Capabilities

Everything your shop needs to close the books faster

Tekmetric → QuickBooks Online Sync

Every completed repair order in Tekmetric automatically flows into QuickBooks Online — invoices, payments, line items. No copy-paste, no missed entries, no end-of-day data entry marathons.

Tekmetric RO #4872

QBO Invoice #INV-1094

Brake pads + labor • $487.50 • Synced 12s ago

Real-time sync Tekmetric API QBO API

Smart Categorization

Parts, labor, sublet work, shop supplies, and tax — each line item from Tekmetric is automatically mapped to the right account in your QBO chart of accounts. Set it once, forget it.

Parts (OEM brake pads)→ 5100 · Parts COGS

Labor (2.5 hrs @ $125)→ 4200 · Service Revenue

Shop supplies→ 5300 · Shop Supplies

Auto-mapping Chart of accounts Custom rules

Revenue Reconciliation

ShopBooks matches Tekmetric payments against your QBO bank deposits daily. Mismatches are flagged instantly — catch register shorts, double-posts, and bank errors before month-end.

May 7 — 14 ROs matched, $6,842.50 reconciled

May 6 — 1 mismatch: RO #4831 ($312) vs deposit ($287) — $25 short

Daily matching Mismatch alerts Bank feed

Parts Cost Tracking

Know your real margins — not just what you charged, but what each part actually cost from your vendor. Track markup by category, vendor, and job type across your entire parts inventory.

Brake pads (OEM)Cost $48 → Billed $89 · 85% markup

Oil filter (Wix)Cost $6 → Billed $14 · 133% markup

Avg parts margin (May)62.4%

Vendor tracking Margin analysis Cost vs. billed

Tax-Ready Reports

P&L by service type, quarterly estimates, sales tax summaries — all generated on demand. Hand your CPA a clean package instead of a shoebox of receipts.

Q1 2026 P&LReady ✓

Sales tax (Apr)$2,184.30 collected

CPA export1-click download

P&L reports Sales tax CPA export

Multi-Location Roll-Up

Running two or three bays across locations? See consolidated revenue, expenses, and margin — or drill into each shop individually. One dashboard, full picture.

All Locations (May)$48,320 revenue

Main St Shop (2 bays)$31,200

Oak Ave Shop (1 bay)$17,120

Consolidated view Per-location drill Multi-shop

Daily Auto-Close

Every night, ShopBooks batches the day's completed tickets, syncs them to QBO, and generates a morning dashboard. Open your laptop to yesterday's revenue, costs, and margin — already done.

Yesterday (May 8)✓ Closed

12 ROs synced$5,430 revenue

Parts margin64.2%

Nightly batch Morning dashboard Zero effort

The Problem

Your shop management system and your books don't talk to each other

Shop owner overwhelmed by paperwork and dual screens

Manual Double Entry

Every repair order, every parts invoice — typed twice. Tekmetric on one screen, QuickBooks on the other. Hours every week, errors every month.

Mystery Margins

You know you're selling labor and parts, but without real-time cost tracking you're guessing at margins until your CPA tells you — months later.

Month-End Dread

Reconciling bank deposits against repair orders is a weekend project. Tax season means digging through spreadsheets and hoping nothing was missed.

How It Works

From repair order to reconciled books in four steps

Connect

Tekmetric + QBO

Sync

ROs flow into QBO

Reconcile

Payments matched

Report

Margins & tax ready

Step 1

Connect Your Accounts

Link your Tekmetric account and QuickBooks Online in under 5 minutes. We auto-detect your chart of accounts and map categories for you.

Step 2

Repair Orders Sync Automatically

Every completed RO flows into QuickBooks — parts, labor, tax, all categorized. Pick daily batch sync or near-real-time, whatever fits your workflow.

Step 3

Payments Match Automatically

ShopBooks compares Tekmetric payments to your bank deposits daily. Mismatches surface instantly — no more manual cross-checking at month-end.

Step 4

See Your Numbers, Make Better Decisions

One dashboard for revenue by service type, parts margins, and expenses. Tax-ready reports generated on demand — hand your CPA a clean package.

Built For

Designed for independent shops running on Tekmetric + QBO

Auto repair shop owner reviewing books on a tablet

Persona 01

The Owner-Operator

You fix cars and run the business. Bookkeeping isn't why you opened the shop. ShopBooks keeps QuickBooks current so you can focus on the lift — not the ledger.

Persona 02

The Part-Time Bookkeeper

Handling the books for one or more shops on Tekmetric. ShopBooks eliminates the manual sync grind so you can close faster and serve more clients.

Tekmetric QuickBooks Online Independent Auto Repair 1–3 Bay Shops Parts & Labor Tracking Tax-Ready Reports

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We're building ShopBooks to end the double-entry grind for independent auto repair shops. Connect Tekmetric and QuickBooks Online once — let ShopBooks handle the rest. Join the waitlist to get early access and help shape the product.

What you'll get:

Free access during beta — no credit card required

Direct line to the founder — shape features around your workflow

Priority onboarding when we launch

First 50 shops get lifetime pricing locked in at beta rates.

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