Aug 1, 2025
Raleigh Small Business Bookkeeping Checklist (2025 Edition)
A practical checklist to keep your books clean, compliant, and decision-ready in 2025.
Raleigh is booming—and growth creates bookkeeping chaos if you don’t set simple habits. Here’s a battle-tested checklist we use with local clients.
Weekly
- Post transactions and attach receipts.
- Invoice new work and follow up on overdue AR.
- Pay approved bills and schedule ACH.
Monthly
- Reconcile bank and credit cards by the 5th.
- Close books and review a 1-page KPI summary.
- Back up files and verify user access.
Quarterly
- Review pricing and margins with your accountant.
- Forecast cash for the next 13 weeks.
- Update your budget for hiring and marketing.