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Free · Excel

Month-End Reporting Package

Paste in your trial balance and get a board-ready package: balance sheet, income statement, cash flow, budget vs. actual, outlook and MD&A, with 13 automatic tie-out checks.

Workflow: map your trial balance with AI

Free · Excel + PDF guide

1099 Readiness Tracker

Vendor totals by 1099 box from your AP export, who needs a 1099-NEC or 1099-MISC at the new $2,000 threshold, missing W-9s, TIN-match status, card payments excluded, and a filing timeline. Fictional example data included.

Process guide (PDF) · Workflow and prompt

Free · Excel + PDF guide

Payroll Tie-Out Workbook

Gross to net, register to GL, deposits by jurisdiction, liability rollforward, registrations, wage bases and benefit remittances, with a one-page summary. Fictional example data included.

Process guide (PDF) · Workflow and prompt

Example data in every workbook is fictional. Educational tools, not tax, legal or accounting advice. Disclaimer

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Toolkits

$79 · one-time

Month-End Close Toolkit

Close checklist, balance sheet reconciliations, flux analysis and journal entry log on one status page, plus a 9-prompt AI pack for the close.

$99 · one-time

AI Agent Playbook Pack

Five AI agent playbooks (AR collections, receptionist, AP, executive assistant, HR onboarding) with step-by-step setup guides, prompts and three workbooks.

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