Accounting

How to Find the Best Accounting Software & Tools

I guess you’ve witnessed how ecommerce has been growing exponentially over the past couple of years.

This trend, as a matter of fact, is expected to continue picking up steadily- at a rate that will see ecommerce retail sales in the U.S hitting $735 billion by 2023.

Quite remarkable, I must say. But, in case you haven’t heard the news yet, it’s not just the online sales process that has been transforming progressively. Ecommerce, combined with modern tech, has also triggered increased growth of what’s reportedly recognized as the world’s oldest professional field- accounting.

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The Best Tax Advisors for Business Acquisitions: From a CPA’s Desk

If you’re a founder preparing for a liquidity event or a private equity sponsor sizing up a platform acquisition, your standard CPA is not equipped to handle your deal. Trust me, I am that standard CPA, and I just don’t have the chops to give deals of that size what they deserve. The reason for ... Read more
The Best Software for Accrual Accounting

The Best Software for Accrual Accounting

For the most part, only businesses with gross receipts beyond a certain threshold ($32 million for 2026) are required to use accrual accounting for tax purposes, so it’s not surprising that most SMBs maintain cash books instead.  However, accrual accounting paints a more accurate picture of financial health compared to cash. It allows for detailed ... Read more
Accounting Software that Integrates with Deel

The Best Accounting Software that Integrates with Deel

In recent years, startups have increasingly shifted away from the centralized office and toward a globally distributed workforce. These days, founders are hiring the best engineers, marketers, and sales professionals in the world — regardless of location.  The hard part is paying and managing those people across borders, which is where Deel earns its keep ... Read more

Best Value Accounting Software for Startups: From a CPA’s Perspective

Evaluating the “best value” in startup accounting software requires a reassessment of how founders and finance operators calculate cost. In the early stages of building a company, it is incredibly tempting to navigate to a software provider’s pricing page, sort from lowest to highest, and select the platform with the cheapest monthly subscription fee (a ... Read more

Best Post Acquisition Finance Services From a CPAs Desk

The transition from a signed term sheet to a functioning, private equity-backed finance department is the most critical operational hurdle in the investment lifecycle. In the middle market, acquirers frequently purchase companies that possess phenomenal products or services but operate with severely underdeveloped financial infrastructure. The target company’s financial reality on Day 1 typically consists ... Read more
A CPA’s 9-Step Guide to Switching Accounting Software Without Losing Data

A CPA’s 9-Step Guide to Switching Accounting Software Without Losing Data

Switching accounting software sounds simple at first — until you remember what lives inside the old system: your chart of accounts, customer list, vendor list, transaction history, bank reconciliations, open invoices, unpaid bills… the list goes on and on. That’s why I see most business owners stay in the wrong accounting system too long. It’s ... Read more
Why I Switched From QuickBooks to Digits

Why I Switched From QBO to Digits

I didn’t switch from QuickBooks Online because it was bad software. That’s oversimplifying it, and it’s not true anyway. QBO works, works well, and is overall a great software. It’s ubiquitous for a reason, after all. Besides, QBO did a lot for us. It held the books together, handled the basics, and gave us the ... Read more

Best Accounting Software That Integrates With Rippling: A CPA’s Perspective

Rippling is great when it comes to handling the people side of the business: payroll, benefits, onboarding, device management, employee data, contractor payments, and a growing list of finance workflows. But Rippling has its shortcomings as a general ledger or accounting system. Why is this important? It matters because payroll does not stop at paying ... Read more
Best Accounting Software for SaaS Businesses

The Best Accounting Software for SaaS Businesses: A CPA’s Take

SaaS accounting looks simple from the outside. You sell software, customers pay monthly or annually, and revenue comes in through Stripe, ACH, credit card, or invoice. You’ll have payroll, contractors, hosting costs, software subscriptions, sales commissions, and maybe a few vendors, but on paper, it seems cleaner than a restaurant or even a retail business ... Read more

The Best Accounting Software for Tech Companies

Most accounting software was built for a business that sells physical things or billable hours. The financial questions those businesses ask are relatively stable: Did we make money this month? Are our invoices paid? What do we owe in taxes? Tech companies (particularly venture-backed startups) are asking an entirely different set of questions: How many ... Read more
How to Lower Merchant Processor Credit Card Fees From the Desk of a CPA

How to Lower Merchant Processor Credit Card Fees From the Desk of a CPA

I’m a CPA, so I tend to look at merchant fees the same way I look at any other line item on a P&L: not as a fixed cost, but as a cost that can be measured, challenged, and improved! Too many business owners treat credit card processing like rent and they assume it is ... Read more
Best Tarsus Alternatives

Best Tarsus Alternatives: A CPA’s Perspective

When a finance partner gets acquired, clients start doing math. Not panic math, but practical math. They start to ask themselves questions like, will my main contact stay? Will pricing change? Will the new parent push a bigger-firm service model? Will my business still be the kind of client they built around, or am I ... Read more
Best Pilot CFO Service Alternatives

The Best Pilot CFO Alternatives: A CPA’s Perspective

If you’re shopping for a Pilot alternative, you’re probably not looking for “bookkeeping but from someone else.” You’re looking for a finance partner that can help you close the books, forecast cash, clean up tax pain, support lenders or investors, and give you better answers than a dashboard ever could. After all, a good outsourced ... Read more
Luqra vs Checkout.com: Which Payment Processor Is Better?

Luqra vs Checkout.com: Which Payment Processor Is Better?

It’s easy to think that it doesn’t really matter which payment processor you go with. But anyone who’s had to live with their bad choice knows otherwise. The truth is, payment processors vary drastically on multiple fronts, including fees, payment methods, integrations, customer support, and the ability to grow and scale along with your business.  ... Read more
Automate Reconciliation Process

Automating the Reconciliation Process: A Practical Workflow for Finance Teams That Want Their Time Back

As a CPA, I’ve spent more hours than I care to admit staring at bank statements and general ledger exports, trying to figure out why a deposit doesn’t match anything in the system. Most of the time, it’s a simple timing difference or a merchant fee that wasn’t split out. But when you’re scaling a ... Read more
How to Choose the Right Finance Transformation Services for Your Business

How to Choose the Right Finance Transformation Services for Your Business

Let’s be honest for a second. If you’re a business owner or a CEO, “Finance Transformation” sounds like one of those expensive, nebulous phrases dreamed up by a consultant in a suit to justify a very large invoice. It’s right up there with “synergy” and “digital paradigm shift,” industry terminology that you could expect to ... Read more

The Best Tax Advisors for Business Acquisitions: From a CPA’s Desk

The Best Software for Accrual Accounting

The Best Accounting Software that Integrates with Deel

Best Value Accounting Software for Startups: From a CPA’s Perspective

Best Post Acquisition Finance Services From a CPAs Desk

A CPA’s 9-Step Guide to Switching Accounting Software Without Losing Data

Why I Switched From QBO to Digits

Best Accounting Software That Integrates With Rippling: A CPA’s Perspective

The Best Accounting Software for SaaS Businesses: A CPA’s Take

The Best Accounting Software for Tech Companies

How to Lower Merchant Processor Credit Card Fees From the Desk of a CPA

Best Tarsus Alternatives: A CPA’s Perspective

The Best Pilot CFO Alternatives: A CPA’s Perspective

Luqra vs Checkout.com: Which Payment Processor Is Better?

Automating the Reconciliation Process: A Practical Workflow for Finance Teams That Want Their Time Back

How to Choose the Right Finance Transformation Services for Your Business

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