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AI accounting software for US small businesses

Every feature US small businesses need — Plaid 11,000+ bank feeds, AI categorization at 95%+ accuracy, 1099-NEC e-file, Avalara multi-state sales tax, SOC 2 Type II, QuickBooks/Xero/Wave migration. Free Plan covers the basics; Pro at $39.99/month unlocks the AI agent.

US bank feeds — Plaid 11,000+

  • Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citi, US Bank, Capital One, regional banks and credit unions
  • Brex, Ramp, Mercury, Divvy corporate cards
  • Stripe, Square, PayPal, Shopify Payments merchant processors
  • Auto-refresh nightly; re-auth flow when banks rotate tokens
  • Direct connect for major banks; aggregator fallback for the long tail

US tax compliance — built in

  • 1099-NEC tracking + IRS e-file (Free Plan up to 3 contractors, unlimited on Pro)
  • 1099-MISC for rents, royalties, other income
  • Multi-state sales tax via Avalara AvaTax (Pro+)
  • Marketplace facilitator handling (Amazon, Etsy, eBay)
  • Quarterly estimated tax (1040-ES) with 110%/100% safe-harbor calc
  • Section 179 + bonus depreciation for capital equipment

AI accounting agent

  • 95%+ categorization accuracy, learns from your patterns
  • Anomaly flagging — duplicate vendor, off-pattern transaction, suspicious refund
  • Bill OCR scan via email forwarding or mobile photo
  • Auto-reconciliation of bank transactions against bills and invoices
  • Included on every plan (Free Plan includes free AI credits to get started)

Migration from incumbents

  • QuickBooks Online (QBO file or CSV)
  • Xero (Xero Tax Standard export)
  • Wave (CSV bundle)
  • FreshBooks (CSV bundle)
  • Auto-map chart of accounts, customers, vendors, items, opening balances, history

Trust & compliance

  • SOC 2 Type II (current cert, report available from /trust-center)
  • AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit
  • AWS US-East hosted, daily off-region backups
  • BAAs available for healthcare clients
  • Free data export to CSV/QBO/Xero, 90-day read-only window after cancellation

USD multi-currency + global commerce

  • Bill in any currency, hold USD as base
  • Auto FX gain/loss at IRS-acceptable rate per period
  • Customer + supplier in different currencies, both reconciled in USD home books

Reporting + financial statements

  • GAAP-compliant P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Trial Balance
  • Customizable management dashboards
  • Class tracking (4 categories, 100 options each)
  • Multi-location + project-level P&L
  • Accountant-ready exports for tax prep season

CPA & tax-prep workflows

  • CPA Practice tier — per-client pricing, batch close, unlimited firm staff
  • ProAdvisor-equivalent partner program
  • Read-only books for tax preparer review
  • Year-end close checklist + reconciliation reports

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