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What running other people’s books teaches you.

Guides on Xero, on what bookkeeping actually costs, and on the industries where the books work differently. Each one is written from the monthly work itself, with the figures sourced.

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Industries · 7 min read Restricted Funds in Xero Two tracking categories for the two questions every grant dollar has to answer. Industries · 8 min read Xero for Real Estate Building a trust structure in Xero, the three-way reconciliation, and where the rent roll lives. Industries · 7 min read Xero for Professional Services Work in progress, deferred revenue, and the two numbers that decide whether a firm is profitable. Xero platform · 7 min read Xero Migration Checklist Six phases, each with the check that proves it is finished, and seven checks before go-live. About Logiframe · 4 min read Two Xero Asia Awards Partner of the Year (Asia) in 2025 and 2019, what the awards assessed, and why they matter to a US client. Close & reporting · 7 min read Multi-Entity Bookkeeping One organisation per entity, intercompany that clears, and consolidating with Syft or Fathom. Xero platform · 6 min read Add-Ons Worth Paying For What stopped needing an add-on in 2026, what still earns a subscription, and the stack cost nobody totals. Xero platform · 6 min read Xero in the US, 2026 Payroll inside Xero, bill payments in the ledger, and what JAX actually does. Xero platform · 6 min read Automation You Already Pay For Contact defaults, bank rules, reminders and repeating journals, sitting in the plan you already have. Pricing & hiring · 6 min read In-House or Outsourced Salary is the number people compare. What a hire actually costs once benefits, cover and review are counted. Industries · 7 min read IOLTA Trust Reconciliation The six documents a reconciliation requires, and the bookkeeping errors state bars treat as violations. Close & reporting · 7 min read Month-End Close Checklist Nine steps in dependency order, and what goes wrong at each one. Pricing & hiring · 6 min read Bookkeeper, Accountant or Controller Three roles used as one word. What each does, when you outgrow it, and the order to hire in. Industries · 8 min read Xero for E-commerce Why a payout is not a sale, and why cost of goods sold goes missing from most e-commerce files. Pricing & hiring · 6 min read What a Partner Badge Measures How Xero partner status is calculated, and the seven questions that tell you more than any tier. Xero platform · 6 min read Xero vs QuickBooks The four structural differences that decide it, and when staying where you are is the right answer.
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