Accounting Workflow Automation

Ledger rips the spreadsheet chaos out of your firm and replaces it with automated workflows that route documents, chase approvals, and close books while partners sleep.

No credit card · 5-min setup · Works with QBO, Xero, Drake, Lacerte

ledger — workflow #1,847

Active Return

Meridian Holdings LLC — 2025 1120-S

In Review

Pipeline

Intake

OCR Parse

Reconcile

Partner Rev

E-File

W-2s extracted & mapped
Depreciation schedule synced
K-1 pass-through reconciled
Partner signature requiredAWAITING

Saved

14h

this week

Queue

Hendricks CPA
Alvarez LLC
Summit Tax
147 active
workflows
147 workflows/week14 hrs saved0 missed deadlines
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01 / Intake

Documents find their desk. Without you playing postman.

Every client email, portal upload, and shared folder gets parsed, classified, and routed to the right queue in seconds. No more 47-unread inboxes before 9 AM.

68%

faster client onboarding

Inbox — 47 unreadChaos

karen.m@summittax.com

RE: RE: RE: W2s for Johnson

11:42 AM

dropbox-noreply@...

Shared folder: Alvarez 2025

10:18 AM

david@hendricks.cpa

Fwd: Bank statements — URGENT

9:03 AM

noreply@docusign.com

Signed: Engagement Letter

Yesterday

jess@interalcpa.com

Can you check the K-1 again?

Yesterday
Document Router — Auto✓ Live

Johnson Family Trust

W-2 × 3Tax Prep Queue

Routed

Alvarez Holdings

Bank Stmts × 12Reconciliation

OCR Complete

Hendricks CPA

Bank StmtsPartner Inbox

Pending Review

Summit Tax LLC

EngagementSigned Docs

Archived
02 / Processing

Seven browser tabs become one workflow that runs itself.

Bank API pulls, AI categorization, depreciation sync, 1099 chase — all triggered automatically the moment a return enters the system. Staff accountants review outcomes, not inputs.

91%

reduction in processing errors

Manual Checklist — Hendricks 2025.xlsx7 tabs open
Download statements from portal
Manually key transaction amounts
Cross-reference last year's schedule
Email client for missing 1099
Update master spreadsheet (tab 4)
Ping supervisor for sign-off
Auto-Workflow — Hendricks 20256/6 done
Statements fetched via bank APIAUTO
312 transactions categorized by AIAUTO
Depreciation schedule auto-updatedAUTO
1099 request sent & received (automated)AUTO
Ledger synced to QBO in real timeAUTO
Supervisor notified — 0 blockersAUTO
03 / Review

Partners get 4-minute reviews, not 4-day email chains.

Ledger surfaces exactly what needs eyes, assigns it to the right partner, and auto-chases until it clears. Missed deadlines become a thing you read about in other firms' post-mortems.

4 min

avg partner review time per return

Missed Deadlines4 critical
MISSED

Johnson return — partner never approved

3 days ago

MISSED

Alvarez extension deadline passed

2 days ago

PENDING

Summit Q3 — waiting on Michael (day 8)

8 days ago

MISSED

Hendricks amended — no action taken

5 days ago

Smart Review Queue0 missed
Johnson Family TrustIn Review
M. ChenETA: 4 min
Alvarez HoldingsAuto-Chased
S. PatelETA: Queued
Summit Tax LLCApproved
AutoETA: Done

↑ Ledger auto-chased 3 partners. Avg response: 4 min.

04 / Filing

E-file 47 returns tonight. Wake up to 47 confirmations.

Multi-client filing coordination runs autonomously. Ledger tracks IRS acknowledgements, flags rejects, and queues retransmissions — all without a human touching the queue.

0

missed e-file deadlines across 200+ clients

Filing Tracker — April 2026Manual

12

Ready

31

Waiting

4

Missed

Last updated: manually, 2 days ago

Auto-Filing — April 2026Live

47

E-Filed

0

In Queue

0

Missed

47/47

↑ Zero missed e-file deadlines across 200+ clients

05 / Reporting

Month-end close in 2 days. Not 12.

Reconciliation runs automatically against live bank feeds. Intercompany entries resolve themselves. The close packet lands in every partner's inbox before they finish their morning coffee.

2 days

month-end close vs. industry avg of 12

Month-End Close — Feb 2026Day 11
Meridian HoldingsDay 9 — still open

Blocker: Missing bank rec

Alvarez LLCDay 7 — stalled

Blocker: Awaiting partner

Summit TaxDay 11 — escalated

Blocker: Intercompany error

Month-End Close — Feb 2026Day 2 ✓

Meridian Holdings

Auto-reconciled

Day 2

Alvarez LLC

Auto-reconciled

Day 2

Summit Tax

Auto-reconciled

Day 1

↑ Month-end close in 2 days instead of 12

The firm that automates first, wins first

Stop managing workflows.
Start running a firm.

Managing partners at 200-person firms use Ledger to do in 2 days what used to take 12. Your first workflow is free. No credit card. No Zapier prayer required.

3,200+

firms automated

14 hrs

saved per week avg

99.7%

e-file success rate