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Practical guides on bookkeeping, cash flow, and building a business. For owners getting started and the accountants helping them along.
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The Founder’s Financial Roadmap: From Day 0 to Scale
A step-by-step guide to building a strong financial foundation, making smarter decisions, and preparing for growth.
Surender Kumar12 min readApr 28, 2026
Read the guide- Finance
Accounting for early-stage SaaS startups: what to set up before your first $10k MRR
Revenue recognition, deferred revenue, Stripe fees, the metrics investors ask for, and the chart of accounts that makes them fall out of the books. A setup guide for the first year.
SKSurender Kumar9 min readSep 22, 2026 - Finance
Profit vs cash: why your P&L and your bank disagree
Your P&L says you made money. Your bank balance says otherwise. Both are right - here is what sits between them and how to see it before payroll day.
SKSurender Kumar7 min readSep 10, 2026 - Bookkeeping
The agency month-end close in 90 minutes
A repeatable close for agencies and consultancies: reconcile, bill what was delivered, chase what is owed, and read three numbers - in one sitting.
SKSurender Kumar8 min readSep 10, 2026 - Business Formation
LLC vs C-Corp: Which structure is right for your startup?
A founder's guide to choosing between LLC and C-Corporation - tax implications, investor expectations, and more.
SKSurender Kumar8 min readApr 10, 2026 - Taxes
The R&D tax credit: Most startups leave money on the table
How to claim up to $250k in R&D credits - even if you haven't hit profitability yet.
SKSurender Kumar12 min readApr 3, 2026 - Finance
Cash flow modeling for early-stage startups
A practical framework for projecting runway, modeling scenarios, and making data-driven decisions.
SKSurender Kumar10 min readMar 28, 2026 - Bookkeeping
Monthly bookkeeping cleanup checklist for startups
The 12-point checklist our bookkeepers run every month - from bank reconciliation to journal entries.
SKSurender Kumar7 min readMar 20, 2026 - Payroll
Startup payroll basics: What every founder should know
From classifying your first hire to filing 941s - the founder's primer on payroll without the panic.
SKSurender Kumar9 min readMar 12, 2026 - Taxes
Sales tax mistakes that can cost you thousands
The five sales-tax landmines that catch growing businesses - and how to avoid every one of them.
SKSurender Kumar6 min readMar 5, 2026
Tools & guides
Calculators, comparisons & switching guides
Free interactive tools and decision guides - no signup required.
Calculators and templates
- Burn rate and runway calculatorCash in the bank, what goes out each month, what comes in, and how fast it is growing. Get the month the money runs out, or the month you break even.
- Break-even calculatorHow many units, or how much revenue, you need before the business covers its fixed costs, and how many more for a profit target.
- Profit margin and markup calculatorTurn cost and price into margin and markup, or start from the margin you want and get the price to charge.
- LLC vs C-Corp cost calculatorCompare the setup and annual admin cost of an LLC vs a C-Corp over time. Estimate only - not tax or legal advice.
- Bookkeeping ROI calculatorEstimate what your books really cost you today - in money and in hours - and compare it to a managed plan.
- Free invoice generatorFill in your details and line items, see the invoice as you type, and download it as a PDF. No account, no watermark.
- Sales tax calculatorAdd sales tax to a price or pull it out of a total, with the current rate for every state and room for your local rate.
- Free invoice template (Excel)A clean invoice spreadsheet with line items, tax and totals that calculate themselves. Download and use in Excel, Google Sheets or Numbers.
- Income statement template (Excel)A profit and loss statement laid out the way an accountant expects: revenue, cost of sales, gross profit, operating expenses and net income, with formulas.
- Balance sheet template (Excel)Assets, liabilities and equity with the totals and the balance check built in, so you know when something is off.
- Cash flow statement template (Excel)Operating, investing and financing cash flows on one sheet, with opening and closing cash reconciled.
Compare
| eazeaccounts | QuickBooks | Xero | Pilot | doola | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting software | Included, AI-assisted | Core product | Core product | Service-led | Bookkeeping-focused |
| Bookkeeping by a team | In-house service tier | Add-on (Live) | External advisors | Core product | Offered |
| Tax preparation | In-house service tier | Add-on / partners | External advisors | Offered | Offered |
| Business formation | Offered | Not core | Not offered | Not core | Core product |
| Payroll | Via trusted partner | Paid add-on | Via integration | Via partners | Not core |
| Free / entry tier | $1 a month introductory offer for the first 3 months; regular plan pricing applies after | Paid plans | Paid plans, trial | Service pricing | Paid packages |
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