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Getting started

Getting started: signup and onboarding

Create your PeakBooks account, set up your business in the 4-step wizard, and land on a working dashboard.

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Connect a bank account via Plaid

Link your bank or credit card so transactions flow into PeakBooks automatically. Includes MFA and unsupported-bank tips.

3 min read

Upload a CSV bank statement

The fallback when Plaid isn't available — drop a CSV from your bank and PeakBooks will detect the format and import it.

3 min read

Day-to-day bookkeeping

Categorize transactions

Categorize one at a time, use the AI suggestion, bulk-update many at once, or build learned rules that catch future matches.

6 min read

Reconcile a bank account

Walk through the month-end reconcile flow: enter the statement, mark cleared items, find discrepancies, and lock when done.

7 min read

Close a period and year-end close

Lock a month, quarter, or year so the books can't be edited after the fact — and what to do at year-end with Retained Earnings.

6 min read

Invoicing customers

Create and send an invoice, record the payment when it comes in, and set up recurring invoices for repeat clients.

6 min read

Record bills and pay vendors

Enter a bill from a vendor, mark it paid, copy from a previous bill, and set up recurring bills like rent or insurance.

5 min read

Match a bank deposit to invoices

Pair an incoming bank deposit with one or many open invoices in a single step. PeakBooks creates the payment, deposit, and link automatically.

5 min read

Accounting

Fixed Assets and depreciation

Track capital assets, post straight-line depreciation, apply IRC §168(k) bonus depreciation, and bring prior depreciation in when migrating from another system.

8 min read

For accountants

Accountant Review and bulk fixes

Scan a client's books for duplicates, missing vendors, inconsistent categorization, and more. Bulk-fix inline with one-click undo.

6 min read

Engagement letters and e-sign

Upload a PDF engagement letter once, send to clients with per-letter variable fields, and collect typed or drawn signatures inside PeakBooks.

5 min read

Account & access

Invite or accept an accountant

Give your accountant secure access to your books — or, if you're the accountant, accept the invite and switch into the client.

3 min read

Plans, billing, and trials

How the 7-day trial works, what each tier includes, and how to upgrade, downgrade, or cancel from the Stripe billing portal.

3 min read

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