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Guidance for founders
Practical guides on bookkeeping, reporting and the monthly close, written by the accountants who do the work for the founders who rely on it.
How to read a profit and loss statement
A line-by-line walk through a real P&L shape: what each section means, the margins worth computing, and the five places founders misread their own numbers.
Reconciling Stripe, Shopify and PayPal: where the money actually goes
Platform payouts arrive as lump sums with fees already taken out. Here's the full mechanics — payouts, fees, refunds, chargebacks and reserves — and the weekly routine that keeps them honest.
ProcessWhat a proper month-end close looks like
The six stages of a complete close, what goes wrong inside each one, and the questions that tell you in five minutes whether your current bookkeeper runs a real process.
GuidesBookkeeper, accountant or CFO: who to hire, in what order, at what cost
The three roles do different jobs at very different price points. Here's what each one costs in-house versus outsourced, the hiring order that works, and the three expensive mis-hires.
GuidesCash or accrual? Choosing an accounting method you won't outgrow
One method tracks bank movements; the other tracks performance. A worked three-month example, the tax-filing rules in all four countries we work in, and what switching involves.
ComplianceThe founder's tax calendar: Australia, New Zealand, the US and Canada
Registration thresholds, filing cycles and the dates that carry penalties in all four countries — including Australia's new Payday Super rules that started 1 July 2026.
ProcessCatch-up bookkeeping: cost, timeline and how the work actually runs
What a year of backlog costs to fix, the five-stage sequence a proper catch-up follows, the documents to gather before anyone starts, and the red flags in catch-up quotes.