Month-End Receipts and Expense Categorisation Routine for a Sole Trader
Set up a monthly routine to keep books tidy without an accountant's time.
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Create a month-end routine for QuickBooks. My business type: [BUSINESS_TYPE]. Income and expense sources: [SOURCES]. How I get receipts: [RECEIPT_HABITS]. Bank accounts and cards: [ACCOUNTS]. Whether I have an accountant and what they need: [ACCOUNTANT_NEEDS]. Write a checklist of 12 to 15 steps with time estimates: download or review bank feeds, match and categorise transactions, attach receipts, check uncategorised and duplicate items, reconcile each account, review customer invoices and aging, record owner draws separately from expenses, check sales tax or equivalent [VERIFY], run profit and loss and compare with last month, back up reports, and note questions for my accountant. Add a table of common categories for my business with a rule for each, a section on what to ask an accountant instead of guessing, and a one-page summary template. Show a worked example of one reconciliation. This is a routine, not accounting or tax advice. Menu names and features differ by version; mark them [VERIFY].
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