Retail & Brick-and-Mortar + Chicago

AI Bookkeeping for Retail & Brick-and-Mortar in Chicago

SortBooks automates Xero bookkeeping for retail & brick-and-mortar businesses in Chicago. Stop wrestling with Sales Tax + Federal compliance and manual data entry - let AI handle your transaction categorisation, bank reconciliation and financial reporting so you can focus on running your Chicago retail & brick-and-mortar business.

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Why Retail & Brick-and-Mortar Businesses in Chicago Struggle with Bookkeeping

Running a retail & brick-and-mortar business in Chicago means dealing with sales tax nexus, 1099 tracking and IRS reporting on top of your day-to-day operations. Here are the bookkeeping challenges we solve:

Daily POS cash-up reconciliation

SortBooks eliminates this problem with AI-powered automation that learns how your Chicago retail & brick-and-mortar business operates.

Inventory shrinkage and COGS tracking

SortBooks eliminates this problem with AI-powered automation that learns how your Chicago retail & brick-and-mortar business operates.

Seasonal cash flow management

SortBooks eliminates this problem with AI-powered automation that learns how your Chicago retail & brick-and-mortar business operates.

Multi-location financial consolidation

SortBooks eliminates this problem with AI-powered automation that learns how your Chicago retail & brick-and-mortar business operates.

How SortBooks Automates Bookkeeping for Retail & Brick-and-Mortar

Purpose-built features for retail & brick-and-mortar businesses in Chicago, with full Sales Tax + Federal compliance for IRS.

POS-to-bank reconciliation

Tailored for retail & brick-and-mortar businesses operating in Chicago, Illinois.

Inventory cost and shrinkage tracking

Tailored for retail & brick-and-mortar businesses operating in Chicago, Illinois.

COGS calculation by product line

Tailored for retail & brick-and-mortar businesses operating in Chicago, Illinois.

Multi-store consolidation

Tailored for retail & brick-and-mortar businesses operating in Chicago, Illinois.

Seasonal cash flow forecasting

Tailored for retail & brick-and-mortar businesses operating in Chicago, Illinois.

Supplier payment management

Tailored for retail & brick-and-mortar businesses operating in Chicago, Illinois.

United States Tax Compliance for Retail & Brick-and-Mortar

SortBooks handles all United States compliance requirements automatically, so your retail & brick-and-mortar business in Chicago stays on the right side of IRS.

Multi-state sales tax tracking
1099 contractor payment tracking
IRS Schedule C preparation support
Quarterly estimated tax calculations
State-specific compliance (B&O, franchise tax, etc.)
Payroll tax reconciliation
“Daily POS reconciliation used to take 30 minutes. Now SortBooks does it automatically by the time I open the next morning.”

Kelly Tran

Owner, The Corner Bookshop

Pricing

Less than your weekly coffee

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Solo

$19/month

Save 8+ hours/week on bookkeeping

  • 1 Xero organisation
  • Up to 200 transactions/month
  • AI categorises every transaction for you
  • P&L reports generated automatically
  • Email support
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$49/month

Your bookkeeper replacement for $49/month

  • 1 Xero organisation
  • Up to 1,000 transactions/month
  • 97%+ accurate AI categorisation
  • Ask your AI CFO anything (5/day)
  • BAS/GST/VAT reports done for you
  • Email support
  • 14-day free trial, no card needed
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Scale

$149/month

Replace $2,000/month bookkeeping for $149

  • Up to 3 Xero organisations
  • Up to 5,000 transactions/month
  • Premium AI (learns your chart of accounts)
  • Unlimited AI CFO questions
  • Cash flow forecasting included
  • Priority support
  • 14-day free trial, no card needed
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Practice

$299/month

Manage 100+ clients. Free your team for advisory.

  • Unlimited Xero organisations
  • Unlimited transactions
  • Premium AI across all clients
  • Unlimited AI CFO for every client
  • White-label reports (your brand)
  • Multi-client dashboard
  • Dedicated support
  • 14-day free trial, no card needed
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Ready to automate bookkeeping for your Chicago retail & brick-and-mortar business?

Join thousands of retail & brick-and-mortar businesses using SortBooks to save 10+ hours a week on bookkeeping.

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