Accounting
Sweet 16 Matches Begin in Accountant Bracket Challenge
Only two of the four No. 1 seeds remain in the ABC Tournament as voting for the eight matches in the third round starts on March 28.
Mar. 28, 2024
The field of 64 has shrunk to 16 in the quest to win the 2024 Accountant Bracket Challenge, presented by Accounting High, as voting for the third-round matchups starts on Thursday.
You have through the Easter weekend to cast your votes on the third-round action to determine who advances to the Elite Eight, which begins on April 2.
Only two of the four No. 1 seeds remain, as Relay was defeated in the second round by No. 8 seed Ignition in the Money Bracket and Bridging the Gap was bested by No. 8 seed Scaling New Heights in the Conference Bracket. And in the battle of accounting software giants, No. 2 seed QuickBooks easily defeated No. 7 seed Xero by a vote score of 420-153.
Here’s a recap of the second-round action and what the Sweet Sixteen matchups are in the ABC Tournament per category, region, and bracket:
Applications Category
Business Region
Money Bracket
Second-round scores by number of votes
8. Ignition defeated 1. Relay, 274-250
4. Gusto defeated 12. Dext, 365-157
Third-round matchup
4. Gusto vs. 8. Ignition
Utility Bracket
Second-round scores by number of votes
6. ChatGPT defeated 14. Fathom, 372-149
7. G Suite defeated 2. Liveflow, 385-135
Third-round matchup
6. ChatGPT vs. 7. G Suite
Accounting Region
Practice Bracket
Second-round scores by number of votes
1. Keeper defeated 9. Client Hub, 405-197
4. Financial Cents defeated 5. Karbon, 297-289
Third-round matchup
1. Keeper vs. 4. Financial Cents
Books Bracket
Second-round scores by number of votes
2. QuickBooks defeated 7. Xero, 420-153
3. RightTool defeated 6. Bookkeep, 392-182
Third-round matchup
2. QuickBooks vs. 3. RightTool
Education Category
Media Region
Content Bracket
Second-round scores by number of votes
1. Jason Staats/Jason Daily defeated 8. Accounting High Podcast, 286-179
4. The Accounting Podcast defeated 5. The Abundant Accountant, 255-205
Third-round matchup
1. Jason Staats/Jason Daily vs. 4. The Accounting Podcast
Courses Bracket
Second-round scores by number of votes
10. Ambitious Bookkeeper defeated 2. Earmark, 244-215
6. Royalwise Owls defeated 14. Kitchen Table Automations, 304-154
Third-round matchup
6. Royalwise Owls vs. 10. Ambitious Bookkeeper
Collaboration Region
Conferences Bracket
Second-round scores by number of votes
8. Scaling New Heights defeated 1. Bridging the Gap, 282-184
5. Appy Hour Camp defeated 4. Accounting Cornerstone Foundation, 235-230
Third-round matchup
5. Appy Hour Camp vs. 8. Scaling New Heights
Community Bracket
Second-round scores by number of votes
7. Bookkeeping Buds defeated 2. Roundtable Labs, 272-192
6. Bookkeeping Side Hustle defeated 3. Future Firm, 254-210
Third-round matchup
6. Bookkeeping Side Hustle vs. 7. Bookkeeping Buds
Bonus Tax Bracket
Second-round scores by number of votes
Avalara defeated TaxPlanIQ, 247-183
Intuit ProConnect defeated StanfordTax, 252-177
Third-round matchup
Avalara vs. Intuit ProConnect
So far, 29,725 votes have been cast in the 2024 Accountant Bracket Challenge.