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HERO -->\n  <section class=\"band band-night\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n    <div class=\"hero\">\n      <div>\n        <span class=\"label\">Software setup &middot; San Francisco &amp; nationwide<\/span>\n        <h1>Accounting Software Setup Services: QuickBooks, Xero &amp; More<\/h1>\n        <p class=\"subline\">Set up right once. Clean books from day one.<\/p>\n        <p class=\"lead\">Luminara LLC sets up QuickBooks Online, Xero and the apps around them: your bank feeds, payroll, payments and bill pay. We build a chart of accounts that fits your business, connect everything so it flows into one set of books, and show you how to use it. We also move businesses from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"btns\">\n          <a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/luminarallc.com\/#contact-form\">Book a free 20-minute setup consultation<\/a>\n          <a class=\"btn btn-outline\" href=\"#whats-included\">See what&#8217;s included<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"trust\">\n          <span>Written estimate before we start<\/span>\n          <span>Your file stays in your name<\/span>\n          <span>Training included<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"hero-art\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <!-- Illustration: apps connected into one set of books -->\n        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 440 440\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" font-family=\"Segoe UI,Arial,sans-serif\">\n          <g stroke=\"#645aff\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-dasharray=\"5 6\" fill=\"none\">\n            <path d=\"M220 220L80 80\"\/><path d=\"M220 220L360 80\"\/><path d=\"M220 220L60 230\"\/><path d=\"M220 220L380 230\"\/><path d=\"M220 220L100 370\"\/><path d=\"M220 220L340 370\"\/>\n          <\/g>\n          <g font-size=\"13\" fill=\"#19182f\" font-weight=\"600\" text-anchor=\"middle\">\n            <rect x=\"22\" y=\"56\" width=\"116\" height=\"48\" fill=\"#ffffff\"\/><text x=\"80\" y=\"85\">Bank &amp; cards<\/text>\n            <rect x=\"302\" y=\"56\" width=\"116\" height=\"48\" fill=\"#ffffff\"\/><text x=\"360\" y=\"85\">Payroll<\/text>\n            <rect x=\"2\" y=\"206\" width=\"116\" height=\"48\" fill=\"#ffffff\"\/><text x=\"60\" y=\"235\">Payments<\/text>\n            <rect x=\"322\" y=\"206\" width=\"116\" height=\"48\" fill=\"#ffffff\"\/><text x=\"380\" y=\"235\">Bill pay<\/text>\n            <rect x=\"42\" y=\"346\" width=\"116\" height=\"48\" fill=\"#ffffff\"\/><text x=\"100\" y=\"375\">Expenses<\/text>\n            <rect x=\"282\" y=\"346\" width=\"116\" height=\"48\" fill=\"#ffffff\"\/><text x=\"340\" y=\"375\">Sales &amp; POS<\/text>\n          <\/g>\n          <rect x=\"140\" y=\"160\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" fill=\"#19182f\" stroke=\"#e2a444\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/>\n          <text x=\"220\" y=\"196\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-family=\"Consolas,monospace\" font-size=\"10.5\" letter-spacing=\"2\" fill=\"#e2a444\">ONE SET OF BOOKS<\/text>\n          <text x=\"220\" y=\"224\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-family=\"Georgia,serif\" font-size=\"19\" fill=\"#ffffff\">QuickBooks<\/text>\n          <text x=\"220\" y=\"252\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-family=\"Georgia,serif\" font-size=\"19\" fill=\"#ffffff\">or Xero<\/text>\n          <circle cx=\"300\" cy=\"160\" r=\"15\" fill=\"#645aff\"\/>\n          <path d=\"M293 160l5 5 9-10\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-width=\"2.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- Strip -->\n  <div class=\"band band-black strip\">Connected apps. <em>Clean data.<\/em> Reports you can trust.<\/div>\n\n  <!-- Software pills -->\n  <div class=\"band band-black tools\" style=\"border-top:1px solid #1d1d1d\">\n    <span class=\"label\">Software we set up and connect<\/span>\n    <div class=\"pills\"><span>QuickBooks Online<\/span><span>Xero<\/span><span>Gusto<\/span><span>Rippling<\/span><span>Bill.com<\/span><span>Ramp<\/span><span>Brex<\/span><span>Stripe<\/span><span>Mercury<\/span><span>+ more<\/span><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- 2. SIGNS -->\n  <section>\n    <span class=\"label center\">Sound familiar?