Accounting
ABC Tournament 2nd Round Voting Ends Soon
Second-round voting for this year’s Accountant Bracket Challenge ends at 10 a.m. EST tomorrow, March 27.
Mar. 26, 2024
Second-round voting for this year’s Accounting High Accountant Bracket Challenge ends at 10 a.m. EST tomorrow, March 27, as the four No. 1 seeds in the tournament are still alive and last year’s champion got bounced in the first round.
Click here to vote for who’d you like to see advance to the next round.
The eight brackets comprising 64 “teams”—plus a bonus tax bracket of eight challengers—were revealed by Accounting High on March 18. The first round of the tournament concluded last week.
There will be a new champion crowned this year, as defending ABC Tournament champion Uncat was defeated in the first round by RightTool.
Here’s a recap of the first-round outcomes and who’s playing in the second round—including a big matchup pitting QuickBooks vs. Xero—per category, region, and bracket:
Applications Category
Business Region
Money Bracket
First-round scores by number of votes
1. Relay defeated 16. Ramp, 460-182
8. Ignition defeated 9. Anchor, 376-253
12. Dext defeated 5. Forwardly, 353-272
4. Gusto defeated 13. Fyle, 493-129
Second-round matchups
1. Relay vs. 8. Ignition
4. Gusto vs. 12. Dext
Utility Bracket
First-round scores by number of votes
6. ChatGPT defeated 11. Slack, 345-276
14. Fathom defeated 3. Reach, 405-214
7. G Suite defeated 10. Calendly, 397-222
2. Liveflow defeated 15. Amalgam, 406-212
Second-round matchups
6. ChatGPT vs. 14. Fathom
2. Liveflow vs. 7. G Suite
Accounting Region
Practice Bracket
First-round scores by number of votes
1. Keeper defeated 16. Xenett, 500-201
9. Client Hub defeated 8. Liscio, 349-314
5. Karbon defeated 12. TaxDome, 410-245
4. Financial Cents defeated 13. Canopy, 373-274
Second-round matchups
1. Keeper vs. 9. Client Hub
4. Financial Cents vs. 5. Karbon
Books Bracket
First-round scores by number of votes
6. Bookkeep defeated 11. Botkeeper, 401-247
3. RightTool defeated 14. Uncat, 426-221
7. Xero defeated 10. Accruer, 398-250
2. QuickBooks defeated 15. Excel, 450-198
Second-round matchups
3. RightTool vs. 6. Bookkeep
2. QuickBooks vs. 7. Xero
Education Category
Media Region
Content Bracket
First-round scores by number of votes
1. Jason Staats/Jason Daily defeated 16. From Zero to Millions, 444-114
8. Accounting High Podcast defeated 9. The Unique CPA Podcast, 371-179
5. The Abundant Accountant defeated 12. Logan Graf/Tax Telegraf, 321-224
4. The Accounting Podcast defeated 13. Unofficial QBOA Podcast, 338-207
Second-round matchups
1. Jason Staats/Jason Daily vs. 8. Accounting High Podcast
4. The Accounting Podcast vs. 5. The Abundant Accountant
Courses Bracket
First-round scores by number of votes
6. Royalwise Owls defeated 11. Accountests, 397-147
14. Kitchen Table Automations defeated 3. Tax Rep Network, 310-231
10. Ambitious Bookkeeper defeated 7. Workflow Queen, 289-253
2. Earmark defeated 15. Nerd Enterprises, 278-265
Second-round matchups
6. Royalwise Owls vs. 14. Kitchen Table Automations
2. Earmark vs. 10. Ambitious Bookkeeper
Collaboration Region
Conferences Bracket
First-round scores by number of votes
1. Bridging the Gap defeated 16. Digital CPA, 338-150
8. Scaling New Heights defeated 9. Thrieval Deeper Weekend, 254-129
5. Appy Hour Camp defeated 12. Firm Growth Forum, 333-151
4. Accounting Cornerstone Foundation defeated 13. AICPA Engage, 322-159
Second-round matchups
1. Bridging the Gap vs. 8. Scaling New Heights
4. Accounting Cornerstone Foundation vs. 5. Appy Hour Camp
Community Bracket
First-round scores by number of votes
6. Bookkeeping Side Hustle defeated 11. #TaxTwitter, 307-173
3. Future Firm defeated 14. Dark Horse CPAs, 309-169
7. Bookkeeping Buds defeated 10. Realize, 295-184
2. Roundtable Labs defeated 15. Tanya’s Bookkeeping Bootcamp, 286-192
Second-round matchups
2. Roundtable Labs vs. 7. Bookkeeping Buds
3. Future Firm vs. 6. Bookkeeping Side Hustle
Bonus Tax Bracket
First-round scores by number of votes
TaxPlanIQ defeated Tallyfor, 262-180
Avalara defeated RCReports, 257-180
StanfordTax defeated Tax Help Software, 235-205
Intuit ProConnect defeated Drake, 244-196
Second-round matchups
TaxPlanIQ vs. Avalara
StanfordTax vs. Intuit ProConnect