Creating Your Company

After registering, the first thing you'll do is set up your company. This is the workspace where all your accounting data — invoices, contacts, expenses, and reports — will live.

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Step 1: Fill in Your Company Details

You'll be prompted with a company creation form. Complete the following fields:

Field	Description
Company Name	Your registered business name (minimum 3 characters)
Country	The country your business operates in
Currency	Your primary operating currency (e.g. AED, USD, GBP)
Tax Number	Optional — your VAT or tax registration number

Click Create Company.

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Step 2: Choose a Plan

After your company is created, you'll be directed to the subscription page where you can choose a plan:

• Plus — Invoicing, estimates, credit notes, journals, chart of accounts
• Premium — All Plus features + bills, purchase orders, debit notes, made payments

All plans come with a 14-day free trial.

See Subscription & Billing for full plan details.

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Step 3: What Gets Set Up Automatically

Acusheet does the heavy lifting when your company is created:

• ✅ 37 default Chart of Accounts are created (Assets, Liabilities, Equity, Income, Expenses)
• ✅ Tax rates are pre-configured based on your country (e.g. UAE gets 5% VAT and 0% VAT)
• ✅ Admin role is assigned to you with full permissions
• ✅ Document defaults are set (invoice titles, due dates, notes, terms)

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Step 4: Complete Your Profile

Once inside your dashboard, we recommend completing your setup using the Getting Started checklist which guides you through:

1. Adding your logo and address to Settings
2. Configuring your tax rates
3. Adding your first contact
4. Creating your first invoice

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Managing Multiple Companies

If you manage multiple businesses, you can create additional companies under the same account:

1. Click your company name in the top navigation
2. Select Switch Company or Add Company
3. Follow the same setup flow

Each company has completely separate data, settings, and accounts.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I change my company name later?
Yes. Go to Settings → Company Details and update the name.

Can I change the currency after setup?
You can update the display currency in Settings → Localization, but existing transaction amounts will not be converted retroactively.

What if I selected the wrong country?
Country affects your default tax rates. You can update it in Settings → Company Details and manually adjust your tax rates in Settings → Taxes.