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Accounted product updates, feature announcements, and how-to guides for using the platform.

52 articles on Product

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How Accounted Calculates Your Tax in Real Time

Accounted calculates your income tax, National Insurance, and VAT in real time as transactions are processed. No more January surprises.

28 February 2026·7 min read
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Receipt Scanning via Messaging with Accounted

Snap a photo of your receipt, send it to Penny on WhatsApp, and it is categorised, matched, and stored in seconds. Here is how it works.

28 February 2026·7 min read
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Accounted Security: How We Protect Your Data

Accounted uses bank-grade encryption, Open Banking, and strict data policies to protect your financial information. Here is the full security breakdown.

28 February 2026·7 min read
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Accounted's Three-Tier Reasoning Engine Explained

Accounted uses a three-tier reasoning engine to categorise transactions. Here is how rules, retrieval-augmented generation, and LLMs work together.

28 February 2026·7 min read
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Messaging-Based Bookkeeping: How Accounted Works

Accounted turns WhatsApp into a full bookkeeping system. Here is exactly how the WhatsApp integration works, step by step.

28 February 2026·6 min read
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Why We Built Accounted on Messaging (Not an App)

The average person checks WhatsApp 23 times a day but avoids their bookkeeping app for weeks. We thought: why not do bookkeeping where people already are?

28 February 2026·7 min read
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How AI Is Changing Bookkeeping for Small Businesses

What AI can and can't do for your bookkeeping today, how Penny's three-tier reasoning works, and what the future holds for AI-powered accounting.

26 February 2026·4 min read
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How to Switch from Xero to Accounted (Step-by-Step)

A complete step-by-step guide to migrating from Xero to Accounted, including what gets transferred, how the API migration works, and what to expect in your first week.

26 February 2026·4 min read
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How to Switch from FreeAgent to Accounted: Why and How

Why FreeAgent users are switching to Accounted, and a step-by-step guide to migrating your bookkeeping data across.

24 February 2026·7 min read
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How to Switch from Sage to Accounted: Modern Bookkeeping Migration

A practical guide to moving from Sage desktop or cloud software to Accounted, including data export, cloud migration and setup.

23 February 2026·7 min read
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How to Switch from QuickBooks to Accounted: Step-by-Step

Step-by-step guide to migrating from QuickBooks to Accounted, covering data export, automatic import and bank feed setup.

22 February 2026·7 min read
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How to Switch from Xero to Accounted: Complete Migration Guide

A complete step-by-step guide to migrating your bookkeeping from Xero to Accounted, including data export, import and verification.

21 February 2026·6 min read
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