Check 1 of 6 · The balance test
Compare last month's ending bank balance to the balance in your bookkeeping software.
Marina’s Bookkeeping Services · Citrus Heights
Your books, handled personally since 2011.
One bookkeeper, one flat monthly rate, and reports you can actually use — every transaction categorized and reviewed by hand, a clean P&L and Balance Sheet on your desk every month.
- 5.0 on Google · 32 reviews
- Since June 2011
- One flat monthly rate
- QuickBooks setup in 1–2 weeks
Suite 1110, Unit H. That’s us on the directory. The five-minute self-check
How do your books actually look?
“The owner is not careless. The owner is busy doing the work that actually brings in the money, and the paperwork quietly loses the race.”
Six checks, five minutes, your own records. Answer honestly — nobody sees the answers but you — and read where your books stand in plain language.
Your tally
Check 2 of 6 · The reconciliation count
How long has it been since any account was fully reconciled?
Three or more means the backlog is structural, not a bad week.
Check 3 of 6 · The receivables list
Can you pull up a list of who owes you money?
If the list lives only in your head, that is the finding.
Check 4 of 6 · The filings test
Was your last sales tax or estimated payment filed on time — from real numbers, not a guess?
Check 5 of 6 · The receipt match
Pick a purchase from last quarter. Can you match it to a record?
Check 6 of 6 · The handover test
Would you hand these records to a tax preparer tomorrow without embarrassment?
Your gut answer is the most honest audit available.
“Two or more checks bad? Your books need attention this quarter, not someday.”
Start where you are. If you’re behind, Catch-Up & Cleanup brings the history current; Monthly Bookkeeping keeps it from sliding back. Many owners need both, in that order.
The conversation usually takes one call.
Your books are holding.
Keep the rhythm — reconciled monthly, reports you read, filings from real numbers. And when the rhythm slips, you know the number. Monthly bookkeeping is how the rhythm holds.
Your answers stay on this page. Nothing is sent anywhere.
- The balance test. Compare last month's ending bank balance to the balance in your bookkeeping software.
- The reconciliation count. How long has it been since any account was fully reconciled? Three or more means the backlog is structural, not a bad week.
- The receivables list. Can you pull up a list of who owes you money? If the list lives only in your head, that is the finding.
- The filings test. Was your last sales tax or estimated payment filed on time — from real numbers, not a guess?
- The receipt match. Pick a purchase from last quarter. Can you match it to a record?
- The handover test. Would you hand these records to a tax preparer tomorrow without embarrassment? Your gut answer is the most honest audit available.
Two or more checks bad? Your books need attention this quarter, not someday. Catch-Up & Cleanup brings the history current; Monthly Bookkeeping keeps it there. The conversation usually takes one call: (916) 750-1971.
Catch-up & monthly
Two paths — in that order.
Most owners who call are behind, or tired of almost catching up. Here is how it works here.
Path A — first, if you’re behind
Catch-Up & Cleanup
Months or years behind? We reconcile, correct, and bring your books fully up to date — we’ve caught up clients who were a year or more behind, working from bank statements and receipts.
Get a Quote →Path B — then, to stay current
Monthly Bookkeeping
Once you’re current, monthly bookkeeping keeps you there: every transaction categorized and reconciled, one flat monthly rate, reports on your desk every month.
Get a Quote →Many owners need both, in that order.
Sacramento State, on the office wall. Meet Marina 
The bookkeeper, in person.
“I’m Marina. I’ve been providing bookkeeping services to small businesses since June 2011 — and I take my clients’ books personally.”
This is a one-person practice, on purpose. The person who answers your call is the person who reconciles your accounts, reviews every transaction by hand, and trains you on your own QuickBooks file.
- The degree
- B.S. in Business Administration (Accounting) — California State University, Sacramento
- QuickBooks
- Certified QuickBooks trainer. Help comes from me personally, one-on-one, on your own file — most setups done in 1–2 weeks.
- The practice
- Solo since June 2011. No handoffs, no queue — you deal with Marina.
Services
Everything your books need, on one ledger.
Eight services, one phone call wide. Find yours:
Every month
- Bookkeeping
- Weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly entry; bank and credit-card reconciliation; your general ledger kept current. Also in this row: inventory management, cash flow management, and year-end prep for your tax preparer.
- Monthly Bookkeeping
- Every transaction categorized and reviewed by hand, reconciled, and closed — one flat monthly rate, with a clean P&L and Balance Sheet on your desk every month.
When you're behind
- Catch-Up & Cleanup
- Months or years behind? We reconcile, correct, and bring your books fully up to date — we've caught up clients who were a year or more behind, working from bank statements and receipts.
- Bookkeeping Assessments & Book Audits
- A straight look at where your books stand — before you commit to anything.
QuickBooks, personally
- QuickBooks Training
- One-on-one with Marina, built around your own file — for owners, office managers, and staff. On-site in the Sacramento area, or by secure video, recorded for you.
- QuickBooks Setup & Training
- Chart of accounts, bank and card feeds, invoice and payment templates, migration from spreadsheets or another system. Most setups done in 1–2 weeks.
Money in, money out, filings on time
- Accounts Payable & Receivable Management
- Invoices created and sent, payments recorded and applied, vendor bills tracked and paid on schedule, aging reports you can read. Pick the level of AR help you need — up to us contacting customers about overdue balances.
- 1099 Filing
- 1099-NEC and 1099-INT prepared and filed on time, every year.
- Sales Tax & Estimated Tax Payments
- California sales tax returns filed; quarterly estimated tax payments calculated and made — for sole proprietors and S-corps.
How it runs
A monthly rhythm, not a yearly scramble.
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Consultation
We talk through where your books stand and what you need.
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Books Review
We look over your accounts and past records.
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Setup & Cleanup
We reconcile accounts and clear any backlog.
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Monthly Bookkeeping
Every transaction categorized and reconciled.
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Monthly Reports
A P&L and Balance Sheet, every month.
Clients
Available. Patient. Worth every dime.
“Marina Martineau has been working for Capture Technologies Inc. as our outsourced bookkeeper for about 2 years now. When she is here she shares an office with me. Not only do I find her warm and personable, but very proficient at what she does for us. I highly recommend her services.”
“Marina is exceptional at what she does. She makes herself available if I have any questions. She is very professional yet has a kind and warm welcoming demeanor. She is very reasonable with her pricing and worth every dime.”
“Marina is an excellent bookkeeper. She is always available for questions and provides top notch services at a reasonable price. Highly recommended”
Quoted word-for-word, exactly as clients wrote them.
Straight answers
Two things I don’t do — so you know exactly what you’re getting.
We don’t prepare income tax returns.
We get your books tax-ready for your tax preparer — clean, reconciled, and ready to hand over. When your preparer gets records like these, tax time stops being an excavation.
We don’t process payroll.
We record the payroll entries from your provider, so your books stay accurate — your provider runs the payroll, we make sure it lands in your books correctly.
Visit
Right here in Citrus Heights.
Our office is right here in Citrus Heights, so meeting in person is easy.
Where clients come from
- Citrus Heights home base — Sunrise Mall · Sylvan Corners · Rusch Park · the Sunrise Boulevard corridor
- Sacramento
- Roseville
- Carmichael
- Fair Oaks
- Orangevale
- Rancho Cordova
- Antelope
- Anywhere QuickBooks training by video, wherever you are
One call
Talk through what the self-check turned up.
The conversation usually takes one call. No diagnosis over the phone — just a straightforward look at where your books stand.
6060 Sunrise Vista Dr 1110 Unit H · Citrus Heights, CA 95610 · Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
