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How to convince my boss to move from paper to digital accounting

Updating manual paper accounting records often meets pushback from traditionalist leadership who resist moving away from familiar paper processes and plastic-bag client records. This resistance prevents organizations from adopting modern, cloud-based workflows and marketing new digital services independently.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

  1. 1
    Keeping excel files
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    Tracking a lot manually
  3. 3
    Joining another firm that specializes in cloud-based accounting services

In their words

Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.

r/Accounting1 person · September 2026

I.E clients come in with there papers in a plastic bag ETCsource ↗

My question is i want to start providing a cloud based service and market it on social media. However do i need to join another firm the specialise in this or through research can i do this myself.source ↗

Lonely_Obligation_81 · r/Accounting · 4 upvotes
r/nonprofit1 person · September 2026

My organization uses paper records for he accounting. It’s been years since I’ve dealt with paper records and frankly I hate it.source ↗

My proposals for changes haven’t been particularly well received by my boss the CFO.source ↗

NyanKate420 · r/nonprofit · 4 upvotes

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