Fastbooks product capabilities

From messy business evidence to accounting numbers that can explain themselves.

Capture what happened through a bill, bank statement, voice command, typed instruction or existing business records. Fastbooks prepares reviewable work, shows what it will change, saves through one accounting authority and connects the resulting reports back to source evidence.

The connected product story

One source-to-report journey, not a collection of disconnected tools.

The strongest Fastbooks demonstration follows one business event all the way from capture to an explainable report result.

  1. 1
    Speak it. Type it. Photograph it.

    A plain-language command opens the correct prepared review destination instead of silently posting anything.

  2. 2
    From bill to books

    The prepared purchase document appears beside its source, with unresolved fields clearly marked for review.

  3. 3
    One reviewed document lifecycle

    A manual entry and an AI-prepared entry produce the same document behavior and downstream effects.

  4. 4
    See the accounting impact

    The preview shows party, GST, bank, stock and ledger effects together, including negative-stock warnings.

  5. 5
    Explain this number

    Selecting an amount reveals its source documents, source lines, exclusions and direct repair route.

Product superstars

The workflows that should make a customer choose Fastbooks.

Each flagship is framed around the customer’s job, the problem removed and a concrete demonstration moment—not an invented speed or accuracy claim.

AI · Voice · Commands

Speak it. Type it. Photograph it.

In product validation

Describe the business event instead of first translating it into accounting language.

Capture a transaction while the business context is still fresh, using the input method available at that moment.

Removes
Owners and staff no longer need to remember a voucher screen before recording what happened.
Proof moment
A plain-language command opens the correct prepared review destination instead of silently posting anything.
Demonstration
  1. Say, type or photograph a realistic business instruction
  2. Watch Fastbooks retain and process the source
  3. Open the prepared document or master review
  4. Correct and save through the normal authority path
Explore the full workflow
What must be proven before a broad claim
  • Representative voice, text and written-image commands
  • Correct destination selection for supported transactions and masters
  • Retained source evidence and explicit review before official effects
  • Failure and retry behavior without duplicate documents

AI · Invoices · Evidence

From bill to books

In product validation

Turn a bill photo or PDF into a review-ready accounting document.

Reduce repetitive invoice entry without hiding uncertain values or the original source.

Removes
Users stop retyping every supplier, item, tax and amount field from scratch.
Proof moment
The prepared purchase document appears beside its source, with unresolved fields clearly marked for review.
Demonstration
  1. Upload or photograph a representative bill
  2. Inspect the prepared supplier, item, GST and amount fields
  3. Resolve confidence, evidence and missing-master issues
  4. Save through the canonical document workflow
Explore the full workflow
What must be proven before a broad claim
  • Representative purchase and sale source documents
  • Duplicate-upload detection and recovery
  • Partial and failed extraction recovery
  • No duplicate posting or parallel editable document authority

Banking · Reconciliation · Documents

Bank statement to books

In product validation

Convert bank rows into reviewed receipts, payments, journals and reconciliation work.

Move from statement narration to controlled accounting work without re-entering every row.

Removes
Bank activity no longer remains a separate spreadsheet interpreted manually at month end.
Proof moment
A selected bank row opens the exact prepared accounting destination with its statement context retained.
Demonstration
  1. Import a representative supported statement
  2. Review pending assignments, suggestions and exact matches
  3. Convert ready rows into accounting documents
  4. Reconcile the resulting books against the statement
Explore the full workflow
What must be proven before a broad claim
  • Representative statements from every advertised bank format
  • Duplicate statement and duplicate row protection
  • Payment, Receipt and Journal conversion correctness
  • Retained reconciliation evidence after restart and recovery

Reports · Traceability · Audit

Explain this number

In product validation

Trace a report or GST amount back to the documents and lines that produced it.

Understand why a number appears instead of accepting an unexplained total.

