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Monthly Accounting and Bookkeeping Checklist for Small Businesses

A simple monthly routine for recording transactions, reconciling accounts and keeping tax and compliance information ready.

Regular bookkeeping makes GST, TDS, payroll, income-tax and year-end financial work easier and more reliable.

Record the month’s transactions

  • Sales invoices, receipts, purchases and expenses
  • Bank, cash, loan and owner or partner transactions
  • Credit notes, debit notes and supporting vouchers

Complete monthly reconciliations

  • Reconcile every bank account and cash balance
  • Review customer and supplier outstanding balances
  • Compare GST and TDS records with the books

Review business performance

  • Check monthly revenue, gross margin and major expenses
  • Identify overdue receivables and upcoming liabilities
  • Maintain updated fixed-asset, inventory and loan schedules

Keep a secure document file

Store invoices, statements, challans and working papers in an organised folder with a reliable backup. Avoid waiting until year-end to collect missing records.

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