AI-powered expense and tax toolkit integrated with your bank for freelancers.
Freelancers struggle with traditional banking options lacking integrated tools for easy invoicing, expense tracking, and business credit building.
GigLedger uses OCR on receipts and bank sync to auto-categorize expenses, maximizing deductions. It generates quarterly tax estimates and prepares 1099-ready reports while tracking spending to inform credit-building decisions. No more manual QuickBooks drudgery.
Solo freelancers and independent contractors billing $5K-50K/month without dedicated accounting teams
Receipt OCR + AI categorization optimized for freelance categories like software subs and home office.
professional/supportive
Snap photo of receipt, AI extracts and categorizes expense.
Auto-pull and match transactions to categories.
Visual breakdowns by category, client, month.
Predict quarterly taxes based on expenses/income.
Suggests missed deductions based on freelance norms.
Link expenses to specific invoices/clients.
Monitor business spend for credit applications.
One-click CSV/PDF for tax software.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| plaid_token | text | Yes |
| tax_year | int | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| amount | int | No |
| category_id | uuid | No |
| date | timestamp | No |
| receipt_url | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| is_deductible | bool | No |
Relationships:
/api/expensesUpload receipt and create expense
/api/tax-estimateCalculate tax projections
/api/categoriesList user categories
/api/transactions/syncSync Plaid transactions
No tax estimator
1 tax year
None
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 150 | 4% | $150 | $1,800 |
| Month 6 | 1,000 | 7% | $1,750 | $21,000 |
AI scans receipts, syncs banks, estimates taxes – reclaim your time and money.
Run Twitter poll on freelance tax pains, follow up with beta invites. Email list from freelance newsletters. Offer free Pro to Upwork top freelancers for reviews.
Receipt scanning
Corporate focus, no tax AI for solos
Freelance tax-specific features
Free basics
Poor OCR, no forecasts
Superior AI at competitive price
User-submitted receipt data to fine-tune OCR/AI for niche freelance expenses.
IRS digital receipt push and rising freelance taxes; AI OCR costs plummeted.
OCR accuracy varies
Manual override + continuous training
Tax advice liability
Disclaimer: not tax advice
Success: 70% want auto-categorization
Success: 90% accuracy self-reported
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