Removes
Report review no longer ends with a static number and a manual search through vouchers.
Proof moment
Selecting an amount reveals its source documents, source lines, exclusions and direct repair route.
Demonstration
  1. Open a report containing a traceable amount
  2. Select Explain this number
  3. Inspect formulas, included lines and exclusions
  4. Open the originating canonical document
Explore the full workflow
What must be proven before a broad claim
  • Accounting, stock and GST report coverage
  • Included, excluded and partially included source lines
  • Safe drill-down to the same canonical document
  • No unexplained difference in retained-company validation

Inbox · Workflow · Priorities

Today’s Work

In product validation

Open one queue and know what needs fixing, reviewing, saving or explaining.

Start the day from the next required action instead of checking every module manually.

Removes
Pending work no longer disappears across separate dashboards, reports and import pages.
Proof moment
One click from the inbox opens the exact blocked review, bank row, draft or stock item.
Demonstration
  1. Open Today’s Work
  2. Filter by needs-fix, ready-to-save, GST, bank, stock or uploads
  3. Open an exact representative item
  4. Return to the queue for the next priority
Explore the full workflow
What must be proven before a broad claim
  • Exact routing for every supported work-item kind
  • Correct severity, counts and deduplication
  • Recovery when an exact target is no longer available
  • Representative-user validation at realistic work volume

Setup · Migration · Evidence

Start from whatever records you have

In product validation

Bring Tally, spreadsheets, reports, invoices, bank statements and scanned evidence into one reviewed setup journey.

Begin with the business evidence already available instead of forcing one migration method.

Removes
Starting a company no longer depends on first producing one perfect migration file.
Proof moment
The activation workspace shows what every source supports, what conflicts and what remains unresolved.
Demonstration
  1. Add two or more supported source types
  2. Review classification and canonical routing
  3. Resolve source-backed company and master proposals
  4. Resume unfinished work until readiness is explicitly confirmed
Explore the full workflow
What must be proven before a broad claim
  • Manual, invoice, spreadsheet, bank and supported Tally starting paths
  • Persisted source status across restart and device changes
  • Conflict, skip, retry and stale-revision handling
  • Strict readiness without silent creation of official records

GST · Returns · Exceptions

GST Control Room

In product validation

Move from daily documents to a traceable, repairable GST period.

Know what is included, excluded, blocked and ready before preparing the return.

Removes
GST preparation no longer depends on unexplained totals assembled outside the transaction workflow.
Proof moment
A blocked GST amount identifies the exact source document and repair action that controls readiness.
Demonstration
  1. Choose a realistic GST period
  2. Inspect registers, readiness and exceptions
  3. Repair a blocking source document
  4. Reopen the period and explain the resulting return amount
Explore the full workflow
What must be proven before a broad claim
  • Realistic retained GST period
  • GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B source agreement
  • Exception repair and return-readiness behavior
  • Accountant review of advertised compliance claims

Posting · GST · Stock

See the accounting impact

In product validation

Preview what a document will change before it changes the books.

Understand the accounting consequence before approving an official effect.

Removes
Users no longer need to save first and inspect reports later to discover an avoidable posting mistake.
Proof moment
The preview shows party, GST, bank, stock and ledger effects together, including negative-stock warnings.
Demonstration
  1. Prepare a representative document
  2. Open Posting preview with Alt+I
  3. Inspect accounting, GST, bank and stock effects
  4. Resolve warnings before saving or reversing
Explore the full workflow
What must be proven before a broad claim
  • Coverage across every supported posting document family
  • Agreement with final ledger, GST, stock and outstanding effects
  • Negative-stock warning and blocker behavior
  • Correct reversal preview for posted documents

The complete system

Deep workflow powers, daily delights and visible trust boundaries.

These capabilities support the flagship journeys. They are grouped by the role they play in the product rather than displayed as an undifferentiated wall of cards.

Workflow powersDeep capabilities that make the headline workflows operationally complete.12

Documents · Authority · Posting

One reviewed document lifecycle

In product validation

Manual, AI, bank and migration work converge into the same accounting document authority.

