Illustrative USD batch: $1,000 in customer payments − $100 refund − $30 recorded fees = $870 paid out.
The bank deposit isn't another sale. Here's what to check if the amount differs.
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Bank statement and books disagree?
Talea’s free Excel workbook includes a blank reconciliation, a worked teaching example and instructions. Use it to document differences and supporting records for your bookkeeping handoff.
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Missing a teammate’s receipt? Send a request with:
��� transaction date
• merchant and amount
• where to upload it
• when you need it
Keep that request beside the transaction, so month-end review has a clear list of what’s still outstanding.
A large client pays by bank transfer but doesn’t use your invoice payment link.
For small teams without a finance person: how do you confirm which invoice was paid before sending a reminder—bank reference, remittance email, or a manual check?
Bank feed stopped syncing? Keep a small gap log: account, last transaction received, missing date range, and any manual uploads.
When syncing resumes, that record helps your bookkeeper check for gaps and overlaps before importing more transactions.
Your quarterly reports arrive six weeks after quarter-end. Meanwhile, you’re deciding whether to hire or cut spending.
When you ask for an update, what do you get: a delivery date, a list of missing records, or just “we’re working on it”?
A receipt can tell you what was bought without explaining what it was for.
When saving a mixed Amazon order, add a short note naming the work items and their purpose. Keep uncertain items marked for review while the purchase is still fresh.
Six months behind on bookkeeping? Before asking for a catch-up quote, list:
• the months to fix
• every bank/card account
• the last reconciled month
• missing records
Talea’s checklist explains what affects scope and price:
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You already have bookkeeping software, but several months are still unfinished.
When you look for catch-up help, what do you need first: a list of records to send, a clear price for the backlog, or someone to establish where the books last balanced?
Using Stripe automatic payouts? Keep the payout reconciliation report beside the bank statement.
Save the payments, fees, refunds and payout date together. When a deposit differs from your sales total, those records give you somewhere to start investigating.
You buy a company subscription on your own card, then the company pays you back.
Where do you keep the link between the receipt and that repayment—an expense claim, spreadsheet, or chat?
What stops the same purchase getting recorded twice?
Before accepting a monthly bookkeeping handoff, ask for:
• bank/card balances tied to statements
• clear report dates
• entries linked to supporting records
• unresolved items listed clearly
You should be able to review the work without rebuilding the books.
Small teams: when your accountant asks for the receipt behind a bank transaction, where does the search get stuck—email, chat, or figuring out who paid?
Thinking of the last time this happened: how did you find it, and what would have saved the chase?
Bookkeeping for small teams. Start with one month: gather every bank/card statement, invoices and receipts, and name who can answer questions. Mark missing records clearly.
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Your books, taken care of.
Meet Talea: AI-powered bookkeeping for founders. Hand over receipts, invoices and bank statements. Keep the evidence close, and answer the questions that need your input.
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