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# How Digits Works With Your Accounting Firm

Digits and your accounting firm work together to give you the financial information you need, when you need it, so you can make better business decisions. Your accounting firm provides the expertise and professional judgment, while Digits keeps your financials up to date in real time. The team behind your books doesn't change—Digits simply gives you real-time visibility into their work and where your business stands.

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### Who Does What?

Your accounting team is still your accounting team. They continue to provide the expertise, judgment, and advice you rely on. Digits keeps your financials current, giving both you and your accounting team a real-time view of your business so you can make informed decisions throughout the month, not just after the books are closed.

| Your accounting firm                                              | Digits                                                                     |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Provides accounting expertise and professional judgment.          | Keeps your financials current throughout the month.                        |
| Reviews exceptions and handles complex accounting decisions.      | Automates routine bookkeeping and accounting workflows.                    |
| Advises you on your business and answers accounting questions.    | Gives you and your accounting firm a shared, real-time view of your books. |
| Helps you understand your financials and make informed decisions. | Surfaces up-to-date financial information so you can act sooner.           |

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### Frequently Asked Questions

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<summary>Is AI doing my accounting now?</summary>

No—your accounting firm does your accounting. Digits handles the repetitive work under their supervision, trained on their decisions, and your team reviews the results. Every output reflects your accounting firm's standards

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<summary>Do I Still Need My Accounting Firm?</summary>

Absolutely. Your accounting firm runs your accounting and provides the judgment behind your numbers—Digits doesn't change that. What changes is that their expertise reaches your books continuously, and your team spends less time on data entry and more time helping you make decisions.

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<summary>Does this mean fewer people on my account?</summary>

Same team, better use of their time. The hours that used to go to data entry now go to analysis, planning, and answering your questions.

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<summary>What do I have to do to get started?</summary>

Almost nothing—your accounting firm handles the setup. You'll get access to your financials on the web and mobile, and your accounting firm will walk you through it.

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<summary>Is my data safe?</summary>

Your accounting firm can walk you through exactly how your data is handled. For any specifics, reach out to them directly.

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<summary>Will My Financials Be Up to Date?</summary>

Yes—that's the point. Instead of waiting until the month closes, Digits keeps your numbers current so you can check where you stand today, from the web or mobile. Think of monthly financials as looking in the rearview mirror; Digits is the windshield.

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