You've got two options today: do it yourself in QuickBooks, or hand it to a firm that's a month behind. Handled is neither.
| DIY in QuickBooks | A legacy bookkeeping firm | Handled | |
| Who does the work | You | An overloaded bookkeeper | A dedicated accountant |
| How current is it | Whenever you get to it | Usually a month behind | Real-time, closed monthly |
| Monthly cost | Software fee + your time | Hourly, often unpredictable | Fixed fee, from $300/mo |
| Reviewed by a professional | No | Sometimes | Every month, always |
| Reporting & advisory | Basic reports, DIY | Rarely proactive | Monthly financial report |
Handled is built by a team of accountants who have run monthly close for 50+ service businesses. We saw the same pattern over and over: owners stuck doing their own bookkeeping in QuickBooks, or paying a firm that never quite caught up.
Handled is what we built instead: a fixed-fee service where a real accountant owns your books, every month, on time.
Tell us about your business. We'll show you what handled actually looks like.
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