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Re: Bench accounting services shutting down

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Post by ibejoeb »

ezekg wrote: post #8

This is really frustrating. I'll admit their services have been going downhill dramatically (all my books Jan-Nov were still open as of last week and usually they would close subsequent month), but I still think shutting down right before the tax year ends is downright scummy. What are the alternatives that handle bookkeeping and tax filing? Maybe I should just get a local CPA...

Definitely a local CPA. Building that relationship will pay off, even if it's just peace of mind.

Re: Bench accounting services shutting down

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Post by foolfoolz »

ezekg wrote: post #8

This is really frustrating. I'll admit their services have been going downhill dramatically (all my books Jan-Nov were still open as of last week and usually they would close subsequent month), but I still think shutting down right before the tax year ends is downright scummy. What are the alternatives that handle bookkeeping and tax filing? Maybe I should just get a local CPA...

“shutting down right before the tax year ends is downright scummy”

as if a dying business can magically decide to stay open longer and shut down at a more convenient time

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Post by yolo2122 »

Does shutting down mean bankruptcy? My businesses will have real damages from this - both the money that has been paid to bench all year for now no output of annual books/a financial summary as well as the cost of now having to pay to redo my 2024 books.

Re: Bench accounting services shutting down

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Post by ibejoeb »

journal wrote: post #7
porter wrote: post #4

What are the best alternatives?

https://github.com/denys-olleik/accounting Doing my best wish someone would help.

Cool. Looking forward to going through it.

>Have CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS postgis; installed.

Why is postgis a requirement for an accounting package?

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