Learn one document workflow instead of trusting different rules for every intake source.

Show the product moment

A manual entry and an AI-prepared entry produce the same document behavior and downstream effects.

  1. Create the same supported document from two intake paths
  2. Review both in the canonical surface
  3. Finalise through the same authority action
  4. Confirm identical downstream ownership and traceability

Masters · Evidence · Setup

Evidence-backed master discovery

In product validation

Discover parties, items, tax codes, units and company details from retained business evidence.

Use repeated evidence to prepare setup work without silently inventing master data.

Show the product moment

Several invoices reveal a repeated party or item and show every source that supports the proposal.

  1. Add representative historical evidence
  2. Review discovered parties, items, units or HSN/SAC candidates
  3. Inspect support, missing facts and conflicts
  4. Create the master through the existing canonical editor

Inventory · Reorder · Profit

Smart inventory actions

In product validation

Know what is low, what is profitable, what physical stock says and where procurement should start.

Turn stock evidence into a next action instead of exporting disconnected lists.

Show the product moment

A low-stock item routes from the alert to the exact item and the purchase work it requires.

  1. Open the stock action or summary view
  2. Inspect availability, movement and low-stock evidence
  3. Review item profit or supplier procurement context
  4. Start the required purchase or verification work

GST · GSTR-2B · Reconciliation

GSTR-2B reconciliation

In product validation

Compare purchase evidence with GSTR-2B and keep mismatches connected to repair work.

Identify missing or conflicting purchase tax evidence before return preparation.

Show the product moment

A mismatch identifies the affected purchase evidence and the next review action.

  1. Open a realistic GST period
  2. Load or review supported GSTR-2B evidence
  3. Inspect matched, missing and conflicting purchases
  4. Repair the source document and refresh reconciliation

Spreadsheet · Opening · Migration

Spreadsheet and opening-position adoption

In product validation

Preview structured workbooks, blocked rows and opening differences before applying anything.

Use familiar spreadsheets without granting them silent authority over opening books.

Show the product moment

The preview shows exactly which rows are accepted, blocked or responsible for an opening difference.

  1. Select a representative opening workbook
  2. Inspect parsed rows, blockers and debit-credit difference
  3. Correct or explicitly resolve invalid rows
  4. Apply through the canonical adoption owner

Outstanding · Parties · Settlement

Outstanding and settlement control

In product validation

See what customers owe, what suppliers are due and how settlements changed the position.

Move from a total balance to the documents and settlements that created it.

Show the product moment

A party balance drills into the exact invoices, receipts, payments and remaining amount.

  1. Open a party statement or aging report
  2. Inspect due documents and settlement effects
  3. Open the originating document
  4. Confirm the remaining outstanding amount

Correction · Cancellation · Reversal

Correct, cancel and reverse safely

In product validation

Change official work through explicit lifecycle actions rather than editing history invisibly.

Repair mistakes without losing the history of what changed and why.

Show the product moment

A posted document shows the reversal impact before the reversal is confirmed.

  1. Open a posted representative document
  2. Inspect the supported correction or reversal action
  3. Review reverse posting impact
  4. Confirm reports and audit evidence after the action

Close · Year end · Accountant

Period-close and year-end readiness

In product validation

Collect exceptions, depreciation, adjustments and accountant preparation work into a controlled close process.

Know what prevents the books from being considered ready for review or close.

Show the product moment

The close workspace identifies a blocking issue and opens the exact owning workflow.

  1. Open the period-close workspace
  2. Inspect unresolved exceptions and adjustments
  3. Complete an owning repair workflow
  4. Refresh readiness and accountant preparation output

Audit · Edit log · Exceptions

Audit and edit visibility

In product validation

See how official work changed and follow issues back to the owning document or action.

Make change history visible to operators, reviewers and accountants.

Show the product moment

An edit-log entry identifies the changed document and the evidence required to review it.

