Bookkeeping for
Software
Developers.
Client invoices, Stripe payouts net of fees and refunds, contractors paid through Deel or Upwork, and an AWS bill that changes every month. Developer books get messy fast. We separate project revenue from subscription revenue, reconcile every payout and track dev costs your CPA will ask for.
Flat monthly pricing · Cancel anytime · Dedicated bookkeeper
Built for Every Type
of Software Business
Freelancer, agency or SaaS founder, you write the code and the books get pushed to the weekend. We keep client work, subscription revenue and dev costs sorted every month.
Freelance Developers
You bill clients by the hour, by milestone or on retainer, and you pay for your own tools. We keep business and personal spending apart and track what each client owes and pays.
- Hourly, milestone and retainer invoices
- Payments via Stripe, PayPal or ACH
- Laptops, monitors and dev hardware
- Home office and tool subscriptions
- Personal and business accounts separated
- Quarterly numbers ready for your CPA
Dev Shops & Agencies
A team of employees and contractors working across several client projects. We track revenue and labor by project so you can see which clients and fixed bids actually make money.
- Fixed-bid and time-and-materials work
- Offshore contractors via Deel or Upwork
- Revenue and labor by client
- Deposits and retainers tracked
- Employee payroll reconciled
- Project profit reporting
SaaS & App Makers
Subscriptions through Stripe, app store payouts net of commission, and hosting costs that grow with users. We break every payout into gross sales, fees and refunds so revenue and margins are real.
- Stripe subscriptions, fees and refunds
- App Store and Google Play payouts
- Annual plans tracked as earned
- AWS, Google Cloud and hosting costs
- Chargebacks and disputes recorded
- Clean books for investors and your CPA
The Financial Headaches
We Fix
Developer books break in the same few places: payouts that don't match sales, contractors spread across platforms and costs nobody tagged.
Stripe deposits aren't your revenue
Stripe pays out net of processing fees, refunds and disputes, often bundling many charges into one deposit. Booking the deposit as income understates revenue and hides your fees. We record gross sales, fees and refunds separately.
Contractors are spread everywhere
One developer through Upwork, two offshore through Deel, a designer paid by PayPal. Platform fees, currency costs and missing W-9s or W-8BENs pile up. We track every contractor by person and note who's U.S.-based for year-end filings.
Cloud bills grow without anyone watching
AWS, Google Cloud, GitHub, Vercel and a long list of SaaS tools bill monthly, annually or by usage. When they all land in one software line, you can't see hosting cost against revenue. We categorize them so the trend is visible.
Dev costs nobody can piece together
How development costs are treated for tax, and whether you qualify for an R&D credit, is your CPA's call. Either way, they need wages, contractor costs and hours by project. When nobody tracked it, that work gets rebuilt from memory.
Every Month
Everything You Need,
Nothing You Don't
Every service is set up for software businesses: client project billing, subscription payouts, contractors on several platforms and usage-based cloud costs. We work in QuickBooks Online, or Puzzle for startups that prefer it.
Monthly Bookkeeping
Every account reconciled, every transaction categorized, every month. You get a clean P&L and balance sheet you can read and use to make decisions.
See Full Details →Financial Reporting
A monthly P&L with client work and subscription revenue split out, gross margin after hosting and payment fees, cash flow, and a balance sheet showing prepaid annual plans.
See Full Details →Bank Reconciliation
Every business account and credit card matched and verified each month. No mystery charges. No unresolved transactions. No surprises.
See Full Details →Accounts Payable & Receivable
We invoice and track client projects, milestones and retainers, watch aging, and record contractor and vendor bills with each payment tied to the project it belongs to.
See Full Details →Catch-Up Bookkeeping
Months or years behind? We clean it all up before monthly service starts, at a flat price per month behind that we quote up front.
See Full Details →Payroll Support
Payroll for your developers runs through Gusto, and Gusto files the payroll taxes, W-2s and 1099s. We reconcile each run and can tag wages by project for your CPA.
See Full Details →"Very reliable, detail-oriented, and keeps my finances in perfect order. Their expertise and responsiveness make managing my business stress-free. Highly recommend!"
Software Developers
FAQ
Questions we hear from Software Developers before they sign on with Tides.
Based in Greenville, SC —
Serving Clients Nationwide
100% remote bookkeeping for small businesses across South Carolina and throughout the United States.
Beyond Software Developers,
We Serve All These Businesses
Tides Bookkeeping specializes in bookkeeping across 12 distinct industries. Industry-specific expertise means fewer errors, better categorization, and a bookkeeper who already understands how your business makes money.
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Ship the Code.
We'll Handle
The Books.
Schedule a free 15-minute call. We'll review your current setup, answer your questions, and give you a flat monthly quote — no pressure.
No credit card required · No long-term contracts · Cancel anytime
Simple, Flat-Rate Pricing
Flat monthly plans scaled to your business — no hourly billing and no surprise invoices. You always know the price up front.
★★★★★ 5.0 · 8 client reviews on Intuit's ProAdvisor directory
✔ Reviewed by Daniel Cope, Advanced QuickBooks ProAdvisor · Updated August 2026