bookmi. AI Accounting Partner Program
AI does the bookkeeping, so your time goes to your clients
Bookmi AI Accounting partners pay no joining fee and no annual fee. Reviewing books the AI has prepared, taking on customers Bookmi refers, and spending less time on bookkeeping services all add to your firm's time and revenue. Bookmi does not itself provide bookkeeping or tax services that need human work.
- No joining or annual fees
- Free for up to 10 clients
- Founding Partner: first 50 firms
Why become a partner
- ¥0Joining costs nothing
freee 認定アドバイザー starts at ¥49,800/yr, Money Forward's 公認メンバー at a ¥50,000 joining fee plus ¥240,000/yr, and 弥生 PAP costs ¥96,000/yr. Bookmi charges no joining fee and no annual fee.
- 85%Less bookkeeping work
Since the qualified invoice system began, 85% of firms say their bookkeeping workload has grown. AI creates the entries and only those that pass verification go into the books, so your firm's work can shift toward review and advice.
- About 15%We refer customers to you
When a Bookmi customer needs a tax accountant, we refer them only to partners, in turn by region and specialty. The success fee is about 15% of the first year's advisory fees, less than half the usual rate on tax accountant referral sites (30–60%).
Three tiers
Your tier rises with the number of client books on Bookmi. The first 50 firms join as Founding Partners and get Certified Partner benefits from the start.
Requirement: We verify your tax accountant registration number, or your bookkeeping firm's corporate registration
- No joining or annual fees
- An account for your firm's own books
- Books for up to 10 clients free
- AI checks for clients on other software, free for the first year
Requirement: 10 or more client books on Bookmi (bookkeeping service and self-bookkeeping clients combined)
- All Registered Partner benefits
- Priority for customer referrals (success fee about 15%)
- Review assignments for AI Omakase and AI Finance Team
- Referral commission
- Bulk pricing (optional)
Requirement: First 50 firms (priority for firms that can work in Chinese)
- All Certified Partner benefits
- No success fee on referrals in the first year
- Priority for referrals in your region
- Commission terms kept unchanged going forward
- A part in shaping the product
※ Bookkeeping firm partners receive bookkeeping and review assignments. Customer referrals that involve tax filing go only to tax accountant partners.
How the money flows
Following Japanese practice, there are two scenarios. Only about 20% of firms have more than half of their clients doing their own bookkeeping, so we built the pricing around the bookkeeping service scenario and set it so your firm's costs don't go up.
- Who keeps the books
- Your firm's staff
- Who contracts and pays for the software
- Your firm subscribes on the firm plan. The client pays ¥0
- What the client is billed
- Your advisory fee only (bookkeeping fee included)
- Who keeps the books
- The client, with your firm reviewing monthly
- Who contracts and pays for the software
- The client contracts directly with Bookmi
- What the client is billed
- Software fee (to Bookmi) and advisory fee (to your firm)
| Item | Bookmi's terms | Industry examples |
|---|---|---|
| Joining and annual fees | ¥0 | freee 認定アドバイザー ¥49,800–357,600/yr; Money Forward ¥50,000 joining fee + ¥240,000–500,000/yr; 弥生 PAP ¥96,000/yr |
| Books for bookkeeping service clients (B) | Free for up to 10 clients. From the 11th, ¥500 per client per month, capped at ¥35,000/mo (unlimited clients). Unlimited staff IDs; clients can only view and register bank connections | freee 記帳代行プラン ¥1,000 per client per month (annual contract, minimum number of clients); Money Forward 会計記帳代行プラン ¥50,000/mo (¥35,000 with STREAMED) |
| AI checks for clients on other software | Free for the first year (not counted toward your books). Charged at the per-book rate from the second year | freee 顧問先管理 AI エージェント ¥1,000 per client per month |
| Self-bookkeeping clients (A) | Clients contract directly at standard prices. Your firm views and works on their books for free | freee and Money Forward also contract directly with self-bookkeeping clients |
| Referral commission (A) | 20% of referred customers' fees for 24 months | Money Forward 公認メンバー revenue benefits |
| Bulk pricing (A, optional) | 50% of standard prices. Your firm sets the price and can include it in your advisory fee | TKC: software provided through member firms, which set the price |
| Success fee on customer referrals | About 15% of the first year's advisory fees (none in the first year for Founding Partners) | Tax accountant referral sites: 30–60% of the first year's advisory fees |
| Reviews for AI Omakase and AI Finance Team | About 50% of the customer's fees, paid to the firm that does the review | Typical bookkeeping service rate: about ¥50–100 per entry |
Our per-book price for bookkeeping service clients is half of freee's. It reaches the ¥35,000/mo cap at the 80th client and doesn't rise beyond that. Reviewing one client takes a little over ten minutes a month, so your hourly earnings are higher than with traditional bookkeeping services. Payouts are calculated at month-end and paid by bank transfer.
Three promises in the partner agreement
- 01
Customers a partner brings in remain that partner's customers. Bookmi will not market to them directly.
- 02
Bookmi does not itself provide tax or bookkeeping services that need human work. All human work goes to partners.
- 03
When a Bookmi customer needs a tax accountant, we refer them only to partners, in turn by region and specialty.
Structured to comply with the Certified Public Tax Accountant Act (税理士法)
- Contracts and fees for tax representation are agreed directly between the partner tax accountant and the customer. Bookmi receives only software fees and referral fees.
- We don't use any arrangement in which Bookmi sells tax filing and borrows a tax accountant's name.
- AI answers only with general tax knowledge. Decisions on an individual's tax matters are passed on to a partner tax accountant.
How to join
- 01Apply
Use the form below. It takes a few minutes.
- 02Verification
We verify your tax accountant registration number or corporate registration.
- 03Agreement
We sign the partner agreement and set up your firm's account.
- 04Start
Move your client books over, and referrals and review assignments begin.
Will Bookmi take my clients?
No. The partner agreement states that Bookmi will not market directly to customers a partner brings in.
Is it really free?
There's no joining fee and no annual fee. Books for bookkeeping service clients are free for up to 10 clients, then ¥500 per client per month from the 11th (capped at ¥35,000/mo). Your firm can view self-bookkeeping clients' books for free.
Can I use it alongside my current accounting software?
Yes. Clients on other software can also use the AI checks free for the first year. Journal entries can be exported in 弥生会計 and freee会計 import formats.
Can a bookkeeping firm join?
Yes. Once we've verified your corporate registration, we send you bookkeeping and review assignments. Customer referrals that involve tax filing go only to tax accountant partners.
When and how are payouts made?
They're calculated at month-end and paid by bank transfer.
What are the Founding Partner terms?
The first 50 firms, with priority for firms that can work in Chinese. On top of the Certified Partner benefits, there's no success fee on referrals in the first year, priority for referrals in your region, commission terms kept unchanged going forward, and a part in shaping the product.
- ※ Fees for other companies' partner programs and bookkeeping plans are based on each company's published information as of October 2026 (excl. tax). Please check with each company for the latest information.
- ※ The 85% figure is from MJS's 「会計事務所白書 2024」 (Accounting Firm White Paper 2024). Success fees on tax accountant referral sites are based on each site's published information.
- ※ Terms for referral commissions and success fees are set out in the partner agreement.