and services
Initial workflow guidance
Setup projects receive a customized fixed-fee proposal before work begins.
Not Sure Which Service Fits Your Business?
Every business has different systems, activity, and financial needs. Schedule a free consultation to discuss what is working, where you need support, and which service would provide the most value.
No obligation. You will receive clear next steps and pricing before deciding whether to move forward.
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