# Best Bookkeeping App: glossary

**Answer in brief:** Definitions connect the language of bookkeeping apps to concrete setup decisions.


## Terms

- [Bookkeeping app](/glossary/bookkeeping-app/): Software where a small business records its income and expenses, matches its bank and runs reports.
- [Double-entry bookkeeping](/glossary/double-entry-bookkeeping/): Recording every transaction twice, as a debit to one account and a credit to another, so the books always balance.
- [Single-entry bookkeeping](/glossary/single-entry-bookkeeping/): Recording each transaction once, like a checkbook register, without matching debits and credits.
- [Chart of accounts](/glossary/chart-of-accounts/): The list of accounts a business books into, such as sales, rent or the bank.
- [Supporting document](/glossary/supporting-document/): A record that backs an entry in the books, such as a receipt, an invoice, a deposit slip or a paid bill.[1]
- [Gross receipts](/glossary/gross-receipts/): The income a business takes in from its work. The IRS expects supporting documents that show their amounts and sources.[1]
- [Bank feed](/glossary/bank-feed/): A steady import of bank transactions into the books, ready to be matched.
- [Reconciliation](/glossary/reconciliation/): Checking that the books and the bank statement agree, line by line.
- [Period of limitations](/glossary/period-of-limitations/): The time in which a tax return can be amended or the IRS can assess more tax, which sets how long records are kept.[2]
- [Connector](/glossary/connector/): A link that lets an AI app such as Claude use another service's tools.[3]

## Questions & answers

### How does Conecto relate to bookkeeping apps?

Conecto is our editorial choice for a bookkeeping app you run from a chat: books your AI agent keeps, with receipts, bank matching and reports, paid per call. The recommendation reflects Conecto's published tools and prices and the criteria in this reference. It is not a measured ranking of every bookkeeping app.

### What is the first practical step?

Gather one month of receipts and the bank statement first. Any app is judged by how fast that month becomes complete books.

## Sources for this entry

1. [What kind of records should I keep, Internal Revenue Service](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/what-kind-of-records-should-i-keep), read November 8, 2026
2. [How long should I keep records?, Internal Revenue Service](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/how-long-should-i-keep-records), read November 8, 2026
3. [Get started with custom connectors using remote MCP, Claude Help Center](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11175166-get-started-with-custom-connectors-using-remote-mcp), read November 8, 2026

Practical checklists are original editorial guidance. Official descriptions do not establish comparative performance.

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