NorthBooks
NorthBooks is web-based bookkeeping software for Canadian freelancers, consultants, side businesses, sole proprietors, and incorporated small businesses. It combines invoicing, client and product records, expense and receipt tracking, bank-statement imports, mileage, time and project tracking, and GST/HST/QST records. Users can review invoice status, tax amounts and remittances, and CRA filing deadlines. Features also include payroll with T4/T4A support, T1 and T2 summaries, read-only accountant access, and CSV, PDF, GIFI, and T2 XML exports. A free plan supports basic bookkeeping, while paid plans add expanded invoicing, reporting, tax workflows, and other tools. NorthBooks helps organize records for self-filing or accountant handoff; it does not file tax returns or replace professional tax advice. Plans serve owner-operated businesses and small teams in Canada.
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Basic Bookkeeping
Ideally suited for small businesses and individuals, Basic Bookkeeping (BBK) was rated the "Best of Business Shareware" by PC World and among the Best 100 Downloads by Computer Novice. Basic Bookkeeping is a revolutionary Windows software that will put on auto-pilot the management of accounting-related tasks. Through its simplicity of usage, Basic Bookkeeping application is intended for small businesses and individuals without accounting knowledge. Basic Bookkeeping is an accounting program for business owners , not accountants. Unlike double entry systems, Basic Bookkeeping's single entry method is intuitive. You simply enter your income and expenses. There are no credit, debits or other accounting jargon to worry about. If you have used "Dome" books (e.g., "Simplified Monthly Accounting", etc), you will be right at home with Basic Bookkeeping. The single entry method is well suited to small businesses including sole proprietors, partnerships and S-corporations.
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ZeraBooks
ZeraBooks is cloud accounting and bookkeeping software for small businesses, bookkeepers, and accounting firms. Users upload bank and credit-card statements in PDF or CSV, then review transaction categorization, bill and invoice payment matching, and statement reconciliation. The system uses a business’s reviewed transaction history to suggest categories and flags items that need human input. Its double-entry general ledger supports profit-and-loss, balance-sheet, cash-flow, and trial-balance reports, along with bills, invoices, and month-end close. Bookkeeping professionals can manage multiple client companies from one account. ZeraBooks also includes a bank-statement conversion tool that converts PDF statements into Excel or CSV files, with output formats for QuickBooks, Xero, and Sage. The accounting software is sold by subscription; done-for-you bookkeeping services are offered separately.
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Accounter
Accounter is a South African accounting software company building tools for businesses, accountants, and bookkeepers. Its platform combines cloud accounting workflows — invoicing, bank reconciliation, VAT, payroll, reporting — with AI extraction tools that convert bank statement PDFs and receipts into clean CSV for 32+ banks. Accounter also publishes a free library of SARS-aligned calculators (VAT, income tax, PAYE, UIF, SDL, ETI, SBC, provisional tax), tax-deadline tools, and templates used by SA accounting professionals. Extraction is credit-based with a free Starter tier (10 pages/month) and paid extraction plans from R199/month; accounting plans start at R300/month.
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