  1. Open an edit-log or exception report
  2. Inspect the change or unresolved condition
  3. Open the owning document or repair route
  4. Confirm the audit evidence after resolution

Mobile · Capture · Authority

Capture on mobile, review with authority

In product validation

Send invoice evidence from a paired Android device without granting the phone posting authority.

Record the bill where it appears while keeping final accounting decisions in an authorised session.

Show the product moment

A phone-captured invoice appears in the same company review queue without becoming an official entry automatically.

  1. Pair an approved Android client
  2. Capture or select a representative invoice image
  3. Watch the source appear in the shared company queue
  4. Complete review and finalisation from an authorised session
Daily delightsSmall advantages that experienced operators notice repeatedly during ordinary work.9

Keyboard · Shortcuts · Speed

Keyboard-first navigation

Implemented

Move through frequent accounting work without reaching for the mouse every few seconds.

Experienced operators can work at the speed of their intent.

Show the product moment

An operator opens a report, selects work and returns without leaving the keyboard.

  1. Use a documented shortcut
  2. Move with arrow keys
  3. Confirm with Enter
  4. Return with Escape where supported

Calculator · Numeric input · Speed

Calculate inside amount fields

Implemented

Type an arithmetic expression where the final number belongs.

Finish small calculations without leaving the field or opening another application.

Show the product moment

Typing 1250+18% resolves directly into the numeric field while preserving normal validation.

  1. Focus a calculable amount field
  2. Type an arithmetic expression
  3. Press Enter
  4. Continue with the resolved value

Calculator · History · Keyboard

Calculator anywhere

Implemented

Open a global calculator, retain recent work and insert the latest result into the active field.

Keep calculations close to the accounting workflow even when no numeric field is active yet.

Show the product moment

The latest calculation result is inserted into the focused compatible numeric field.

  1. Press Ctrl+N
  2. Enter and confirm a calculation
  3. Close the calculator
  4. Insert the latest result into a compatible field

Validation · Confidence · Review

Fix problems where they appear

Implemented

See validation, confidence and evidence beside the exact field that needs attention.

Understand what is wrong without searching the whole document.

Show the product moment

Selecting a problem marker focuses the owning field and shows the evidence required to resolve it.

  1. Open a document with a visible issue
  2. Select the marker
  3. Inspect the explanation or source
  4. Correct the owning field

Validation · Keyboard · Review

Jump to the next issue

Implemented

Move through a long review in a predictable sequence instead of scanning every line.

Complete complex invoice review one issue at a time.

Show the product moment

After one correction, the next unresolved field receives focus immediately.

  1. Open a document with multiple issues
  2. Choose Next issue
  3. Resolve the focused field
  4. Repeat until the review is clear

Masters · Parties · Items

Create the missing master without leaving

Implemented

Add a party, item, unit or ledger and return directly to the document being reviewed.

Resolve missing setup work at the moment it blocks the transaction.

Show the product moment

A missing item is created and immediately selected in the invoice line that requested it.

  1. Encounter a missing master
  2. Open quick creation
  3. Enter the required canonical details
  4. Return to the original field with the new master selected

Evidence · Source files · AI

Keep the source beside the work

Implemented

Compare prepared accounting values with the original bill, PDF, image or retained evidence.

Correct from visible business evidence instead of trusting an opaque extraction result.

Show the product moment

The reviewer selects a field and compares it with the exact retained source before accepting it.

  1. Open prepared work
  2. Show the retained source
  3. Compare a field with its evidence
  4. Accept or correct the value

Recovery · Drafts · Revisions

Continue where you left off

Implemented

Recover interrupted document and setup work instead of starting again.

Closing a page or restarting should not erase recoverable unfinished work.

Show the product moment

After reopening the product, the interrupted review returns with its source and unresolved work intact.

  1. Begin representative unfinished work
  2. Close or interrupt the workflow
  3. Reopen the company
  4. Resume from the retained state

Appearance · Density · Accessibility

Choose a comfortable accounting surface

Implemented

Adjust supported appearance and density without changing accounting meaning.

