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Common questions about Fynease — QuickBooks compatibility, multi-entity support, security, pricing, and how the close, the briefing, and valuation fit together.

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How much does Fynease cost?
Early bird plans start at $199 per month for one client and three entities, then Solo at $299 for three clients and ten entities, Firm at $499 for five clients and fifteen entities, and Scale at $999 for ten clients and thirty entities. Every paid plan includes the full close layer and the full Intelligence layer. Valuation is a per-client add-on at $249 per month. All plans include a free 14-day trial with no credit card required.
Does Fynease replace QuickBooks Online?
No. Fynease extends QuickBooks Online. Your books stay in QuickBooks. Fynease connects through OAuth, runs the close transformation, and posts approved entity-level adjusting entries back as journal entries. No migration is required to start.
Does Fynease work with QuickBooks Desktop?
Fynease connects natively to QuickBooks Online. Companies still on QuickBooks Desktop can be loaded through monthly CSV trial balance or GL transaction import — no full migration required. This also lets you consolidate QuickBooks Desktop entities alongside QuickBooks Online entities in a single close. Many clients use this to keep legacy entities on Desktop while migrating only the active operating companies to QuickBooks Online, saving significant subscription cost.
Is there a limit to how many entities Fynease can handle?
Yes — and there is no hard entity limit. You can mix QuickBooks Online-connected and CSV-imported entities in the same consolidation. Plans include a base entity count and you add more at $35/entity/month. Many clients with large holding structures use CSV import to avoid migrating every subsidiary to QuickBooks Online. Contact us for volume pricing on very large consolidations.
How does the QuickBooks Online write-back work?
Fynease writes entity-level adjusting entries back to QuickBooks Online — prepaid amortization, depreciation, deferred revenue recognition, loan amortization, and cost allocations. You review the queue and post in one click. Consolidation-only entries — intercompany eliminations and currency translation adjustments — stay in Fynease as part of the consolidated close package and do not post back to individual entity books. Every posted entry appears in QuickBooks with a reference to its source schedule.
How does IAS 21 foreign currency translation work?
Fynease applies IAS 21 translation automatically at consolidation. Monetary balance sheet items (cash, receivables, payables, loans) translate at the closing rate. Income statement items translate at the average rate for the period. Non-monetary items translate at the historical rate. The resulting cumulative translation adjustment (CTA) posts to other comprehensive income, not through the P&L. Rate sources are documented for every period — auditors can see exactly which rates were applied and why.
Do I need to migrate my QuickBooks data to start?
No migration required. Fynease connects to QuickBooks Online via read API and writes adjusting entries back through the standard journal entry API. Your QuickBooks files remain exactly as they are. You can start a free trial, connect your QuickBooks Online companies, and run a test close without touching your existing setup or disrupting your current close process.
What is the difference between Intelligence and Valuation?
Yes. Intelligence is activated per client, not per account. Some clients get Automate only — typically simpler entities where the CFO deliverable is just clean financials. Others get Automate plus Intelligence — typically clients who receive full board packs, variance analysis, and forecasting. You can upgrade or downgrade any client at any time. The Intelligence platform base fee only applies when at least one client has Intelligence active.
Can I use Intelligence without Automate?
No. Intelligence is an add-on built on Automate's transformed data. The reliability of Intelligence outputs — variance analysis, QoE, forecasting — depends entirely on the accrual transformation, consolidation, and audit trail that Automate provides. You cannot get trustworthy CFO reporting from raw QuickBooks data. If prepaids haven't been amortized and deferred revenue hasn't been recognized, the revenue and margin numbers feeding Intelligence are wrong before any analysis begins.
What's included in a board pack from Intelligence?
The Intelligence board pack composer generates: executive summary with CFO commentary, P&L with budget vs actuals and prior year comparisons, revenue bridge (price/volume/mix waterfall), gross margin analysis by product or service line, operating expense analysis with headcount, balance sheet and working capital summary, 13-week cash flow, KPI dashboard, and full-year forecast with scenario analysis. All figures come from Automate-transformed data, so every number in the board pack ties to the adjusted trial balance.
Is my client data secure?
Client data is strictly isolated at the database level — no cross-account access exists at any level, and no benchmarking exposes individual client data. Fynease connects to QuickBooks Online via OAuth 2.0 only. Your credentials never touch Fynease servers — OAuth tokens are used for API access and never stored in plaintext. We do not use client data for any purpose outside your engagement. Full details are on our Security page.
Can a competing CFO firm access my client data through Fynease?
No. Your clients' financial data belongs strictly to your account. No other Fynease user — including firms in the same industry, same city, or same professional network — has any access to your client data. Account isolation is enforced at the database level, not just the application layer. Fynease does not share, sell, or aggregate client financial data across accounts for any purpose.
What happens when I cancel?
Your QuickBooks Online files remain unchanged — all adjusting entries already written back stay in your books and are part of your QuickBooks history. Your data is exportable at any time before cancellation. Cancellation stops future close runs but does not affect anything already posted. There are no long-term contracts — Fynease is month-to-month unless you choose annual billing for the 20% discount.
Will there be a free trial?
Yes. Every new account gets a 14-day free trial before any payment commitment. The trial includes full access to both Automate and Intelligence — connect your QuickBooks Online companies, configure your logic, and run a complete close end-to-end. No credit card required to start the trial. No migration required.

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