BOOKS FIRST · BOOKKEEPING & TAX-READY REPORTING

Clean Books First.
Strategy Comes After.

Fixed-fee bookkeeping cleanup and tax-ready financial reporting for Calgary and Alberta businesses — the groundwork every Aperio engagement is built on.

Who This Is For

Reconciliations behind. Reports you don't trust. Tax season is a scramble.

Some businesses come to Aperio before a Clarity Call even makes sense — the chart of accounts is a mess, job costing has never been set up, or nobody's reconciled the bank account in months. Books First gets your accounting to a standard that can actually support decisions, tax filing, and eventually, strategic advisory.

What's Included

  • Monthly reconciliation and close — bank, credit cards, loans
  • Chart of accounts cleanup and standardization
  • Catch-up bookkeeping for businesses that have fallen behind
  • WIP schedule / percentage-of-completion setup for contractors
  • Tax-ready financial reporting — organized for your accountant, not just for you
  • Accurate, timely financials you can actually act on
How It Works
  • 1 We review your current books and scope the cleanup needed
  • 2 We bring your records current — reconciled, categorized, tax-ready
  • 3 Ongoing monthly maintenance keeps your books clean going forward
Fixed Monthly Fee Scoped after a review of your current books
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Where It Leads

Clean books today. A CFO conversation when you're ready.

Books First isn't a dead end — it's the first rung. Once your records are current and trustworthy, many clients move into The Foundation, Aperio's cash flow and strategy engagement, and eventually The Partnership for ongoing fractional CFO support. See the full engagement path →

The Path
1 Books First — clean, tax-ready books
2 The Foundation — cash flow & strategy
3 The Partnership — ongoing fractional CFO
Common Questions

Things people ask before reaching out.

Do you offer bookkeeping services?

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Do you prepare or file my taxes?

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What's the difference between Books First and The Foundation?

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Ready to get control of your numbers?

A 30-minute conversation. No pressure. Just clarity on where your biggest opportunities are.