The Accoru Journal

Notes from the desk.

Essays on accounting, design, and the unglamorous craft of running a small business well.

The case for calm accounting software

Why we believe the bookkeeping tools of the next decade will be quiet, considered, and well-typed.

A short, friendly tour of debits, credits, and why the general ledger is more elegant than you remember.

A monthly close ritual that takes an hour, not a weekend — built around small daily habits.

Why Accoru has one plan, why we made it $20, and what we learned saying no to tiers.

Handling FX gracefully: rates, realised vs unrealised, and how to keep your reports honest.

Designing a CoA that scales — neither sparse nor sprawling. Three patterns we keep coming back to.