# Agbis

> Agbis provides startup-focused accounting, bookkeeping, and tax advisory services for U.S. founders, with a specialty in Delaware C-Corps, SAFE financings, R&D / Section 174 issues, and fundraising readiness.

Agbis publishes long-form, founder-focused explainers on U.S. startup finance and tax topics. All articles are written for non-accountants and include FAQs, examples, and citations to official IRS, Delaware, AICPA, and Y Combinator sources. Content is structured with schema.org Article, FAQPage, and BreadcrumbList markup, semantic HTML headings (H1 → H2 → H3), and a sticky table of contents for predictable extraction.

## Core pages

- [Home](https://agbis.online/): Services, pricing, why-us, finance review, testimonials, latest insights, FAQ.
- [Startup Finance Review](https://agbis.online/onboarding): Free finance review intake form for founders.
- [Blog index](https://agbis.online/blog): All published articles.

## Articles

- [Section 174 Explained for Startup Founders](https://agbis.online/blog/section-174-rd-expenses-startups): How R&D and software development costs must be capitalized and amortized; why offshore developer spend can create unexpected tax consequences for U.S. startups.
- [Delaware Franchise Tax Explained](https://agbis.online/blog/delaware-franchise-tax-explained): How the Delaware franchise tax works for C-Corps, the Authorized Shares vs. Assumed Par Value methods, due dates, penalties, and common filing mistakes.
- [SAFE Accounting Explained](https://agbis.online/blog/safe-accounting-explained): How SAFE investments are recorded on startup books, why they are not revenue, and how they impact financial statements and fundraising readiness.
- [10 Startup Accounting Mistakes Founders Make](https://agbis.online/blog/startup-accounting-mistakes-founders-make): The most common accounting errors that cost founders money, trigger compliance risk, and slow down due diligence.
- [When Does a Startup Need a CPA?](https://agbis.online/blog/when-does-a-startup-need-a-cpa): The difference between a bookkeeper, CPA, and fractional CFO, and at what growth stages a startup actually needs each.

## Sources cited across content

- IRS — https://www.irs.gov
- Delaware Division of Corporations — https://corp.delaware.gov
- AICPA — https://www.aicpa.org
- Y Combinator SAFE documents — https://www.ycombinator.com/documents

## Contact

For a free startup finance review: https://agbis.online/onboarding