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<description>Practical guides to reconciliations, owner approvals, month-end close, and cleaner CPA handoffs—written for founders who still want to understand their books.</description>
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<item><title>Bank Reconciliation With AI Drafts: What Owners Should Approve</title><link>https://fionas.xyz/articles/bank-reconciliation-with-ai-drafts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://fionas.xyz/articles/bank-reconciliation-with-ai-drafts</guid><description>How bank reconciliation works when AI drafts are involved, what U.S. small business owners should verify, and how approval-first workflows protect the books.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Reconciliation and close</category></item>
    <item><title>Draft vs. Posted Entries: What Approval-First Really Means</title><link>https://fionas.xyz/articles/draft-vs-posted-entries-approval-first-bookkeeping</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://fionas.xyz/articles/draft-vs-posted-entries-approval-first-bookkeeping</guid><description>Drafts versus posted entries, explained for U.S. small business owners who want approval-first bookkeeping with clear source evidence and audit history.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bookkeeping controls</category></item>
    <item><title>Founder Bookkeeping Controls When You Don't Have a Finance Team</title><link>https://fionas.xyz/articles/founder-bookkeeping-controls-without-a-finance-team</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://fionas.xyz/articles/founder-bookkeeping-controls-without-a-finance-team</guid><description>Lightweight bookkeeping controls a solo founder can run alone, from source evidence to weekly habits, without pretending to be a finance department.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bookkeeping controls</category></item>
    <item><title>Month-End Close Checklist for Small Business Owners</title><link>https://fionas.xyz/articles/month-end-close-checklist-for-small-business-owners</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://fionas.xyz/articles/month-end-close-checklist-for-small-business-owners</guid><description>A calm, step-by-step month-end close checklist for U.S. small business owners covering reconciliation, review, approval, and CPA handoff.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Reconciliation and close</category></item>
    <item><title>Source Documents and the CPA Handoff: A Founder's Guide</title><link>https://fionas.xyz/articles/source-documents-bookkeeping-cpa-handoff</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://fionas.xyz/articles/source-documents-bookkeeping-cpa-handoff</guid><description>A practical guide to organizing source documents, tying them to bookkeeping entries, and handing a clean package to your CPA without last-minute stress.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>CPA handoff</category></item>
    <item><title>What to Look for in AI Bookkeeping Software: A Founder's Checklist</title><link>https://fionas.xyz/articles/what-to-look-for-in-ai-bookkeeping-software</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://fionas.xyz/articles/what-to-look-for-in-ai-bookkeeping-software</guid><description>A non-ranked checklist of features and questions to evaluate any AI bookkeeping tool, including how to test it with sample data before committing.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Bookkeeping controls</category></item>
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