Bookkeeping · Naples & Collier County
Monthly bookkeeping built for people paid on commission and contract — real estate agents, builders, and 1099 earners who close big, wait months, and want to know exactly where they stand.
— Work happens in QuickBooks Online. Taking on 3–4 new clients this quarter.
| Date | Description | Category | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14 | Closing — Gulf Shore Blvd N | Commission | 18,420.00 |
| Mar 14 | Brokerage split | Cost of sales | (5,526.00) |
| Mar 19 | Staging — Aqualane listing | Marketing | (840.00) |
| Apr 02 | NABOR dues + MLS | Dues | (312.00) |
| Apr 15 | Tax set-aside — Q2 | Reserve | (3,100.00) |
This is an example, not anyone's real records. It shows the kind of monthly summary you would receive.
Why commission income is different
Three closings in March and nothing until July is a normal year in this market — but it makes every ordinary money question harder to answer.
A strong quarter feels like a great year until the slow stretch arrives. Month-by-month books show the real shape of your income instead of the balance in your account today.
No employer is setting money aside. Every commission lands whole and leaves with obligations attached. Books that track a set-aside keep that money visible before you spend it.
Mileage, staging, MLS and board dues, closing gifts, photography, signage. They add up to real money and they disappear when nobody writes them down each month.
What's included
No hourly billing, no surprise invoices, no chasing you for receipts in April.
Every transaction in your business accounts sorted into categories that match how commission work actually runs — splits, marketing, dues, vehicle, client costs.
Bank and credit card accounts reconciled against statements, so the numbers in your books match the numbers at your bank. Every month, no exceptions.
Delivered by the 15th for the prior month, with a short plain-English note on what changed and what to watch.
Gross commission, brokerage split, referral fees, and team splits tracked separately, so you can see what a closing actually earned you.
A running reserve figure based on your books, so the money for quarterlies is identified and visible instead of sitting in your operating balance looking spendable.
Clean, closed books and a tidy year-end file handed to your tax preparer in January — not a shoebox in April.
Pricing
Priced on the volume of transactions and accounts, not on how good your year is going.
Books more than two months behind? Catch-up work is quoted separately as a one-time project, then you move onto a monthly plan.
Who this is for
Solo agents and small teams across Naples, Bonita Springs, Marco Island, and Estero. Splits, dues, staging, and marketing tracked the way the work actually happens.
Contractors working project to project, with deposits, draws, materials, and subs to keep straight across overlapping jobs.
Consultants, designers, inspectors, and anyone else invoicing clients directly with nothing withheld and no bookkeeper on staff.
Questions
Get started
Tell me roughly what your year looks like and I'll tell you honestly whether monthly bookkeeping is worth it for you yet. Sometimes the answer is not yet — and I'll say so.
Prefer email? commissionledger@gmail.com
Or call: (954) 641-2513