About AccountKit
AccountKit is built by accountants, for accountants.
Paul and Paula Murray founded AccountKit in 2015, while they were moving their own practice to the cloud and Xero Practice Manager. They wanted software that made it easy for accountants like them to get any task done.
- Founded
- 2015
- Launched
- July 2016
- Founders
- Paul and Paula Murray
A word from the founder
Every little efficiency gain makes a big difference to a practice.
“Every accountant knows it’s hard to provide exceptional services for your clients when your time is eaten up with day-to-day admin. Every little efficiency gain makes a big difference, although it’s not just about time. With access to the right tools and insights, you can help your clients’ businesses flourish, as well as your own.”
What customers notice about who built it
“It’s made by accountants, not just software vendors for accountants.”
Jacqui TrumperBlack Cat Accounting
“What was really appealing straight away is that he’s an accountant, so he just gets it.”
Jeremy WottonJTW Accountants, on meeting Paul
Where it all began
Ten years of releases, from the first schedule automation to workflow.
Every date below is one AccountKit has published. As you move through the years, each integration joins the ring in the year it launched.
2015
- Founded
Paul and Paula Murray found AccountKit while moving their own practice to the cloud and Xero Practice Manager.
- Founded
2016
- July
AccountKit launches to the public, and the team exhibits at its first Xerocon.
- December
The first automation: interest and current and non-current splits post across thousands of schedules every night.
- July
2017
- May
The Client Map tool builds structure diagrams from client and XPM data.
- July
The Franking Account Register keeps every franking account in one place.
- September
The Inter-Entity Loan tool arrives, along with integrations to the major document management systems.
- Document systems
- May
2018
- September
The Fuel Tax Credit Calculator pulls data straight from Xero, and AccountKit receives the Xero Practice App of the Year award at Xerocon.
- December
The year closes with two-factor authentication rolled out and new integrations with Slack and Twilio for SMS.
- Slack
- Twilio SMS
- September
2019
- March
Pricing is rebuilt so firms pick the tools they want.
- August
The Division 7A tool is released.
- March
2020
- September
The Amortisation Scheduler handles black hole expenditure, prepayments and the like.
- November
Outlook and Gmail integration brings client data into email and saves emails back to AccountKit.
Outlook- Gmail
- September
2021
- January
Microsoft Teams integration pushes notifications from the Correspondence Register.
- August
A purpose-built integration brings FYI into AccountKit.
Microsoft Teams
FYI
- January
2022
- August
AccountKit 2.0: a new user experience in open beta, with workflow and a price model built to grow with the firm.
- August
2023
- March
Workflow comes out of beta after six months of testing.
- October
The FuseSign integration sends documents and signer details straight to FuseSign and files signed documents back.
- December
Annature joins as a second e-signing integration.
FuseSign
Annature
- March
2024
- January
The Knowledge Centre, flexible permissions including guest access, and advanced document management with bulk folders, templates, e-signing and PDF editing.
- January
FY25
- Award
AccountKit is named NZ Xero Practice App of the Year.
- Award
- 20,000+ Xero connections
- FY25 NZ Xero Practice App of the Year
- 80+ five-star reviews on the Xero App Store
Where to look next
See what those releases add up to in a practice today.
01Product
Workflow, document management and compliance tools in one place.
Everything runs from your Xero Practice Manager client list, so the team works from one record of each client.
See the product02Customers
Firms that run their week in AccountKit.
Read how practices of different sizes set it up, what changed for their team and the results they published.
Read the customer stories03Security
The detail your IT reviewer will ask for.
AccountKit is certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022, hosted on AWS in Sydney and requires two-factor sign-in for every user.
See security and data protection
The heart of your firm
See what accountants built for the work you do every day.
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