Diane is very competent and dependable. She has been working in the bookkeeping, finance, and records area for many years and does great work. Her services are recommended.
Clever, Missouri · Christian County
A bookkeeper for Clever’s one-truck trades and growing businesses
- Serving
- Clever, Missouri, Christian County
- From my office
- About 35 minutes, in Ash Grove
- Services
- Cleanup, monthly bookkeeping, consulting at $85 an hour
- Credential
- Diane Jones, Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor
- Google reviews
- Rated 5.0, read them
- Call me
- (417) 323-2629
Clever has grown fast for a small Christian County town, and it still feels like the farm town it started as. Young families keep arriving, houses keep going up, and a lot of the work around here gets done out of a pickup truck: framers, concrete crews, electricians, and handymen who went out on their own because they’re good at the work.
Being good at the work doesn’t mean you like the paperwork. That’s my end of it. I’m Diane Jones, a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor about 35 minutes up the road in Ash Grove.
Bookkeeping for one-truck contractors
My contractor bookkeeping is built for the kind of outfit Clever is full of. I set up job costing in QuickBooks Online so you can see which jobs made money and which ones just kept you busy, track material and sub costs against each project, and prepare and e-file 1099s for your subs in January. The monthly fee is flat, and you get the price in writing before I touch the file.
What getting started looks like
We start with a free 30-minute call over Zoom or the phone, the same way I start with clients in other states. I look at your QuickBooks file, or you tell me how the shoebox works now, and I’ll tell you if you don’t need me. If the books are behind, rebuilding them gets a fixed project quote instead of open-ended hours. After that, monthly service means reconciled accounts and reports by mid-month. If a number ever looks strange to you, just call me. I’ll either pick up or call you back within 15 to 20 minutes during the day.
A Form 990 on extension is due November 16, 2026. Your CPA needs reconciled, fund-level books to finish it, and that’s the part I do.
Filed an extension for 2025? Those returns are due October 15, 2026. Your CPA needs a reconciled 2025 file before then, and the sooner I see it the more room we both have.
1099s for your subs and vendors are due February 1, 2027, and they’re built from a full year of entered payments. If 2026 is behind, the last weeks of the year are the time to catch it up.
1099s for your subs and vendors are due February 1, 2027, the same day your payroll provider sends W-2s. If the 2026 books aren’t entered yet, that’s the first thing I’d fix.
S corporation and partnership returns are due March 15, 2027. Your CPA needs a reconciled 2026 file to file on time.
Individual returns are due April 15, 2027. A reconciled 2026 file is what your CPA needs to file, or to file the extension with real numbers.
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What people say about working with me
Accurate. Conscientious, honest and punctual, definitely takes great pride in her work.
Where Clever sits from my desk
Clever is about 35 minutes from my office, south through Republic on 60 and ZZ. Most of my work happens in QuickBooks Online and over Zoom, so the drive rarely matters. When an in-person visit helps, it’s an easy trip.
About 35 minutes from my office in Ash Grove
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Questions
Questions from Clever business owners
Do you have clients in Clever?
I work all over this corner of the metro, and Clever’s an easy one: about 35 minutes from my office, down through Republic, or a Zoom call. The books live in QuickBooks Online, so where you sit doesn’t change what you get.
I run my business out of my truck. Is there enough to keep books on?
Yes, and one-truck businesses often get the most out of clean books. Materials, fuel, insurance, and tools add up fast, and reconciled books tell you whether your rates cover them. A monthly plan sized to a one-person operation is a flat fee, quoted in writing after a free review.
Do you handle taxes or payroll?
Your CPA files the return, and your payroll provider runs payroll. I record and reconcile every payroll transaction in your books, prepare and e-file 1099s for your subs, and hand your CPA a reconciled, tax-ready file. If you need a CPA, I work alongside several firms and I’ll introduce you.
Nearby areas I also serve
Wondering where the books stand for your Clever business?
On a free 30-minute call, you’ll hear plainly what shape your books are in and what I’d recommend. You don’t sign or owe anything unless you decide to go ahead.
A Form 990 on extension is due November 16, 2026. Your CPA needs reconciled, fund-level books to finish it, and that’s the part I do.
Filed an extension for 2025? Those returns are due October 15, 2026. Your CPA needs a reconciled 2025 file before then, and the sooner I see it the more room we both have.
1099s for your subs and vendors are due February 1, 2027, and they’re built from a full year of entered payments. If 2026 is behind, the last weeks of the year are the time to catch it up.
1099s for your subs and vendors are due February 1, 2027, the same day your payroll provider sends W-2s. If the 2026 books aren’t entered yet, that’s the first thing I’d fix.
S corporation and partnership returns are due March 15, 2027. Your CPA needs a reconciled 2026 file to file on time.
Individual returns are due April 15, 2027. A reconciled 2026 file is what your CPA needs to file, or to file the extension with real numbers.
I’ll call you back within 15 to 20 minutes during the day.