Accounting · 2026-05-20
Why we tag every line with a fund, not a QuickBooks class
Class-and-Location is the most common workaround for fund accounting in QBO. Here's where it breaks at audit time — and what we do instead.
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Notes on nonprofit accounting, the firm-tier playbook, and the platform engineering behind steepl. Newer posts ship from the team during 2026.
Engineering · 2026-05-20
What a hash-chained ledger actually proves (and what it doesn't)
ADR-0007 explained for treasurers and CPAs. The KMS-signed Merkle root in WORM storage is real; we walk through the threat model.
Firm operations · 2026-05-20
QBOA retires Dec 31, 2026. Here's a real migration plan for church bookkeeping firms.
Intuit's Accountant Suite repositions away from the church-firm ICP. We lay out a 6-month plan to land on the other side.
Accounting · 2026-05-20
Board-designated vs donor-restricted: the #1 net-asset classification error in church books
ASU 2016-14 made this distinction the front-line presentation question. We unpack the rule and how our importer catches the cases Aplos blurs.
Payroll · 2026-05-20
Clergy housing allowance, designed correctly into payroll
Why the prospective designation matters, how SECA actually works for ministers, and what Form 4361 does (and doesn't) cover.
Engineering · 2026-05-20
Per-entity database isolation, at 300 tenants and at 10,000
The empirical case for database-per-accounting-entity, the multi-cluster fleet design, and the Notion/Figma cutover patterns we learned from.
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