Averan Seniors Blue Book Bookkeeping Conversion Package
Averan Advisors takes over the books for an open Seniors Blue Book location from your current bookkeeper. We review what you have, fix what is wrong and switch at a month end, so no month is missed or closed twice.
The Seniors Blue Book conversion package
The conversion package is for Seniors Blue Book owners who already have a bookkeeper and want to switch. The work follows Seniors Blue Book’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement. A dedicated business services specialist handles your account.
- A written review of your current Seniors Blue Book books.
- Every account matched to its statement on your switch date.
- Accounts rebuilt to produce the monthly report Seniors Blue Book asks for.
- Recent Seniors Blue Book royalty and fee charges checked against your agreement.
Do you have 30 minutes this week? Book a 30-minute call.
What the Seniors Blue Book conversion package includes
Books review
We review your current Seniors Blue Book books and send you a written list of what is wrong and what it takes to fix it.
Clean opening balances
We match every bank, card and loan account to its statement on your switch date.
Reporting format
We rebuild the chart of accounts so the books produce the monthly report Seniors Blue Book asks its owners for.
Fee check
We recalculate recent Seniors Blue Book royalty and fee charges from your sales and check them against your franchise agreement.
Systems reconnected
We reconnect the point-of-sale system Seniors Blue Book requires, its client scheduling and billing system and your payroll to the books.
Records collected
We collect the files, workpapers and logins your current bookkeeper holds.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Seniors Blue Book’s 2026 FDD.
First close on time
We close your first month with us by the 15th of the next month.
Timeline
- 1Kickoff5 business days
We hold a kickoff call and request access to your current books.
- 2Review10 business days
We send written findings, a scope and a price.
- 3CleanupSet in the scope
We fix the errors we found and rebuild the accounts.
- 4CutoverYour switch date
We move your systems to the new books and lock the opening balances.
- 5First closeBy the 15th
We close your first month and send your reports.
We set your switch date at a month end. Your current bookkeeper closes the month before it, and we close every month after it.
What we check in your current Seniors Blue Book books
Reconciliations
Every bank, card and loan account matched to its statement.
Royalty and fees
Seniors Blue Book charges recalculated from your sales and checked against Item 6 of the FDD.
Uncategorized items
Transactions left uncategorized or recorded as miscellaneous expense.
Balance sheet
Loans, payroll liabilities, sales tax and owner money explained.
Franchise fee and build-out
Recorded as assets and spread over the years they cover.
Seniors Blue Book reports
The books produce the monthly report Seniors Blue Book asks for.
Seniors Blue Book figures from the FDD
The 11 franchised Seniors Blue Book locations in Item 19 averaged $179,854* of revenue in 2025, with a median of $186,870*, according to Item 19 of Seniors Blue Book’s 2026 FDD, issued 28 January 2026. Fees paid to Seniors Blue Book come to about 7.2%* of sales. A Seniors Blue Book franchise costs $77,614 to $165,116 to open.
The Seniors Blue Book initial franchise fee is $50,000, which is part of the Seniors Blue Book Item 7 estimate, according to Seniors Blue Book’s 2026 FDD.
2 Seniors Blue Book locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of Seniors Blue Book’s 2026 FDD reports.
Send us to start
- Your signed Seniors Blue Book franchise agreement.
- Seniors Blue Book’s current FDD.
- Your last 12 months of financial statements.
- Your last 12 months of Seniors Blue Book reports.
- Last year’s tax return.
- Your loan agreements and statements.
Access we need
- Accountant access to your current QuickBooks file.
- Your payroll processor.
- The point-of-sale system Seniors Blue Book requires.
- The client scheduling and billing system.
- The Seniors Blue Book reporting portal.
- Your invoice and expense software.
- View access to your bank accounts and credit cards, with no power to move money.
- How you want inventory tracked.
- The files, workpapers and logins your current bookkeeper holds.
Questions from Seniors Blue Book owners switching bookkeepers
Can I switch my Seniors Blue Book books partway through the year?
Averan sets your switch date at the end of any month you choose.
What do you check in my current Seniors Blue Book books?
We check that every account matches its statement, recalculate recent Seniors Blue Book royalty and fee charges, clear uncategorized transactions, explain every balance sheet account and confirm the books produce the report Seniors Blue Book asks for.
Who owns the QuickBooks file?
You do. If you already have a QuickBooks Online file, we work in it with accountant access. The file stays yours if you leave.
* Averan Advisors calculation from the figures in Seniors Blue Book’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about switching your Seniors Blue Book books
Send the short form for the Seniors Blue Book conversion package, or book a 30-minute call about your current books and your switch date.
Request the conversion package → Book a 30-minute call