Books, taxes and credits.
Off your desk.
A CPA-led team owns your bookkeeping, corporate filings and R&D credits. You get clean numbers every month and a person to ask when they aren’t.
Delaware franchise tax is filed. Your R&D study came back at $133,549 — it’s queued against Q4 payroll.
One team for the whole finance stack of a scaling startup.
Expert accountants
In-house CPAs paired with software that categorizes 98% of transactions before a human looks.
- Accurate bookkeeping
- Federal and state filings
- R&D credit studies
Tax credits
Up to $500,000 a year in R&D credits, applied to payroll tax. We do the study, the form and the follow-through.
Bookkeeping
Runway, P&L and balance sheet, closed on your cadence and readable by a founder — not just an auditor.
Onboard in minutes
Connect your bank, payroll and tools in one sitting. Most founders finish in under 15 minutes.
Deadlines and books on autopilot
We don't remind you about deadlines — we run them. If something needs you, you'll know exactly what and why.
Accounting fades into the background
Your books stay clean. Your taxes get filed. You get your time and headspace back to build the company.
Everything a startup needs to stay clean — without doing the work.
Clean books, closed on your schedule
Monthly, quarterly or annual. Transactions categorized, accounts reconciled, books finalized at the cadence that fits your stage.
Learn more →Filed on time. Every time.
Federal 1120, state returns and Delaware franchise tax — prepared from books we already understand. No scrambling in March.
Learn more →Turn R&D into real cash
We identify, calculate and file every eligible credit — then make sure it lands in your cash flow. Most startups don’t claim what they’re owed.
Learn more →Saving founders real money.
“This took a real weight off my shoulders. I stopped thinking about taxes.”
Thousands of founders use Salt & Ledger to take accounting off their list and get back to building.
Made everything easy. Our close happens without me touching it.
Onboarding took an afternoon. Nothing else about accounting has been that fast.
Love the team and the product. The runway view is the first thing I open.
They found credits our previous firm missed two years running.
Responsive and truly an extension of the team. Highly recommend.
Competent, reactive and a fair price. What more do you want.
Connect bank, payroll and tools in one sitting. Most founders finish before the coffee cools.
“Fantastic team. They had us set up in a day and we haven’t thought about our books since.”
Co-founder, Bayesline
Seven filing seasons. Zero missed deadlines on our side.
Transactions categorized across client books.
In tax savings and credits returned to founders.
Need accounting help?
Have more questions?
A real accountant answers, usually within the hour.
Most founders connect bank, payroll and tools in under 15 minutes. Your accountant introduces themselves within one business day.