🇺🇸 Accounting Software in United States
Run GAAP-ready double-entry books for your US business — multi-state sales tax, payroll withholding and 1099 tracking, on Desktop and Cloud.
Is Dictode Accounting right for United States?
Yes — Dictode is a double-entry accounting platform configured for United States: Sales & Use Tax (state-level) at Varies by state (no national rate), No national e-invoicing mandate (DBNAlliance exchange pilot under way), US GAAP reporting and a Company-chosen (commonly 1 Jan – 31 Dec) fiscal year — on Desktop, mobile, tablet and Cloud.
Accounting & tax norms
How Dictode keeps your books compliant where you operate.
Tax system
Sales & Use Tax (state-level) — Sales and Use Tax
Rates
Standard: Varies by state (no national rate) · Note: state + county + city rates; many states 4%–7% base
Registration threshold
Economic nexus thresholds vary by state (commonly $100,000 sales or 200 transactions)
E-invoicing
No national e-invoicing mandate (DBNAlliance exchange pilot under way)
Accounting standard
US GAAP
Fiscal year
Company-chosen (commonly 1 Jan – 31 Dec)
Statutory filings
State sales & use tax returns (monthly/quarterly/annual), Federal income tax return (Form 1120/1065/1040), Payroll tax filings (Form 941, 940), Form W-2 / 1099
Payroll statutory
Federal & state income tax withholding, Social Security & Medicare (FICA), Federal & state unemployment (FUTA/SUTA)
Regulators
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), State departments of revenue, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Audit
Audits driven by SEC rules (public companies), lenders or contracts; no universal small-business mandate
Works on every device
Desktop for macOS, Linux and Windows, native mobile and tablet apps, and a real-time Cloud edition — offline-first with encrypted sync.
Desktop — macOS, Linux, Windows
Mobile & tablet apps
Cloud — real-time sync
Accounting in United States — FAQs
Does Dictode handle US sales and use tax?
Yes. Dictode's configurable tax engine lets you set up state, county and city sales-tax rates and tracks tax collected for your state return filings.
Does it follow US GAAP and double-entry accounting?
Yes. Dictode is a true double-entry system producing GAAP-style financial statements — balance sheet, income statement and cash flow.
Does payroll handle federal and state withholding?
Payroll computes gross, federal/state withholding, FICA and net pay, posting salary journals into your books to support Form 941 and W-2 preparation.
Can I choose my own fiscal year?
Yes. The fiscal year is configurable for calendar or non-calendar years, with period locks to freeze closed periods.
Can I switch from QuickBooks to Dictode?
Yes. Dictode supports CSV/Excel import with a guided map-resolve-preview-commit flow to bring your accounts, customers and transactions across.