Book Assist
The accounting system
for every business.
From your first invoice to year-end financial statements — the complete, professional-grade accounting platform for businesses, schools and service providers worldwide. Multi-currency. Tax-ready. No accountant required.
Welcome back — here's your month
| Invoice | Client | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| INV-1248 | Acme Corp | $12,400 | Paid |
| INV-1247 | Greenfield Academy | $24,500 | Due |
Two ways in — pick your path.
Book Assist works for the business owner who needs clean books, and for the student who wants to learn how accounting really works.
Run your books with Book Assist
Invoices, expenses, reconciliation, and reports — all in one tidy place. No spreadsheets, no panic at tax time.
- ✓Send invoices and track payments
- ✓Capture expenses and reconcile in minutes
- ✓Real-time financial reports
- ✓Multi-user access for your team
Learn accounting on real software
The Student Edition turns Book Assist into a guided learning lab. Build the skills employers actually look for — for free.
- ✓Structured lessons from zero to confident
- ✓Practice on a real accounting system (not a worksheet)
- ✓Bite-sized modules — learn at your pace
- ✓Portfolio-ready work you can show employers
Build the accounting skills that get you hired.
The Student Edition is your on-ramp to real accounting software— whether you're in high school, university, or just curious about how businesses keep their books. Every lesson runs inside the real Book Assist environment, so you're not just reading — you're doing.
Start with the fundamentals
Debits, credits, the chart of accounts — explained without the jargon, then practiced inside real ledgers.
Practice in a real system
Post transactions, run reports, reconcile accounts. The same workflows you'll use on the job.
Walk away with proof
Track your progress, complete projects, and finish with portfolio work and a skills credential to share.
Enterprise-grade accounting, made accessible
Multi-currency invoicing, double-entry books, bank reconciliation, multi-dimensional reporting — at a price any business can afford, anywhere in the world.
Get paid faster
Professional branded invoices, automated reminders and FIFO payment allocation — so cash hits your account sooner.
Real double-entry books
Every transaction posts balanced journal entries automatically — your GL, Trial Balance and statements stay in sync.
Automated recurring billing
Set up retainers, term fees or subscriptions once. Charges generate every cycle — no month-end manual work.
Reports your auditor loves
Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Trial Balance — exportable to PDF or Excel, any time.
One platform. Every part of your finances.
From quotes to year-end — replace your spreadsheets, your cashbook software and your basic accounting tools with a single, integrated system.
Professional invoices. Zero outstanding balances.
Create branded multi-line quotes and invoices in seconds. Each client gets a dedicated AR sub-account — every payment, credit and outstanding balance tracked in one place.
- ✓Branded quotes → invoices with one click
- ✓Partial payments, overpayments, FIFO allocation
- ✓Per-client AR sub-accounts with full balance history
- ✓Invoice aging: current, 31–60, 61–90, 90+ days
- ✓Client statements exportable to PDF any time
| Description | Qty | Unit | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly retainer – April 2026 | 1 | $10,000.00 | $10,000.00 |
| Ad-hoc consulting (8 hrs) | 8 | $150.00 | $1,200.00 |
| Subtotal | $11,200.00 | ||
| VAT 15% | $1,680.00 | ||
| Total Due | $12,880.00 | ||
Professional accounting without the complexity.
Book Assist runs a full double-entry accounting engine behind every transaction. Every cashbook entry and invoice generates balanced journal entries automatically — keeping your GL always current.
- ✓Chart of accounts with standard 1000–9999 number ranges
- ✓Automatic balanced journal entries on every transaction
- ✓Manual journals with draft → post → reverse workflow
- ✓Accounting period locking to protect closed periods
- ✓Trial Balance, P&L, Balance Sheet & Cash Flow — always live
| Account | Debit | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1200 · AR — Acme Corp | $12,880.00 | — |
| 4100 · Service Revenue | — | $11,200.00 |
| 2300 · VAT Payable | — | $1,680.00 |
| Total | $12,880.00 | $12,880.00 |
Billing that runs itself.
Define billing plans once — term fees, retainers, subscriptions. The built-in scheduler runs daily, generates charges for every account due, and posts the accounting entries automatically.
- ✓Billing plan templates with custom cycles
- ✓Auto-charge on schedule — no month-end manual work
- ✓Schools: term fees per grade or per learner
- ✓Real-time arrears view per client group
- ✓Complete charge history with audit trail
Report-ready financials, always.
Pull audit-ready financial statements any time — no compilation, no waiting. Filter by date range or business dimension, export to branded PDF or Excel.
- ✓Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Trial Balance
- ✓General Ledger with per-account drill-down
- ✓Multi-dimensional P&L by department, project or branch
- ✓VAT / Sales Tax compliance report per period
- ✓Bank reconciliation statement with in-transit items
Built for businesses serious about their numbers
Whether you invoice clients, bill students or sell products — if you need clean books, automated billing and reports you can hand your accountant, Book Assist is built for you.
Retail & Service Businesses
Track sales, supplier invoices and cash flow from one dashboard. Know your margins, close monthly and hand your accountant a clean trial balance.
Schools & Tutoring Centres
Automate term fee billing, track learner balances, send parent statements and monitor arrears in real time — without a separate billing system.
Trades & Contractors
Quote on site, invoice the same day, reconcile weekly. The complete job-to-cash cycle managed from one place.
Freelancers & Consultants
Professional invoices, expense tracking and a clean income statement for your accountant — without paying for features you'll never use.
Hospitality & Food
Daily cashbook, supplier payments and a monthly P&L — all connected so you always know if this month is better than the last.
Clinics & Healthcare
Patient billing, payment reconciliation and practice profitability reports — without a separate accounting system.
Up and running in minutes
No consultant, no lengthy setup, no finance degree required. Four steps and you're fully operational.
Set up in minutes
Create your company, load your logo, configure a chart of accounts (or use our defaults) and invite your team. You're operational in under 10 minutes.
Add clients & billing plans
Import or add your clients. Set up recurring billing plans — charges generate automatically on schedule from that point on.
Invoice, record & reconcile
Send professional invoices, log income and expenses, upload your bank statement and watch your financials update in real time.
Report with confidence
Pull your Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Trial Balance any time. Export to PDF with your branding or to Excel for your accountant.
Trusted by small businesses, schools and service providers
“I was already on Invoice Assist. Connecting Book Assist took two minutes and suddenly I had a real balance sheet. My accountant was impressed.”
Freelance DesignerMhondoro“Term fees go out automatically, payments come in, and Book Assist shows me exactly where the school stands financially. We didn't need a new system — just the next step.”
Private Primary SchoolHarare“The bank reconciliation alone paid for itself. I close my month-end in an hour now. Before it was a whole day of spreadsheets.”
Electrical ContractorBulawayoAlready on Silverhouse? You're one click away.
Book Assist is part of the Silverhouse ecosystem. If you use Cashbook Assist or Invoice Assist, your data connects automatically — no migration, no re-entry, no starting from scratch.
Cashbook Assist
Track daily income & expenses on mobile. Offline-first, AI-categorised and built for the informal market.
Cashbook entries sync to Book Assist GLInvoice Assist
Create professional invoices, manage clients and track payments — with POS, inventory and AI invoice generation.
Invoices & payments post to Book Assist ARTravel & Project Assist
Manage travel expenses & trip budgeting, as well as embursement claims for professional teams.
Travel & project data sync to Book AssistBook Assist
Full accounting headquarters. All data from your other apps consolidates here into complete, audit-ready books.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know before you sign up.
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