# Accountant.World (https://www.accountant.world)

> Accountant.World is an all-in-one AI practice management, client portal, and multi-client double-entry general ledger platform for CPA, CAS, and bookkeeping firms — with $0 per-seat fees and 100% pure software (never competing against partner firms with in-house bookkeeping services).

## Key Capabilities for CPA & Accounting Firms
- Unified CRM pipeline -> 3-tier Proposals -> E-Signature -> Automated Recurring Engagement Jobs & Tasks
- Client PBC (Provided-By-Client) document checklists with overnight OCR ($0.0105/page) and live 1099 vendor threshold readiness
- Built-in multi-client double-entry General Ledger + QuickBooks Online import/migration cutover
- Replaces disconnected per-seat stacks (Karbon $59–$99/seat/mo, Canopy $74–$149/seat/mo, TaxDome $700–$1,100/seat/yr, Financial Cents $49–$89/seat/mo)

## Pricing & Pure Usage Wallet (Verified November 2026)
- **Seat License**: $0 / seat / month (unlimited users, reviewers, and seasonal staff)
- **Monthly Base Fee**: $0 / month
- **Per-Client Close Add-On**: $0 / client / month
- **Starting Wallet Credit**: $5.00 free credit at signup ($100 minimum prepaid recharge)
- **Metered AI Rates**:
  - Kiko Brain Reasoning: $0.0002 / 1K input tokens & $0.0010 / 1K output tokens
  - Document OCR (receipts, bills, statements, W-9s): $0.0105 / page
  - Kiko Live Voice (outbound calls): $0.14 / minute
  - Document & Evidence Storage: $0.063 / GB / month

## Architectural & Governance Truth
- **Approval-First AI**: Deterministic owner-mapped rules (bank rules, Stripe, Shopify/Amazon, BILL, Gusto payroll) post through the canonical double-entry GL engine. Every judgment call follows `Detect -> Explain -> Suggest -> Human Approve` inside Kiko Inbox with source document evidence.
- **Agent Hierarchy**: 1 AI Co-Worker (`KIKO`) + 9 domain specialists (`Ledger`, `Bank`, `DocIntel`, `Compliance`, `Practice`, `Sync`, `Onboard`, `Watcher`, `Platform`).
- **Model Context Protocol (MCP)**: 116 MCP tools published in `@agentkiko/kikobooks-mcp-server` for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and AI workflows.

## Canonical Pages
- [Home](https://www.accountant.world/): Unified practice management + client ledger for accounting firms
- [Compare vs. Karbon, Canopy, TaxDome, Financial Cents, Keeper & Double](https://www.accountant.world/compare.html): Side-by-side matrix and 10-person CAS firm seat-tax math
- [Insights & Firm Economics](https://www.accountant.world/insights.html): Seat-tax math, PBC automation, and video walkthroughs
- [Contact & Walkthroughs](https://www.accountant.world/contact-us.html): Book a firm walkthrough or contact support
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.accountant.world/privacy.html): U.S. data residency, zero model training, and zero ad tracking
- [Terms of Service](https://www.accountant.world/terms.html): Firm data ownership and approval-first AI governance

