Backed by 30 years of hands-on industry experience, our mission is to build, repair, and hand back an optimized financial system that is easy for you to maintain.
We are not a day-to-day bookkeeping service. Instead, we anchor your new system directly to your last filed tax return to ensure absolute consistency with your financial history. While we are not CPAs, tax advisors, or tax preparers, we do the heavy lifting to ensure your books are balanced, and ready for your tax professional.
We are not CPAs, tax advisors, or tax preparers.
The Core Industries We SupportÂ
We bring specialized, real-world context to niche small businesses that standard corporate bookkeepers often misunderstand.
Trucking & Logistics
Canning, Processing, Small businesses & Specialty Food
Agriculture & Agribusiness
We understand owner-operators, fuel tracking, maintenance overhead, and the unique cash flow demands of logistics.
We understand production costs, inventory management, and getting products ready for retail markets.
Leveraging a 30-year agricultural career, we understand the unique economic rhythms of farming, seasonal inputs, and the agricultural supply chain.
The LAG Smartbooks Difference: Build, Support, Handoff
Anchored to Your Taxes
Built for Easy Maintenance
Month-End Reconciliation Support
We don't guess. We look at your last tax return so your current QuickBooks Online structure perfectly aligns with your historical reporting.
We don't bury you in corporate complexity. We build a streamlined system designed specifically for a busy small business owner to run smoothly.
If you prefer, we stay in your corner at the end of every month to reconcile your bank feeds, troubleshoot errors, and keep your balances perfect.
With three decades of hands-on expertise, we speak your language, whether you are moving freight, canning products, or working in agribusiness.
Real Industry Experience
Bookkeeping Services
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QuickBooks Online Setup
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Total setup anchored directly to your last filed tax return.
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Custom Chart of Accounts tailored for ag tax codes (Schedule F) or trucking metrics (IFTA fuel tracking).
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Seamless software handoff with an easy-to-maintain system.
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Surcharge applies for complex legacy software migrations (like FBS or QuickBooks Desktop).
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QuickBooks Online Catchup
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Complete system setup matched to your last tax return.
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Secure online bank, credit card, and loan transactions.
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Untangling complex, high-volume transactions, fuel receipts, and seasonal ag inputs.
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Comprehensive cleanup of messy histories so your business gets back on track.
Lori Gullicksrud
​LAG Smartbooks is an outsourced, operational bookkeeping service helping small to midsize businesses, backed by a background in agriculture, owner-operator trucking and small business experience. QuickBooks Online is the sole bookkeeping platform used. Setup, catch up and keep up is the focus of this business. Monthly reconciliation is provided if the client prefers continued support. I am not a CPA, tax advisor or tax preparer.
Testimonials
Dan
Owner Operator
I had previously used an outdated desktop accounting system. She took that system and moved it to QuickBooks online, updating a whole year of my bank and credit cards transactions. I also use a factoring company for billing. She makes sure these get sent to them weekly along with monthly reconciliations.
Rachel
Co-owner at Hilltop Pickling Company
LAGsmartbooks has been on our side from the get-go. She helped from start-up, inventory and monthly reconciliations. Â I can focus on the other aspects of my business.