07/16/2026
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The first thing I review when I work with a new client is their chart of accounts.
Itโs broken almost every time. Not catastrophically broken.
Just broken enough that nobody can clearly see profitability.
Too many accounts. Too many vague accounts.
Accounts that duplicate other accounts.
Accounts for things that happened once in prior years and never again.
Hereโs the problem. You run a P&L, and it has 150 line items.
You canโt identify patterns. You donโt know which cost categories are actually the problem.
You canโt compare year-to-year because the accounts changed. The fix is a chart-of-accounts audit.
Delete unused accounts. Consolidate duplicates. Rename vague accounts.
Organize it so you can actually understand what your financial statements are telling you.
Takes a few hours. Changes everything.