Learn the accounting basics#
Use Teach me accounting from the Accounting page when you need the plain-English handbook for running books yourself.
Open Run accounting yourself for the full guide to records, daily work, close, reports, controls, and planning.
What belongs in each page#
| Area | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Accounting | cash, bank feeds, receivables, payables, close, books, reports, planning, subscriptions, and capital readiness |
| Capital | deeper funding scenarios, underwriting signals, and saved financing cases |
Accounting is organized into tabs#
| Tab | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Overview | command center, action queue, receivable pressure, exposure, and period snapshot |
| Money work | bank health, cash positions, transaction flow, payment runs, sync-log follow-up, reimbursements, and anomaly work |
| Close & books | close posture, tie-outs, general ledger, trial balance, reports, exports, and evidence |
| Planning | runway, commitments, subscriptions, goals, capital scenarios, and funding risk |
When to use Capital#
Open Capital when you need to test a funding scenario instead of just reviewing current finance work.
The current page supports:
- principal, APR, term, and fee inputs
- saved scenarios
- underwriting-style checks such as cash trend, runway coverage, collections queue, and spend anomalies
Good daily loop#
- Start in Accounting > Overview or Money work.
- Move into Close & books when you are working the period or need reports.
- Use Planning before making spend, runway, subscription, or funding decisions.
- Use the side guide when an accounting term or workflow needs a plain-English explanation.
- Open Capital when the question needs deeper financing comparison outside current cash work.
Common blockers#
- Cash looks wrong: start in Money work and use Review sync log before assuming the balance is bad.
- A bank line says sync failed: open Money work, find the failed provider line in Statement reconciliation, and choose Retry sync. Zelio keeps the previous provider error visible until the retry is picked up.
- Reporting feels incomplete: check Close & books and close readiness first.
- You need monthly ledger detail: open Close & books and review ledger, trial balance, and report export areas.