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Financial Statement Preparation

When a lender or investor reviews your financial statements, they are not just looking at numbers. They are evaluating whether you run a business that takes its finances seriously.
What We Do

What Is Actually at Stake

Most business owners do not think about financial statements until they need them: a bank asks for them, a landlord requires them, a potential investor wants to see them. By that point, the pressure is on, the timeline is tight, and whatever you hand over either opens the door or closes it.

Professionally prepared financial statements signal organization, accuracy, and credibility. Self-prepared statements, even accurate ones, often raise more questions than they answer. Lenders and institutional counterparties have seen both, and they know the difference.

Services Offered

What We Prepare and Why It Matters

Income Statement

Your revenue, expenses, and net income over a defined period. Is the business profitable, by how much, and is that number trending in the right direction?

Balance Sheet

A snapshot of what your business owns, what it owes, and what is left over. Lenders use this to assess solvency and leverage.

Cash Flow Statement

The movement of actual cash through your business, which is often different from the profit on your income statement. Many profitable businesses run out of cash. This shows why.

Compiled Statements

A CPA-compiled set of financial statements carries more weight with lenders and third parties than self-prepared ones. We prepare compilations that meet the standards banks and landlords require.

Supporting Schedules

Detailed breakdowns including accounts receivable aging, fixed asset schedules, and debt summaries that give lenders and investors the deeper view they ask for in underwriting.

Lender-Specific Formats

We have worked with a wide range of lenders including SBA, community banks, and commercial lenders. Share the lender's request and we will prepare exactly what they are asking for.

Need financial statements, or just want to understand your business better? We will find out what you need and how quickly you need it.

When You Need This

When Clients Typically Need This

Applying for a Business Loan

SBA loans and conventional business credit lines almost always require two to three years of business financials, often with a CPA compilation. We prepare exactly what your lender is asking for, formatted the way they expect to see it.

Leasing Commercial Space

Commercial landlords frequently require financial statements as part of tenant screening. Clean, CPA-prepared statements signal stability and increase your negotiating position.

Bringing on Investors or Partners

Whether you are seeking outside capital or bringing in a business partner, your financial statements are the foundation of any serious conversation. Accurate statements build confidence. Inconsistent ones raise red flags.

Tracking Your Own Business Health

Some clients do not need financials for anyone else. They want them for themselves. Reviewing prepared statements quarterly gives a level of clarity that looking at a bank balance never does.

Your Financials Are Someone Else's First Impression of Your Business

We prepare income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and CPA-compiled packages formatted exactly the way lenders, landlords, and investors expect to see them.

FAQs

Questions We Hear Often

What is the difference between compiled, reviewed, and audited statements?
A compilation is prepared by a CPA based on information you provide, without independent verification. This is what most small businesses need for lending and leasing. A review adds limited analytical procedures and testing. An audit is the most comprehensive level, involving independent verification of your records. For the vast majority of small business clients, a compilation is appropriate, and it is what we provide.
Yes, but we will need to bring your bookkeeping current first, since financial statements are only as accurate as the underlying records. In many cases, we handle both the cleanup and the statement preparation together. We can tell you in a consultation how long it would take and what it would involve.
Yes. We have worked with a wide range of lenders including SBA, community banks, and commercial lenders, and we are familiar with the formats and supplemental schedules they typically require. Share the lender’s request and we will prepare exactly what they are asking for.