Free, no-signup decision aids for small US-listed companies. Built by a working operator, every item tied to the standard behind it. They flag what to check; they don't replace your judgment or your auditor.
The tools below are free and always will be. When you want one saved, connected to your data, and tracked quarter over quarter, that is the premium version, and it lives inside Unfolding Equity for one flat price: $720 a month, or $7,200 a year with two months free.
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62 sections across Reg S-X, Reg S-K, and interim US GAAP. Every citation validated against primary sources. Live score, reasoned N/A, save progress. Free on screen.
Open the tool190 items across Form 10-K, Reg S-K, Reg S-X, and annual US GAAP. Scoped to your company profile and filer status, every citation validated against primary sources. Free on screen.
Open the toolEnter your fiscal year end and filer status, get every 10-K, 10-Q, and proxy deadline for the next 15 months, with weekend rolls and NT extension dates. Download as a calendar file.
Open the toolPaste two comparative P&L periods, get instant variance math plus AI-drafted MD&A explanations that never invent a driver.
Open the toolOne short email before every deadline that matters for your filer status.
Open the toolIs it reportable? Which item, and what's the deadline.
Open the toolNT 10-Q/10-K, the five-day grace, and Form 15 risk.
Open the toolReg G and Item 2.02 checks before the release goes out.
Open the toolICFR scoping under AS 2201, now scored: a 0-100 readiness score, a grade band, and a full report on your material-weakness exposure.
Open the toolDeficiency vs. significant deficiency vs. material weakness.
Open the toolItem 4.01, the transition, and what the new firm needs.
Open the toolIs your audit quote in line for your size and complexity?
Open the toolLiability vs. equity under ASC 815-40.
Open the toolASC 326 scoping and methodology.
Open the toolASC 205-40 substantial-doubt assessment, now scored: a 0-100 score, a grade band, and a full report.
Open the toolItem 1.05 8-K materiality screen.
Open the toolWork backward from your meeting date: every proxy, broker-search, and notice deadline with holiday rolls, plus .ics export.
Open the toolRunway measured to the ASC 205-40 one-year-from-issuance horizon, with substantial-doubt screening and management-plans logic.
Open the toolItem 404 and ASC 850: who counts, what crosses the threshold, and what your proxy and footnotes must say.
Open the toolASU 2020-06 world: does your note carry an embedded derivative that must be bifurcated, or not.
Open the toolASC 280 with ASU 2023-07: quantitative thresholds, aggregation, the 75% test, and single-segment disclosures.
Open the toolThe five-step model on your actual contract: gross vs net, SSP allocation, and timing red flags.
Open the toolEmbedded-lease test plus ROU asset and lease liability computed to the cent, with the amortization walk.
Open the toolOperating, investing, or financing: the classification calls that trigger restatements, answered line by line.
Open the toolOffer, classification, and separation mechanics for finance teams, with state-law cautions.
Open the toolA structured, defensible review framework for finance functions: criteria, ratings, and documentation.
Open the toolTurn any plan into a quantified failure register. Ranked risks, kill-criteria, leading indicators. And a hard verdict: proceed, guardrails, or fix first. Decide on evidence, not optimism.
Open the toolThe deep cash tool: net burn, compounding runway, burn multiple, 24-month projection, and a 2,500-run Monte Carlo (p10/p50/p90). Solves the least-painful cuts and the minimum raise. And when to start.
Open the toolAbsorption costing, overhead allocation, and break-even done for you. Product or service. Then a hard verdict: price here, too cheap, too expensive, or walk away. Every figure shows its work.
Open the toolThe units and revenue you need to stop losing money. And what it takes to hit a profit target. Contribution margin in plain English.
Open the toolDo your customers make money? LTV, the LTV:CAC ratio investors check, and CAC payback period. Scored against the 3:1 bar.
Open the toolHow long cash is trapped between paying suppliers and getting paid. DSO, DIO, DPO. And whether you're in the rare negative-cycle position.
Open the toolRaising prices? See the profit impact and exactly how many customers you can afford to lose and still come out ahead.
Open the toolRaising on SAFEs? See in plain numbers how much of your company you'll actually keep after they convert. Including the option-pool shuffle founders forget. We explain what a SAFE is, then do the real math, with the CFO read on every result.
Open the toolYour P&L says profit but the bank account is empty. This finds exactly where the cash went (receivables, inventory, owner draws, loan repayments), ranks the culprits, and names the one fix. The most universal owner problem, diagnosed in plain English.
Open the toolSplitting equity with a co-founder? Weigh what actually matters, score each founder, and get a fair, contribution-weighted split. Plus vesting, dilution, and who-decides-what. Real cap-table math, with the structured conversation to have before you sign.
Open the toolThese are decision aids, not advice. Always verify against the source and your auditor before you file. Want a human read instead? Send your last 10-Q for a free Filing Snapshot.
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