{
  "slug": "patriot-accounting",
  "name": "Patriot Accounting",
  "domain": "patriotsoftware.com",
  "category": "productivity",
  "categoryName": "Productivity",
  "description": "US small-business accounting software for invoices, expenses, bank imports, reconciliation and reports.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel Patriot Accounting from Settings: open Manage Subscription, Add or Cancel Software, deselect the active Accounting product, answer the prompts and save. It takes about two minutes and makes the product inactive. Patriot bills in arrears, so the next month's final invoice can include active days before cancellation.",
  "price": "$20 / month after offer",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 20,
  "planName": "Accounting Basic",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "basic",
      "name": "Accounting Basic",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 20
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "Current offer is $10 per month for six months after a 30-day free period, then $20 monthly.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.patriotsoftware.com/pricing/?compare=accounting"
    },
    {
      "id": "premium",
      "name": "Accounting Premium",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 30
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "Current offer is $15 per month for six months after a 30-day free period, then $30 monthly.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.patriotsoftware.com/pricing/?compare=accounting"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 1.8,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://help.patriotsoftware.com/en/articles/15330032-how-to-cancel-an-account-or-product",
  "cancellationTime": "~2 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 120,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open software management",
        "body": "Open Settings, Manage Subscription, then Add or Cancel Software."
      },
      {
        "title": "Deselect Accounting",
        "body": "Select the active purple Accounting product, choose a cancellation reason and answer follow-up questions."
      },
      {
        "title": "Save and verify",
        "body": "Select Save Changes and confirm that Accounting is no longer shown as active."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": [
      {
        "title": "Use subscription access",
        "body": "Sign in as a user who can manage the company's Patriot subscriptions."
      }
    ]
  },
  "platformNotes": {},
  "refundInfo": "No general cancellation refund is promised. Patriot bills in arrears, so a final invoice may charge the prorated days the software was active.",
  "pauseInfo": "No accounting-subscription pause is documented in the checked cancellation guide.",
  "downgradeInfo": "Accounting Basic and Premium are managed in Add or Cancel Software. Make sure only the intended product is changed.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "After cancellation, the employer can still sign in and download accounting reports and other account information.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "On submission"
    },
    {
      "k": "Billing",
      "v": "In arrears"
    },
    {
      "k": "Final invoice",
      "v": "Possible"
    },
    {
      "k": "Reports after",
      "v": "Available"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Why can Patriot charge after cancellation?",
      "answer": "It bills in arrears, so the next invoice can include days the software was active before cancellation."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I access Patriot reports afterward?",
      "answer": "Yes. Employer access remains for downloading accounting reports and account information."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does cancelling Accounting cancel every Patriot product?",
      "answer": "Not if the Accounting product alone is deselected. Check the active products before saving."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can Patriot Accounting be paused?",
      "answer": "No accounting pause is documented in the checked guide."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Patriot Accounting pricing",
      "url": "https://www.patriotsoftware.com/pricing/?compare=accounting",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cancel a Patriot product",
      "url": "https://help.patriotsoftware.com/en/articles/15330032-how-to-cancel-an-account-or-product",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-13",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-12",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/patriot-accounting",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/patriot-accounting.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/patriot-accounting.md"
  }
}