Straight books.
However far behind your books are.
Full-service bookkeeping for Chicago small businesses — no hourly meter, and months behind is not a problem, it's the job. No nonsense, which is roughly how this city likes it.
- Monthly bookkeeping & reconciliations
- Books behind? Catch-up cleanup is included
- Records ready for Illinois entity filings
- Tax-ready books, all year long
Serving Chicago & Cook County, IL — remote-first, no office visit required.
From Logan Square, Wicker Park, Pilsen, West Loop, and across the county.
Everything your books need — nothing you pay extra for
Every transaction categorized and your books closed on a clean monthly cycle.
We match every line so your numbers are accurate down to the penny.
Plain-English P&L and balance sheet so you always know where you stand.
Matching and categorization run on automation, so your bookkeeper spends the time on judgment, not data entry.
Behind a few months — or a few years? We get you current and keep you there.
A direct line to your bookkeeper. Ask anything, get a straight answer.
Four steps and you're out of the spreadsheets
Link your bank, cards, and accounting software in minutes — read-only and encrypted.
We categorize and reconcile every month so nothing slips through the cracks.
Every month you get clean reports you can take to a lender or a landlord.
Your books stay ready for state and city filings all year — no year-end scramble.
More filings than most cities ask for
Illinois adds obligations at the entity level, and Chicago layers on taxes a business one suburb over never has to think about. None of it is unmanageable — but all of it assumes your records are already in order. We keep them that way month by month, so nothing has to be reconstructed under a deadline.
Shaun Neal Founder
Hi, I'm Shaun Neal. For more than 30 years I've built and led the financial systems behind fintech companies, banks, and payment platforms — work where every number has to reconcile and every record has to stand up to an auditor.
My career has centered on regulated finance: payments, fraud controls, and compliance programs spanning PCI and FFIEC audits and KYC, BSA, and AML workflows. I know exactly what clean, defensible books look like — and how to build them without the enterprise price tag.
Now I bring that same discipline to small businesses across Cook County, working fully remotely so a tavern in Logan Square and a freight outfit near Midway get the same accurate, audit-ready books and clear monthly reporting — at a price that actually makes sense.
Full-service bookkeeping for Chicago small businesses — including catch-up cleanup if your books have fallen behind.
Straight answers
What does it cost?
It depends on the shape your books are in and what you need each month. Book a free consultation and we'll go through it with you — no obligation.
How do we get started?
Book a free consultation. We'll look at where your books actually stand, tell you straight what it will take, and go from there.
Chicago has its own taxes on top of the state. Does that matter?
It does. Between Illinois entity-level obligations and a set of city-specific taxes, a Chicago business can face filings a business one suburb over never sees. We keep the books reconciled and coded so whoever files has clean numbers to work from.
Do you file my taxes too?
We keep your books filing-ready all year, and we can prepare your year-end federal and state income tax filing when the time comes.
Do I need QuickBooks or special software?
No. If you already use QuickBooks we'll work in it, but you don't have to buy or learn anything — we meet you where you are.
My books are a mess. Can you help?
That's exactly who we're built for. Catch-up cleanup is included with your monthly plan — we'll get you current and keep you there.
Do you actually work with Chicago businesses?
Yes — we serve small businesses across Cook County fully remotely, from Logan Square and Wicker Park to Pilsen, the West Loop, Hyde Park, Andersonville, and Evanston.
Ready to get the books off your plate?
Book a free consultation. We'll look at where your books stand and tell you straight what it takes.