Use a layout that suits the operator while preserving the same controls and outcomes.

Show the product moment

The operator changes density and continues the same workflow with no data or behavior change.

  1. Open Appearance
  2. Choose a supported option
  3. Preview the working surface
  4. Save and continue normal work
Trust and controlSafety boundaries that make review, posting, recovery and evidence dependable.5

Backup · Restore · Recovery

Backup, restore and restart recovery

In product validation

Recover the working company and unfinished work after interruption, restart or supported restore.

A recoverable failure should not silently discard accounting work or produce duplicate effects.

Show the product moment

After restart or restore, the same company reopens with its pending work and official effects intact.

  1. Prepare representative official and unfinished work
  2. Run the supported backup or restart scenario
  3. Restore or reopen the company
  4. Confirm reports, drafts, sources and recovery state

Authority · Safety · Architecture

One accounting authority

In product validation

Every intake path must reach the same official document, posting and reporting owners.

Automation may prepare work, but official effects remain explicit and reviewable.

Show the product moment

An AI or bank source cannot bypass the final review and posting authority of the canonical document.

  1. Create work from two supported intake sources
  2. Trace both to the canonical document
  3. Finalise through the same action
  4. Verify one set of official effects

Duplicates · Retry · Recovery

Retry without duplicating the books

In product validation

Treat duplicate, partial, failed and interrupted intake as recoverable states instead of new business events.

A network or processing failure should not create the same accounting effect twice.

Show the product moment

Uploading or retrying the same supported source does not create a second official document effect.

  1. Start a representative intake
  2. Interrupt or repeat it
  3. Use the supported retry path
  4. Confirm one retained source and one official effect

Evidence · Company scope · Security

Evidence stays with the company

In product validation

Retain business sources with authenticated company scope, safe metadata and explicit review status.

Reviewers can return to the source without exposing one company’s evidence to another.

Show the product moment

The source opens only inside the owning company and remains evidence until an authorised review applies a proposal.

  1. Upload supported retained evidence
  2. Inspect its safe metadata and preview
  3. Attempt review from the owning company
  4. Confirm no automatic accounting effect

Mobile · Permissions · Safety

Mobile capture without mobile posting risk

In product validation

Let the phone contribute evidence while refusing official numbering, posting and migration-completion authority.

Convenient capture does not quietly weaken accounting control.

Show the product moment

The paired device can submit a bill source but is refused when attempting an official accounting decision.

  1. Pair an approved mobile device
  2. Capture supported evidence
  3. Open the source in the authorised review queue
  4. Verify prohibited posting and completion actions are refused
Release-dependent capabilitiesImplemented or planned surfaces that must not be advertised as universally available yet.2

Tally · Migration · Review

Tally on-ramp with reviewed decisions

Release-dependent

Use supported desktop Tally and Tally XML evidence without making Tally the Fastbooks accounting authority.

Adopt Fastbooks progressively while retaining explicit control over imported master evidence.

Show the product moment

A Tally master suggestion is accepted or rejected explicitly before it becomes a canonical Fastbooks master.

  1. Configure a supported Tally source
  2. Review extracted or pulled master evidence
  3. Accept or reject each suggestion
  4. Resolve supported reconciliation differences

FDL · Extensions · Permissions

Guarded FDL extension packages

Release-dependent

Add deterministic, permission-bounded product contributions without granting extensions accounting authority.

Customisation should be installable, reversible and inspectable rather than an unrestricted script inside the books.

Show the product moment

A signed or developer package is inspected, activated for one company, composed deterministically and rolled back safely.

  1. Build a supported package
  2. Inspect manifest and permissions
  3. Activate it for one company
  4. Verify deterministic composition and rollback

Commercial claim discipline

Show live proof. Do not manufacture impressive numbers.

Fastbooks can display counts, warnings, matches, effects and source documents produced by a real workflow. Fixed claims about speed, match rate, extraction accuracy or savings must come from representative retained-business evidence, accountant review and real-user validation.

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