Replacing your old accounting software? That's the point.
Many small-business stacks grew by accretion: the core product, the receipt-scanning subscription, the reporting tool, the sync utility on the side. AviBooks was built the other way: one platform, one login, with the daily work designed in from the start.
Full product, no feature tiers. Every new account is approved personally.
What comes across
General-ledger exports from your previous software import in a few clicks; invoices come across itemized, with tax labelled from your ledger. CRA GIFI files import directly, and a trial balance import becomes one balanced opening entry, so your history starts clean. Imported books sync into the ledger like everything else, and statements, reports and the trial balance agree from day one.
- IIF general journals and CSV ledgers from desktop accounting software
- GIFI (.gfi) files, in and out
- A trial balance as a single balanced opening entry
- Preview first: every row is analyzed and classified before anything is written, and running the same file again never duplicates
What you stop paying for
The daily work that other products sell as add-ons is part of the standard product here.
| The daily work | In AviBooks |
|---|---|
| Invoicing with provincial GST/HST/PST | Built in |
| E-signed estimates, progress billing, change orders | Built in |
| Receipt reading (OCR) on reconciliation | Built in |
| Job costing, holdback & WIP | Built in |
| GIFI import / export | Built in |
| CRA remittance report | Built in |
| Outside-accountant review access | Built in |
| Two-factor authentication | Built in |
Your books stay yours
GIFI export means you are never locked in. Excel, IIF and CSV exports carry every line with its category, ready for any other product, your accountant's software or a plain spreadsheet.
A weekend, not a winter project
Export the general ledger or a trial balance from the old product. Import it, review the preview, and commit. Load the latest bank statement and reconcile it. Then run three real month-ends on the 90-day trial before you commit to anything.
Questions about switching
Which software can I import from?
Any product that exports an IIF general journal or a CSV ledger, and any T2 workflow that produces GIFI files.
Will importing twice duplicate my books?
No. The import is additive and idempotent: running the same file again creates nothing new.
Do my customers and items need to be re-entered?
Invoices imported from a ledger come across itemized with their tax, and the catalog builds itself as you invoice: an item typed on any line is created on the spot.
Run three real month-ends on us.
The full product for 90 days. Import your existing books and see for yourself.