# Debit & Co

> Bookkeeping and accounting for growing businesses — Tampa, FL, serving Florida and clients nationwide.

Debit & Co provides outsourced bookkeeping and accounting: a dedicated GAAP-trained accountant on every engagement with weekly senior Controller and CFO oversight. Based in Tampa, FL; serving Florida and clients nationwide.

## Pages
- [3-for-1 Offer](https://debitandco.com/solutions/three-accounting-roles-one-fee/): THE 3-FOR-1 OFFER Three accounting roles. One monthly fee. A bookkeeper alone keeps the books, but can’t close them fast enough to matter. On a 30-day cadence the
- [Aaron Ressel](https://debitandco.com/team/aaron-ressel/): Aaron Ressel, MBA — Founding Partner & Senior Controller at Debit & Co. 20 years leading accounting teams with GAAP review and controllership oversight.
- [Bookkeeping Services in Tampa for Small Businesses](https://debitandco.com/solutions/bookkeeping-services-tampa/): Bookkeeping for Tampa small businesses Tampa bookkeeping, handled every month. Running a Tampa business means the books lose to the day-to-day — until tax season turns into a
- [Comprehensive Bookkeepers](https://debitandco.com/services/comprehensive-bookkeepers/): Comprehensive Bookkeepers A continuous bookkeeping discipline. A dedicated bookkeeper records activity daily, while Controller and CFO oversight reviews the work weekly. The result: a 5-to-7-day close, every month,
- [Contact](https://debitandco.com/contact/): Contact Book a fit assessment. A 30-minute call with Aaron and Kevin to discuss your books, your situation, and whether we are a good fit. Best for: B2B
- [Four locations consolidated on a weekly close cycle.](https://debitandco.com/case-studies/bayside-wellness-four-location-weekly-close/): Case study · Comprehensive Bookkeepers From 4 charts-of-accounts to 1 weekly P&L in 30 days. Bayside Wellness Group unified bookkeeping across 4 spa locations into a single weekly
- [From 28-day close to 6-day close at a $22M industrial supplier.](https://debitandco.com/case-studies/aldermont-manufacturing-28-day-close-to-6-day-close/): Case study · Comprehensive Bookkeepers From 28-day close to 6-day close at a $22M industrial supplier. Aldermont rebuilt the monthly close cycle in 90 days after the internal
- [From cash-basis QBO to investor-ready GAAP, without an in-house hire.](https://debitandco.com/case-studies/northvale-outfitters-dtc-accrual-rebuild-investor-ready/): Case study · Staff Accountants Cash-basis QBO to GAAP accrual in 45 days, no W2. Northvale Outfitters rebuilt 18 months of accrual financials in 45 days for first-round
- [From QuickBooks to GAAP-ready monthlies in 90 days.](https://debitandco.com/case-studies/cresta-analytics-quickbooks-to-gaap-90-days/): Case study · Staff Accountants From QuickBooks to GAAP-ready monthlies in 90 days. Cresta Analytics stood up board-grade reporting ahead of a Series B raise, without a $115K
- [Healthcare](https://debitandco.com/industries/healthcare/): For practice administrators and medical group CFOs Financial Clarity™ for medical practices. Episode-of-care revenue recognition, gross-to-net contractual adjustments, days-in-AR optimization, and audit-ready financials. One team. No rotating pod.
- [Home](https://debitandco.com/): For B2B CEOs and CFOs doing $15M–$80M Your books should be closed before you need them. Most outsourced firms deliver financials 3–4 weeks late. The Continuous Close Method™
- [Industries](https://debitandco.com/industries/): Industries Where Financial Clarity™ compounds. Debit & Co engages deeply within four verticals. Each has its own accounting discipline. The firm’s standards do not vary. Book a discovery
- [Insights](https://debitandco.com/insights/): 
- [Kevin Cahill](https://debitandco.com/team/kevin-cahill/): Kevin Cahill — Founding Partner & CFO at Debit & Co. 20+ years of CFO-level finance (ex-Yieldbot, KPMG, PwC) bringing strategic clarity to growing businesses.
- [Law](https://debitandco.com/industries/law/): For managing partners and firm administrators Financial Clarity™ for law firms. IOLTA trust accounting, three-way reconciliation, WIP and realization reporting, and audit-ready firm financials. One team. No rotating
- [LP](https://debitandco.com/lp/): 
- [Nonprofit](https://debitandco.com/industries/nonprofit/): For executive directors and nonprofit CFOs Financial Clarity™ for nonprofit organizations. ASC 958 fund accounting, functional expense allocation, federal-award compliance, and audit-ready statements. One team. No rotating pod.
- [Outsource Your Startup Bookkeeping](https://debitandco.com/solutions/outsource-startup-bookkeeping/): For founders buried in the books Get the books off your plate. Stop closing the books at midnight. Hand the whole function to a team — daily transactions,
- [Outsourced Accounting for Lean Startup Teams](https://debitandco.com/solutions/accounting-for-lean-teams/): For lean startup teams Your books have no owner. On a 3–5 person team every seat is on product or growth, so the books fall to whoever has
- [Payroll Services in Tampa for Small Businesses](https://debitandco.com/solutions/payroll-services-tampa/): Payroll for Tampa small businesses Tampa payroll, run right and on time. Payroll mistakes cost Tampa businesses in penalties and trust — and eat the hours you should
- [Privacy Policy](https://debitandco.com/privacy-policy/): Who we are Suggested text: Our website address is: https://debitandco.com. Comments Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments
- [Puzzle Partnership](https://debitandco.com/lp/puzzle-partnership/): FOR PUZZLE USERS · SEED-SERIES B STARTUPS Accounting judgment for Puzzle-powered businesses. Puzzle flags 10% of your accounting for human judgment — revenue recognition, close ownership, investor reporting.
- [Raise-Ready Financials for Startups](https://debitandco.com/solutions/raise-ready-financials/): For founders raising a seed or Series A Raise-ready financials, before diligence opens. Investor- and board-ready P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow — clean every month, not scrambled
- [SaaS](https://debitandco.com/industries/saas/): For SaaS founders and CFOs · Series A – C Financial Clarity™ for venture-backed SaaS. Monthly close, ASC 606 revenue recognition, R&D tax credits, and board-ready financials. One
- [Services](https://debitandco.com/services/): Services Two ways to get Financial Clarity™. Whether you need part-time bookkeeping support or a full-time dedicated accountant, every engagement is powered by The Continuous Close Method™ —
- [Solutions](https://debitandco.com/solutions/): SOLUTIONS Find the fix for where your books are stuck. Every growing startup hits a different accounting wall — a raise, a founder buried in QuickBooks, a close
- [Staff Accountants](https://debitandco.com/services/staff-accountants/): Staff Accountants An embedded accountant from Day 1. A pre-trained accountant operates the seat from Day 1 under The Continuous Close Method™. Cost lands at 40 to 60
- [Startup Accounting Setup for ASC 606](https://debitandco.com/solutions/startup-accounting-asc-606/): For startups at first revenue Revenue’s here. Your spreadsheet isn’t ready. The spreadsheet that ran your books at zero revenue breaks the moment real money moves. The Continuous
- [Startup Financial Reporting for Founders](https://debitandco.com/solutions/startup-financial-reporting/): For founders deciding on gut feel Stop running the business on gut feel. You’re past your first million but still can’t answer runway, CAC, churn, or real margin.
- [Stop Losing the Bookkeeper You Just Trained](https://debitandco.com/solutions/outsourced-accounting-vs-hiring/): For founders tired of turnover Stop losing the bookkeeper you just trained. Recruiting an accountant takes three to six months; then they leave and the knowledge walks out.
- [Team](https://debitandco.com/team/): For B2B leaders $15M–$80M The leadership behind Financial Clarity™. 50+ years of combined CFO and Controller leadership on every close. Aaron and Kevin review every client deliverable for
- [The Method](https://debitandco.com/method/): For B2B leaders $15M–$80M A senior-reviewed monthly close. A dual-layer system: dedicated accountant plus seasoned CFO and Controller oversight on every transaction. The Continuous Close Method™ in practice.
- [When to Hire vs. Outsource Your Startup Accounting](https://debitandco.com/solutions/hire-vs-outsource-accountant/): HIRE OR OUTSOURCE? When to hire vs. outsource your startup’s accounting. Most founders hire too early or wait too long. The call turns on transaction volume, runway, and

