Accounting Services
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Should Your Accountant Have QuickBooks Access?
We often encounter a problem with new startup clients: Those clients haven’t been given access to QuickBooks by their previous accountant.
Kruze Consulting
Due Diligence Checklist for Venture Lenders
Get venture debt-ready—learn what venture lenders ask for in due diligence, from metrics and forecasts to legal docs and reporting.
Kruze Consulting
Can Your Startup Afford Another Engineer?
Decide if you can hire another engineer—learn how to model headcount, fully loaded costs, and runway impact before you extend an offer.
Kruze Consulting
Startup Accounting: Filing Your First Startup Tax Return
Learn how startup accounting experts handle your first startup tax return, from requirements to timelines, R&D credits and founder FAQs.
Vanessa Kruze
A 2026 Guide to Tax Returns for Seed-Stage Startups
The ultimate tax season guide for startups, by the leading tax CPA to startups. Kruze has filed thousands of tax returns; we answer the top tax questions.
Vanessa Kruze
Why Startups Should Use Bill.com
There are really three main reasons why you absolutely want to be using Bill.com.
Vanessa Kruze
A Guide to Shutting Down Your Startup
Close your startup the right way—learn the steps to wind down, pay taxes and payroll, settle liabilities, and avoid lingering compliance issues.
Kruze Consulting
Startup Accounting Mistakes in Fundraising Due Diligence
Avoid startup accounting mistakes that delay fundraising due diligence, from messy books and cash gaps to weak revenue records.
Bryan Long, MBA
When is the Best Time to Switch to a PEO?
Kruze Consulting answers the question 'What is the best time of year to switch to a Professional Employer Organization ?'.
Kruze Consulting
Hiring for Startup Operations: A Guide
Hire your first ops leader wisely—learn when a startup should add operations, what the role owns, and how it supports scale.
Kruze Consulting
What is an Administration Fee in Venture Debt?
Understand administration fees—learn what these fees cover, where they show up (benefits, loans, vendors), and how to spot unnecessary costs.
Kruze Consulting
Top 10 Signs of Bad Bookkeeping
Vanessa Kruze, CPA, discusses bad bookkeeping, the top 10 ways your startup's financials are messed up and what you should do to correct them.
Vanessa Kruze