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.
Willard, Missouri · Greene County
Willard, MO bookkeeping from right up the road
- Serving
- Willard, Missouri, Greene County
- From my office
- About 15 minutes, in Ash Grove
- Services
- Cleanup, monthly bookkeeping, consulting at $85 an hour
- Credential
- QuickBooks Online Gold ProAdvisor
- Google reviews
- Rated 5.0, read them
- Call me
- (417) 323-2629
Willard sits about 15 minutes from my door, right on the way into Springfield, which makes it about the easiest trip on my map. It’s a bedroom community with strong schools, farm roots that still show at the edge of town, and a business scene built mostly of one-truck trades, home-based operations, and people who work in Springfield and run something of their own on the side. I’ve kept books for more than 30 years, plenty of them for businesses about that size.
I’m Diane Jones, a Gold Tier QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor one town over in Ash Grove. Monthly bookkeeping is a flat fee quoted in writing. Most of the work happens in QuickBooks Online and over Zoom, the same way I work with clients in other states, and with Willard I really can stop by when it helps.
One truck, one crew, real books
A lot of Willard’s builders, plumbers, electricians, mowing outfits, and handymen run the whole company from the cab of a truck, and the receipts pile up in the console. I take that pile off your hands: transactions categorized, accounts reconciled, 1099s for your subs prepared and e-filed, and job costing set up so you can see which work pays. My contractor bookkeeping page explains how I set it up.
Home-based and self-employed
Plenty of Willard businesses run from a kitchen table or a shop out back, and when the whole company is you, the books still matter every April. Self-employed bookkeeping keeps business and personal money separated and your accounts reconciled, and your CPA gets a clean, tax-ready file at year-end. There’s more on my self-employed bookkeeping page.
Getting started is simple
Book a free 30-minute call. I’ll look at your QuickBooks file, or hear how you’re keeping things now, and show you what I find in it. Once I’ve seen the file, you get a fixed price in writing before I touch anything, and the pricing page explains how I build that quote. I'll 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
While I haven’t personally needed bookkeeping services yet, I know Diane as a neighbor and she is extremely organized, trustworthy, and hardworking. I’m excited to see her new bookkeeping business get started and I’m confident she will take great care of her clients!
Where Willard sits from my desk
Willard is about 15 minutes from my office, right on the way into Springfield. 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 15 minutes from my office in Ash Grove
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Questions
Questions from Willard business owners
Will you actually come out to Willard?
Happily. Willard is about 15 minutes from my office in Ash Grove, right on my way into Springfield, so it’s the easiest in-person visit on my map. Most months we still handle the routine work in QuickBooks Online and over Zoom because it’s faster for both of us.
I run my business from my kitchen table. Is that too small for a bookkeeper?
Not at all. My self-employed bookkeeping was built for one-person businesses, and it keeps business and personal spending separated so tax time stays calm.
My spouse has been doing the books after hours. Can you take over without starting from scratch?
Usually, yes. I start with a free review of your QuickBooks file, keep what’s working, and fix what’s behind or miscategorized, with a fixed quote in writing up front. Nobody gets a lecture, least of all the spouse who kept it going this long.
Nearby areas I also serve
A free call, from Willard.
The first look at your file is free and there's no obligation. If I'm not the right fit for your business, I'll tell you that too.
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.