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FreshBooks is a cloud-based small business accounting software that offers invoicing, time tracking, expense management, and payment acceptance. It provides double-entry accounting features, detailed financial reports, and seamless accountant integration to help small businesses manage their finances and make informed decisions.

THE PRODUCT, BEYOND THE PITCH

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A good fit for

  • Freelancers, solopreneurs, businesses with employees, and businesses with contractors seeking small business accounting solutions.

Know the limitations

  • During the 30-day free trial, Advanced Payments features like recurring billing are not available.

What you can do

  • Managing invoicing, expense tracking, and payroll for small businesses to improve efficiency and reduce tax time stress.
  • Collaborating with accountants for tax time and ongoing financial advice using real-time data access.

Features

  • Create professional invoices with automatic addition of tracked time and expenses, tax calculations, and customizable payment options.
  • Automated invoices and billing with secure online payments and built-in reminders to maintain predictable cash flow.
  • Expense tracking with mobile receipt scanning, bank account imports, and automated expense categorization.
  • Payroll management that allows paying yourself and your team, tracking expenses, and calculating taxes seamlessly.
  • Tax-ready financial reports including Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, and Trial Balance reports.

Integrations

  • Over 100 integrations available through the FreshBooks AppStore, including embedded payroll and bank reconciliation.

Platforms & data export

  • 100% web-based software accessible anywhere with optional iOS and Android mobile apps syncing with desktop.

THE COST FOR YOUR TEAM

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A practical workflow

  1. Create invoices, track expenses, and accept payments online; link bank accounts for automated reconciliation; collaborate with accountants via shared access.

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What changed

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    bestFor

    Before: []

    After: ["Freelancers, solopreneurs, businesses with employees, and businesses with contractors seeking small business accounting solutions."]

    features

    Before: ["Create professional invoices with automatic time and expense addition, tax calculation, and customizable payment options.","Automated invoices and billing with secure online payments and built-in reminders to maintain predictable cash flow.","Expense tracking with mobile receipt scanning, bank account imports, and automated expense categorization.","Payroll management that allows paying yourself and your team, tracking expenses, and calculating taxes seamlessly.","Double-entry accounting with detailed financial reports such as Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, and Trial Balance."]

    After: ["Create professional invoices with automatic addition of tracked time and expenses, tax calculations, and customizable payment options.","Automated invoices and billing with secure online payments and built-in reminders to maintain predictable cash flow.","Expense tracking with mobile receipt scanning, bank account imports, and automated expense categorization.","Payroll management that allows paying yourself and your team, tracking expenses, and calculating taxes seamlessly.","Tax-ready financial reports including Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, and Trial Balance reports."]

    integrations

    Before: ["Supports over 100 integrations and automations including embedded payroll and bank reconciliation."]

    After: ["Over 100 integrations available through the FreshBooks AppStore, including embedded payroll and bank reconciliation."]

    plans

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    platforms

    Before: ["Accessible via any web browser on desktop, laptop, tablet, or phone, with mobile apps for iPhone and Android including mileage tracking."]

    After: ["100% web-based software accessible anywhere with optional iOS and Android mobile apps syncing with desktop."]

    summary

    Before: "FreshBooks is a cloud-based small business accounting software that offers invoicing, time tracking, expense management, and payment acceptance. It supports collaboration with accountants and provides detailed financial reports and payroll integration."

    After: "FreshBooks is a cloud-based small business accounting software that offers invoicing, time tracking, expense management, and payment acceptance. It provides double-entry accounting features, detailed financial reports, and seamless accountant integration to help small businesses manage their finances and make informed decisions."

    switching

    Before: ["Offers Easy Switch service to help transfer data from other accounting software with specialist support."]

    After: []

    useCases

    Before: ["Designed for freelancers and solopreneurs to keep books in check, manage clients, and track work.","Suitable for businesses with employees or contractors to handle accounting, billing, payroll, and team collaboration."]

    After: ["Managing invoicing, expense tracking, and payroll for small businesses to improve efficiency and reduce tax time stress.","Collaborating with accountants for tax time and ongoing financial advice using real-time data access."]

    walkthrough

    Before: ["Sign up for an account, add business details, explore invoicing, add clients, accept payments, run reports, and use project management tools.","Download the mobile app to manage accounting tasks on the go with synchronization between devices."]

    After: ["Create invoices, track expenses, and accept payments online; link bank accounts for automated reconciliation; collaborate with accountants via shared access."]

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