Grace Dougan
Consulting
Accounting SOP
Generator
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Client Identity
Client legal name / company name
DBA / public name
General client notes
Contacts
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GDC Service Setup
Client start date with GDC
Service cadence
GDC Account Managers
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SOP Governance
SOP author
Author role
SOP owner
SOP status
Date created
Last updated
Last reviewed
Reviewed by
Next review date
Month-end reviewer
CPA / tax preparer
Prior bookkeeper
Source materials / notes
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Entity and Jurisdiction
Entity type
Tax classification
Tax filing period
Formation state
Primary operating state
Fiscal year end
EIN
Owners / shareholders / members
Board exists?
Restricted funds?
Personal/business mixing?
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Operating States
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Operating Types
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Revenue Streams
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Accounting Platforms
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Tech Stack
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Balance Sheet and Compliance
Bank accounts?
Credit cards?
Loans / debt?
Fixed assets?
Inventory?
Prepaids?
Deferred revenue?
Security deposits?
Intercompany transfers?
Owner/shareholder loans?
Personal expenses mixed in?
Sales tax applies?
1099 filing required?
Board reporting?
Grant reporting?
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Customer Billing, AR, and Cash Receipts
Accounts receivable / AR?
Creates invoices?
Collections needed?
Unpaid customer invoice report / AR aging?
Invoice system
Invoice approver
Collections owner
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Customer billing notes
Payment Methods
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Vendor Bills, AP, and Payments
Accounts payable / AP?
Receives vendor bills?
Approval before payment?
Recurring bills?
AP system / bill pay tool
Bill approver
Payment approver
Payment authority
Unpaid vendor bill report / AP aging?
W-9 collection process?
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Payroll and People
W-2 employees?
Contractors?
Payroll provider
Pay cadence
Who processes payroll?
Who approves payroll?
Payroll journal entry required?
Benefits / deductions?
Owner payroll?
Employee / Payroll Tax States
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Tracking Dimensions
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Sales Tax and Filings
Payroll tax accounts?
Business license required?
Secretary of State filing?
Franchise tax?
Charitable registration?
Audit required?
Property / personal property tax?
CPA year-end package required?
Sales Tax Filing States
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Deliverables and Deadlines
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Controls
Payroll approver
Reimbursement approver
Money movement authority
Spending approval threshold
Dual approval required?
Final reports recipient
Client questions contact
CPA contact rules
Document storage location
Known gaps
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Verification Evidence
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Name
Role
Email
Phone
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First name
Last name
Title
Email
Phone
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Type
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State
Activity
Foreign registration?
Payroll tax?
Sales tax nexus?
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State
Employee type
Payroll tax account?
Workers comp?
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Method
Direction
Tool/source
Reconciliation required?
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Dimension
Source system
Required for reporting?
Reviewer
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Workflow
Evidence type
Source system
Required export/report
Required fields/columns
Date range
Date range start
Date range end
Exception test
Prepared by
Prepared date
Reviewed by
Review date
Exceptions found?
Exception notes
Blocker status
Blocker owner
Next follow-up
Evidence link/location
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State
Filing cadence
Reviewer
Source report/export
Non-taxable item/account names
Tax amount field
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Stream
Description
Source system/tool
Invoicing?
Merchant reconciliation?
Sales tax?
Inventory/COGS?
Restricted/grant tracking?
Tracking?
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Platform
File / entity
Entity/client covered
Primary?
GDC access?
Admin owner
Bank feeds?
Credit card feeds?
COA reviewed?
Tracking enabled?
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Area
Tool
Purpose
Workflow relationship
GDC access?
Admin/owner
Source of truth?
Reconciliation required?
Export needed?
Cadence
Related revenue stream
Related payment method
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Deliverable
Cadence
Recipient
Source system
Deadline date
Deadline rule
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