<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"center\">Signs your accounting software isn&#8217;t set up right<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"center\" style=\"max-width:720px;margin:0 auto\">Most messy books start with a rushed setup. Fixing the foundation saves hours every month.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"cells\">\n      <div class=\"cell\">\n        <div class=\"ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\"><rect x=\"5\" y=\"7\" width=\"30\" height=\"26\"\/><path d=\"M5 15h30M5 23h30M15 7v26M25 7v26\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n        <span class=\"label muted\">Spreadsheets<\/span>\n        <h3>&#8220;Our books still live in a spreadsheet.&#8221;<\/h3><p>It worked at the start, but now you can&#8217;t see profit, taxes or cash in one place.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"cell\">\n        <div class=\"ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\"><path d=\"M8 6h17l7 7v21H8z\"\/><path d=\"M25 6v7h7\"\/><path d=\"M20 17v7M20 28v1\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n        <span class=\"label muted\">Chart of accounts<\/span>\n        <h3>&#8220;Half our expenses are in &#8216;Uncategorized.'&#8221;<\/h3><p>The default setup doesn&#8217;t fit your business, so your reports don&#8217;t tell you much.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"cell\">\n        <div class=\"ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\"><rect x=\"5\" y=\"9\" width=\"13\" height=\"22\"\/><rect x=\"22\" y=\"9\" width=\"13\" height=\"22\"\/><path d=\"M18 17l4 6M22 17l-4 6\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n        <span class=\"label muted\">Connections<\/span>\n        <h3>&#8220;Our apps don&#8217;t talk to each other.&#8221;<\/h3><p>Payroll, Stripe and bank transactions get typed in by hand, or show up twice.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"cell\">\n        <div class=\"ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\"><rect x=\"6\" y=\"8\" width=\"28\" height=\"20\"\/><path d=\"M14 34h12M20 28v6\"\/><path d=\"M27 4l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n        <span class=\"label muted\">Desktop<\/span>\n        <h3>&#8220;We&#8217;re still on QuickBooks Desktop.&#8221;<\/h3><p>You want to move to QuickBooks Online but don&#8217;t want to lose history or break your reports.<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- 3. 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Add monthly bookkeeping afterward only if you want it.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"cells three\">\n      <div class=\"cell\">\n        <div class=\"ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\"><path d=\"M18 5l3 7 7 3-7 3-3 7-3-7-7-3 7-3z\"\/><path d=\"M26 27h9M30.5 22.5v9\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n        <span class=\"label muted\">New setup<\/span>\n        <h3>QuickBooks Online or Xero setup<\/h3>\n        <ul class=\"check\">\n          <li>The right plan for your business, so you don&#8217;t overpay<\/li>\n          <li>Company settings, sales tax and opening balances<\/li>\n          <li>Users and permissions for your team and your CPA<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cell\">\n        <div class=\"ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\"><path d=\"M10 5h15l7 7v23H10z\"\/><path d=\"M25 5v7h7\"\/><path d=\"M15 21h12M15 26h12M15 31h7\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n        <span class=\"label muted\">Structure<\/span>\n        <h3>A chart of accounts built for you<\/h3>\n        <ul class=\"check\">\n          <li>Accounts that match your industry and how you make money<\/li>\n          <li>Classes or locations to track departments, projects or jobs<\/li>\n          <li>Categories that line up with your tax return<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cell\">\n        <div class=\"ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\"><rect x=\"5\" y=\"10\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\"\/><path d=\"M5 16h30\"\/><path d=\"M10 24h8\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n        <span class=\"label muted\">Banking<\/span>\n        <h3>Bank feeds and rules<\/h3>\n        <ul class=\"check\">\n          <li>Bank, credit card and loan accounts connected<\/li>\n          <li>Rules that sort routine transactions automatically<\/li>\n          <li>Accounts reconciled so the starting point is right<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cell\">\n        <div class=\"ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\"><circle cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"6\"\/><path d=\"M20 4v8M20 28v8M4 20h8M28 20h8\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n        <span class=\"label muted\">Integrations<\/span>\n        <h3>Apps connected to your books<\/h3>\n        <ul class=\"check\">\n          <li>Payroll: Gusto, Rippling, Paylocity, ADP or QuickBooks Payroll<\/li>\n          <li>Payments and spending: Stripe, PayPal, Bill.com, Ramp, Brex<\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"#software-we-support\">See all the software we work with<\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cell\">\n        <div class=\"ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\"><rect x=\"6\" y=\"8\" width=\"28\" height=\"20\"\/><path d=\"M14 34h12M20 28v6\"\/><path d=\"M15 18h10M21 14l4 4-4 4\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n        <span class=\"label muted\">Migration<\/span>\n        <h3>QuickBooks Desktop to Online migration<\/h3>\n        <ul class=\"check\">\n          <li>Lists, balances and history moved over<\/li>\n          <li>We check what didn&#8217;t carry over and fix it<\/li>\n          <li>Reports compared before and after so the numbers match<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cell\">\n        <div class=\"ico\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\"><circle cx=\"20\" cy=\"13\" r=\"7\"\/><path d=\"M6 35c0-7.7 6.3-14 14-14s14 6.3 14 14\"\/><path d=\"M25 29l3 3 6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n        <span class=\"label muted\">Training<\/span>\n        <h3>Training and automation<\/h3>\n        <ul class=\"check\">\n          <li>A walkthrough for you and your team, recorded so you can watch it again<\/li>\n          <li>Invoicing, receipts and reports set up to run themselves<\/li>\n          <li>AI does the routine work, and a person checks the results<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- 3b. SOFTWARE WE WORK WITH -->\n  <section id=\"software-we-support\">\n    <span class=\"label center\">Works with your tools<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"center\">Already using other software? We work with it.<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"center\" style=\"max-width:720px;margin:0 auto\">We set up, connect and clean up the tools growing businesses rely on, so everything flows into one set of books.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"cells three\">\n      <div class=\"cell\"><span class=\"label muted\">Banking &amp; cards<\/span><div class=\"area-pills\"><span>Mercury<\/span><span>Brex<\/span><span>Ramp<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"cell\"><span class=\"label muted\">Payroll &amp; HR<\/span><div class=\"area-pills\"><span>Gusto<\/span><span>Rippling<\/span><span>Paylocity<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"cell\"><span class=\"label muted\">Expenses &amp; travel<\/span><div class=\"area-pills\"><span>Expensify<\/span><span>Navan (formerly TripActions)<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"cell\"><span class=\"label muted\">Bills &amp; payments<\/span><div class=\"area-pills\"><span>Bill.com<\/span><span>Stripe<\/span><span>PayPal<\/span><span>Paystand<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"cell\"><span class=\"label muted\">Sales tax<\/span><div class=\"area-pills\"><span>Avalara<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"cell\"><span class=\"label muted\">Equity &amp; cap table<\/span><div class=\"area-pills\"><span>Carta<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"center\" style=\"margin-top:32px\">\n      <p style=\"max-width:640px;margin:0 auto 6px\"><strong style=\"color:var(--navy)\">Don&#8217;t see your software?<\/strong> Ask us. On your free call we&#8217;ll tell you whether it connects to your books and what setup would take.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"btns\" style=\"justify-content:center;margin-top:18px\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/luminarallc.com\/#contact-form\">Ask about your software<\/a><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- 4. SETUP TIMELINE -->\n  <section class=\"band band-navy\">\n    <span class=\"label center gold\">The process<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"center\">From first call to clean books<\/h2>\n    <ol class=\"tl\">\n      <li><strong>Discover<\/strong><span>We learn how you sell, pay and get paid, and what software you use now.