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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Best Accounting Software for Small Business

Best Accounting Software for Small Businesses in 2026: A CPA’s Listicle

Managing the books is one of the most time-consuming parts of running a small business, and also one of the most consequential. A missed invoice, a misclassified expense, or a tax deadline slipped past can cost more than just money. The good news is that modern accounting software has come a long way from desktop ... Read more
Digits Alternative

The 5 Best Alternatives to Digits for Small Business Accounting

Digits built its reputation on real-time financial intelligence, giving founders and operators a clean, AI-assisted window into their company’s money. It’s elegant, fast, and purpose-built for startups that want clarity without complexity. But depending on your business size, budget, or how hands-on you want your bookkeeping workflow to be, it may not be the right ... Read more
Melio vs. Relay

Melio vs. Relay: Which Is Best for Bill Pay? 

If you’ve spent any amount of time curating the optimal finance stack for your business, you’ve probably come across both Melio and Relay.  Relay is mostly known for its bank accounts and credit card, but it can also take care of a lot of the basics on the AP and AR sides. Melio isn’t a ... Read more
Why Does Month-End Close Take So Long

Why Does Month-End Close Take So Long? A CPA’s Perspective

For too many finance leads, controllers, and business owners, the month-end close is a grueling headache of chasing receipts, untangling spreadsheets, and reconciling mismatched data. It drains your team’s energy, delays decision-making, and turns highly skilled financial professionals into glorified data-entry clerks, leaving them with little to no time for actual financial analysis. However, a ... Read more

How to Prepare Your Financials to Sell a Business

Most business owners think about preparing their financials when a buyer shows up. My opinion? That’s way too late.  By the time a letter of intent lands on your desk, the window to fix your books has already closed. The numbers you have been running your business on for years are about to be scrutinized ... Read more
Accounting Software vs Hiring an Accountant

Accounting Software vs Hiring an Accountant: Get Help or Buy and DIY?

For most business owners, the decision of how to manage the books is a point of anxiety. In the early days, you can get away with a low-cost software provider and handle the reconciliation yourself on a Sunday afternoon. But as the business grows, the time spent coding expenses and chasing invoices begins to eat ... Read more
Is Accounting Software Worth Paying For?

Is Accounting Software Worth Paying For?

In the early days of a business, the financials are usually an ad hoc assembly of spreadsheets, receipts, and a business checking account. But as revenue grows, so does the administrative burden, and eventually, every business owner faces a classic dilemma: Do you keep using a spreadsheet, or is it time to pay for a ... Read more

Guidde vs Videate: Which AI Documentation Tool Is Right for Your Team?

Writing and updating SOPs, training docs, and other how-to content can eat up a ton of time. I get it. I’ve spent the last ten years deep in operations and documentation, and I know how much harder this gets as a company grows. Teams change, processes shift, and things get way more complicated than you’d ... Read more

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 Small Businesses in 2026: A CPA’s Listicle

The 5 Best Alternatives to Digits for Small Business Accounting

Melio vs. Relay: Which Is Best for Bill Pay? 

Why Does Month-End Close Take So Long? A CPA’s Perspective

How to Prepare Your Financials to Sell a Business

Accounting Software vs Hiring an Accountant: Get Help or Buy and DIY?

Is Accounting Software Worth Paying For?

Guidde vs Videate: Which AI Documentation Tool Is Right for Your Team?

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

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