Small Business Taxes

Keep Your Books Ready for LLM‑Based Tax Assistants

Updated 2025-10-28

Data hygiene for AI: clean charts of accounts, consistent vendors, labeled documents, and structured exports your assistant can consume.

  1. Chart of accounts hygiene
  2. Vendor normalization
  3. Linked source documents
  4. Standardized exports
  5. Security & access

Chart of accounts hygiene

Use clear, non‑overlapping categories; avoid one‑off catch‑alls.

Vendor normalization

Merge duplicates and store tax IDs; tie vendors to W‑9 status.

Linked source documents

Attach receipts, bills, and contracts to transactions.

Standardized exports

Use CSV/JSON exports with clear headers; maintain date and ID keys.

Security & access

Apply least‑privilege access and rotate API keys; log every data pull.