## Insights
- [The anatomy of a slow close](https://debitandco.com/insights/anatomy-of-a-slow-close/): The 7 close-cycle bottlenecks compressing operating margin at B2B firms, and what a 7-day close actually looks like.
- [It’s the Night Before Your Board Meeting and Your Books Aren’t Ready. Again.](https://debitandco.com/insights/its-the-night-before-your-board-meeting-and-your-books-arent-ready-again/): Your tax preparer just survived April 15th. They have time, they’re focused, and they’re not yet drowning in September deadlines. Show up in May or June with clean
- [You think your margins are 70%. What if they actually 45%?](https://debitandco.com/insights/you-think-your-margins-are-70-what-if-they-actually-45/): We had a client who was certain their margins were 70%. They were 45%. And before you think “that would never happen to me” — they thought the
- [Your revenue is growing. So why doesn’t it feel like you’re keeping more?](https://debitandco.com/insights/your-revenue-is-growing-so-why-doesnt-it-feel-like-youre-keeping-more/): You’re making more than ever. You’re also guessing more than ever. At some point, gut feel stops being a strategy. Here’s what replaces it. And to be clear

## Full content
- [llms-full.txt](https://debitandco.com/llms-full.txt): Complete page + insight content for AI/agent retrieval.

## Contact
- Email: info@debitandco.com
- Phone: +1 813-252-1102

Last updated: 2026-06-25