The datasets behind Sell Accounting Data To AI
3 datasets, sourced page by page and read again on a timetable, most recently 2026-10-28.
| Dataset | Headline figure | Sources | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who takes a company's accounting records | 2 of 5 organisations | 5 of read | 2026-10-27 |
| The law on keeping, handing over and selling a company's books | 22 rules | 22 of read | 2026-10-28 |
| Accounting software data terms | 10 of 17 vendors | 17 of read | 2026-10-28 |
How we build each dataset
A dataset is planned around one question and a named set of source pages. When a page is read, the exact sentence that carries the number is saved, along with where and when we found it.
A person reviews each sentence before it counts and records the reason when one is turned away. The summary figures use one number per source, and one per breakdown where a source prices several. A source with no figure stays blank, and repeat reads show how the numbers change over time.
Who takes a company's accounting records
2 of 5 organisations whose own pages we read name a company's books themselves (ledgers, accounting exports or financial records) among what they take, read 27 October 2026.
How it takes the records, by organisation: lists a company's records for other buyers to license 3 of 5, licenses records from the company that owns them and pays it 2 of 5 (5 organisations, read 27 October 2026).
The law on keeping, handing over and selling a company's books
22 UK and US rules on keeping, handing over and selling a company's accounting records, read 28 October 2026.
What the rule does to the books, by rule: makes someone hand records to an office-holder or trustee 6 of 22, sets how long records are preserved 6 of 22, requires accounting records to be kept 4 of 22, limits disclosing or selling personal data in them 4 of 22, makes destroying or falsifying records an offence 1 of 22, gives a power to sell the company's property 1 of 22 (22 rules, read 28 October 2026).
Accounting software data terms
10 of 17 accounting software vendors whose terms we read reserve the right to use their customers' data in aggregated or anonymised form, read 28 October 2026.
Who owns the business's data, by vendor: the business 9 of 17, not stated 8 of 17 (accounting software terms, read 28 October 2026).