December Is Not the Time to Find Out Your Books Are a Mess.

• Gather the right bank, credit card, loan, and equipment-financing statements — plus payroll reports and Florida DR-15 sales tax filings
• Clean up uncategorized transactions and separate personal spending from business spending for good
• Assign income and expenses to the right job, and account for customer deposits, progress payments, and retainage
• Get subcontractor-ready: W-9s collected now and 1099-NEC totals ready before the February 1, 2027 deadline (January 31 falls on a Sunday)
• Document mileage, vehicles, equipment, and tool purchases (including Section 179) with the receipts to back them up
• Reconcile sales tax collected vs. filed, and line up licenses and insurance certificates before workers’ comp audits
• Finish with a tax-ready package — profit & loss by service line and a balance sheet your tax professional can actually use

Use it once a year… or anytime you want to clean up your books.