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    ONBOARDING · 14 DAYS · 6 MILESTONES

    No black box. Just a plan.

    Every step is named, timed, and visible in your portal. You always know where you are, who owns the next move, and when it'll be done.

    • 14 days
    • No card
    • Keep the deliverables
    The playbook

    Six milestones,
    one calendar.

    1. 1

      Documents complete

      Days 1-3
      We do
      Connect your bank, payroll, and accounting software over an encrypted, read only connection. Collect your prior year tax returns and entity docs.
      You do
      Approve 3-4 secure connection prompts. Upload prior returns to your portal.
      You see
      A live progress bar showing "1/6" and your assigned bookkeeper's name + photo.
    2. 2

      Books cleaned

      Days 4-7
      We do
      Reconcile every transaction, categorize properly, fix prior errors, build your chart of accounts.
      You do
      Answer 2-5 quick questions about unusual transactions via secure message (usually under 10 minutes total).
      You see
      A before/after summary card. Real numbers. Real evidence.
    3. 3

      Dashboard live

      Days 8-10
      We do
      Configure your real-time financial dashboard. Connect QuickBooks (or Xero) sync. Build your first month's P&L and balance sheet.
      You do
      Watch a 5-minute Loom tour from your bookkeeper. Bookmark the portal.
      You see
      "3/6, Your dashboard is live." A link to open it.
    4. 4

      Tax plan delivered

      Days 8-12
      We do
      Your tax strategist analyzes your situation, identifies missed deductions, and builds a year-long tax plan.
      You do
      Read the plan (PDF, ~6 pages). Watch a 15-minute walkthrough Loom.
      You see
      Projected annual tax savings (real dollar amount, based on your numbers).
    5. 5

      Training complete

      Days 12-14
      We do
      One 30-minute walkthrough, portal, dashboard, monthly close cadence, how to ask questions.
      You do
      Show up. Ask anything.
      You see
      Session recording + a printable cheat sheet for your operations team.
    6. 6

      First monthly close

      Day 15 (first 7 days of the following month)
      We do
      Run your first monthly close. Deliver your monthly report + 5-minute Loom walkthrough.
      You do
      Read the report. Book a 20-minute Q&A if anything is unclear.
      You see
      "6/6, Onboarding complete. Welcome to ongoing service."
    Why it's different

    What most firms
    won't put in writing.

    01

    Named owner from day 1

    You see your bookkeeper's photo, name, bio, and direct line from milestone 1. Advisory and Executive tiers also see their tax strategist and (for Executive) fractional CFO.

    02

    No mystery, no waiting

    Stuck on a step for more than 48 hours? Your account manager is auto-pinged. We chase the next step on your behalf, you never wonder 'is anything happening?'

    03

    You can leave with everything

    If you cancel at any point during onboarding, you walk away with cleaned books, your tax plan, and full data export. We work for the client experience, not the lock-in.

    Playbook variants

    Wherever you're
    starting from.

    Starting from

    No bookkeeping in place

    Playbook

    Greenfield

    What shifts

    Skip cleanup, focus on Chart of Accounts + first tax plan

    Starting from

    DIY QuickBooks/Xero

    Playbook

    Cleanup

    What shifts

    Milestone 2 gets 3-5 extra days; QB reconfigure included

    Starting from

    Working with a prior CPA

    Playbook

    Migration

    What shifts

    WAYG contacts prior firm on your behalf, requests records, handles transition

    Starting from

    On another full-service firm

    Playbook

    Takeover

    What shifts

    Concierge migration, we manage the entire transfer end-to-end

    Common questions.

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    • 14 days
    • No card
    • Keep the deliverables