Tie-Out workspace

    Scope the cleanup. Price it with clear math.

    Built for bookkeeping firms that need a defensible cleanup fee before the engagement letter. Adjust backlog, complexity, and your own rate assumptions. Save private client assessments to your account, then print a client-facing quote that leaves internal rate checks off the page.

    Sign in or create an account to start your seven-day Tie-Out trial when you open the workspace and save private assessments.

    01 · Client

    Who is this cleanup for?

    Enter the business or client name you will put on the quote. Leave blank while you explore the estimator; a name is required before printing.

    02 · Backlog volume

    How far behind are the books?

    Months and monthly transaction volume drive processing hours. Account count drives reconciliation hours separately so volume is not counted twice.

    mo
    01836+
    /mo
    05001,000+

    Backlog total: 900 transactions

    Bank, credit, and clearing accounts that need month-end reconciliation across the backlog.

    03 · Complexity

    What makes this harder?

    Each toggle adds a percentage of variable cleanup hours (processing + reconciliation). Setup hours stay fixed. Percentages are editable under assumptions.

    • Commingled funds

      Personal and business activity mixed in the same accounts

      Adder: 25% of variable hours

    • Missing records or receipts

      Gaps that need research, reconstruction, or client follow-up

      Adder: 30% of variable hours

    • Prior-period corrections

      Cleanup of earlier misclassifications or incomplete closes

      Adder: 20% of variable hours

    04 · Client-facing notes

    Scope notes for the quote

    Optional. These appear on the printable quote. Keep internal profitability notes out of this field.

    Tie-Out is part of Greenbar. Estimates use the assumptions you set in this workspace. They are planning figures for scoping cleanup work, not guarantees of final billable hours.

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