<\/span><\/li>\n      <li><strong>Build<\/strong><span>Company file, chart of accounts, sales tax and opening balances.<\/span><\/li>\n      <li><strong>Connect<\/strong><span>Bank feeds, payroll, payments and bill pay linked to your books.<\/span><\/li>\n      <li><strong>Test<\/strong><span>We reconcile and compare reports to make sure everything flows correctly.<\/span><\/li>\n      <li><strong>Train<\/strong><span>A walkthrough for your team, plus a written guide for monthly tasks.<\/span><\/li>\n    <\/ol>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- 5. SWITCHING PROVIDERS -->\n  <section>\n    <div class=\"split\">\n      <div>\n        <span class=\"label\">Changing providers?<\/span>\n        <h2>Moving your books from another service<\/h2>\n        <p>If your bookkeeping provider changed owners, raised prices or moved you to new software, we can move your books into a QuickBooks Online or Xero file that&#8217;s in your name.<\/p>\n        <ul class=\"check\">\n          <li><strong>Your data, your file:<\/strong> the company file is owned by you, and you can take it with you any time<\/li>\n          <li><strong>History checked:<\/strong> we compare balances against your bank statements and past reports<\/li>\n          <li><strong>No gap in service:<\/strong> payroll, sales tax and bill pay keep running while we switch<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        <p class=\"note\">Need years of books brought up to date first? See our <a href=\"\/home-page\/catch-up-bookkeeping-accounting\/\" style=\"color:var(--violet)\">catch-up bookkeeping<\/a> service.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"area\">\n        <span class=\"label muted\">Areas we serve<\/span>\n        <div class=\"area-pills\"><span>San Francisco<\/span><span>Oakland<\/span><span>Berkeley<\/span><span>San Jose<\/span><span>Palo Alto<\/span><span>Mountain View<\/span><span>San Mateo<\/span><span>Redwood City<\/span><span>Walnut Creek<\/span><span>Fremont<\/span><\/div>\n        <p class=\"note\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">Setup works by screen share, so we serve clients nationwide.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- 6. 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Do not publish invented reviews. -->\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- 8. FAQ -->\n  <section style=\"padding-top:0\">\n    <span class=\"label center\">FAQ<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"center\">QuickBooks and software setup FAQ<\/h2>\n    <div style=\"max-width:880px;margin:32px auto 0\">\n      <details><summary>How much does QuickBooks setup cost?<\/summary><p>It depends on how many accounts and apps you have, how much history needs to come in, and whether you&#8217;re migrating from QuickBooks Desktop. After a free consultation we give you a written estimate for the whole project. Your software subscription is separate.<\/p><\/details>\n      <details><summary>Should I use QuickBooks Online or Xero?<\/summary><p>Both work well for small businesses. QuickBooks Online is the most common choice in the U.S. and the one most CPAs know. Xero suits some businesses that want unlimited users or specific apps. We&#8217;ll recommend one based on how you work.<\/p><\/details>\n      <details><summary>Can you move us from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online?<\/summary><p>Yes. Intuit&#8217;s migration tool moves most of your data, but some things, such as certain reports, custom settings and payroll history, may not carry over cleanly. We check what moved, fix what didn&#8217;t, and compare reports before and after.<\/p><\/details>\n      <details><summary>How long does setup take?<\/summary><p>A new business can often be set up quickly. A migration, or a business with many accounts and apps, takes longer. Your written estimate includes a timeline.<\/p><\/details>\n      <details><summary>Who owns the QuickBooks or Xero file?<\/summary><p>You do. The subscription and company file are in your business&#8217;s name, and we&#8217;re added as your accountant user. 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