Forge your freelance empire: smart tracking + tax smarts for students.
Students need simple, free accounting apps to manage freelance gigs and track invoices but face steep learning curves in available tools.
FreelanceForge uses AI to categorize expenses, predict taxes, and suggest optimizations for student freelancers. Track gigs with voice notes or quick tags, get instant insights like 'deductible mileage'. Preps 1099-ready reports with one click, demystifying taxes early.
College students managing freelance gigs as side income
AI tax categorization and student-specific deductions (e.g., home office in dorms).
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Voice/text input auto-tags to tax categories.
Log gigs with time/amount quick entry.
Estimate quarterly taxes based on earnings.
Flag student-eligible deductions.
Generate tax forms.
Notifications like 'Time to invoice!'
Speech-to-expense.
Compare earnings to peers.
| 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 |
| name | text | No |
| income | int | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| gig_id | uuid | Yes |
| amount | int | No |
| category | text | No |
| ai_confidence | int | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| estimated_owed | int | No |
| updated_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/expenses/categorizeAI categorize expense
/api/gigsLog gig
/api/tax/estimateGet tax prediction
/api/exports/1099Download tax report
/api/dashboardInsights overview
No AI, no exports
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 180 | 2.5% | $90 | $1,080 |
| Month 6 | 1,100 | 5.5% | $1,210 | $14,520 |
AI tracks expenses, predicts taxes, maximizes deductions. Forge ahead.
Target tax-season anxiety posts on r/personalfinance college threads; partner with student accounting clubs for trials; LinkedIn outreach to student freelancers.
Mileage tracking
Complex, not student-tuned
AI-first, tax predictions
AI deductions
Pro-focused, no gig tracking
Student gigs + full tracking
AI-trained on student expense data for superior categorization.
Freelance tax complexity rising with IRS student gig scrutiny.
AI costs/hallucinations
Fallback manual + cheap models
Tax advice liability
Disclaimers + estimates only
Success: 100 signups
Success: 3% conv
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