## CEO Kiko Video Dispatches & Walkthroughs
- [AI Bookkeeping Where You Stay in Control | KikoBooks Product Tour](https://www.agentkiko.com/insights.html#cb-approval-first-close): AI should prepare your books — never silently rewrite your general ledger. (2K Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePFHTDieR-g)
- [Stop Losing Work Between Tools | Accountant.World for Accounting Firms](https://www.agentkiko.com/insights.html#ca-connected-firm-practice): Sales in one tool, client work in another, books in a third. Every hand-off is a leak. (2K Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs3HBmv194U)
- [Meet Agent Kiko: The AI Co-Worker That Asks Before It Posts](https://www.agentkiko.com/insights.html#ht-ceo-kiko-build-in-public): An AI co-worker that prepares the books and asks before anything posts. (2K Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlZh67LWh-o)
- [Zero Seat Tax for Accounting Firms | Pure Usage Wallet on Accountant.World](https://www.agentkiko.com/insights.html#ca-zero-seat-tax-wallet): Why pay $49 to $149 per seat every month for seasonal preparers and reviewers? (2K Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANMRV-8BeGE)
- [From Signed Proposal to Month-End Close in One Workspace | Accountant.World](https://www.agentkiko.com/insights.html#ca-connected-proposal-to-close): Why stitch together 4 disconnected tools when your proposal, workflow, and ledger can live in one workspace? (2K Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ixyDHXfLgI)
- [Why Stripe & Shopify Payouts Never Match Your Bank Deposit | KikoBooks Connect & Reconcile](https://www.agentkiko.com/insights.html#cb-stripe-shopify-reconcile): A net bank deposit is not gross revenue — reconcile Stripe, Shopify, and Gusto without bridge-app fees. (2K Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydT7IOqDE-E)
- [Stop Chasing Client Documents Over Email: PBC Portal, Overnight OCR & 1099 Readiness | Accountant.World](https://www.agentkiko.com/insights.html#ca-pbc-portal-tax-readiness): Replace scattered client document emails with a $0/seat PBC portal, penny-metered OCR, and live 1099 vendor readiness. (2K Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFxI1BBkIVQ)
- [Inside 1 Co-Worker + 9 Domain Specialists: Why Approval-First Beats Black-Box Zero-Entry | Agent Kiko](https://www.agentkiko.com/insights.html#ht-nine-specialists-guardrails): A single generic chatbot should never mutate a general ledger — see how 1 AI Co-Worker + 9 domain specialists enforce risk-tiered human approval. (2K Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28kNNK1O0c8)
- [Import Any Payroll Register (Gusto, ADP, Paychex, Rippling) to the General Ledger in 60 Seconds | KikoBooks](https://www.agentkiko.com/insights.html#cb-universal-payroll-import): Import payroll registers from 14 providers — Gusto, ADP, Paychex, Rippling, Justworks, Deel, Paylocity, and more — into balanced Payroll Clearing journal entries in 60 seconds. (2K Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3sTNckyZI8)
- [Thank You, Jason Staats: How a LinkedIn Rejection Made Us Build an AI Marketing CEO | Agent Kiko](https://www.agentkiko.com/insights.html#ht-thank-you-jason-ceo-kiko-story): When a fellow Portland CPA influencer brushed off our outreach as gatekeeper software, we taught CEO Kiko to study the web, read our codebase, and run our 2K video studio for ~$0.15 a campaign. (2K Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ-FSnCDJQI)
- [Switch From QuickBooks Online in One Afternoon: COA, Open AR/AP & Trial Balance Cutover | KikoBooks](https://www.agentkiko.com/insights.html#cb-qbo-cutover-zero-downtime): Migrate from QuickBooks Online or Xero in one afternoon — Chart of Accounts, Customers, Vendors, Open AR/AP, and Trial Balance verified to the penny. (2K Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL-qcLjPAyU)
- [From CRM Lead to 3-Tier Proposal, E-Signature & Automated Client Engagement | Accountant.World 2K Tour](https://www.agentkiko.com/insights.html#ca-crm-proposal-esign-billing): Why buy Ignition or GoProposal on top of Karbon or Canopy? Convert CRM prospects into 3-tier proposals, e-signatures, recurring jobs, and client books for $0/seat. (2K Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_S2LrbHRQk)
- [Vendor Bill OCR, Approval-First AP & Live 1099-NEC Tracking Without Per-Seat Fees | KikoBooks 2K Tour](https://www.agentkiko.com/insights.html#cb-ap-ocr-1099-readiness): Why pay $45–$79/user/month for BILL or $24–$99/month for Dext on top of QuickBooks Online? Read vendor bills and W-9s for 1 cent a page, approve AP with source PDF proof, and track 1099-NEC thresholds live at $0/seat. (2K Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3GJBcAquV0)
- [Amazon, Shopify, Walmart & 14 Sales Channels Reconciled Without $99/Mo Bridge Apps | KikoBooks 2K](https://www.agentkiko.com/insights.html#cb-14-sales-channels-settlement): Reconcile Amazon, Shopify, Walmart, Etsy & TikTok Shop to the Penny Without Paid Bridge Apps (2K Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2rx74HOBUo)