The CPA Dude
Taxes without the trauma

A banking upgrade we actually recommend

One business bank account that makes your life easier and ours too.

Whether you run rental properties, a small business, or both, the account you bank with shapes how clean your books are all year. We point our clients at Relay because it helps you stay organized and it helps us do better work for you, faster and often for less.

What is Relay, exactly?

WhatRelay is an online business banking platform, not a traditional walk-in bank. Checking accounts, debit cards, and bookkeeping tools live in one dashboard.
WhoBuilt for small business owners and real estate investors who want organized books without extra manual work.
WhenYou can open an account today. Setup is done online and usually takes about 10 minutes.
WhereFully online at relayfi.com. Deposits are FDIC insured through Relay’s partner banks, so there’s no branch to visit.
WhyWe recommend it because of what it unlocks for both sides, covered in the two sections below.
1

What it does for you

Real estate investors, small business owners, whoever’s signing the checks

Up to 20 free checking accounts

One login, separate accounts per property, project, or department. Money stays organized without a spreadsheet.

No fees, no minimums, no credit check

The Starter plan is free, forever, and setup takes minutes. No branch visit required.

Cards that listen to you

Up to 50 debit cards with spend limits by property, project, or category. Freeze one instantly if something looks off.

Up to $3M in FDIC coverage

Through Relay’s sweep program across partner banks, well past a single account’s $250K limit.

and here’s the part most people don’t think about
2

What it does for us, as your CPA team

Which turns directly into better service for you

Books sync automatically

Transactions flow straight into QuickBooks or Xero, already categorized and accurate. We spend our time finding strategy for you, not chasing down what a charge was for.

We see activity in real time

Read-only access lets us check in on your numbers during the year, not just at filing time, without ever needing your login.

Cleaner data, lower cleanup cost

Fewer commingled transactions and less reconciling from scratch can mean less bookkeeping cleanup work, and that shows up in what you pay us.

Planning instead of just filing

When we can see your numbers year-round, we catch tax-saving moves while there’s still time to act on them, instead of finding them in April.

Pick your plan

Starter
$0/mo
  • 20 accounts, 50 cards
  • 1.11% APY on savings
  • 1% cash back
Grow
$30/mo
  • Approval workflows
  • 1.75% APY on savings
  • 1.25% cash back
Scale
$90/mo
  • 50 accounts, no ACH fees
  • 3.00% APY on savings
  • 1.5% cash back

Most clients we work with start on Starter and only move up once the team or transaction volume grows. Full plan details at relayfi.com/pricing.

Ready to make the switch?

Bring it up at your next meeting with us, or explore it yourself first at relayfi.com. The cleaner your books, the more time we spend finding you deductions instead of chasing down statements.

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