Automated tax compliance for bootstrapped indie hackers.
Solo indie hacker founders cannot find reliable, affordable accountants who specialize in understanding indie hacker businesses.
SoloTaxify scans your transactions, applies indie-specific deductions (tools, ads, home office), and preps e-filed returns for US solopreneurs. It handles multi-state sales tax for digital products and generates audit-proof logs. Affordable alternative to accountants with one-click quarterly filings.
Solo indie hacker founders running bootstrapped online businesses
Built-in rules for 20+ indie deductions overlooked by TurboTax, like SaaS affiliate commissions.
professional
Sync Stripe, PayPal, bank for deduction auto-scan.
AI flags indie expenses (e.g., Vercel bills).
Nexus tracking for digital sales.
Generate 1040 Schedule C forms.
Immutable record of all calculations.
What-if tax optimizations.
Multi-state returns.
Pro-format handoff.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| tax_year | int | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| amount | int | No |
| deduction_type | text | Yes |
| tax_year | int | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| status | text | No |
| tax_owed | int | Yes |
| filed_at | timestamp | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| transaction_id | uuid | No |
| category | text | No |
| amount_saved | int | No |
Relationships:
/api/taxes/importFetch and store transactions
/api/taxes/deductionsScan and apply deductions
/api/filings/createGenerate return PDF
/api/estimates/quarterlyCompute payment due
Last 3mo data
1 filing/year
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 250 | 2.5% | $175 | $2,100 |
| Month 6 | 2,000 | 4% | $2,240 | $26,880 |
Max deductions, min hassle – e-file ready in hours, not weeks.
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E-filing
No indie smarts
Specialized deductions
Cheap
Manual entry
Auto-import + indie rules
Data moat from aggregated deduction patterns.
Digital product taxes complexifying, 2M+ US solopreneurs underserved.
Tax law changes
Disclaimer + updates
API rate limits
Caching
Success: 100 emails
Success: 90% accuracy vs manual
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