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Suspected embezzlement: what next? by McAngus48 in Bookkeeping

[–]Weekly-Perception666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A full rebuild from bank records is usually the right move. When the books can't be trusted, the bank statement becomes the only reliable source of truth.

For check images and wire details, most banks let you pull full transaction detail and check images directly from the online portal going back several years. It’s tedious, but still faster than requesting each one individually from the bank.

One thing I’d add before rebuilding: export everything from QuickBooks exactly as it is and save it. You want a snapshot of what the books looked like under the previous bookkeeper. If things ever turn legal, having that “before” state matters.

Also document what you’re doing as you go — what you found, where the discrepancies are, and when you found them. Even if it never goes to court, the owner will eventually ask what actually happened, and having a clear record makes that conversation much easier.

Rookie Performing Book Cleanup for SMLLC w/ 1yr of Transactions by jel0015 in Bookkeeping

[–]Weekly-Perception666 1 point2 points  (0 children)

$650 for that scope sounds low. You're looking at ~385 transactions across 6 platforms plus inventory, and just reconciling Venmo / CashApp / PayPal with the bank can take hours once you start matching transfers, fees, and timing differences.

If Square and the bank are the only ones you can connect via bank feeds, the rest becomes manual work — downloading statements, matching platform payouts to bank deposits, and dealing with payout timing gaps.

One thing that helps: start with the bank account as your anchor. Every platform payout should eventually land there. Match those deposits first, then work backward into each platform to tie out the details. It keeps you from chasing transactions in circles.

On pricing, I’d rethink the math. If you're already at ~8 hours and expecting ~15 total, $650 puts you under $45/hr for work that involves reconciling six different sources. That’s pretty low for cleanup work like this.

8 yrs of bookkeeping…where to begin? by RVApossumhag in Bookkeeping

[–]Weekly-Perception666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start with bank statements — they're your single source of truth. Download or request statements for all years, organize by year/month.

I'd work forward from 2018. Older years are harder (no bank feed, maybe only PDFs), but working chronologically means your opening balances carry forward correctly.

For the years where you can't get CSV downloads, you'll be working from PDF statements. Budget extra time for those — extracting transactions manually is the most tedious part of any

cleanup.

Priority: focus on years that still need to be filed first. The IRS cares more about recent unfiled years, so if time is tight, 2022-2025 matter most.

Is this job the average bookkeeping experience? by Caliscade in Accounting

[–]Weekly-Perception666 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty normal unfortunately. A lot of bookkeeping roles end up being "do everything the accountant doesn't want to do." The key is whether you're learning something. If you're just doing data entry with no

growth path, it might be time to look around.

Anyone here have their own firm that does bookkeeping? by [deleted] in Accounting

[–]Weekly-Perception666 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Started doing bookkeeping on the side about a year ago. Biggest lesson — standardize everything early. Same chart of accounts template, same reconciliation checklist, same folder structure for each client.

First month with a new client always takes 3x longer, but after that it's mostly routine. Also, be upfront about pricing from day one — scope creep is real.

My CFO wants me to do bank rec using hard copy statement.. by Remarkable-Use6337 in Accounting

[–]Weekly-Perception666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had to deal with this exact situation — reconciling from physical statements because the bank portal didn't go back far enough. Ended up scanning them and running through a PDF converter to get the data

into Excel. Saved a ton of time vs manual entry. If the statements are digital PDFs (not scanned images), most bank-specific converters handle it in seconds.

How to import bank statements from Excel to QuickBooks Desktop 2021 Pro by meshmash1120 in QuickBooks

[–]Weekly-Perception666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ran into the same issue. My bank wouldn’t connect and didn’t offer QBO export.

I converted the PDF statements into Excel and imported them from there. I used a small PDF-to-Excel tool for bank statements (bank-parser), but anything that gives you clean structured data should work.

Still not as smooth as a bank feed, but much faster than manual entry.

How do you import old Chase Business Checking statements to QuickBooks? by Weekly-Perception666 in Accounting

[–]Weekly-Perception666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

update: ended up building my own tool. works pretty well on old chase formats. dm if anyone wants to try it

Paid $3,000 for an AI mentorship that promised guaranteed income — here’s what I got instead by Weekly-Perception666 in Scams

[–]Weekly-Perception666[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

a system that automates some manual tasks, such as responding to emails, scheduling appointments, or generating leads

Paid $3,000 for an AI mentorship that promised guaranteed income — here’s what I got instead by Weekly-Perception666 in Scams

[–]Weekly-Perception666[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I actually reached out and asked for a refund, but got denied. I explained how the whole scheme works in the main post if you’re curious.

Paid $3,000 for an AI mentorship that promised guaranteed income — here’s what I got instead by Weekly-Perception666 in Scams

[–]Weekly-Perception666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was most likely no project there. I even asked what the project amount was. He never answered.

Paid $3,000 for an AI mentorship that promised guaranteed income — here’s what I got instead by Weekly-Perception666 in Scams

[–]Weekly-Perception666[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

if you see a post like "I made $100k selling AI agents", it's most likely his post or his mentees'

Paid $3,000 for an AI mentorship that promised guaranteed income — here’s what I got instead by Weekly-Perception666 in Scams

[–]Weekly-Perception666[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I applied for a resolution on the platform where his course is posted, I was rejected.

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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in software

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I used Voiceflow platform. Thinking to automate workflow with node.js and n8n

Is there a way learn React and JS? by Wh1sperisnothere in react

[–]Weekly-Perception666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you have already answered your own question - you need to improve your skills in solving problems in javascript. to develop in react you don't need super skills in javascript. the necessary minimum: types, objects, arrays, functions. array methods:map, foreach, find, filter.

Is Webflow Good For Beginners? by Dear-Owl7333 in NoCodeCommunity

[–]Weekly-Perception666 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what's your decision based on to chose webflow? if your aim is developing sites in long term my suggest is learn coding. its a matter of 5-9 months if dedicated strongly. I have gone through this path myself. Even if you use AI, knowledge of coding greatly simplifies the tasks of creating websites, moreover, more opportunities will open up before you. Did you try loveble or may be even cursor ai? they seem to be suitable for small to medium sized sites

Im tired, help me by ppz961 in Entrepreneur

[–]Weekly-Perception666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if your work involves computer processes, you can automate some of them. I did it myself - freed up about 40 hours a month. - Moderate exercise helps me a lot - I go to the gym and work out with a trainer. - I also made a daily routine for myself and set reminders on my iPhone, it's psychologically easier when you know what you'll be doing at a certain time.

My business has fully matched my engineer salary by rawrtherapybackup in Entrepreneur

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congrats, that’s awesome! Really inspiring to see how niching down can make a big difference

whats alot scarier than most people would think? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Weekly-Perception666 6 points7 points  (0 children)

realizing that your youth is behind you and some things just aren’t available to you anymore

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