Every number checks out
A record you can check, not one you have to believe
“How do I know it’s right?” Automatic tools cannot answer that, and an agent working from wrong numbers makes confident mistakes. Selfirm is built so that you, your accountant and your agents can all check what it says.
What that means in practice
Every figure opens up
Works todayClick a number to see the rows it is made of, and for each row the page or line of the original file.
Your word is a fact; AI’s is a suggestion
Works todayAI reads files and proposes. A suggestion enters the record only when you confirm it, and a confirmation can be undone.
Gaps are shown, not hidden
Works todayWhen a computed balance and the one printed on a statement disagree, the difference is displayed where it occurs. Nothing is adjusted to make it fit.
Questions, not guesses
Works todayAn ambiguous file becomes a question on your desk. Answer once and the next file like it is read without asking.
Four levels of trust, kept apart
| Level | Example | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Original | A line on a bank statement, a registrar’s record | The file is kept as you gave it |
| Confirmed | A balance that checks out, a transfer pair you approved | Checked by rules, traceable, shows who confirmed it |
| Computed | Totals, what you hold across all accounts | Calculated by fixed rules, so it can be recalculated |
| AI’s judgement | A suggested classification, a likely reason for a gap | Always marked as a suggestion, with what it is based on |
Figures on record are computed by deterministic programs. AI explains, spots oddities and proposes; it does not produce official numbers without a source.
Where this is proven first
Finance gives ready-made tests of right and wrong: a statement’s balances must add up, and one month must continue from the last. That is why checking starts there. See how Selfirm reconciles your accounts.
The same rule applies to everything else in the record: a domain’s expiry date or an account’s owner also shows where it was read from, or who entered it.
Common questions
Doesn’t confirming take more time than automatic bookkeeping?
It takes some. You confirm only what is uncertain; anything that can be checked mechanically is checked for you, and matters of the same kind are grouped. How fast confirming is counts as a product measure for us.
Can I undo a confirmation?
Yes. Decisions are recorded with who made them and can be reverted; the record keeps its history.
Bring your own records along
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