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The IRS told you to charge less for AI work you no longer did
Year-round books make the lower fee possible. Circular 230 now treats billing for hours AI already cut as a fee problem, and mixed personal cards are the hours still sitting in March.
KiwiBooks Is Now Free to Start, and We Mean Actually Usable
There is now a free KiwiBooks plan that does real bookkeeping: invoices, receipts, reports, and a tax center. Here is exactly what you get, what Premium adds, and why we drew the line where we did.
Income. Expense. And the Money That Is Neither.
Deposits, draws, and loans break tagging-style bookkeeping. Two short videos show how owners and CPAs put those moves on the balance sheet and build custom categories mapped to real tax lines.
What's New in KiwiBooks: The Expert Network Goes Live
A quick look at what's new: public profiles for CPAs and bookkeepers, a cleaner onboarding checklist, smarter Chart of Accounts and tax exports, and reliability improvements.
Two Modes, One Platform: How KiwiBooks Works for Clients and CPAs
We redesigned KiwiBooks around one insight: your least organized client and your most detail-oriented CPA need completely different experiences. Now they have them.
Auto-Categorization Now Runs on Every New Transaction
Every new transaction in KiwiBooks now lands in the right Schedule C category the moment it arrives, whether you typed it in, imported a CSV, or connected your bank through Plaid. The model also learns from the changes you and your CPA make.
The AI Accounting Tipping Point Is Here: What It Means for Your Business
70% of accounting firms now use AI weekly. Here's what the industry shift means for small business owners, including three practical changes hitting your books right now.
How to File Quarterly Estimated Taxes as a Self-Employed Person
Quarterly estimated taxes throw off most freelancers. Learn who pays, when to pay, how to calculate what you owe, and exactly how to send the IRS its share.
How Much to Set Aside for Taxes as a Freelancer
Set aside 25 to 30% of every freelance payment for taxes. Here's how to adjust the percentage for your income, state, and deductions.
Your Schedule C Should Be a Report, Not a Rescue Mission
Tax time doesn't have to be a scramble. Here's what tax-ready bookkeeping actually means, and a simple workflow to get there.
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Why We're Not Building Another All-in-One Suite
Big platforms are racing to bundle everything. We're taking a different path, tax-ready AI bookkeeping that keeps CPAs at the center, not on the sidelines.