How to Reconcile Merchant Processor Payouts (Stripe, Square, PayPal)

Merchant processors aggregate many sales into periodic payouts. Reconcile by downloading payout CSVs, breaking deposits into component sales/fees/refunds, matching to bank deposits, and recording fees and refunds separately. Reconcile daily or weekly for high-volume merchants; monthly minimum. On the go? Listen on The Deep Dive — where we dig deeper into this topic: ‘Untangling the […]

Catch-Up Bookkeeping Services — Fast, Fixed-Price

Catch-up Bookkeeping Services Behind on your books? Our fixed-price catch-up packages clear backlogs, reconcile accounts, and deliver audit-ready statements quickly. Transparent scope & fixed pricing Backup snapshot & test-environment migration 30 days included post-completion support Request a catch-up quote Catch-up Bookkeeping Services: Fast, Fixed-Price Solutions for Small Businesses If you’re behind on your books, you’re […]

What Does a Bookkeeper Do? | Giesler-Tran Bookkeeping

What Does a Bookkeeper Actually Do? A GTB long‑form guide for owners and operators ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Short answer: Bookkeepers turn your daily chaos into clean, decision‑ready numbers. They record transactions, manage A/R (money in) and A/P (money out), reconcile every account, and deliver audit‑ready financials so you can run the business with clarity—and your accountant can […]

Full-Charge Bookkeeper: Duties, Responsibilities & Benefits | Giesler-Tran Bookkeeping

Understanding the Role and Benefits of a Full-Charge Bookkeeper What Is a Full-Charge Bookkeeper? A Giesler-Tran Bookkeeping Long-Form Guide for Business Owners A full-charge bookkeeper is the backbone of an organization’s financial management. Unlike entry-level bookkeepers who handle only basic data entry, a full-charge bookkeeper oversees the entire accounting cycle — from recording daily transactions […]

Bookkeeping is the quiet engine of every successful business. It’s what turns effort into evidence — and numbers into decisions.

Why Bookkeeping Is Important for Every Business Every smart business owner knows that profits don’t happen by accident. They’re built through strategy, precision, and clarity — and bookkeeping is the foundation of it all. Without organized financial records, you can’t measure your performance, plan for growth, or stay compliant with tax laws. Bookkeeping isn’t just […]

Why Bookkeeping Matters: The Foundation of Every Successful Business | Giesler-Tran Bookkeeping

Bookkeeping isn’t just paperwork. It’s the engine that keeps your business running — quietly, efficiently, and powerfully. At Giesler-Tran Bookkeeping, we believe bookkeeping is far more than data entry. It’s the foundation of clarity, confidence, and smart decision-making. When your books are accurate, your numbers tell a story — and that story can shape your […]