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Small Businesses • Contractors • Self-Employed Professionals

Behind on Your Books or Taxes?

Northbound Advisory helps contractors, small businesses, and self-employed professionals reconstruct financial records, clean up bookkeeping, and get caught up on tax filings.

Financial Reconstruction • Bookkeeping Cleanup • Tax Preparation • Business Advisory • Serving Southern Vermont, Brattleboro, Deerfield Valley, West River Valley, Stratton, Keene NH, Greenfield MA, Tampa FL, and remotely.

“She helped get an $8,000 levy released and turned years of tax problems into something I could finally manage.”
— Mike
“She took a complicated IRS situation and turned it into a clear, organized plan.”
— Megan
“She knows how to take incomplete or messy records and turn them into something usable.”
— Lorenzo
“She takes situations that look like a complete financial mess and breaks them down into clear, workable steps.”
— Dalton

Who Northbound Helps

Built for people and businesses with complex financial situations that do not fit a tidy template.

If your records are incomplete, your tax returns are behind or need to be amended, your books are disorganized, or you are facing an audit or financial issue without a clear path forward, Northbound helps organize the facts, identify the gaps, and establish practical next steps without judgment.

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  • Individuals with messy or missing records
  • Contractors and trades businesses
  • Self-employed individuals
  • Small-business owners
  • Property owners and operators
  • Short- and long-term rental businesses
  • Farms and agricultural businesses
  • Owner-operated businesses

Next Step

Get Your Records Cleaned Up.

Book a consultation or call/text Kalah directly at 802-399-9730. We'll review your situation, identify what's missing, and outline practical next steps.

No Judgment. Just a Path Forward.

Not Sure Where to Start?

Bring the mess. Bank statements, IRS notices, incomplete books, missing records, old tax years, contractor payments, and disorganized financial paperwork. Northbound will help determine what is missing, what needs to be corrected, and what the next step should be.

How It Works

A structured process, not a leap of faith.

From first inquiry to closeout, you'll know where you stand, what's next, and what's required — in writing.

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  1. 1

    Initial Inquiry

    Contact Northbound through the consultation form, email, phone, referral, or approved social channel.

  2. 2

    Preliminary Review

    Northbound reviews the issue, relevant deadlines, years involved, available records, urgency, and service fit.

  3. 3

    Consultation

    The facts, risks, record gaps, and potential next steps are clarified.

  4. 4

    Scope & Engagement

    The scope, fees, responsibilities, exclusions, deposit requirements, and document requests are confirmed in writing.

  5. 5

    Work & Review

    Reconstruction, preparation, analysis, or systems work is completed in defined phases with client review of questions and draft findings.

  6. 6

    Closeout

    Deliverables, final billing, outstanding items, and follow-up responsibilities are documented.

Client Experiences

Real situations. Real results.

No guarantee that any particular result will apply to your situation — outcomes depend on facts, records, deadlines, and agency decisions. These are first-name accounts from people Northbound has helped.

MMike

I came to Kalah with a tax situation that had been hanging over me for years and had become extremely stressful. There were old records, IRS issues, and a levy that had already taken thousands of dollars. She went back through the information, reconstructed what had happened, figured out what was missing, and helped me understand what actually needed to be dealt with instead of just reacting to every notice that came in.

One of the biggest results was getting an $8,000 levy released and helping bring the remaining liability down to something I could actually manage. What stood out to me was that she didn't just look at one piece of the problem. She looked at the whole financial picture, tracked the details, and kept following up until things started moving in the right direction.

If you have tax problems, missing records, or years of financial paperwork that feel impossible to sort out, Northbound Advisory is exactly the kind of help you need.

MMegan

The biggest thing Kalah did for us was bring order to a situation that felt completely overwhelming. There were IRS notices, old tax issues, documents that needed to be tracked down, and a lot of uncertainty about what had already been handled and what still needed attention.

She organized everything, explained what each step meant, kept track of what needed to be submitted, and made sure we weren't missing important details. She was persistent when something didn't make sense and didn't just accept the first answer if the numbers or records didn't add up.

Having someone who could take a complicated tax situation and turn it into a clear plan took a huge amount of pressure off us. She is thorough, responsive, and genuinely invested in getting the situation resolved the right way.

LLorenzo

I've worked with Kalah on taxes and financial issues for many years, and she has helped me through situations that were a lot more complicated than just filing a return. She has helped organize years of records, find missing information, deal with IRS issues, and work through workers' compensation audit problems.

What I appreciate most is that she is willing to dig into the details. If something doesn't add up, she keeps going until she understands why. She has caught things that would have cost me money, helped me get my records in better shape, and made complicated situations easier to understand.

For contractors and small business owners, paperwork can pile up fast and become a real problem. Kalah understands that reality. She knows how to take incomplete or messy records and turn them into something usable. I trust her because she is persistent, practical, and focused on actually solving the problem.

DDalton

I've watched Kalah build Northbound and seen how much work she puts into every client situation. She doesn't just look at a stack of paperwork and give someone a quick answer. She goes through the records, compares the numbers, tracks down missing information, and keeps working until the situation actually makes sense.

I've seen her spend hours reconstructing financial records, organizing tax documents, reviewing transactions, and helping people who had no idea where to start. She has a way of taking something that looks like a complete mess and breaking it down into a clear set of steps.

What stands out is how determined she is. If there is an answer buried in the records, she is going to find it. She cares about getting things right, and she takes the responsibility seriously.

Next Step

Ready to get your financial records in order?

Book a consultation or call/text Kalah at 802-399-9730. Bring whatever you have — we'll help figure out what's missing and what to do next.

About the Founder

25+ years of practical, investigative, organized work.

Northbound Advisory was founded by Kalah M. Gharouni, who brings more than 25 years of experience across financial reconstruction, bookkeeping cleanup, contractor records, tax organization, IRS-related document organization, small-business operations, and complex record cleanup. She holds an Associate degree in Accounting and is skilled at organizing complex records, identifying discrepancies, rebuilding financial timelines, and developing practical systems for moving forward.

Her experience includes residential and commercial properties, short- and long-term rentals, general contracting, logging-related operations, land clearing, demolition, materials sourcing, payroll taxes and withholding, contractor and vendor management, and helping clients start and grow businesses.

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The Approach

  • Practical

    Built for records that don't fit a tidy template.

  • Investigative

    We follow the facts, identify the gaps, and document what's known.

  • Organized

    Clear scope, structured phases, and a supportable record.

  • Nonjudgmental

    We work with the records as they are—no lectures.

How Northbound Works

Direct, credible, organized, nonjudgmental.

"We reconstruct the records, clarify the problem, identify the gaps—and build a practical path forward."

— Northbound Advisory's working principle

Direct and Nonjudgmental

We work with the records as they are. No lectures—just an organized way forward.

Precise and Documented

We distinguish facts from assumptions and build a clear record that can be reviewed and supported.

Realistic Expectations

We define the scope, explain what is possible, and avoid promises about outcomes outside Northbound's control.

Practical and Phased

Complex work is divided into manageable phases with written terms and clearly defined next steps.

Get Started

Bring the mess. We'll help you find the path forward.

Book a 30-minute consultation or send a message through the contact form. We'll review your situation and outline practical next steps.

Call or text: 802-399-9730 • Email: [email protected]
Putney, Vermont • Tampa, Florida