~70% of every company’s expenses are related to people.

But today’s HR/payroll and accounting systems are separate. This leads to lost context, and founders end up with more work by having to answer the same questions repeatedly.

Central now solves this by consolidating your entire back-office: accounting, taxes, R&D tax credits plus payroll, benefits, and state compliance.

200+ YC companies have already made the switch to using Central for everything, including Wordware, Bitesight, Offstream, 1849 Bio and Undermind.

Learn more and get started for free at centralhq.com

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Why Central for accounting, taxes & R&D credits:

1. One platform for your entire back-office
   • Onboard once and never answer the same question again across vendors
   • Accurate closed books every month
   • Federal, state, and local franchise tax filings
   • Unlimited 1099s for all contractors
   • Complete R&D study & instant redemption to payroll
   • Includes Central payroll, benefits, and state compliance
2. Talk to your financials in Slack
   • Query your burn, runway, revenue, etc.
   • Find docs like P&L, balance sheet, etc
   • Get answers to common financial questions
3. Bookkeeping built for fundraising
   • Better categorization with more company context
   • Proper revenue recognition & asset depreciation
   • Financial summary every month to share with investors
   • Get custom diligence docs & reports fast
4. Dedicated startup CPA in Slack
   • One point of contact who understands your business
   • Message them anytime in Slack
   • Catch mistakes before they happen.
5. White-glove migration / set up in 15 mins
   • Run on QuickBooks or Puzzle (you own your account)
   • Just add us as an admin
   • Historical review and clean up

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Comes with payroll, health insurance and state compliance:

More info here - centralhq.com

1. Payroll
   • Pay US employees
   • Pay global contractors in 200+ countries
   • Unlimited pay runs, one-off payments, reimbursements, etc.
2. Compliance in 50 US states
   • State foreign qualifications and registered agent (required to do business)
   • State payroll registrations (required to run payroll)
   • Workers' compensation insurance (required when you have 1 employee)
   • Government mail handling and past fine resolution
3. Benefits
   • Access to a licensed health insurance broker
   • Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
   • Guidance to pick the right plans & save money
   • 401(k)
4. HR & team management
   • Offer letters, CIIAA, and other docs
   • I-9 employment verification
   • Onboarding, off-boarding, severance, etc
5. Central AI Agent in Slack
   • Find and edit anything like salaries or addresses
   • Start workflows like hiring or firing
   • Retrieve docs like paystubs or certificate of incorporation
6. 24/7 human support & experts (Slack & email)
7. White-glove migration & setup (takes 15 mins)

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Get started for free - centralhq.com

• First 50 companies (limited offer) - Free payroll, benefits, state compliance (free period based on team size, needs and batch). Add-on accounting, taxes & R&D credits (see pricing)
• YC F25 - Everything above + free accounting (ends when you raise post-YC or after 6 months)
• One quick call to see demo & setup everything. Migrating? We do all the work.
• No annual contracts. Cancel anytime.