Bench Accounting

Bench takes bookkeeping entirely off your hands by pairing web-based software with actual human bookkeepers who categorise and reconcile your transactions each month. Connect your bank and credit card accounts, and a dedicated bookkeeper reviews everything, delivers profit and loss statements and balance sheets, and helps organise records for tax filing. The Starter tier pricing varies by transaction volume, so costs scale with your business activity. The trade-off is cost: you're paying for human labour, which makes this more expensive than self-service accounting software like QuickBooks or Xero. And while Bench handles monthly bookkeeping well, it doesn't replace a full-service accountant or tax advisor come year-end. It's built for sole traders and small business owners in the US who are too busy to manage their own books and would rather pay for accuracy than spend evenings learning accounting software. If you're happy doing it yourself or operate internationally, look elsewhere.